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If the words stirred something within you—if the fire sparked—then the journey is only beginning. The full Aethlum Edition of Eternal Ember awaits, available exclusively here. For those who walk further into Illyndor, hardback and paperback editions can also be found at your local bookstore or through Amazon. But this version—the one marked by light—is only here, where the story truly begins.

A Personal Note from MJ Kaye

Stories have always been more than just words to me. They were shelter, compass, and firelight in the dark. Eternal Ember was born not just from imagination, but from the fragments of a life spent chasing meaning—through struggle, silence, and moments of unexpected hope.

If you’ve made it this far—if something in these pages spoke to you—then know this: you’re not just reading a book. You’re stepping into a world built by someone who once needed it as much as you do now.

This edition—the Aethlum Edition—is the truest form of that world. Unfiltered. Unabridged. Just as it was meant to be shared. Thank you for walking its path with me.

— MJ Kaye