A heart-warming dystopian epic fantasy. Humans will call it a weapon of mass destruction, but to the Alassians it is known as the unlife, the eternal darkness.Deep in the heart of the Sa’dalia rainforest, the city of Irieth has stood for millennia against the forces of darkness. When the human’s weapon strikes the city, the unlife breaks free and the world plunges into global conflict.With the ancient darkness on the loose, the seventeen-year-old guardian of the Alassians must brave the perils of a foreign land plagued by war to regain the Light and banish evil back to the Beyond. But to master his powers, the boy must first face his demons.Inspired by The Lord of the Rings and the writing of Ursula K. Le Guin. Lynn Oakwood's debut epic fantasy is heart-warming and adventurous. An ancient magic, nature, and the taint of a dystopian world.