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The War of Feather and Shadow
A dark fantasy and academy fantasy novel of rival Houses, forbidden bloodlines and a Dominion built on buried history.
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The War of Feather & Shadow
At Aethelmar Academy, five noble Houses train their elite. But when ancient secrets surface and the Raven bloodline awakens, loyalty is tested and destinies collide.
Kael is drawn into a struggle of inheritance, power and fractured allegiance where every House carries secrets of its own.
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Dark Fantasy with Rival Houses
Why House loyalties, political inheritance and buried history create conflict long before the battlefield.
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About the Author
R.A. Crawford
R.A. Crawford writes dark fantasy shaped by history, myth, inheritance and the dangerous choices people make when power is placed within reach.
The Raven’s Heir Trilogy begins with The War of Feather & Shadow, now available in Kindle, paperback and hardback.
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