The War of Feather & Shadow

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A dark fantasy novel of Houses, bloodlines and forbidden history

At Aethelmar Academy, students from the Dominion’s Houses are trained to become warriors, scholars, diplomats and leaders. Kael arrives from a very different world: the streets, the Gutter District and a life built on survival. His acceptance into the academy should offer escape. Instead, it places him at the centre of secrets powerful people have spent generations burying.

As strange visions, hidden records and old symbols begin to connect, Kael is forced to question what the Dominion teaches about its own past. The mystery of House Raven, the Blackwing order, rival House loyalties and the power behind the ancient thrones draw him deeper into a conflict that reaches far beyond the academy walls.

For readers who enjoy dark academy fantasy and epic worldbuilding

The novel combines an academy setting with political Houses, secret histories, magic, rebellion, friendship, betrayal and inherited power. Readers can explore the wider Project Avis world through the Aerie Dominion map, House lore, Blackfeather, the Trial of the Houses and other archive material on the official R.A. Crawford website.

If you are looking for a dark fantasy book with a magical academy, rival factions, hidden bloodlines and a long-form epic fantasy world, The War of Feather & Shadow is the opening volume of a planned trilogy that continues with The Avis Crown.

About R.A. Crawford

R.A. Crawford is a UK dark fantasy author and creator of Project Avis. His fiction draws on history, myth, inheritance, political rivalry and the consequences of power. The War of Feather & Shadow is the first book in The Raven’s Heir Trilogy.

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