About This Book
He didn't ask for the bloodline. He didn't want the sword. But fate has a thing for broken heroes.Ash Castel thought surviving the car crash that killed his parents was the end of his story. But death was only the beginning.Waking in a hidden world where ancient prophecies are carved in runes and forgotten realms pulse beneath modern streets, Ash discovers he's the last heir to a broken legacy—the Pendragon line. Yes, that Pendragon. King Arthur's blood flows in his veins... and something far older stirs in his bones.Now enrolled at a secret academy for magical misfits, Ash is thrown headfirst into a world of training grounds, echo-bound weapons, and cosmic forces buried under centuries of myth. But power doesn't come with a manual. Only riddles. Trials. And pain.At the center of it all lies Excalibur—shattered into eight shards and scattered across the Nine Realms. One of those shards is calling to him. Whispering. Judging. Waiting.To reforge the sword is to reclaim the balance between worlds. But every trial chips away at who Ash used to be—and something dark is watching. Waiting for him to fall. Because when Ash took up the blade, something else awakened... and it wants more than a hero.With a sarcastic edge, a burning sense of loss, and a sword that hums with forgotten memory, Ash will have to rally a broken Round Table, face the ghosts of kings and gods, and decide what kind of legend he wants to be—the kind that saves the world, or the kind that breaks it.Pendragon: Once & Future (Book One) is a mythic fantasy adventure packed with:Arthurian legends reimagined for a new generationA snarky antihero with a sword that talks back (kind of)Found family, magical trials, and realm-hopping chaosAncient prophecies, secret academies, and monster-infested forestsA weapon that judges its wielder—and whispers backPerfect for fans of:Percy Jackson meets The WitcherShane Silvers' Nate Temple seriesRick Riordan's Heroes of OlympusHarry Potter with darker twists and cosmic stakesSwords will rise. Gods will fall. And a legend will be reforged.
