Johanum holds a secret. Those who have survived it understand.
Desolation (Book #2): Coming April 2026
Author’s note:
I’ve wrestled with the sequel to Isolation for several years. When I say wrestle, I mean it. I’ve written the second book, front to back, three times. Each time, the spark died. It was there, smoldering under a pile of ash, but there was never quite enough oxygen for it to breathe.
It turns out that stories will take however long they’re going to take.
At any rate, the second book is coming along nicely now. I seem to have earned the trust of the characters, enough that they’re finally sharing with me what’s actually going on, and I, in turn, get to share their story with you.
It’s coming. And it’s worth the wait.
Don’t miss the beginning of the story.
Travel through time to the Exertus Universe. Meet the academic prodigies of Middlestan, the fierce faces of Bisurakhan, and the unmatched military prowess of the Khanists.
Against the spirit of the living lies Johanum.
Josephine Kanale knows about Johanum, of course. All academics of her caliber do. But she has always assumed the tales of Johanum are more fable than fact, stories designed to tell history, teach lessons, and shape collective norms.
Then comes the day she arrives in Johanum, through no choice of her own.
It will change everything she thinks she knows.
Buy Isolation.