The Vessel
There’s a secret in Abernay Forest, one that allows Doctor Taur to create miraculous cures. When his talents reach the king’s ears, he is called to the castle, where he meets Prince Oswin and is asked to perform an impossible procedure. As he struggles to decide what to do, the castle is attacked and the king slaughtered. The prince, now in danger, sneaks Taur out and they flee.
Meanwhile, an orphaned girl named Luna spies interlopers in Abernay Forest excavating an ancient entombed creature—the source for Taur’s cures. Aware that the creature harbors a dangerous otherworlder, Luna tries to halt the excavation. But it’s too late. The wraithlike otherworlder goes free…and enters Luna, taking over her body.
Fugitives Taur and Oswin must find her before she releases a deadly plague from another world.
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W.K. Greyling
W.K. Greyling writes stories that feel like they’ve drifted in from an older world, the kind of tales where forests hold their breath and forgotten songs linger in the air. Living in Nova Scotia, she draws inspiration from landscapes steeped in mist and sea-light, as well as from the medieval and Renaissance music she curates for Ancient FM. That music becomes part of her writing ritual, shaping the rhythm and cadence of her prose.
Her first fantasy duology, The Aure series (Beneath the Roots and White Bird), introduced readers to a realm threaded with winged peoples, cursed woods, and the kind of quiet magic that unsettles as much as it enchants. Influenced by writers like William Morris, Patricia A. McKillip, and Robin Hobb, Greyling leans toward lyrical fantasy that favors atmosphere, character growth, and emotional resonance over spectacle.
Aure
Aure consists of one book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
