Survival demands a leap of faith. But how do you outrun the darkness when it lives inside you?If you love dark fantasy that features morally complex teenage survivors navigating a deadly world like Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows, and explores survival through the lens of deep psychological trauma in the vein of R.F. Kuang's The Poppy War, then you'll love The Great Leap. -- The village wanted them gone. The forest wants them dead.Banished into the Wildlands-a place of myth, danger, and whispered curses-Fleta and her companions must navigate a world that is as treacherous as it is transformative. As strange powers awaken within them and the forest reveals its secrets, they begin to suspect that something is hunting them... a cold, silent force determined to see them fall.For Fleta, exile is a twisted kind of freedom. After a childhood marked by trauma and silence at the hands of her Uncle, the Wildlands offer her a chance to reclaim her identity and confront the shadows that shaped her. But healing is no easy path-and survival may demand more than magic. --The Great Leap is a dark fantasy tale of resilience, identity, and the scars we carry. The first book in the Children of Inauron quadrilogy, it explores the strength it takes to grow beyond pain-and the cost of confronting what hunts us in the dark. The sequel Stone Cold Blood releases in November 2025 Praise for The Great Leap: ★★★★★ "...the depth of characters is amazing, and the story is just...indescribably good..."★★★★★ "...a truly captivating tale with each chapter ending on a cliffhanger which meant I couldn't put this book down..."★★★★★ "...it does a great job in introducing the reader to this world and left me wanting to read more in this series..."