He was wrong.

Nineteen hundred years ago, Celarion imprisoned cosmic predators called the Veydran and saved the world. The cost: five gods, his wife sealed in the prison with them, and centuries of war to keep reality intact.

Now living as a mortal named Theron, he has four months to cleanse five corrupted Grand Shrines before the Veydran break free. But the Shrines are failing faster than anyone predicted, and Theron discovers the truth the gods never saw: the Veydran were never fully imprisoned. They were only waiting.

Commander Nyra Draeven blames Celarion for breaking the world but must help save it. Hylie Caenon races to broker peace before war destroys everything. Annea Caenon touches corrupted divinity and begins to change—believing she’s been chosen by a goddess.

She is wrong.

Dark, devastating, and relentless. A Shadow Watching is epic fantasy meets cosmic horror.

Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, Jay Kristoff, and James Islington.