A doubting champion. A woman carrying more secrets than answers. A coming Solstice that demands blood…but who will still live when the sun sets?

The world of Orlin needs a champion, and Viggo signed up. But he realizes too late that he should’ve read the fine print. These people are demanding more than a warrior: they intend to turn him into something else entirely…something monstrous. And while Viggo has never backed down from a challenge before, the longer he trains the more he wonders if what he’s becoming is any better than the monster he’s sworn to fight.

Isenia has seen far too many champions die to have much hope that this solstice will end differently. Still, as her last chance to regain what she’s lost, she can’t sit back and do nothing. She realizes quickly, though, that Viggo is far different from the champions who came before him. Perhaps he is what they need to break the cycle of death. But the more time she spends with him, the more lost she feels. If Viggo doesn’t fight, they’re all doomed. So why does the thought of him stepping forward on that battlefield fill her with more terror than hope?

Some lines shouldn’t be crossed. With everyone around him pushing Viggo to dig deeper into the bloodlust and violence that they awoke inside him, how is he supposed to hold on to what is right? Some lost things shouldn’t be found. Can Isenia truly prepare Viggo to face the creature that burned her own life to ashes? The solstice is near…and with the sunrise comes a challenge that must be answered. What will be left when the stars return?

Viggo in Orlin is a novella belonging to the Ashton Legacies, a series of loosely interconnected stories. Each book follows a member of the Ashton family, as they explore the worlds through the gateways. Though arranged chronologically, the books of this series can be listened to in any order.