At the Edge of Dawn — Early Reader Download

Welcome, my friend!

If you’re here, it means you’ve been invited into the first circle of readers for At the Edge of Dawn—and I don’t take that lightly. This story is still in its becoming. It’s been written in the quiet margins of life: late nights, early mornings, and the in-between moments where wonder still finds room to breathe.

Thank you for stepping into it with me!

Story Overview / Synopsis:

In a world where the seasons have begun to drift—and old boundaries no longer hold—one spark is enough to wake what should have stayed buried.

Alaric has spent his life learning how to be small: how to move quietly, how to keep his head down, how to survive the weight of other people’s fear. But when a forbidden Fire answers his blood, the fragile peace of his village shatters—and the story that forms around him is the kind that turns a person into a monster before anyone asks if he is human.

Far from those pines, in the luminous capital of Caelorin, Crown-Heir Maelin has been trained to hear what isn’t said. When rumors of the Fire reach the palace, the court does what courts always do: it sharpens fear into policy, turns uncertainty into a weapon, and calls it protection. But Maelin’s instinct has never been to look away. And the moment she realizes how quickly the realm is willing to sacrifice a life to preserve its own comfort, she chooses something dangerous—she chooses to see.

Their paths collide in the wake of a kingdom’s tightening grip, and what follows becomes a flight through roads and ruins, through wardlines and ancient echoes—toward truths neither of them were meant to touch. With hunters at their heels and a cold presence pressing at the edges of the world, they must decide what it means to carry power without becoming it… and what it costs to keep a light alive when darkness is patient.

Before the dawn, there will be fire.

Your Download

Use the button/link below to download your copy of the book:

→ Download: At the Edge of Dawn (Early Reader Edition)
(If your device asks where to save it, choose a place you’ll remember—like “Books” or “Downloads.”)

Reading tips (optional, but helpful):

• If you’re on iPhone/iPad: open the file in Books.

• If you’re on Android: try Google Play Books or Kindle.

• If you’re on Kindle: you can send the file to your Kindle using Amazon’s “Send to Kindle” feature.

Thank You

I mean this: I’m grateful.

Stories don’t really come alive until someone else steps into them. Thank you for giving this one your time, your imagination, and your care.

By lanternlight,
Joshua

What Kind of Feedback Helps Most

You don’t have to read like an editor. Read like you.

As you go, I’d love to know:

• Where did you feel pulled forward?

• Where did you feel confused or wish you had one more line of clarity?

• Which moment felt most alive?

• Were there any places that felt too slow, too fast, or emotionally unclear?

Even a short message like “Chapter 6 hooked me” or “I got lost around the middle” helps more than you might think.