The Chroma Books
Dark fantasy novels by Emory Glass
"Emory is an incredible writer and editor with distinct natural attention to detail... the sense of painted-picture clarity she gives the reader is another standout feature from the thousands of others... it's like watching magic take its first breath as anything she touches turns to metaphorical gold."
- Sean Fallon, Owner of Smunchy Games
"Great worldbuilding, excellent characters, and gorgeous prose lend a hand in telling deliciously dark [stories] of ambition, duty, and betrayal across...brilliantly realized geopolitical landscapes. If you're not keeping your eyes on Emory, you’re looking the wrong way."
- Taylor F., Editor in Chief Emeritus of Worldbuilding Magazine
"One of the most delightful aspects of Glass' work is how deeply it runs . The story exists in a much wider world than what we see, [and] you can feel that in every page...you don't need to understand all of these little details to enjoy the story, but they help to make it feel like nothing else I've ever read.
- Adam Bassett, Editor in Chief Emeritus of Worldbuilding Magazine
Fall, Sacred Apple
Coming April 2024 | Campfire
First published in the Visions of Darkness anthology by Kyanite Press, return to the world of The Chroma Books for a tale of duty, sedition, and sacrifice.
For the first time in twenty-four years, a half-divine, half-mortal child is born at Madhcha Abbey.
In the eyes of Corbha and her fellow ardent warrior-monks who serve the Red Goddess of the Eightfold Orchard, his birth is a sign that She has given consent to punish the heretical senators who threaten the stability of Her Orchard.
But for the blasphemer amongst them, it is a sign of Her certain downfall—and the widow Einaid is most thankful for the chance to help Her Orchard burn.
Thirty-Three Tales of War
October 2023 | Campfire
First published in Worldbuilding Magazine, return to the world of The Chroma Books with expanded stories and all-new illustrations in one volume.
Seventeen years. That's all it took, seventeen measly years, for the glory of a thousand-year-old nation to fade.A thief weighs betraying an old friend in her time of need. An armorer returns to her husband to find their marriage ended the day she walked out the door. A priestess blesses the dead in the aftermath of a battle. A warrior mourns dead comrades: brother in arms, brother in blood, brother in spirit. A dyer wishes for a grinding war, knowing peace will be his ruin.Countless others cling to survival as leaders make them fodder for oblivion over and over and over again. Can there be inner peace in a world wracked with turmoil? Can one muster ambition when every grueling day is a hair's breadth from being the end? Will they succumb to despondency and carelessness as their homeland marches solemnly closer to a fate from which there is no salvation?These are the lives of ordinary citizens whose only hope lay in memories: that by telling their stories they may be remembered, even when the Void lays final claim to their shattered soul.
About the Author
Emory Glass is an avid artist, worldbuilder, and author. She wrote her first novella aged 12. A year later, she discovered fantasy of the gloomier variety and resolved to create a lush world of magic and excitement brimming with vivid characters, byzantine plots, inexhaustible lore, and shocking story twists. This she dubbed “The Chroma Books." She penned the first novel set in its universe at 16 and earned her first publication shortly after turning 18.She prioritizes stories with female characters in most leading roles, standalones that fit into the greater backdrop of the same setting, and meticulous lore. When not writing or reading Dark Fantasy, you can find her sipping a cup of matcha and hanging out with her husband, the two cats who tolerate them, and their beloved Belgian malinois.