The Cradle of Eternal Night
Pom Poison
(Illustrator)
Description
In a land lit only by the counterfeit warmth of magical technology, the Kler prays for the return of the sun, the moons, and the stars. Ceaseless night and the beasts lurking in the darkness keep the congregation within the Kolebka Wiecznej Nocy trapped in mirthless vigil. Their towns remain quiet as graveyards as they wait for day to come again. What no one knows about this ceaseless night is that the Kler themselves can end it. But they haven't, and they won't.
Long ago, the Kler banished the sun worshipers, but a heretical sect made the journey back to the land of darkness. Now, only one remains carrying their purpose heavy on her shoulders: a maverick technomancer named Basia. She alone will bring back the light, or no one will.
Armed with naught but her own cleverness and a sword imbued with sun-embraced charms, she searches for the Kler's secrets and finds herself in Tawerna. With the Kler on her heels, she infiltrates a private feast and catches Hanka, a docile bard, in the middle of planning her own escape into the world beyond. Hanka wants nothing to do with the heretical outsider until she discovers that her purpose aligns with the darkness buried inside herself. Hanka knows the secrets the Kler keeps, and she knows just where to go to expose their lies.
With only each other and their heretical magic to rely on, Basia and Hanka face the eternal night and wonder, are they truly enough to bring light back to the world?
Product Details
| Publisher | Robot Dinosaur Press |
| Publish Date | October 22, 2024 |
| Pages | 202 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9798989398713 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds |
Reviews
"THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT encapsulates both the beauty and terror of sapphic love at its purest. Two wayward souls forcing love to bloom in the most inhospitable of conditions, under a bleak and unyielding darkness that seems hopeless to penetrate. Ladz keeps you on tenterhooks wondering how Hanka and Basia could possibly prevail through this brutal landscape before delivering you to the sweet promise of a romantic end."
-Camilla Andrew, author of THE ESSENCE OF THE EQUINOX trilogy"THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT asks the question of if love can exist in a Bloodborne-esque world of darkness, corruption, and monsters, and you'll be pleased to know the answer is a resoundingly sapphic YES. This is a dark treat for those who take their romantasy with a spoonful of monster flesh. You'll come back begging for second-helpings, I promise."
- T.D. Cloud, author of OSSUARY and INFAUST"THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is imaginative and darkly beautiful. Ladz seamlessly blends lurid horror, dark fantasy, and sapphic romance. Perfect for fans of the eerie aspects of ELDEN RING."
- Morgan Dante, author of PROVIDENCE GIRLS"Unrelenting in its descriptions and ambitious in scope, THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is a grim adventure that blends the visceral gut-punch of horror with the sweetness of romance, creating a tale of bittersweet hope that is as revitalizing as the dawn that follows the dark."
-K.M. Enright, Sunday Times Bestselling author of MISTRESS OF LIES"In THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT, Ladz crafts a chilling dark fantasy that captures the bloody body horror of Bloodborne and the rotting, frozen worldbuilding of The Painted World of Ariandel. One cannot help but to root for Hanka and Basia to succeed in bringing back the light to such a cursed place."
-Luna Fiore, author of WHERE WILLOWS WEEP"An exploration of the beauty, and horror of a powerful love, THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is a gorgeous, sweeping, and ambitious triumph within the dark fantasy genre that seduces the reader to engage with a brutal world, versatile characters, and a romance so bittersweet and alluring that it stays with you, even when you put the book down."
-DC Guevara author of A VERMILION CURSE"This chewable, gripping sapphic horromance has everything: monstrous lesbians, epic combat, mind-blowing lore, and decadent prose. THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is a triumph-perfect for anyone looking for their next dark romantasy fix."
-Olive J. Kelley, author of JUNKER SEVEN"Ladz builds worlds that are freshly unfamiliar and they never treat their audience to excessive hand holding. THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is fantasy for readers who are well-versed in the genre and have the fortitude to seek out the new places it can go."
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