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📚 Book 3 of a completed 4-book series
The Emperor of Evening Stars Watch as a cursed boy with barely a whisper of magic transforms into a powerful fairy ruler—this is the origin story of the Bargainer you've come to love. Born the bastard son of a scribe with everything stacked against him, Desmond Flynn's journey from the shadowy caves of Arestys to the glittering throne of Somnia is absolutely captivating. Laura Thalassa weaves together destiny, dark magic, and the kind of character evolution that will have you cheering for an underdog who refuses to accept his fate. If you've wondered how the mysterious, magnetic Bargainer became the emperor fans adore, this prequel delivers all the atmospheric world-building and swoon-worthy complexity you crave.
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