Tag: dark fantasy novel about trauma and healing
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Yugen. What is it?
Readers of dark fantasy aren’t just chasing darker worlds. They’re chasing truer ones—stories where the monsters outside mirror the ones inside, where trauma actually changes people, and where justice is never simple. Yugen sits right in that sweet spot: a dark fantasy novel with rich psychological complexity, centered on Vian—a betrayed Guardian recruit cursed with…
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A New Journey Begins: Introducing Yugen
Hey everyone, I’m beyond excited to finally share something I’ve been working on for a long time. Probably too long. My debut novel, Yugen, is coming on 1 May 2026, and I wanted to give you a first look at what this story is all about. So, what is Yugen? At its heart, it’s the…
Janessa Keeling 