The Shatterwake: A Philosophical-Fantasy Novel

By Coen van der Zande

Some worlds end with fire. This one ends with editing.

Edrin once believed the world could be made bearable by correcting it-by rewriting pain before it grew too heavy, by smoothing uncertainty into something manageable. He is very good at this. Too good. And when the world begins to thin and fracture under the weight of too many answers, walking forward becomes the only option left.

Accompanied by Cass, who refuses consolation, and Kelei, who carries truth even when it costs him, Edrin moves through a reality where nothing resolves cleanly and no ending arrives on time. Along the way, the story confronts depression, nihilism, responsibility, and the temptation to stop-not with solutions, but with presence.

This is not a story about saving the world. It is a story about staying in it.

The Shatterwake asks what remains when forgiveness is not guaranteed, when meaning cannot be restored, and when the only honest choice left is to keep walking anyway.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GRR5BHXN
• ISBN13: 9798246922163
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 299 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.9" x 6.2"