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Illustrated literary fiction, made with maps, margins, and room for rereading. Ordering information for the first edition will be posted here when ready.

Compass Hall cover artwork
Compass Hall, monochrome first-edition artwork.

Illustrated literary novella

Compass Hall

A republic teaches its children to find north before they learn to find themselves. From that first lesson, the novella follows civic trust, ordinary tools, and the questions people inherit together.

Edition status: first edition in preparation for 2026. A spoiler-light reader guide preview and the first public map are available now.

Formats
Print edition and ebook planned. Ordering channels are forthcoming.
Reader Guide
Read a spoiler-light preview. The complete reader's guide is intended for readers who have finished the novella and is forthcoming as a companion resource.
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Ordering information forthcoming. Libraries, reading groups, and bookstores may request an edition note.
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A long civic table covered with compasses before a quiet crowd
Monochrome chapter artwork. The visual language of Compass Hall favors civic objects, stillness, and observed consequence.