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The Chroma Books

Dark fantasy novels by Emory Glass

"Emory is an incredible writer and editor with distinct natural attention to detail... the sense of painted-picture clarity she gives the reader is another standout feature from the thousands of others... it's like watching magic take its first breath as anything she touches turns to metaphorical gold."

- Sean Fallon, Owner of Smunchy Games

"Great worldbuilding, excellent characters, and gorgeous prose lend a hand in telling deliciously dark [stories] of ambition, duty, and betrayal across...brilliantly realized geopolitical landscapes. If you're not keeping your eyes on Emory, you’re looking the wrong way."

- Taylor F., Editor in Chief Emeritus of Worldbuilding Magazine

"One of the most delightful aspects of Glass' work is how deeply it runs. The story exists in a much wider world than what we see, [and] you can feel that in every page...you don't need to understand all of these little details to enjoy the story, but they help to make it feel like nothing else I've ever read.

- Adam Bassett, Editor in Chief Emeritus of Worldbuilding Magazine

Fall, Sacred Apple

22 October 2024

The 30 Years’ War meets vampiric warrior nuns and blood magic with a side of eldritch botanical horror.

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The pact is bleeding.What started as a bountiful covenant between a Republic and the goddess who sustains it now suffers a drought of faith. Should a famine of devotees follow, the Blood Mother will uproot the pact. Civilisation will collapse.In the midst of these uncertain times, Corbha, a warrior-nun of steadfast faith, eagerly awaits her brother's birth. He will be the first child born at Madhcha Abbey in twenty-four years. If his delivery suggests divine favour, Corbha and her siblings are to punish a trio of disobedient senators. They have propagated the Republic's growing disregard for the Blood Mother and Her Eightfold Orchard. That cannot stand.For Einaid, a doomsday cultist in hiding, the child's birth raises questions about the abbey and its inhabitants. The answers are scandalous enough to spark widespread dissent should they fall into the wrong hands—and nothing would please Einaid more than igniting the flame that makes Her Orchard burn.Fall, Sacred Apple is a tragic dark fantasy drama washed in insidious and eldritch botanical horror.

Thirty-Three Tales of War

October 2023

The Canterbury Tales, but make it Dark Fantasy.

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Seventeen years. That's all it took, seventeen measly years, for the glory of a thousand-year-old nation to fade.A thief weighs betraying an old friend in her time of need. An armorer returns to her husband to find their marriage ended the day she walked out the door. A priestess blesses the dead in the aftermath of a battle. A warrior mourns dead comrades: brother in arms, brother in blood, brother in spirit. A dyer wishes for a grinding war, knowing peace will be his ruin.Countless others cling to survival as leaders make them fodder for oblivion over and over and over again. Can there be inner peace in a world wracked with turmoil? Can one muster ambition when every grueling day is a hair's breadth from being the end? Will they succumb to despondency and carelessness as their homeland marches solemnly closer to a fate from which there is no salvation?These are the lives of ordinary citizens whose only hope lay in memories: that by telling their stories they may be remembered, even when the Void lays final claim to their shattered soul.

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What Is An ARC?

If you've never been an ARC reader before, here's a brief overview of the basics."ARC" stands for Advanced Review Copy (or Advanced Reader Copy).ARC readers receive a free copy of a book before it's officially published to read and (ideally) review on sites such as Storygraph, Amazon, and Goodreads. You aren't required to leave a review, but I would greatly appreciate you doing so.While ARC editions are complete, publication-ready copies of a book, finding a couple minor typographical errors here and there is normal. Please just let me know if you see one and I'll take care of it!

What Do I Do?

If you're selected for my ARC team, you'll receive a confirmation email and a link to my Discord server, if you're interested in chatting with other readers. Closer to the ARC start date in mid-September 2024, you'll get another email with a link to download the book (currently handled through StoryOrigin), its release date, and a review deadline. The week before launch, I'll send a reminder, and another reminder the day of launch (22 October 2024).How you review is up to you; its length or level of detail should follow whatever you're comfortable with. My only ask is that your review is honest, reflects your true opinions, and does not contain spoilers.If, while reading, you find that the story isn't your vibe, that's totally fine! Your thoughts might help other readers decide if the book is for them. If you happen to DNF (Do/Did Not Finish) an ARC or decide not to leave a review this time, please just shoot me an email to let me know, no questions asked. And, in any case, you're still more than welcome on the team. ^_<

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be careful wording reviews on Amazon if you plan to leave one there; they have a history of nitpicking reviewer language and have been known to lock customer's accounts with no explanation. Please see their Community Guidelines for more information on their expectations. Per their own words under the Exceptions subeading in Compensated Reviews: "It’s OK to review a free or discounted book (advanced reader copy) that you received from an author or publisher. However, they can’t require a review in exchange or try to influence the review." (retrieved 30/08/2024)

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A Word on Content Warnings

While I've done my best to list potentially uncomfortable content for each of my books below, I'm not trying to scare anyone away!The way I personally describe my work is "Neutraldark Fantasy." While I go into more detail about what that means in this blog post, the simplest way to put it is "the characters' circumstances are neither easy nor difficult to change, and said circumstances denote an often hellish way of life and a world wracked with dire or oppressive circumstances."These same content warnings for each of my books can be found within the books themselves. I generally add them to a separate section at the end of the story to avoid spoilers for those who would rather not have them but provide fair warning for those who would rather know in advance.If you feel I'm missing something, please give me a shout and I'll do my best to update the list on my site.

Thirty-Three Tales of War

Image of woman (Emory Glass) wearing headscarf with wisps of red hair coming from underneath. Her scarf and dress are black.

  • Anxiety & Anxiety Attacks

  • Animal Death

  • Abandonment

  • Blood & Gore

  • Branding

  • Bones

  • Captivity & Confinement

  • Cults

  • Conscription

  • Death

  • Decapitation

  • Dismemberment

  • Domestic Abuse

  • Emesis

  • Fire & Arson

  • Forced & Coerced Marriage

  • Grief & Loss

  • Hallucinations

  • Hospitalisation

  • Hostage Situations

  • Hunting

  • Immolation

  • Infertility

  • Infidelity

  • Involuntary Adoption

  • Kidnapping (referenced)

  • Knife, Sword, & Axe Violence

  • Labour Camps

  • Loss of Limb

  • Massacres & Mass Murder

  • Maternal Death

  • Military Violence

  • Murder & Attempted Murder

  • Pandemics & Plagues

  • Physical Assault

  • Physical Injuries

  • Pregnancy & Childbirth (ref.)

  • Religious Persecution (ref.)

  • Religious Trauma

  • Scars

  • Sexism

  • Sex Work & Prostitution

  • Starvation & Dehydration

  • Sterilisation (referenced)

  • Suicide & Suicidal Ideation

  • Torture

  • War Themes

FALL, SACRED APPLE

Image of woman (Emory Glass) wearing headscarf with wisps of red hair coming from underneath. Her scarf and dress are black.

  • Anxiety & Anxiety Attacks

  • Arranged Marriage

  • Blood & Gore

  • Branding

  • Bones

  • Cannibalism

  • Captivity & Confinement

  • Cults

  • Death

  • Decapitation

  • Dismemberment

  • Emesis

  • Fire & Arson

  • Grief & Loss

  • Hallucinations

  • Hospitalisation

  • Immolation

  • Kidnapping (referenced)

  • Loss of Limb

  • Massacres & Mass Murder

  • Maternal Death

  • Murder & Attempted Murder

  • Physical Assault

  • Physical Injuries

  • Pregnancy & Childbirth

  • Religious Persecution (referenced)

  • Religious Trauma

  • Ritual Sacrifice

  • Scars

  • Sexism

  • Sterilisation

  • Torture

  • Whipping

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FALL, SACRED APPLE

A dark fantasy novella featuring vampiric warrior-nuns, blood magic, and sedition by Emory Glass.

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Image of book cover depicting a blue-skinned woman dressed in red running atop flaming apples and between trees on fire. The title reads "Fall, Sacred Apple."

The pact is bleeding.

What started as a bountiful covenant between a Republic and the goddess who sustains it now suffers a drought of faith. Should a famine of devotees follow, the Blood Mother will uproot the pact. Civilisation will collapse.In the midst of these uncertain times, Corbha, a warrior-nun of steadfast faith, eagerly awaits her brother's birth. He will be the first child born at Madhcha Abbey in twenty-four years. If his delivery suggests divine favour, Corbha and her siblings are to punish a trio of disobedient senators. They have propagated the Republic's growing disregard for the Blood Mother and Her Eightfold Orchard. That cannot stand.For Einaid, a doomsday cultist in hiding, the child's birth raises questions about the abbey and its inhabitants. The answers are scandalous enough to spark widespread dissent should they fall into the wrong hands—and nothing would please Einaid more than igniting the flame that makes Her Orchard burn.Fall, Sacred Apple is a tragic dark fantasy drama washed in insidious and eldritch botanical horror.

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About the Author

Image of woman (Emory Glass) wearing headscarf with wisps of red hair coming from underneath. Her scarf and dress are black.

Emory Glass is an avid artist, worldbuilder, and author. She wrote her first novella aged 12. A year later, she discovered fantasy of the gloomier variety and resolved to create a lush world of magic and excitement brimming with vivid characters, byzantine plots, inexhaustible lore, and shocking story twists. This she dubbed “The Chroma Books." She penned the first novel set in its universe at 16 and earned her first publication shortly after turning 18.She prioritizes stories with female characters in most leading roles, standalones that fit into the greater backdrop of the same setting, and meticulous lore. When not writing or reading Dark Fantasy, you can find her sipping a cup of matcha and hanging out with her husband, the two cats who tolerate them, and their beloved Belgian malinois.