The Heart of Ruin

The Heart of Ruin

To end the war, they must cut out its heart.

The necromancer stands at the center of a ruined city behind a dome of power that no living wizard can pierce. He has the Signs. He has the plan. He has nothing left to wait for.

Dormael, Shawna, D'Jenn, Maarkov, and Bethany have bled across half the world to reach this moment. Getting through the dome means trusting the last person any of them should trust. The man who betrayed them holds the only key.

Something has been living in Dormael's head for a long time. Something ancient and vast that doesn't belong to this age. At the walls of Shundov, it finally speaks — and what it says will change everything they thought they knew about the Seven Signs.

Shawna Llewan swore an oath to the God of War on the day her family burned. She's carried it across every battle and every betrayal. In Shundov, it comes due.

Some of them will not survive what comes next.

Seven Signs. One ending.

The Heart of Ruin is the final book of The Seven Signs — the payoff for every twist, every sacrifice, and every character who bled to get here.

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About the Book

The Heart of Ruin is the thunderous finale to The Seven Signs, where every thread of fate, power, and vengeance is cut—or tied in blood.

The dome over Shundov has risen, trapping Maarkov within a city crawling with Primes and strega, while Maaz gathers the Signs for the final ritual. The companions rally their fractured forces to the war camp outside the ruined capital, knowing the last battle will decide not just the fate of empires, but of the world itself.

Shawna, scarred by loss, must decide whether her thirst for vengeance will save or destroy those she loves. Dormael and D’Jenn prepare to face forces they barely understand, while Bethany wrestles with the Shadow whispering in her mind, promising glory in exchange for damnation.

When the Seven Signs are united, blood will be spilled, a child will be sacrificed, and the world will burn or be remade. In the wasteland’s heart, only one truth remains: the gods do not grant mercy.

The Heart of Ruin is a devastating, cinematic conclusion—an epic of war, sorcery, and sacrifice where every choice carries the weight of eternity.

Coming April 30th!

Details
Author: D.W. Hawkins
Series: The Seven Signs, Book 7
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Laconic Press, LLC
Publication Year: 2026
List Price: 4.99
eBook Price: 4.99
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