One prophecy. Two Stones. Three Aeternas. Welcome to the Aeterna Chronicles... A baker's apprentice bites off more than he can chew when he discovers the truth of who he really is.

Seventeen-year-old Kallum has life all planned out: pass his simulation test, snap up a job on the upper rung, and ask the girl of his dreams out. No more working at the bakery.

But life has a funny way of ruining plans.

Not only does he get reassigned to a hermit, but his hallucinations also make him fear that he's turning into his worst nightmare: becoming one of the Crazies.

Worse still, the aetherium, an energy stone bestowed by the alien race called the Aeternas, is failing. And, according to the hermit, it's all Kallum's fault. Without the dome shield protecting Levitor, the Reavers and beasts roaming the land outside are bound to invade.

Levitor's fate rests upon Kallum's shoulders. He's the only one who can seek out his father, who has the means to save the city. But the Aeternas are hunting him down, and he's running out of time.

What will he sacrifice for the greater good?

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The Aeterna Chronicles is a complete 6-book series with two prequels following the adventures of three heroes on three different worlds.

Books 1 & 2: Kallum
Books 3 & 4: Khara
Books 5 & 6: Essie

Shackles of Guilt -- Prequel 1: B09ZRT3J6Z
Severed Ties -- Prequel 2: B0BGFP2RKC

Strands of Time -- Book 1: B09WMBV3MF
Coils of Revenge -- Book 2: B09XJWW3RF
Shattered Souls -- Book 3: B0B349RQ45
Fractured Bonds -- Book 4: B0BGFQ5LWZ
Scorched Threads -- Book 5: B0BKK8R7FM
Raging Tides -- Book 6: B0BMSF5XB6

Kallum's adventures (books 1 & 2) will return in the Ember Chronicles which takes place between the events described in Shattered Souls, book 3, and Raging Tides, book 6.

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