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Kala Merseal

Kala Merseal is an author of both NA and YA Fantasy and Science Fiction. Since her childhood, she’s loved writing about fantastical worlds, deep mythologies, epic adventures, and star-crossed love. The Thraesian Saga is her first published series of many that are tied together in the same universe. She lives in Missouri, United States, and dreams of living in the Rockies, with a private cabin that overlooks a crystalline lake; pure tranquility to write (and to social distance, of course). Kala is happily married and two cats, a dog, and plans to grow her family soon. Currently, she’s pursuing a career in teaching with the hopes of one day being a full-time author.

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The Shadow Curse: The Thraesian Saga, Book 1 (Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult)

For decades, a curse has plagued the great lands of Altana. Beasts of shadows, dust, and blood swallow up every kingdom until even Therilea falls one fateful night when the full moon lights up the carnage for the gods to behold. With her father’s foresight, Therilea’s crown princess Ara Zypherus escapes with the king’s most trusted commander, Raethin Corvus. Even as they hastily avoid death, their escape leads them to the Rakevan Forest, a blessed, labyrinthine woods with a mind of its own.
As Ara discovers the dying world outside of her kingdom, she must reconcile with loss, destiny, and the truth of the hidden mysteries of her gods.
Ara must decide: will she accept her destiny that the gods gave her, or will she deny the gods their games and forge her own fate?

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The Ruined Throne: The Thraesian Saga, Book 2 (Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult)

Ara Zypherus is gone, swept away by the mysterious and powerful Kaevari Champion. Raethin and Cirith must track them down and save Ara before it’s too late.
When Ara wakes, she discovers she’s trapped in the vacant City of Sun with a lone elven attendant and the elusive Aeskrius. As her time passes imprisoned in the palace’s empty halls, she learns more of the mystery behind the Kaevari Champion and the Void King’s plan.
The secrets of the gods slowly unravel. Ara, Raethin, and their companions must reconcile their past and accept their destiny, or drown in the chaotic storm of the Void King’s design.

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