Discover the World of C J Hilditch's Book Series - The Elegiac Grove

A Haunting Fantasy Rooted in Grief, Magic, and Mystery

What if your haunting past followed you into another world?

In Sacrificial, the first instalment of The Elegiac Grove series by C J Hilditch, a young woman named June finds herself thrust into a breath taking but dangerous world called Lasmire. After a lifetime of being haunted by a shadowy figure with a burnt face that as a child, she came to call The Cracked Man. What begins as a walk in the woods spirals into a reality bending journey of survival, belonging, and uncovering ancient truths.

A World Like No Other

Lasmire is a forest shrouded realm where magic breathes through the trees, sentient creatures curl around your shoulders and terrifying beasts stalk the clearings. Towering trees form a canopy cage over the cities to protect its citizens from the monsters that plague the skies. Within this eerie, enchanted wilderness lies Nepcliffe, a city of mages, warriors and secrets.

But June didn’t ask to be here. She didn’t even know this world existed.

Found in the Forest

After fleeing the ever present cracked man, the figure that’s haunted her since childhood, June is tackled into unconsciousness and awakens in a place that defies all logic. Armed with nothing but determination and a sarcastic inner voice, she meets creatures both dangerous and endearing (we’re looking at you, sleep loving Rau) and a cast of characters who challenge her every step of the way.

June isn’t a chosen one. She’s not a warrior. She’s a young woman just trying to figure out if she’s going mad… or if her past has led her exactly to where she’s meant to be.

Themes That Resonate

At its heart, The Elegiac Grove explores:

• Found family in new friendships

• Grief and resilience

• The quiet strength it takes to heal in an unfamiliar world

  
  

For Fans Of:

• The Magicians by Lev Grossman

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

• Sabriel by Garth Nix

• Or anyone who’s ever loved a reluctant hero, a sarcastic narrator, and a forest with secrets

Ready to get lost in Lasmire?

Read the prologue, meet June and step into a world where nothing is as it seems, but everything has its place.