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Forty throats were slit before the sun rose again in the east. But to the dismay of the priestly cabal, their unholy plot required forty-one. King Anatal was in the privy.
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The Author

Christian Miller

A writer from Traverse City, Michigan, whose work lives at the intersection of medieval narrative, moral philosophy, and the unanswered questions of faith. His debut novella explores what happens when the deepest convictions of the human soul meet unimaginable suffering.

His prose draws from the traditions of Dostoevsky, Cormac McCarthy, and the Old Testament — stories where silence speaks louder than the sword.

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Behind the Writing

Music That Inspired the Writing

Every chapter was written to music. These are the pieces that shaped the atmosphere, unlocked difficult passages, and gave emotional form to the silence between words.

Ballade in B-flat Minor: Descent

Nicholas Britell

This piece played on repeat during the writing of the forest scenes — Dominic's ride into The Land of Always Night. The slow, mounting tension mirrors his pull toward the unknown.

Stay A Thousand Years

Ramin Djawadi

The dungeon scenes required something brutal and sacred simultaneously. This composition carries both — a weight that presses down on the listener the way silence presses down on faith.

Beginnings Are Such Delicate Times

Hans Zimmer

The final reconciliation was written to this. The melody breaks open at exactly the moment where forgiveness becomes possible.

Darkness cannot hold back the light when the light endures, and the light endures. Where Is Your God?