The Empty World Companion

Companion to Karan Seraph's The Empty World Sequence. Guide to world-building details, character profiles, peoples and races, settings and locations. Use of the Table of Contents feature is recommended. Contains SPOILERS.

Thresholds & Reflections: An Empty World Anthology

Faerie undergoing social change, a Lydian goddess seeking divorce, a detective encountering the supernatural, a man saying goodbye, a woman beginning something new, the anniversary of a passage, a boy discovering himself, a flower's regret, and pioneers in a distant time and place: these stories set in the universe of...

The Devil's Shadow | The Empty World Sequence

The Devil's Shadow is a 130K word Theological Dark Fantasy which pays homage to Rice's modern classic Interview with the Vampire in its frame-story construction and retells the story of "Shade" a first-century Egyptian recruited by Nephillim loyal to Lucifer to be their agent on Earth, but whom chooses his own path an...

The Empty World | The Empty World Sequence [complete | rewriting]

The Empty World is a 200K word darkly whimsical Fantasy novel, in the supernatural-protagonist tradition of The Sandman or The Vampire Chronicles, about a young daimon who watches over a muse after 'saving' her with a bottle of vampire blood and how they deal with the vampire who bottled that blood and its corrupting...

The Necrophiliac | The Empty World Sequence

Vampire Dark Fantasy Horror --- Amadeo is a hereditary Witch and heir apparent to the famous Jewel family, but he disdains responsibility for life as a club kid of the Fay scene. After he is attacked by a brood of vampires, Amadeo learns psychic powers are not the only secret in his family. Amad is haunted by a...

Treasure: a Vampire Novella | The Empty World Sequence

Vampire Dark Fantasy --- David is a wandering vampire unclaimed by his maker, who must operate in secrecy to avoid conflicts with the ruling Darkling. When he comes near Alexandria, the Capital of the Union of Darkland Nations, David finds the locals already spooked by a series of blood-drained murder victims. As sus...

Indulgent Filth: a Vivid Sadness Novella | The Empty World Sequence

Dark Political Fantasy Intrigue --- The story of a political campaign through multiple perspectives: a candidate caught in a compromising position, a neglected wife, activists moonlighting as masked disco divas, a campaign manager questioning the allegiance of his girlfriend, and a young man who just wants health cove...

Trepidation | Trepidation Trilogy | The Empty World Sequence

Epic Futuristic Dark-Fantasy Adventure --- Claudia is a rational existentialist with ties to them. Danjel is a devout Catholic raised to fear them. Everyone has witnessed violence between Humans and Darkling. Europe is at war, with citizens declaring allegiance to the ruling Union of Darkland Nations or the revolution...

Saints of Evil | Trepidation Trilogy | The Empty World Sequence

Dark Science-Fantasy Paranormal Romance --- He was born on a battlefield; she was born in a lab. Trepidation is a dhampir, a living, breathing, blood-drinking teen, and tired of following his vampire mother and step-father around the world. Mara is the clone of a witch, raised on a remote ranch, and horrified to find...

Serpents in Eden | Trepidation Trilogy | The Empty World Sequence

Dark Space Fantasy --- An international team of explorers lands on Mars, including America's first recognized Vampyre astronaut. When one of their crew goes missing, an investigation leads to signs of previous, unregistered colonization, and manipulation of their team's selection by powers on Earth. With no return...

Raziel and Israfel: an Angel Novella | The Empty World Sequence

Supernatural Fantasy Romance --- Israfel is the Angel of Music, a Prince of the Seraphim, beloved by all, and expected to be eternally glamorous and gay. Raziel is a the quirky leader of the Ophanim, the Angel everyone calls when they need a sacred monument designed. They met once, long ago. When an old friend takes R...