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Thesis of the damned

The Mirevellum Legacy · Book One

Brackenmoor University hides more than knowledge. It hoards the past.

An ancient grimoire. A forgotten guardian. A university built upon secrets that were never meant to be uncovered.

BEHIND THE PAGES

When Sylvie Holloway arrives at Brackenmoor to study mythology and the supernatural, she expects folklore, research, and the occasional urban legend, not the whispers of an ancient, reality-bending grimoire sealed away since 1886.

The deeper Sylvie digs, the more she unearths: The Mirevellum, a book of earthbound magic, and the haunting presence of its mysterious guardian- a figure bound by ink and isolation, protecting secrets long forgotten.

As forbidden knowledge calls and the boundary between study and obsession frays, Sylvie must choose whether to heed the warnings surrounding the Archive or embrace the power that could rewrite not just her life, but reality itself.

But the Archive watches. The past remembers. And some doors, once opened, will not close again.


THE DETAILS

Series: The Mirevellum Legacy · Book One

Genre: Adult Dark Academia Fantasy

Published: February 13, 2026

Romance: Light romantic elements; not romantasy

Available formats: Kindle eBook, Kindle Unlimited, Paperback & Hardcover

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Every secret begins somewhere. Discover Thesis of the Damned and step into a world where folklore is more than fiction.

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THE STORY CONTINUES.

The secrets of Brackenmoor are far from buried.

Echoes of the Void, the second installment of The Mirevellum Legacy, is currently in development.

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