The Veil of Hiraeth
In the ancient, mist-drenched forests of a forgotten island, an ancient veil descends once every fifty years - and those caught within are never the same again.
For centuries, the remote island of Velyndra has been shrouded in myths whispered by fishermen and outcast seers. Legends speak of a shimmering green mist - The Hiraeth Veil - a phenomenon capable of twisting time, reshaping reality, and pulling lost souls into a parallel world where the laws of nature unravel. Now, in a modern world desperate for new frontiers and untapped power, a team of scientists and explorers is about to confront horrors beyond comprehension.
Dr. Naeva Corryn, a fiercely brilliant botanist known for her unorthodox theories on plant consciousness, carries a personal obsession into Velyndra's heart. Her twin brother vanished on the island decades ago during a previous Veil descent. Haunted by grief and desperate for answers, Naeva leads an expedition to study the strange, unearthly flora said to bloom only within the Veil's grip. But when the mist falls earlier than expected, her team becomes trapped in a shifting, nightmarish realm where ancient ruins breathe and monstrous entities hunt by the scent of fear.
Within the Veil lies a forgotten world ruled by ancient, sentient nature gods and decaying remnants of civilizations long lost to history. Here, The Old Kin - enigmatic spirits bound to the land - watch from the shadows, guarding secrets mankind was never meant to uncover.
But the Veil holds more than strange beauty and ancient spirits.
Beneath the forest, something stirs. An ancient, malevolent force known as The Mourning Root awakens - a parasitic cosmic entity that feeds on grief, guilt, and memory. It manifests people's deepest regrets as nightmarish threats, threatening not just the lives of those trapped inside, but the fragile borders separating multiple realities.
As the expedition fractures under the weight of betrayal, terror, and impossible revelations, alliances form between humans and the Old Kin in a desperate battle to halt the Mourning Root's rise.
Can Naeva confront her personal demons and make peace with a past long buried? Or will she - like so many before - become another lost soul claimed by Velyndra's eternal mist?
The Veil of Hiraeth is a haunting, immersive dark fantasy epic filled with Lovecraftian horror, ancient forest mythology, and deeply human themes of grief, redemption, and the price of forbidden knowledge.
Meet a cast of unforgettable characters:
Dr. Naeva Corryn: The brilliant botanist battling science, faith, and personal loss.
Orin Vexley: A brooding cartographer and folklorist with ties to the island's ancient spirits.
Branwen Ashor: A hardened survivalist with scars from a past expedition to Velyndra.
Eira Ventralis: A healer who believes the forest speaks, serving as the team's moral compass.
Rhovan Sileth: An industrialist driven by greed, whose ambition will unleash catastrophe.
Themes woven into every page:
Man vs. Nature: The cost of human arrogance against an ancient, sentient wilderness.
Grief and Memory: How sorrow shapes us, haunts us, and - in Velyndra - hunts us.
The Price of Knowledge: Some truths were meant to remain buried in mist and myth.
Redemption and Sacrifice: When survival demands more than courage - it requires surrender.
A must-read for fans of: The Ritual by Adam Nevill, Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, and The Fisherman by John Langan - as well as lovers of cinematic, atmospheric fantasy horror.
Discover the ancient world beneath the mist. Enter the Veil... if you dare.
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