Star Callers Alessa and Donna travel southeast, looking to reach the uncharted lands without incident, but despite their efforts to curtail their invincible shadow, hope for their survival dwindles.

The Raaminoto have fallen from pride, the Quai-Cyndel has crumbled, and The Balance are next! Having sunk New Xiondel's industrial sector, they incurred the wrath of Xiondel's greatest defender. The Woda waits for their leader, for a final confrontation.

Denzel's hunt for Professor Atheriax continues, landing him in an unquantifiable situation with nightmarish consequences.

The Lone Firehand, Glenn Straff returns to the contagious Silo, to rescue those trapped within from a foe that if freed would poison Equis's ecosystem.

Lethaniel leads a battalion into the desert wastelands, to slay or capture his old enemy, Kronix. The presence of this foreign force, however, stirs the sleeping horrors enslaved by Saphuries.

The Ancestral Odyssey: Rise of The Black Doves is the sequel to The Utopian Dream. Readers will return to Equis and visit a variety of remarkable and nightmarish lands. Rise unifies the genres of epic and horror taking the series to a unique place. The Ancestral Odyssey is far from over, promising the reader a new cast to further explore and unravel the mystery at this Odysseys core. Amidst this storm of an epic comes a myriad of plots, a deeper understanding of Glyph magic, the arrival of another race and the unveiling of a terrifying deity. Episode Two could very well be the darkest in the series, daring to challenge readers with controversial story arcs, uncomfortable ideas, and present situations some are not prepared for nor expecting.

The Dream is Over. A Nightmare Surfaces. Their Rise is Inevitable.

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