This book is a preorder and will not ship until after it releases August 20th, 2025.

To guarantee quality, this book will be stocked in batches, so the launch exclusives will be available through September 3rd, 2025—make sure you don’t miss your chance to claim these special offers and keep an eye out for when this book is restocked!

Book 2 in The Shadowed Crown Series

Sypher is gone.

Elda is trapped in Darkhold and cut off from Irileth. Malakai wants her magic, the Corrupted thirst for her blood, and Vel can’t help her leave. The princess must harness the strange power brewing inside her and escape Darkhold before her kingdom crumbles, and the Soul Forge is lost for good.

Without his balance, Vel is slipping further and further into darkness. Forced into servitude, Vel must do whatever he can to keep his wielder alive, even if it means losing pieces of himself.

Will Elda save her demon, or will the shadows win?

Book Details:

• Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 20, 2025
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Book 2 of 2 ‏ : ‎ The Shadowed Crown Series

Launch Box Exclusives Details: 

The following items will not be included with the book unless you choose the Launch box option.

• A copy of Requiem by Georgia May with Salient Sprayed Edges in the Launch Exclusive Ombre (only if the sprayed edge variant is selected, if plain is selected, the edge will be plain).
• A 4 oz Salient Exclusive hand poured soy candle with cotton wick in Launch Exclusive Red featuring a black tin and a launch exclusive label showcasing the book’s rune, tagline, and scent (Soul Forge aka Sypher/Vel).
• A Salient Exclusive double-sided metal keychain with one side featuring Sypher and the other featuring Vel.
• A Salient Exclusive Metal bookmark featuring a quote from the book.
• Two 5x7 Special Edition Art Prints

All character and rune art were drawn by the wonderful Author, Georgia May and all items (outside of the book itself) in the box were hand crafted by Salient Books.