For the Greater Good

The Wanderer of the Night #1

by Olesia Hukriede, Aiman Siddiqui (Editor), Emilie Ocean (Editor)

Through the eternal night of the Beyond, Gael carries his two unfailing blades of steel along with a role he never cared for — executioner.

A prisoner of his own immortal body, he's haunted by memories of the woman he lost, and the only thing to keep him sane is the hope to find out the truth about her disappearance ninety sunless years ago.

Thrown off balance in a momentary flare of vengeance, Gael puts himself between the devil and the deep sea. His master and lord — the White Prince — knows a simple way to deal with treason. But death — the only means to escape the Beyond — is out of the question for Gael.

As he prepares the invasion of the Mortal Realm, the White Prince is driven by his past scars. Close to his victory, he's set his mind on keeping his best executioner by his side, and for the reasons he won't share even with his trusted sidekicks. Death sentence on hold, Gael has to prove himself the man to stand by the interests of the Chthonic kingdom.

Long numbed to his atrocious job, Gael dreads the new task as now he must choose between the nobility making him human and something his comrade in arms and only friend, David, calls a greater good — their chance at destroying the White Prince's hopes for invading the Mortal Realm.

Willing or not, Gael must act fast, for the mighty beast he's bound to, the one waking in the depth of the Somber Abyss, is nearing the point of his full power. Millions of lives at stake, Gael must demonstrate his unwavering loyalty, and through a soul-crippling task no less.

How far will he go for the sake of the greater good?

346 pages, Paperback

Published November 24, 2025

About the author

Olesia Hukriede is the author of a low fantasy/literary fantasy book series The Wanderer of the Night. ⬇️ She's also a translator, TEFL tutor, polyglot 🤓, and devoted mother of two.

The story 📚 weaves otherworldliness into the fabric of reality embellished with magic and mystery ✨️ and gold-threaded with friendship and clean romance subplots.

Born on earth, the characters 🧑👩‍🦰 of The Wanderer of the Night ventured beyond our world's boundaries, some for ulterior motives, others -- for the greater good. They make mistakes, sometimes fatal ones, and they all are flawed in their own way.

The five-book series narrates about an unfortunate wanderer trapped between worlds, looking for answers, a little girl who's to grow up into a powerful savioress, and the cursed one who bartered more than just his soul for the power to turn the Mortal Realm upside down.

To top it off, the story offers immortalized humans, animagus, and mighty spirits who know all the answers but won't move a pinkie to protect the doomed mortals from a deadly invasion of bloodthirsty lost souls.

The abysmal well and the beast in it are a separate puzzle to solve. The secret the beast keeps is vicious, and he will have the abandoned boy dancing to his pipe before he could blink and say, "Never!"

And then come centuries to span, whether in the eternal dark of the Beyond, or in the dark of insatiable human desires. Is there someone to come and bring the all-changing light? ☀️

In the series you'll find:
- ✨️ portals and bridges between worlds
- 🐈‍⬛ animagus and immortality
- 🪞 dark magic and sacrificial rituals
- ⚔️ noble heroes and morally gray characters
- 🤜 friendship and loyalty, as well as treacherous sidekicks
- 🤍 pure hearts and morally corrupt ones
- 🪬 supernatural things and parallel reality
- 😫 heartbreaking dilemmas
- 😱 shocking plot twists
- 🎱 and MORE

Olesia's TOP 10 are (besides books 📚):
- 🐈 cats
- 🌳 outdoors
- 🌱 gardening
- 🍄 mushroom hunting
- 🍟 French fries
- 🌴 tropical islands
- ☀️ summer
- 🤿 snorkeling
- 🎵 movie soundtracks
- 👄 languages

Olesia is not a fan of:
- ☁️ overcast
- 🌧 long rainy winters
- 🚗 driving
- 🎤 singing in public
- 🥱 small talk
- 😖 dental appts
- ☎️ making phone calls
- 📢 promoting her own books :)