Song of Sundering: The Array

Sunder Series Book 1

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Pub Date 20 Aug 2021 | Archive Date 16 Dec 2021

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War advances toward Prin's backyard, old knowledge of Source magic shatters, and the precarious hierarchy that keeps Prin stable is collapsing under the weight of refugees. While the leaders of Prin's Topside play games for power, the Underground factions are ready to take as much blood as they need to win.

"Song of the Sundering is an extraordinary tale of war, discovery, treachery, and mystery. In this debut fantasy novel, packed with epic action and magic, A. R. Clinton crafts a complex puzzle with intrigue and a dash of humor." — Leslie Watts, Editor in Chief, Story Grid Publishing

Founded on the bones of a crashed generation ship, Prin is the only city that reclaimed some lost technology and built walls after the cataclysmic Sundering. Fortified by Terran knowledge and supported with Illaran magic (Source), the region thrived until the Xenai, a strange Source-wielding race, began to march from their home on the west coastlines to Prin.

Ayna Shae races to save her beloved city from a series of resource and political threats. Controlling a new Source power is the best path to win the war, bring peace to the city, and keep her only child safe. But, does duty demand that she risk her Sourcemancer daughter's life to discover the crystal's secrets?

After losing half of their forces in an ambush, General Hafi Boral faces the extinction of his army—unless he breaks his promises to Ayna. While his loyalty to the Shae family is of paramount importance, he must consider a return to his mercenary roots to secure a victory.

Born and raised in the Prin Underground, Tani Grey is a talented mechanic. She spends her days repairing the old world bots and motos, selling what she can, and searching for food dumped by the Topsiders in the miles-wide ditch. But when strange schematics appear on the SatNet, Tani must use her pattern thinking to figure them out.

Deployed with the army, Shara believes she can change the course of the war as the only Sourcemancer. She struggles to follow her orders and find her place as a future leader of Prin. The struggle between duty and her own intuition only hides the fact that Prin's survival lies in her own neglected self-preservation.

Scarred by many misfortunes, including the loss of his wife to the Xenai and his own failing health, Kingston Cross must leave the small farming community he founded to seek safety for his people in Prin. Convinced that the Xenai he created will kill his son and his people, he searches for answers. If he can make a deal with the Xenai, he can save his town.

War advances toward Prin's backyard, old knowledge of Source magic shatters, and the precarious hierarchy that keeps Prin stable is collapsing under the weight of refugees. While the leaders of...


Advance Praise

"Song of the Sundering is an extraordinary tale of war, discovery, treachery, and mystery. In this debut fantasy novel, packed with epic action and magic, A. R. Clinton crafts a complex puzzle with intrigue and a dash of humor." — Leslie Watts, Editor in Chief, Story Grid Publishing 


"Brilliant work with mystery. I would say the mysterious atmosphere is an important part of this story and it's never easy to bring satisfying conclusions in those cases, and A.R. Clinton has done that." - Goodreads reviewer


"A. R. Clinton writes great characters. Some you love and some you love to hate and some you just don’t know about yet. So glad there will be more of this series." - Goodreads reviewer

"Song of the Sundering is an extraordinary tale of war, discovery, treachery, and mystery. In this debut fantasy novel, packed with epic action and magic, A. R. Clinton crafts a complex puzzle with...


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