Duskbound
Fia Riftborne, having joined the Sidhe Guard, is taken prisoner by the shadowy Kálfar — a people from the dying realm of Umbrathia who believe her powers can save them. As war looms on multiple fronts, Fia navigates shadow magic and political upheaval while a disgraced Kálfar lord builds an army against both realms. She must choose sides while resisting the pull of the Void and her growing connection to Aether, the Umbra commander whose darkness mirrors her own — all while uncovering secrets about her destroyed homeland, Riftdremar, that implicate the crown of Sídhe itself.
Golden-eyed Second in Command of the Umbra Spectre Unit; Fia's captor turned central love interest in the trilogy's enemies-to-lovers romance.
Lord of Draxon, a disgraced Kálfar noble building a Damphyre army against both Umbrathia and Sídhe.
A General in the Sídhe Guard and Fia's former romantic interest from the first book.
A practical Umbra soldier who becomes an ally to Fia within the Kálfar ranks.
Queen of Umbrathia.
This story is the second installment in the Esprithean trilogy and directly continues the narrative arc established in the first book, Riftborne, making it necessary to read the series in order to follow the plot developments.
The story serves as the middle entry of the Esprithean trilogy, which also includes the third volume titled Realmblade.
Readers commonly note graphic violence, torture, and themes of captivity and betrayal, alongside an open-door (spicy) romance subplot between Fia and the Kálfar commander holding her.
Aether is the brooding Kálfar commander holding Fia captive after the events of Riftborne. He is the story's central love interest, and his growing sympathy for Fia complicates the war between the Sidhe Guard and the Kálfar.