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CHRONICLES OF THE NINTH REALM · VOLUME I–III

AN EMPIRE FELL.
A WORLD REMEMBERED

Enter Aurelia — a saga of lost heirs, ember-lit courts, and the quiet magic that survives when kingdoms do not. For readers who fall asleep with maps still folded on the pillow.

THE SAGA

THREE VOLUMES. One kingdom's reckoning.

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BOOK ONE

The Gilded Throne

A stolen princess. A ruined kingdom. A crown that remembers every hand that has held it.

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BOOK TWO

The Dragon & The Tower

An old bloodline stirs beneath the mountains — and the tower it was sworn to protect is beginning to answer.

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BOOK THREE

The Raven & The Crown

A war fought in whispers. A queen fought over in silence. The realm's final reckoning.

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THE SAGA

A REALM YOUR SWEAR
you've been to before.

FIVE KINGDOMS

The Nineth Realm

From the salt-cliffs of Marrow to the gilded courts of Vaelmara — five houses, one broken accord.

THE OLD MAGIC

Emberwork

A magic system carried in the breath of dying candles. Spoken slowly, or not at all.

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THE FACTIONS

​Whispers & Wardens

Spies who trade in unfinished sentences. Knights sworn to the last true chronicler.

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THE DEEP PAST

The First Fire

Nine hundred years ago, a queen made a bargain. The realm has been paying it back since.

THE READER'S PATH

HOW THE STORY unfolds for you.

1

START HERE

A single chapter, delivered as a scroll to your inbox.

2

READ BOOK ONE

The Gilded Throne. The saga opens.

3

CONTINUE THE SERIES

Two more volumes, one novella between.

4

UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE STORIES

Bonus epilogues, deleted scenes, world dossiers.

5

JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE

Cover reveals, ARCs, the chronicler's private letters.

FROM THE READERS

LETTERS FROM the far corner.

“I finished the last chapter at 3am and immediately began it again from the start. I have never done that with a book before.”

IONA R., EDINBURGH

“It reads like a novel that already existed — like Ashwell simply translated something older than all of us.”

MARCUS D., BERLIN

“This is the fantasy series I wanted to fall into as a teenager, and I got to fall into it now. Grateful.”

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PRIYA S., MUMBAI

THE ROYAL ARCHIVES

THE STORY doesn't end WITH THE LAST PAGE.

Join the Archive and receive an exclusive prequel novella, deleted chapters, character dossiers, illustrated maps, and early cover reveals — sent by candlelight, never by algorithm.

AURELIA

E. Ashwell, Chronicler

​“Every kingdom keeps a book. Every book keeps a kingdom alive.”

© 2026 E. Ashwell — All realms reserved.

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