Ash Wildroot

Author of The Fractured Star Chronicles

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I am USMC veteran. I spent a lot of time overseas fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fantasy was a way to escape and I have turned it into a passion for storytelling.

  • The Sundering Prophecy | Read Now

    A Dragon Awakens. A Prophecy Begins.

    A 5-star epic fantasy where kingdoms fracture, power rises, and nothing stays buried.

    Read on Amazon for .99!

    5 Star reviews

    The World Is Changing

    The sky burns.

    A red comet tears across the heavens, marking the return of something the world was never meant to see again.

    In the quiet village of Emberbrook, a boy grows up unaware that the ground beneath him has already begun to shift.

    Across the Seven Kingdoms, old tensions stir.

    Power rises in places long thought forgotten.

    In the royal court, a princess and the servant at her side come to understand a dangerous truth: light does not always save, and shadow does not always destroy.

    And in the shadows, something ancient begins to wake.Three children are bound to what comes next.Not by choice.

    Not by fate.

    But by something far older than either.

    Prophecy does not promise salvation.Sometimes, it only offers a choice.

    Begin the Journey

    The world is already shifting.The question is whether you will step into it.

    The Sundering Prophecy begins a 10 book journey. Be one of the first to embark on this new adventure!

    Join the email list

    AshwildrootAuthor@gmail.com

  • Reviews are Coming In!

    The Sundering Prophecy is currently sitting at 5 stars. I know this will eventually lower as more reviews come in, but it is off to a great start!

    I am looking for more people to write honest reviews. I am keeping the book at .99 indefinitely. This is the first book in the series and I want to build a decent base.

    Check it out on Amazon! You can read up to Chapter 2 for free.

  • New Book cover

    I was told my other book cover looked like it was AI generated, so I had a professional artist create this one. I think it is much better. I have not seen the paperback or hard cover edition, but I’m sure it is absolutely beautiful.

    Big thanks to Duy Phan for this work. I will be using him for the rest of my book covers.

    Book 2 is coming along well. I still don’t have a title for it yet, but as soon as I have one I’ll post it!

    I am also looking for ARC readers who will provide hinest Amazon reviews. If interested I’ll send you a free epub of the book. Email me at:

    AshwildrootAuthor@gmail.com

  • The Sundering Prophecy: Prologue




    In Nocthyr, nights did not end. Dusk held the marsh the way a lid holds a pot,
    keeping heat and breath and whispers trapped inside. Fog moved in low bands
    between black reeds. Lamps burned in a low blue flame and light did not travel
    far.

    A woman knelt in the mud at the base of a standing stone. The stone was older
    than the first huts. Its face had been worn smooth by weather and hands and
    time, but someone had carved into it again, cutting fresh lines deep enough to
    bleed sap from the buried roots.

    An eye, but not the eye of a man or beast, but something too calm for either. The
    cut grooves drank lamplight and refused to give it back.

    Behind her, others waited in a loose circle. Their masks were rough obsidian, shaped
    with blunt care. The glass caught the flame and broke it into thin, trembling
    shards across their cheeks. None of them spoke above a whisper. Nocthyr had
    taught them that loud voices invited notice.

    The woman pressed her palm to the carving. The stone was cold, but not the honest
    cold of winter. It was the cold of something that had never learned to warm.

    She closed her eyes. At first there was nothing. Only the wet hush of reeds, the
    distant curl of water against bank, the soft rasp of breath behind masks.

    The lamps guttered. For a moment, every flame moved in the same direction, toward
    the east, as if listening. The fog drew back from the stone in a slow,
    reluctant spiral.

    A voice came from somewhere beyond human understanding. It slid between her
    thoughts with the certainty of a memory she had never lived.

    The Sleeping King is the rightful lord.

    Her fingers dug into the mud. She tried to pull away and could not. The words did
    not command her body. They simply filled it, displacing everything else.

    He will rise and set the world in order.

    Something deep under the marsh answered. A weight shifted far below, so distant it could
    have been imagination, so real it made the standing stone tremble under her
    hand. The eye’s grooves seemed darker than before.

    He alone remembers what the world was before it broke.

    The woman’s breath caught. In the dark behind her eyelids she saw a mountain, not
    of soil and rock but of glassy black stone, its ribs veined with heat that did
    not belong to any forge. For an instant she felt a vast presence curled inside
    it, wings wrapped close, patience pressed into sleep.

    And beneath that sleep, something else.

    A hunger so quiet it did not need to move.

    The lamps steadied again. The fog returned. The marsh resumed its slow breathing.

    The circle of masked figures looked to the woman.

    She opened her eyes, and in them was a reflection that did not come from any flame.

    “Begin,” she whispered.

    Far away, beneath an untroubled sky, the world continued as it always had.

    Ebook is currently .99!

  • Quick update

    Quick update, I decided to leave the ebook at .99 indefinitely. I know a lot of people view cheap books as low quality, but I have plans for 10 books, so I’m more interested in building my base than making a profit.

    I am also working on the second book. I do not have a title yet, but book is coming along great. My goal is to have it published next month. I’ll keep everyone updated when I have a firm title. I currently have 3 ideas. I want to keep it original, but I keep coming up with titles that have already been written!

  • The Sundering Prophecy Chapter 2

    This was an amazing read by the very talented Justin Fife. He read part of Chapter 2 from the Sundering Prophecy on his Whiskey Wednesday Tiktok. Check it out if you get a chance! It was a lot of fun.

    Check out his tiktok at justinb.fife

    Whiskey Wednesday’s he reads part of a chapter of a new book. Great show and a lot of fun.

    And his website: https://www.4fife6.com/

    The Sundering Prophecy is currently on sale on Amazon

    Ebook is .99 for a limited time!

  • The Sundering Prophecy is Live

    I have been wanting to publish this since December, but was unhappy with the draft. Finally, The Sundering Prophecy is officially available on Amazon for ebook and kindle unlimited. I am working on getting the paperback and Hardcover updated and will hopefully, have them ready by the end of the week.

    Long before the kingdoms rose, a prophecy was shattered into fragments. Each realm guards its piece fiercely, convinced it alone holds the truth. But prophecy without context becomes dangerous, and power has a way of twisting what remains.

    As political tensions rise and ancient forces stir, three children find their lives shaped by a destiny no one fully understands. Dragons, hidden magic, and fractured loyalties collide as the world edges closer to conflict.

    The Sundering Prophecy launches an epic fantasy saga of prophecy, power, and the cost of misunderstanding fate, the first step in a sweeping ten-book journey through the world of Kaerthra.

  • The Fractured Star Chronicles: A Ten-Book Epic Fantasy Series of Prophecy and Power

    The Fractured Star Chronicles: A Ten-Book Epic Fantasy Series of Prophecy and Power

    Epic fantasy is often defined by prophecy, destiny, and chosen heroes.The Fractured Star Chronicles begins where certainty ends.This planned ten-book epic fantasy series explores a world shaped not by fulfilled destiny, but by fractured prophecy, suppressed power, and historical erasure. Magic is constrained. Truth is incomplete. And belief itself becomes a weapon.The saga begins with The Sundering Prophecy, the opening novel that ignites a long-form story built for readers who crave immersive worlds, moral ambiguity, and deep narrative payoff.

    A Dark Fantasy World Built on Fracture
    The world of The Fractured Star Chronicles did not collapse overnight. It fractured slowly—along elemental, political, and ideological lines.
    Magic fractured first. Kingdoms followed.
    Across the series, readers encounter civilizations shaped by fear of power, institutions founded on incomplete truths, and cultures that treat prophecy not as guidance, but as law. Each book peels back another layer of history, revealing how misunderstanding can reshape reality itself.
    At the heart of the series is a central question:
    What happens when prophecy is wrong, or worse, deliberately altered?

    The First Book in the SeriesThe Sundering Prophecy serves as the foundation for the entire saga. Rather than introducing a traditional “chosen one,” the novel focuses on absence, on what is missing from the historical record, and why.A prophecy believed to define the fate of the world is revealed to be incomplete. A name is erased. A truth is buried. And from that silence, the story begins to move.This first book establishes the series’ core themes:

    Power that exists but is restrained.

    Magic that is feared rather than celebrated

    Institutions that claim order while quietly enforcing fracture

    The novel blends epic fantasy scope with intimate, character-driven storytelling, setting the tone for the books that follow.

    A Planned Ten-Book Epic Fantasy Arc

    Unlike open-ended fantasy sagas, The Fractured Star Chronicles is a deliberately structured ten-book series with a defined narrative arc and conclusion.Across the series, readers will experience:

    A gradual escalation from personal survival to world-shaping consequence

    Interwoven character arcs spanning multiple novels

    Political and religious systems shaped by fractured prophecy

    Elemental magic that evolves alongside belief

    Revelations that recontextualize earlier books rather than replace them

    Each installment builds upon the last, rewarding attentive readers and long-term investment.

    Epic Fantasy That Prioritizes Character

    While the series spans continents, conflicts, and mythic forces, its heart remains deeply personal.These books explore:

    Identity shaped by suppression and surveillance

    The cost of denying power rather than destroying it

    Choices made in silence rather than spectacle

    Battles matter. Magic matters. Politics matter.But the story advances through restraint, consequence, and quiet defiance.

    If you enjoy epic fantasy where history lies and magic remembers, The Fractured Star Chronicles offers a world designed to unfold slowly, and deliberately.

    The Sundering Prophecy will be released on Amazon Feb 6th.

    I wrote 3 books worth of material for the first book. Book 2 Ash and Frost will be released end of March and book 3 (pending title) will be released around summertime!

    If you want to join the mailing list Email me at:

    Ashwildroot@gmail.com

  • The Emberfall Prophecy: A Warning Written in Ash

    Among the surviving texts of The Sundering Prophecy, none is quoted more often, or understood less, than the Emberfall Prophecy.

    Recorded in the Ashbound Codex, this fragment has endured wars, fallen kingdoms, and deliberate erasure. While other prophecies were rewritten to suit rulers or gods, this one was left intact. Untranslated. Unclarified.

    Perhaps intentionally.

    The Emberfall Prophecy

    When the Red Star bleeds the sky,
    three sparks shall fall to the world below.
    One shall burn without flame,
    and where they stand, even ash shall remember life.

    No names are given.
    No time is specified.
    No ending is promised.

    Only observation.

    A Prophecy Without Instruction

    The Emberfall Prophecy does not command action. It does not warn of punishment or promise salvation. It offers no guidance on what should be done—only what will be seen.

    This has made it dangerous.

    Across the realms, scholars argue over whether it predicts destruction or rebirth. Priests debate whether the Red Star is a sign, a weapon, or a witness. Entire orders have risen and fallen attempting to identify the three sparks.

    None have agreed.

    The Ashbound Codex

    What is known is where the prophecy was preserved.

    The Ashbound Codex is one of the oldest surviving records from Emberfall, its pages scarred by heat and time. Unlike other holy texts, the Codex contains no prayers, no praise, and no divine commandments.

    Only records.

    The Emberfall Prophecy appears without commentary, margin notes, or explanation, as if those who preserved it feared adding anything at all.

    Why Emberfall Guarded It

    Emberfall has always been a land shaped by aftermath. Cities rebuilt atop ruins. Fields grown from scorched ground. Memory treated as something sacred and dangerous.

    It is said that Emberfall’s priests did not seek to interpret the prophecy, only to ensure it was not lost. That understanding it too soon, or too confidently, would be more dangerous than ignorance.

    Whether this restraint was wisdom or fear remains disputed.

    A Prophecy Still Unfolding

    What makes the Emberfall Prophecy unsettling is not its imagery of fire or ash, but its refusal to explain itself.

    It does not say who the sparks are.
    It does not say why they fall.
    It does not say what comes after.

    It simply waits.

    Readers of The Sundering Prophecy will encounter this text more than once, always unchanged, always unresolved. As events unfold, the prophecy does not clarify itself, it only grows heavier.

    Final Thought

    Most prophecies demand belief.

    The Emberfall Prophecy demands patience.

    And in a world built on ash, patience can be more dangerous than fire.

  • Book Update

    Hey everyone, I am currently going through my book to polish it up before it is published. I hope to be done and published by the end of the month!

    Ash