Blood Spoken: Book One of The Unmaking - Paperback

In the industrial nightmare of the Dregs, silence is survival. Sixteen-year-old Kira Thorne knows the rules: keep your head down, work the factory shift, and keep her dying brother, Tam, hidden. But when a gang corners them in an alley, Kira breaks the only rule that matters.

She speaks. And the laws of physics obey.

Arrested for unlicensed magic and dragged to the Pit, a brutal underground arena where mages bleed for the entertainment of the nobility-Kira is given a choice: fight or die. Under the tutelage of a disgraced trainer and a shadow-weaving exile, she must master the rare and volatile art of Voicesong.

But the Pit is built on more than just blood and sawdust. Beneath the arena, in the ancient foundations of the city, something hungry is waking up. The fighters aren't just dying; they are being harvested. And the powerful Lady Blackthorne intends to use Kira's voice to bind the ancient horror stirring in the deep.

Kira entered the arena to save her brother. Now, she has to save the city that starved him.

Gladiator meets Iron Prince in this dark progression fantasy. Perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Will of the Many, and complex magic systems where power comes at a terrible price.

Themes:

• Zero-to-Hero Progression


• Underground Gladiator Tournaments


• Eldritch & Cosmic Horror


• Hard Magic System (Vocal)


• Sibling Bonds & Found Family