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by Ephemerae
[Kingdom Rebuilding, Multiple Lead Characters, Epic Fantasy, Politics] 👑 Heir Apparent: The Autumn Queen "The great monarch lives only in the reverie of their people; the disdainful monarch suffers a thousand and one deaths—the first in life, the rest in the ire of those they failed." These were the words Ænnywella Gekaryna Herst IV heard from her father, Æthalrykk, a decade before his death. They terrified her then—and they terrify her still. The first part in a second-world political epic fantasy series centering around Queen Ænnywella Gekaryna Herst IV as she tries to re-unify her families ancestral kingdom by any means necessary. What to Expect: -A fully populated world with unique characters, history, powerful artifacts, and culture -A slow-burn character driven plot -Dense footnotes -Multiple magic system and occult sciences built from the ground up in respect to in world cosmology and deities -Long, winding sentences to signal interior thought, contrasted with shorter, cleaner lines for narratorial description. What not to Expect: -’Spice’ and Harem -Handholding of any kind—you will be thrown into the deep-end 📅 Release Schedule Scene-based chapters every Tuesday and Friday (500–1,500 words) ✍️ Patreon offers early access to all up-to-date chapters (13 ahead at the moment) and bonus content for $5!🌟 If you are reading this on any website other than Royal Road, Scribble Hub or Substack, you are reading a pirated version being posted without my permission. Please come to Royal Road it is free and will help support me!
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