Synopsis
"One Step Closer"
Official teaser trailer for An Enduring Spark
Arthur Cawthorne wears armor that no military contractor ever designed — layer upon layer of carefully constructed identity, each mask calibrated for survival in a world that devours the vulnerable.
Years ago, he was an aspiring Elite who believed in honour, duty, and love. Winchester Academy — the legendary institution where the nation’s defenders are forged — burned those illusions away one by one and replaced them with tactical brilliance and a heart full of scar tissue.
Now a Prime in the Elites, Arthur views the world with open eyes and the remnants of his once ironclad beliefs. As the nation he loves seems to splinter around him he will need to see clearly now more than ever, as the path to salvation is razor thin, if it even exists at all.
Told in parallel timelines that braid together like a slow-burning fuse, An Enduring Spark is the story of a man shaped by the people he loves, the friends who shape him, and the impossible arithmetic of sacrifice that defines a leader.
Can a good man do unforgivable things and remain good? Or do we all become the monsters we swore to fight?
Welcome to Eloria, Year of the Holy 1312 — where homelessness sprawls beneath towers of glass, politicians auction democracy to the highest bidder, and your every thought is filtered through augmented reality lenses controlled by a single corporation.
New Lancaster is a city of vertical apartheid. Years of peace and progress have led to unequaled displays of wealth and excess in their ruling institutions, and poverty and neglect in their shadows. The less fortunate live in the increasingly run-down remnants of the once great nation, numbed by AR-Net feeds and corporate propaganda.
The only institution seemingly free from corporate influence is the Elites — soldiers forged at the legendary Winchester Academy. In a world of compromise, they remain the last true believers. But belief alone may no longer be enough.
Dariah Montclair didn’t choose this world. Born into one of Eloria’s founding families, she inherited a name that opens every door — and a target that never leaves her back. When the collision she never saw coming arrives, she will need to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for a cause she didn’t ask for.
Arthur didn’t choose this world either. But he chose to fight for it. The woman who shaped him, the brothers who bled with him, and the enemies who once shared his training grounds all have a role to play in the confrontation ahead.
Some fires are lit in youth and burn until the world changes.
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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Brutal academy trials where the children of the powerful learn that winning isn't about being better. Like Darrow, Arthur must navigate a world where the game is rigged by design. Unlike the typical chosen one, Arthur's greatest strength is also his fatal flaw: he cannot stop caring about the people he loves.
The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
Corporate warfare on a civilizational scale. Factions jockeying for power while the real threat grows unnoticed. The same economic ruthlessness and military authenticity, set in a world where institutions rot from within.
Succession (HBO)
Ruthless power dynamics among elites who treat loyalty as currency and betrayal as strategy. Winchester Academy's political games carry the same weight: every alliance is transactional, every friendship a potential weapon.
The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
Economic worldbuilding that treats readers like adults. The same attention to how power actually works: supply chains, trade routes, corporate charters, and the quiet machinery of control that most fantasy ignores.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Military authenticity without glorification. Soldiers shaped by systems they didn't build, fighting wars they didn't start, coming home to a world that no longer makes sense. Arthur knows that feeling.
The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks
Political intrigue layered with moral complexity. A civilization that believes it's the good guys while doing terrible things for the greater good. Eloria's Senate operates under the same delusion.
This is hard sci-fi for readers who know the real apocalypse is not zombies or aliens. It is the logical endpoint of unchecked power, institutional rot, and the quiet erosion of everything that once held civilization together.
Concept Cover Art
An Enduring Spark
Alessia Version
Dariah Version
A Glimpse Into the World
Emily's Wave
A friendly greeting. Or is it?
Julie's Long Game
Whose turn is it anyway?
Owen's Bedside Manner
Careful where you walk
Dariah's night on the town
Style with a hint of sass
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