Last Shrine Keeper

When the names of the High Gods begin to vanish in the middle of a sacred festival, the kingdom's grandest blessings fail—and the forgotten little gods start screaming.Calder Finch is not a hero. He is the last Shrine Keeper of a dirty alley shrine, mocked as a gutter priest and trusted by no official temple. His only blessing is an impossible talent no registry will acknowledge: he can hear the small gods hiding in bells, stones, gates, shields, fountains, and broken things everyone else has stopped noticing.Then shadow-born Hollows tear through the city of Halewick, feeding on divine names and turning holy power against itself. The High Temple rushes to bury the truth, but Calder's dying master leaves him one command: wake the seven Root Shrines before the little gods fall silent forever.With a cracked, bad-tempered bell named Brindle at his side and a guarded city apprentice, June Harrow, watching his every move, Calder is forced into a dangerous journey beneath the polished lies of the kingdom. Every forgotten shrine holds a piece of the old faith. Every name he restores brings him closer to the force devouring the gods. And every step makes him a target for those who would rather erase the past than admit the High Gods were never standing alone.For readers who love anime-inspired fantasy, forgotten gods, magical cities, reluctant heroes, divine mysteries, talking magical companions, and high-stakes adventure, The Last Shrine Keeper is a complete fantasy novel about broken things, buried names, and the dangerous power of being the only one still listening.If the small gods die, the great ones will fall with them.And Calder Finch may be the last person alive who can hear them before they disappear.