The Widow of the Thirteenth SunFantasy fairytale
The Widow of the Thirteenth Sun
Every winter, a city in permanent eclipse lights an artificial sun with the years its citizens will never live. Mothfolk funeral astronomer Mara Venn discovers her husband's death was entered twice. To expose the theft, she must work with the ruler who believes that keeping the city alive excuses every life he spends.
Ending promise · contains a broad spoiler
Happily never after
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A mothfolk funeral astronomer uncovers stolen lifetimes in a city sustained by an artificial sun, opposed by its male regent and aided by a female keeper of the dead whose testimony could extinguish the only light keeping an ancient predator outside.
Cast
Mara Venn
protagonist · wants Prove whose future was stolen in her husband's name
Sister Anwen Rook
witness · wants Give the dead their true names before the evidence burns
Regent Lucan Sere
antagonist · wants Keep the city lit even after its citizens refuse the price
The Widow of the Thirteenth Sun
5,304 published words · 80,000 planned