Lives of a Salvager: Ancient Language of the Earth: Book Two - Hardcover

by Kelsey K. Sather (Author)

"...The storytelling is propulsive... the lasting costs of ecological devotion are attended to with precise emotional weight." - Foreword Reviews

She sees the past and forgets nothing. Yet for all her knowing, Laurel can't say if her work weaponizing plant magic to restore the world's ecological Order was for the greater good, or for selfish-and brutal-ends.

In this standalone novel from an epic climate fantasy series, Laurel wields botanical powers, potions, and ancient artifacts for the Anima's army in its Task to combat environmental destruction. Over centuries, she witnesses empires rise and fall, magical forces evolve, and the fragile order of the natural world begins to collapse.

As the Imperium rises-the greatest threat Aligaea has ever faced-Laurel begins to question the ethics of everything she has devoted her life to.

If saving the natural world requires endless war, sacrifice, and manipulation, is it a mission worth completing? Is the Task truly restoring balance?

Haunted by memory, burdened by time, and pushed to the edge of insanity, Laurel must confront a devastating truth: some knowledge cannot be forgotten and some power comes at a cost too great to bear.

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A sweeping tale rooted in nature, magic, and moral complexity, Lives of a Salvager explores humanity's relationship to nature and the emotional burden of environmental care.