In the immersive Veil’s Edge series, Carla Maria Atherton (that’s me) weaves together everything from ancient and mystic wisdom, cosmology, the internal sciences, magick, star lore, dreamplay, and mythology with the social, political, personal, and relational, to reflect and reimagine our heartbreakingly beautiful, our terrifyingly lovely world, not built on limited expectations, but the possibilities—the possibilities for both the stories we tell and the stories we live.

In the beginning…“The Box to which Pandora gestured with a graceful wave of her hand felt to Camaria to be familiar, crafted in the style of her Uncles, the word “Love” carefully carved into its lid. It was beautiful with a promise of wonder and delight—if only she would open it.

The other, The Box to which Pandora gestured with the back of her hand, was curious, strange, made of an ancient-looking rotting wood that had fallen away in places, the hinge crooked, the writing on the lid in a language unknown to her.

Immediately Camaria chose…

And Pandora said:

Every loss is a breaking, every cry a revelation, every pause a balm. Every laugh is a revolution, every sigh a pivot, every tear a stitch. Every Truth—with no exception—is a Gift."

And so it is.

The experience...

Felt through the HeArts, seen through the eyes, and told through the voices of The Lovers, The Poets, The Dreamers, The TimeBenders, The StoryWeavers, The Alchemists, and The Artists, the books take readers on a wild and inspired celebration of humanity, possibility, passion, and purpose. They will leave you laughing, dancing, crying, singing, and utterly transformed.

Veil's Edge is not simply a tragedy, an epic adventure, a comedy, a happy ending, or a cautionary tale. It is all of it, and so much more. It is Our Story—the ultimate, the quintessential, Story of Life, of Love.

This is Book 1 Part 1.