In a matriarchal empire, one princess must choose: suppress her power—or become it.
A matriarchal empire. A princess with forbidden magic. A mother who would kill to protect her own legacy.
As daughter and heir to the Min empire, Tori has spent her life under the iron will of her mother, Empress Zinchen—a sovereign determined to shape the world in her own image. But Tori has been hiding a secret: a forbidden elemental power tied to the world’s mythic past. If Zinchen discovers the truth, it will cost Tori her life.
Haunted by this threat, Tori flees into the hidden lands—an ancient realm of ghost-flowers, sentient forests, and immortals from a half-remembered age. But magic here is neither blessing nor curse—it is a reflection, a test, a force that shapes as much as it destroys.
And as her trials deepen, Tori is stripped of certainty and pride. To survive her mother’s ambition, she must suppress the power that could doom her—but in doing so, she risks losing the very future she was born to inherit.
Whispers of the Elixir begins the Order of the Ember series—a character-driven epic fantasy of legacy, sacrifice, and the strength of a princess destined to rise from the shadows and claim her place in legend.
Perfect for fans of the political intrigue of The Bone Shard Daughter, the lush, mythic worldbuilding of The Bear and the Nightingale, and the emotional resonance of The Sword of Kaigen.
Debut author C.P. Silver delivers a world as enchanting as it is deadly in Whispers of the Elixir—a richly layered fantasy of sacrifice, identity, and survival.
