{"product_id":"9798218633738","title":"Echoes of Despair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow far would you go to save the ones you love?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXander Angel has already failed once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe failed in courtrooms where love was measured in paperwork. Failed in quiet arguments where pride spoke louder than truth. Failed in the silent moments when he should have listened instead of fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now his children are gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething took them. Something patient. Something that understood exactly where to cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his world fractures under the weight of grief and guilt, Xander begins to see cracks in reality itself-subtle at first, then impossible to ignore. Sleep becomes a battlefield. Memory turns unreliable. Whispers curl at the edges of his mind, promising answers if he's willing to step beyond the boundary of what is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat waits on the other side is not a hero's journey. It is a descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA realm where cities rot from the inside out. Where shadows stretch too long. Where monsters do not roar-they remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd worst of all, a place that reflects the parts of him he has spent a lifetime trying to bury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeside him walks Lily-devoted, powerful, and harboring truths that could shatter what remains of their fragile bond. Their love is not soft. It is scarred. It is complicated. It lingers in the spaces between accusation and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlynk, a razor-witted dwarf whose exile carved anger into his marrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKraag, a gentle giant condemned for choosing loyalty over blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAurora, a lethal high elf whose charm disarms enemies while her grief remains locked behind practiced smiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they form a fellowship bound not by destiny, but by damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the deeper they travel, the more Xander understands: the darkness stalking his children does not merely want them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wants him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt feeds on doubt. It sharpens regret. It thrives on the quiet belief that he was never enough to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo rescue his children, Xander must confront the most terrifying possibility of all: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the thing hunting them isn't separate from him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What if the abyss has been growing inside him all along?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes of Despair \u003c\/em\u003eis a dark portal fantasy infused with psychological tension, emotional horror, and relentless stakes. Blending cross-world urgency with creeping dread, it explores fatherhood, sacrifice, forbidden loyalty, and the fragile line between salvation and self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about saving the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is about saving your family-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e even if it costs your soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes of Despair\u003c\/em\u003e is the explosive first installment in The Echoes Saga-a dark fantasy series where love becomes a weapon, grief reshapes worlds, and every sacrifice echoes across realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey has only just begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some doors, once opened, never truly close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosaholics LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46277451153649,"sku":"9798218633738","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798218633738_p0.jpg?v=1772750011","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798218633738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}