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Crown's Echo: Five Kingdoms
A princess bound by duty. A king bound by fate. A kingdom on the brink of ruin.
Princess Signy of Hagatall has always been a visionary—her people adore her, but her father, King Jary, dismisses her dreams of restoring their crumbling elven kingdom. When she defies him at a royal ball, her rebellion sets off a chain of events that will change the realm forever.
Aros, the enigmatic dark elf king, has spent his life searching for the prophesied one destined to unite the fractured elven kingdoms. His hatred for Jary runs deep, but his quest takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the chosen one is none other than Signy—his enemy’s daughter. Worse still, he is falling for her.
As darkness stirs in the Forest and ancient horrors awaken, forbidden truths come to light. A sinister force rises, slaughtering prophets and threatening the gods’ very will. Amid betrayals and bloodshed, Signy and Aros must decide where their loyalties lie—before the world is lost forever.
The gods have set their path, but Signy and Aros must decide if they will walk it—before fate chooses for them.
*This book contains mature themes, violence, and romantic scenes. Recommended for readers aged 16 and above.*
🔥 For Readers Who
✔️ Game of Thrones-style political intrigue
✔️ Viking & Norse mythology-inspired fantasy
✔️ Dark fantasy romance with forbidden love
✔️ Epic battles & morally complex characters
Dive into this Viking-inspired dark fantasy today!
Princess Signy of Hagatall has always been a visionary—her people adore her, but her father, King Jary, dismisses her dreams of restoring their crumbling elven kingdom. When she defies him at a royal ball, her rebellion sets off a chain of events that will change the realm forever.
Aros, the enigmatic dark elf king, has spent his life searching for the prophesied one destined to unite the fractured elven kingdoms. His hatred for Jary runs deep, but his quest takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the chosen one is none other than Signy—his enemy’s daughter. Worse still, he is falling for her.
As darkness stirs in the Forest and ancient horrors awaken, forbidden truths come to light. A sinister force rises, slaughtering prophets and threatening the gods’ very will. Amid betrayals and bloodshed, Signy and Aros must decide where their loyalties lie—before the world is lost forever.
The gods have set their path, but Signy and Aros must decide if they will walk it—before fate chooses for them.
*This book contains mature themes, violence, and romantic scenes. Recommended for readers aged 16 and above.*
🔥 For Readers Who
✔️ Game of Thrones-style political intrigue
✔️ Viking & Norse mythology-inspired fantasy
✔️ Dark fantasy romance with forbidden love
✔️ Epic battles & morally complex characters
Dive into this Viking-inspired dark fantasy today!
440 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2025
About the author
Ermina Mujcic
6 books5 followersI write fantasy because I believe that every soul, every whisper of a story, deserves to be heard — no fate forgotten, no thread left untold.
Crown’s Echo is my first trilogy, woven from a love that took root long ago — in the flickering light of childhood, where my brother’s insistence on daily Lord of the Rings marathons sparked a fire I never quite extinguished.
That fire was fed by fairy tales, by shadowed forests and silent prophecies, by kingdoms lost to time and voices echoing through forgotten halls.
When I’m not writing, I lose myself in stories in other forms — playing adventures on PlayStation with my husband, watching horror films both haunting and hilariously bad, and reading into the late hours until the pages blur.
And always, in the quiet center of my world, there are cats — watching, sleeping, knowing.
Crown’s Echo is my first trilogy, woven from a love that took root long ago — in the flickering light of childhood, where my brother’s insistence on daily Lord of the Rings marathons sparked a fire I never quite extinguished.
That fire was fed by fairy tales, by shadowed forests and silent prophecies, by kingdoms lost to time and voices echoing through forgotten halls.
When I’m not writing, I lose myself in stories in other forms — playing adventures on PlayStation with my husband, watching horror films both haunting and hilariously bad, and reading into the late hours until the pages blur.
And always, in the quiet center of my world, there are cats — watching, sleeping, knowing.
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March 28, 2025
I read fantasy and I love it, but this... this is another level.
Lately I've been reading a lot of books where the female character is...THAT character. But Signy is something else and that's just because of her development. I loved following her through every little part- in the parts when she was just another face in the crowd, a broken princess, a curious elf... every part was interesting in its own way.
And her connection with Gorm.. I love that prophet and all his puzzles.
And just when I thought, this is going to get boring if I just follow Signy, Aros appears, this dark elf who is... I don't even know how to describe Aros. His first appearance WOW! And every subsequent appearance is also WOW!
Nekisha got on my nerves terribly, as did Jary, her father, but even while they got on my nerves, I couldn't wait to see what they would do. Estird is kind of faceless to me, we'll see if she improves, but I wouldn't mind even if she wasn't in the book because she's too weak a character in such a powerful world.
I don't want to spoil anything but Alediet and Yrsa and their POV!! Character development-very good. Kingdoms- super described, nothing special that would bore me, but enough to be able to create a picture in my head, although I have 2 more kingdoms to get to know but I'll probably get that in the second book. Magic- super described.
The villain is OMG! Deff needs more Demork's POV.
And I know this is just the beginning but I would like to have more about other characters from other kingdoms, but I hope for that in the next book.
A bit of a standard introduction to the story, but I don't mind and definitely an ending that begs for more. I took it out of curiosity and boredom, but honestly - good choice.
Lately I've been reading a lot of books where the female character is...THAT character. But Signy is something else and that's just because of her development. I loved following her through every little part- in the parts when she was just another face in the crowd, a broken princess, a curious elf... every part was interesting in its own way.
And her connection with Gorm.. I love that prophet and all his puzzles.
And just when I thought, this is going to get boring if I just follow Signy, Aros appears, this dark elf who is... I don't even know how to describe Aros. His first appearance WOW! And every subsequent appearance is also WOW!
Nekisha got on my nerves terribly, as did Jary, her father, but even while they got on my nerves, I couldn't wait to see what they would do. Estird is kind of faceless to me, we'll see if she improves, but I wouldn't mind even if she wasn't in the book because she's too weak a character in such a powerful world.
I don't want to spoil anything but Alediet and Yrsa and their POV!! Character development-very good. Kingdoms- super described, nothing special that would bore me, but enough to be able to create a picture in my head, although I have 2 more kingdoms to get to know but I'll probably get that in the second book. Magic- super described.
The villain is OMG! Deff needs more Demork's POV.
And I know this is just the beginning but I would like to have more about other characters from other kingdoms, but I hope for that in the next book.
A bit of a standard introduction to the story, but I don't mind and definitely an ending that begs for more. I took it out of curiosity and boredom, but honestly - good choice.
June 22, 2025
Quiet unique in its regularity. I mean enemies who get their broken hearts and dare to love, friends and families, vroken hearts, battles and steam all there but with such a twist.
I should confess I waited to get some more action from the main characters, and belive me Aros the dark night-king has more than potentials… and happy that our heroine is stubborn as hell and she has an attitude tjat I like a lot…
Sometime I felt lime “I read that about 20 pages ago” but still a very very entertaining book. Some dark parts but I hope we get a well deserved HEA in the next book?
Haha more to come…
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I should confess I waited to get some more action from the main characters, and belive me Aros the dark night-king has more than potentials… and happy that our heroine is stubborn as hell and she has an attitude tjat I like a lot…
Sometime I felt lime “I read that about 20 pages ago” but still a very very entertaining book. Some dark parts but I hope we get a well deserved HEA in the next book?
Haha more to come…
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 13, 2025
Thank you to Book Sirens and Ermina Mujcic for the ARC.
Plot 4.25/5
Characters 4/5
Ending 4/5
Interest 4/5
Overall 4/5
-This book really entertained me. It wasn’t the most incredible book and the one I will remember forever but whilst reading it, I was enjoying myself which was great. The story of the different kingdoms at odds with one another but still attempting to communicate and make deals but never really succeeding at doing so cordially was fun to read. I do wish that we knew more about the prophecy that was mentioned quite frequently but as a reader, we knew nothing about it just that it concerns the main character of the story. Furthermore, something that was a little weird for me was the fact that everyone had a point of view in the book. I felt like I was in everyone’s head and some part of me liked that but the other is not so sure what to think about it.
-Signy was an interesting character. She’s that typical badass female lead that doesn’t want the glamorous lifestyle of the crown that she was born with. But she still something else that differentiates her from other characters. The trauma she has, for starters, is rough. Both past and present moments keep coming at her like a punching bag. Aros was also interesting. In some way I didn’t always like him because he was literally a walking red flag and he seems like the type of male love interest that belongs in a dark romance. Because he is suddenly obsessed with the female lead when they’re supposed to be enemies, and then a lot of moments he pissed me off. He would always tell Signy that she could tell him no but it didn’t feel like he always listened, not at first at least and that bothered me. The other side characters weren’t particularly the best, on purpose I think, and others were really sweet.
-The ending left off with a bang, literally for the characters in the book. I am very curious as to what will happen next and I would love to read more about these characters and this world. To also discover more about the prophecy and how it’ll unravel for everyone.
Plot 4.25/5
Characters 4/5
Ending 4/5
Interest 4/5
Overall 4/5
-This book really entertained me. It wasn’t the most incredible book and the one I will remember forever but whilst reading it, I was enjoying myself which was great. The story of the different kingdoms at odds with one another but still attempting to communicate and make deals but never really succeeding at doing so cordially was fun to read. I do wish that we knew more about the prophecy that was mentioned quite frequently but as a reader, we knew nothing about it just that it concerns the main character of the story. Furthermore, something that was a little weird for me was the fact that everyone had a point of view in the book. I felt like I was in everyone’s head and some part of me liked that but the other is not so sure what to think about it.
-Signy was an interesting character. She’s that typical badass female lead that doesn’t want the glamorous lifestyle of the crown that she was born with. But she still something else that differentiates her from other characters. The trauma she has, for starters, is rough. Both past and present moments keep coming at her like a punching bag. Aros was also interesting. In some way I didn’t always like him because he was literally a walking red flag and he seems like the type of male love interest that belongs in a dark romance. Because he is suddenly obsessed with the female lead when they’re supposed to be enemies, and then a lot of moments he pissed me off. He would always tell Signy that she could tell him no but it didn’t feel like he always listened, not at first at least and that bothered me. The other side characters weren’t particularly the best, on purpose I think, and others were really sweet.
-The ending left off with a bang, literally for the characters in the book. I am very curious as to what will happen next and I would love to read more about these characters and this world. To also discover more about the prophecy and how it’ll unravel for everyone.
September 8, 2026
This was such a genuinely insane high fantasy that I am speechless.
The lore was deep, without being too confusing or hard to remember. The use of Norse mythology was beautiful, and every moment of this book I was hooked. Signy is such an amazingly strong willed FMC, keeping you rooting for her on every single page.
The ending though? I am staring at the page in shock, needing to know what happens next. If you love high fantasy books and Norse mythology, then I highly recommend this!
The lore was deep, without being too confusing or hard to remember. The use of Norse mythology was beautiful, and every moment of this book I was hooked. Signy is such an amazingly strong willed FMC, keeping you rooting for her on every single page.
The ending though? I am staring at the page in shock, needing to know what happens next. If you love high fantasy books and Norse mythology, then I highly recommend this!
March 29, 2025
Kind of book i wish i could read again for the first time. I loved every page of it, cant wait for the next part!
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