The
Ethers
Chosen to enter the Ethers’ beautiful, ordered city, Kiv discovers that its promise never to abandon anyone depends on hidden routes, unequal choices, and lives reassigned in the name of mercy.
The perilous distance between protection and freedom.
A literary speculative novel about hunger, hierarchy, consent, and the perilous distance between protection and freedom.
The city welcomes her with tenderness, rank, and rituals that turn separate bodies toward a shared radiance. Its promise is simple: what enters its care will never be wasted. But as Kiv rises, records from the lower city begin to reach her. Workers disappear into sealed routes. Consent is deferred until the choice has already narrowed. Mercy is defined by those with the power to give it.
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