The Remnant (The Legion of Pneumos, Book 2.6) (E-book)
The Remnant (The Legion of Pneumos, Book 2.6) (E-book)
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They Said It Was a Training Accident
Sara is dead. The perfect daughter. The future Signet. The sister who knew how to navigate politics and power in ways Basha never could.
Now Basha is the Remnant—the second-born thrust into a role she never wanted, haunted by a sister's ghost and a mother's impossible expectations. But when an exiled ruler offers dangerous alliance and forbidden knowledge, Basha discovers Sara's death wasn't an accident.
It was murder. And the name of the killer changes everything.
Sara's Little Sister Is About to Become Someone's Worst Nightmare
Basha never wanted the spotlight. She preferred the shadows of the City Beneath—Arathet's labyrinthine underworld where the sea devours history one level at a time. She was content being the spare, the Remnant, the daughter her mother barely noticed.
But Sara's death changed the rules.
Now Basha must navigate political dinners she despises, smile through an arranged engagement to a boy she barely knows, and pretend she doesn't see the cracks forming in her city's foundation—literal sinkholes swallowing buildings, and something far more dangerous lurking beneath.
When Junia, the exiled Lorenan ruler, arrives seeking sanctuary, she brings whispers of conspiracy, hints of a weapon that could reshape the world, and one devastating truth: Sara didn't die in a training accident. She was killed by the mysterious Legion of Pneumos.
The same Legion that orchestrated the coup. The same Legion that operates in the shadows. And Basha is going to make them pay.
The Truth Is Buried Deep. Basha Will Dig Until She Finds It.
The Story
Basha wasn't supposed to be Signet. That was Sara's role—brilliant, diplomatic, beloved Sara who navigated the Cross-Sea political waters like she was born to them. Basha preferred the literal waters of the City Beneath, mapping pathways through Arathet's drowned history with a gift for seeing patterns in chaos.
But Sara is dead, and now Basha is trapped in ceremonial robes at engagement parties, expected to marry a boy she doesn't love, drowning in a role she never wanted.
Until Junia arrives.
The exiled Lorenan queen brings dangerous gifts: whispers of conspiracy, knowledge of a weapon that someone is using to destroy Arathet from below, and one name that sets Basha's world on fire—Keira Altman, the Legion operative who orchestrated Sara's death.
Armed with Sara's broken compass and a determination that borders on recklessness, Basha descends into the City Beneath. She navigates flooded tunnels, uncovers her mother's terrifying secrets, and discovers that the sinkholes aren't natural disasters—they're weapons tests. Someone is perfecting Kur-kona, and they're willing to sacrifice Arathet's lower city to do it.
As political tension erupts and violence spills into the streets, Basha must choose: fulfill the duty expected of her, or become the person Sara never got to be. Hunt the truth. Expose the conspiracy. And make the Legion pay for what they took.
Because some losses demand more than grief. They demand vengeance.
What Makes The Remnant Essential
New POV Character for Book 3
Basha becomes a major viewpoint character in the main series. This is her origin—the grief, rage, and determination that will drive her when she finally confronts Keira face-to-face.
Sara's Death Mystery Deepens
Haven Enduring hinted at conspiracy. The Remnant delivers answers. Who killed Sara? Why? And what does it mean that the Legion of Pneumos orchestrated everything? The pieces are falling into place—and they're darker than anyone imagined.
Kur-kona Explained
A substance that perverts pneuma itself. Someone perfecting it as a weapon. This is the threat that will shape the entire series—and Basha discovered it first.
Cross-Sea Worldbuilding
The City Beneath is a character unto itself—layers of drowned history, sinkholes that devour buildings, tides that rise higher every year. Basha's gift for mapping chaos makes her the perfect guide through Arathet's labyrinth of secrets and lies.
Romance That Earns Its Moments
Chiko isn't a love interest—he's Basha's childhood best friend, her anchor, the person who sees her when everyone else is blinded by titles. Their relationship deepens through shared danger, not forced proximity. But can shared history stand against the power of family duty?
A Sister's Grief Weaponized
Basha isn't trying to become Sara. She's trying to avenge her. This is a book about the second-born stepping out of a perfect sister's shadow—not to replace her, but to finish what she started. And to make her killer pay.
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What Readers Are Saying
H.B. Reneau writes fantasy about grief, sisterhood, and the impossible weight of other people's expectations. The Remnant explores the complicated dynamics between sisters—the comparisons, the resentments, the love that persists even through death.
As a physician and military veteran, Reneau has witnessed firsthand how grief reshapes people. Basha's journey through loss isn't about "moving on," it's about learning to carry Sara's memory without being crushed by it, and finding her own identity beyond being "the other sister."
This is a full-length novel and it's essential preparation for Book 3. Basha's journey from reluctant Remnant to vengeful hunter sets up the collision between her and Keira that will define the series conclusion.
Where This Fits in the Series
The Remnant is ESSENTIAL reading before Book 3. It introduces Basha as a POV character, reveals Sara's murder conspiracy, and sets up the Keira vs. Basha confrontation that drives Book 3's plot.
Character Origins (read after Book 2, before Book 3)
Read Chapter One Free
Meet Basha at her engagement party—trapped in ceremonial robes, haunted by Sara's ghost, about to meet the boy her mother chose for her.
Read Free Sample Chapter →Sara's Death Wasn't an Accident
A sister's grief. A conspiracy uncovered. A name that changes everything.
The pieces are falling into place. Are you ready for Book 3?
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