A BlackHouse original / Novel & manga

Ashes × Aether

One world, two ways in. The original fantasy story by K.J. Curtis, in prose and illustrated form.

The novel

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Ashes × Aether Chapter 1 cover: twin moons above a burning town, by K.J. Curtis
The manga

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For readers who prefer the illustrated adaptation.

Chapter 1 — Three Days Before the Firestorm

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Ashes × Aether Chapter 2 — Crownfall cover: fighters in a castle arena beneath twin moons, by K.J. Curtis

Chapter 2 — Crownfall

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Ashes × Aether Chapter 3 — Return of the Saint cover, by K.J. Curtis

Chapter 3 — Return of the Saint

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Ashes × Aether Chapter 4 — The Birth of Proof cover, by K.J. Curtis / BLACKHOUSE

Chapter 4 — The Birth of Proof

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