An Ember to Burn Kingdoms - The Sunless Year

Every 128 years, the massive volcano Kouhisi erupts, blanketing the sky in ash, and plunging the world into darkness. The year following this eruption is one of near-perpetual night and severe winter, earning it the moniker of "The Black Year". All must prepare for this inevitability, from the smallest of tribes to the grandest of kingdoms. Yet scarcity always brings desperation. No one—human, dragon, gryphon, or otherwise—can escape the simple threats of hunger and cold. Essentially a merging of my interests in dragons, A Song of Ice and Fire, and medieval Eastern Roman history. All writing and cover art by myself.