Phillip Avery · Kingdoms of Gold
The Crown Has Been Stolen.The Prophecy Has Begun.
In the desert realm of Kushmar — obsidian towers, gilded sanctuaries and bazaars heavy with incense — the Festival of Golden Sands burns until dawn. It does not survive it.
The Crown of Ra'tiya
The Novel
The Crown of Ra'tiya
The Crown of Ra'tiya is gone, and with it the certainty of a dynasty. Crown Prince Arukah must recover it before fear, ambition and an ancient prophecy rewrite what Kushmar remembers of itself.
A novel by Phillip Avery
Explore Kushmar
The World
Six places where the story turns — from the gilded heart of the Great Temple to the dunes that speak.
The Living Archive
Figures of Kushmar
Known by their choices, loyalties, and legacies. Their faces remain yours to imagine.
The Sun Throne
Arukah
Crown Prince of Kushmar
Weapon
Sunforged sword
Duty against self-doubt — and visions of betrayal within his own bloodline.
The Great Temple & the Sun Throne
Nubia
Queen Mother & High Priestess of Ra'tiya
Weapon
Ritual authority / protective rites
A mother's fear against a priestess's duty to say what she has seen.
The Royal Council
Zahur
Royal Advisor
Weapon
Dueling blade
Counsel the throne finds difficult to refuse.
Goldsmith District
Kephren
Master Goldsmith of the Dwarven Guild
Weapon
War hammer / smith's hammer
Fear that what he forges will arm the wrong hand.
The Codex
Sun Essence & Sunforging
Magic in Kushmar is not conjured. It is inherited, bound into gold by the forges of the Dwarven Guild, and read at dawn by those who keep the scrolls.
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Take the Oath of the Sun
Release news, the road to publication, and word of The Crown of Ra'tiya — sent first to those within the gates.
No spoilers. No noise.