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**THE CALL FROM THE STONE HEART**
*A Dark Fantasy Epic for Fans of *The Name of the Wind* and *The Priory of the Orange Tree***
**The mountains remember what the world has forgotten.**
When young dwarven craftsman Durin discovers ancient stones carved with a language predating his civilization, he unwittingly awakens the *Earth Wardens*—primordial spirits imprisoned since the First Age. Now, the land itself rebels: mountains reshape overnight, rivers reverse course, and entire villages vanish beneath living landslides. *The stones were never silent. They were waiting.*
To prevent catastrophe, Durin must forge an alliance between sworn enemies—his underground dwarven kingdom and the surface-dwelling Elves who still remember the Wardens’ true nature. Guided by a dying Elf scholar and a rogue scout with secrets of her own, their quest leads to the fabled *Hammer of Aulë*, the only artifact capable of communing with the awakened spirits. But dark forces hunt the same relic—a sorcerer wielding corrupted versions of the very runes Durin deciphered, who seeks to twist the Wardens into weapons of unimaginable power.
**Time is crumbling:**
- The Hammer’s location is hidden in a ruined city that *should not exist*
- Every step awakens more Wardens, each more unpredictable than the last
- The sorcerer’s Orc armies leave trails of *altered stonework*—proof he’s already rewriting reality
Durin’s greatest challenge isn’t surviving the journey—it’s convincing his allies (and himself) that the Wardens aren’t monsters. They’re *children* of the earth, terrified after millennia of confinement. But how do you reason with a force that reshapes continents when frightened?
**Perfect for readers who crave:**
- **Mythic stakes** with the intimacy of a character-driven thriller
- **Unreliable landscapes** where geography itself is the antagonist
- **Twists** that recontextualize everything (including the prologue)
*The first rule of stonecraft is simple: Never wake what sleeps beneath the chisel.*
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Title The Earth-Wardens' Return
**THE CALL FROM THE STONE HEART**
*A Dark Fantasy Epic for Fans of *The Name of the Wind* and *The Priory of the Orange Tree***
**The mountains remember what the world has forgotten.**
When young dwarven craftsman Durin discovers ancient stones carved with a language predating his civilization, he unwittingly awakens the *Earth Wardens*—primordial spirits imprisoned since the First Age. Now, the land itself rebels: mountains reshape overnight, rivers reverse course, and entire villages vanish beneath living landslides. *The stones were never silent. They were waiting.*
To prevent catastrophe, Durin must forge an alliance between sworn enemies—his underground dwarven kingdom and the surface-dwelling Elves who still remember the Wardens’ true nature. Guided by a dying Elf scholar and a rogue scout with secrets of her own, their quest leads to the fabled *Hammer of Aulë*, the only artifact capable of communing with the awakened spirits. But dark forces hunt the same relic—a sorcerer wielding corrupted versions of the very runes Durin deciphered, who seeks to twist the Wardens into weapons of unimaginable power.
**Time is crumbling:**
- The Hammer’s location is hidden in a ruined city that *should not exist*
- Every step awakens more Wardens, each more unpredictable than the last
- The sorcerer’s Orc armies leave trails of *altered stonework*—proof he’s already rewriting reality
Durin’s greatest challenge isn’t surviving the journey—it’s convincing his allies (and himself) that the Wardens aren’t monsters. They’re *children* of the earth, terrified after millennia of confinement. But how do you reason with a force that reshapes continents when frightened?
**Perfect for readers who crave:**
- **Mythic stakes** with the intimacy of a character-driven thriller
- **Unreliable landscapes** where geography itself is the antagonist
- **Twists** that recontextualize everything (including the prologue)
*The first rule of stonecraft is simple: Never wake what sleeps beneath the chisel.*
Work type Literary: Other
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