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The Shades of Aura series explores the world where people who can manipulate the Aura of others in a world with mystical partner beasts. Each Phase can be read as a standalone, but the lore is only enriched by reading all books.
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Phase 1, the Toterrum Trilogy, follows Yaron Meek and his search for what Aura he can manipulate within the world of Biome. Mystical partner beasts, raw mental health representation, found family, wars between the Auras, betrayal, and corrupt history can all be found within Phase 1.
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Phase 2, the Gaia Cycle, begins with Ciro in his country of Maize. The stories grow much larger, encompassing vast and distant lands, the descendants of Gaia, and the shadows of both the past and future.
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Phase 1:
The Toterrum Trilogy
The Walls of Toterrum
(Shades of Aura Book 1)
Long ago, the Five Auras—Perception, Vigor, Mentality, Luck, and Empathy—lived in harmony. That peace shattered when the Vigor Aura seized control, driving two Auras into hiding and forcing the others into isolation. The new regime, Toterrum, claimed the land of Biome as its own, suppressing all knowledge of the Auras and oppressing its people.
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On his eighteenth birthday, anxious Yaron Meek sees a strange mist hovering above those around him. When he accidentally moves it above a Toterrum Officer, something changes in the man… and in Yaron’s life. Now a fugitive, Yaron escapes the city and begins a journey into the forgotten world of Aura.
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As he explores Biome’s wild landscapes and mystical partner beasts bound by Aura, Yaron must discover which Aura he can control—and why it could change everything. But with betrayal, love, and the threat of war looming, mastering his power may come at a devastating cost.
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Can Yaron unlock his true potential before his past—and his deepest fears—catch up to him?
The Calamities of Toterrum
(Shades of Aura Book 2)
Following the aftermath of Flaunte and the ambush outside of the Blackstone Mountains, Yaron Meek finds safety within Labyrintha, the capital of the Mentality Aura. However, an internal darkness begins to consume his humanity. The Soothsayer, a strong Mentalist, aids Yaron in navigating his new head space while learning about the Mentality Aura. Shifts in other relationships, new friendships, and a strengthening bond with Ricochet flourish.​
War with the Officers continues to threaten Labyrintha and our heroes. How long until the Officers break past the Blackstone Mountains? Will disaster strike again?
​And in the distance, a golden city lost in time beckons our group. Has the Luck Aura finally been found? What does that mean for Yaron and the calamity Toterrum continues to inflict on Biome?
The Hopes of Toterrum
(Shades of Aura Book 3)
In the wake of a cold and crushing betrayal, Yaron and his companions drift across the sea…wounded, directionless, and haunted by war.
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But as the flames of loss still burn, the Empathy Aura finds them. A flicker of hope ignites. Deep within the Coral Forest, the legendary city of Motifer finally reveals itself. Yet its gates may not open without unearthing truths from Yaron’s past—truths that could change everything.
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With new mystical beasts and ancient magic awakening, the Toterrum Trilogy reaches its breathtaking finale. New revelations about Aura—and Biome’s twisted history—will finally come to light.
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Will Yaron free Toterrum… or lose himself to it?
Phase 2:
The Gaia Cycle
Serendipitous Sight
(Shades of Aura Book 4)
Draft day arrives, and Ciro Sinsal will do anything to keep his family safe.
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In Maize, war is tradition—and Ciro’s wife comes from a line of warriors who answer the call without hesitation. When conscription looms, Ciro makes a desperate choice to protect the people he loves.
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After an unexpected encounter with his Talonhound, Ciro discovers he can see disease—its spread, its hunger, its intent—like no one else can. Hoping to avoid the front lines, he enlists as a medic, believing his strange gift can save lives without demanding something in return.
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He is wrong.
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As war with the neighboring Coalition intensifies, Maize takes a keen interest in Ciro’s evolving abilities. Disease does not only heal or kill—it can be moved, shaped, redirected. What begins as mercy becomes strategy. What was meant to save begins to wound.
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When the consequences of war follow Ciro home to Cornia, Maize’s capital, politics tighten their grip and peace becomes a fragile illusion. Caught between loyalty, family, and a power he no longer fully controls, Ciro must decide how much suffering he is willing to redirect in the name of love—and who will bear it when he does.
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In a world where war demands sacrifice, defying death does not end it. It only changes its course.