name: "Echoes of the Forest"
slug: echoes-of-the-forest
status: active
lead_author: Iris
genre: Epic Fantasy
genre_audience: Young adult and adult readers 16-35 who love coming-of-age fantasy with nature magic and morally complex antagonists, fans of Brandon Sanderson and Tamora Pierce, Amazon KDP and Kindle Unlimited
chapter_count: 18
chapter_target_words: 3500
goal: >
  An epic fantasy set in the village of Oakhaven and the ancient Elderwood beyond
  its Briar-Gate, following Elara Vance, a young herbalist who can hear the
  "Echoes" -- memories of spirits trapped in the forest's sap and stone. When
  the Great Blight spreads under the control of exiled sorcerer Thorne Blackroot
  and his Circle of Thorns, Elara must master the Vessel Ritual to harmonize
  the primal Aspects and save Oakhaven before Thorne claims the Elderwood's
  power for himself. Her journey tests whether sacrifice and shared purpose can
  heal a land -- and a girl -- broken by loss.
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