On the frozen coast of Frostholm, a mother and her three children cling to survival during the final winter of the Five Isles War. With the sea frozen solid and no word from their conscripted father, hope feels as distant as warmth. But one night, a strange light begins to pulse beneath the ice—far out across the ocean. And each night, it grows stronger.

This is the story of a family who watched the world begin to change…

and the moment Elderspire rose.

A tale of quiet resilience, and the light that comes when the world has nothing left to burn.