The Wound At The End Of The World

This edition of The Wound at the End of the World is a complete novel — all 57 chapters across four acts, with a full resolution. The text is currently undergoing light copyediting and proofreading prior to final publication. Purchasers will receive a download link to the updated final edition when it is complete.

The Lotharion Empire endures.

For over three hundred years, the Emperor Eternal has held dominion over a vast civilisation from his palace above the city of Tambellon.

The system is elegant in its cruelty: noble houses send their children as Pledged Guests to the Imperial Court — hostages by another name, bound by invisible chains until they earn their Writ of Departure.

Arden Rei is one such hostage. But the Emperor grows increasingly absent. The court grows volatile. And somewhere beyond the city, beneath the empire, a wound festers.