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Every story reveals another part of the history Azuriol tried to forget.
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A century after civil war fractured Azuriol, sacred monuments disappear and forgotten symbols begin to return. When a group of friends sets out to uncover the truth, their search leads them into a history their country was never meant to remember.
Some secrets were never meant to stay hidden. And some lights, once found, can never be extinguished.
The story before the story
Long before the children of Vailoria began asking dangerous questions, fear was written into law, faith was hunted, and history was rewritten. Return to the moment Azuriol changed forever.
Read the story they were never meant to find.
Reader questions
Begin with The Children of Vailoria, the first novel. Set a century after a civil war fractured the nation of Azuriol, it follows a group of young friends whose search for the truth leads them into a history their country was never meant to remember.
Secrets of Azuriol is a fantasy series by Christina Nelson set in a nation shaped by rewritten history, forbidden belief and buried truth — and the children brave enough to ask what really happened.
The Blood and the Belief, the prequel, is coming in February 2027. Set a century before The Children of Vailoria, it uncovers the events that reshaped Azuriol in silence, when fear was legislated and the truth was rewritten.
No. The Children of Vailoria is the best place to begin. The Blood and the Belief is a prequel set a century earlier and can be read afterwards, returning to the moment Azuriol changed forever.
Yes. The books are fantasy rooted in Christian faith, exploring truth, courage, belief and the choices that shape who we become, without reducing belief to a fictional magic system.
Christina Nelson is a fantasy author exploring stories of Christian faith, power, belief and the choices that shape who we become. She is the author of the Secrets of Azuriol series and also writes children's stories and devotional resources for the children's ministry Jesus Special Kids.
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