A Legacy of Ashes
An Oathsworn Chronicles Novella
By Z.R. McCormick
Orphaned siblings.
A misfit crew.
One heist that could topple an empire.
The streets are all Esta knows. No parents, no home. Only her brother, Rivan, and their fight to survive in one of the world’s last free nations. When a job for the Thieves’ Guild brings more questions than coin, it’s not only their bond that’s tested. Everything they believed about their parents’ fate is thrown into doubt. But a life free from the slums and all the answers they want are within reach, if only they’ll take one last job. In the Empire.
Esta must decide if she’s willing to risk everything to help a group of spies her parents once aided. Her choice could shake the very foundation of the most powerful and ruthless empire Esta’s world has ever known. But to the spies’ enigmatic leader, motives matter, even hers. What happens when life isn’t about survival, but answering, what do you love enough to die for?
A Legacy of Ashes is a standalone companion novella to The Oathsworn Chronicles series and is the tragic tale of freedom fighters who uncovered the ancient secret behind the Empire’s rise to dominance. See how Esta’s actions shaped the fate of the world in The Oathsworn Chronicles: Awakening.
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Z.R. McCormick
An IT professional by day and quest-seeking fantasy geek by night (once the younglings are in bed), Z.R. McCormick enjoys escaping to the fascinating worlds of others’ God-given imaginations, while also spinning tales of his own. When he’s not writing or nose deep in a book, he loves spending time with his beautiful wife.
His debut novel, The Oathsworn Chronicles: Awakening, is the culmination of many voyages to the world of Aldaria. But until the darkness there is vanquished, Z.R. is content to read about someone else’s adventures with a cold brew and a cozy chair, which, as you might agree, is rather sensible.
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A Legacy of Ashes
An Oathsworn Chronicles Novella
By Z.R. McCormick
Copyright © 2025 by Z.R. McCormick
Published by Hillmarch Press
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ISBN 978-1-966180-09-8 (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-966180-10-4 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-966180-11-1 (hardcover)
The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended by the author or should be inferred.
Cover design by Rachel St. Clair
Map design by Z.R. McCormick