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This item is a preorder; shipping scheduled for May 2026.

When you've always been an outsider...
finding solace only in your books...
until one day, you stumble across a safe haven...

Do you love cozy fantasy, with quirky magic like Howl's Moving Castle? Found family & actual family?

Then you need The Library at the Edge of the Wood, a brand new cozy fantasy standalone, full of acceptance, finding your place in the world, and of course, books.

Then The Library at the Edge of the Wood is the story for you!

• Cozy vibes
• Books, books, and more books-it's a library!
• An Uncle-Iroh inspired mentor (But he's a dwarven carpenter)
• Friendship & mending family ties
• A magical cottage you'll want to escape to
  

The Story

Born with silver hair and pointy ears of the "cursed" faerun, Everson has always had to hide his identity, particularly when his mother married the lord of Wrestia. Not wanting his new family to find out his secret, he moves out of the palace the first chance he gets, and takes a job as a lowly courier.

On his way back from delivering a parcel one day, he stumbles across a cottage at the edge of the wood, where he quickly discovers its secret: there's magic within these walls, and he can make this place into the secluded home of his dreams.

His dreams, of course, include wall to wall books, and when a stranger stops for directions and mistakes it for a library, Everson gets an idea: the first free library in Wrestia, where all are welcome.

But when his step-brother summons him to the palace, Everson is confronted by the one person from his childhood who knows his secret: his step-brother's new fiance.

Can he create the welcoming library of his dreams, or will it crumble to ruin if his secret gets out?

The deluxe hardcover features:

• Silver foil hardcover
• Silver gilt edges
• Print books are hand signed by the author
• Brand new interior illustrations by Amber Finnegan, Mirela Pilko, and J. P. Misslecrow
  
• Color endpapers
  
• Never available on retailers