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Regnum Noctis: Vol. I.
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Expected 9 Mar 26In the Known Land, night does not merely fall, it devours.
The Nightward Kingdom stands between the Sunward crown and the Land of the Night, where monsters that feed on human flesh wait beyond the mountains. Peace holds by treaty and Commander Meino Terren, son of the southern king, serves as Royal Host Commander in the North, bound by oath to the very throne that keeps him from home.
When a succession crisis fractures the Nightward court and a hidden guild of assassins begins to move, Meino is ordered to investigate. What he uncovers threatens more than a throne. It threatens the fragile balance keeping the monsters at bay.
Princess Helmi is meant to be the North’s future, dutiful, visible, controlled. But she walks a second path no one suspects. As alliances shift and southern fleets gather on the horizon, her secrets grow dangerous enough to ignite a war.
Between kingdoms that distrust him, a father who may become his enemy, and a love that was never meant to survive, Meino must loyalty, blood, or the woman who could destroy them all.
Because if the North falls, the Land of the Night will not remain patient.
The Nightward Kingdom stands between the Sunward crown and the Land of the Night, where monsters that feed on human flesh wait beyond the mountains. Peace holds by treaty and Commander Meino Terren, son of the southern king, serves as Royal Host Commander in the North, bound by oath to the very throne that keeps him from home.
When a succession crisis fractures the Nightward court and a hidden guild of assassins begins to move, Meino is ordered to investigate. What he uncovers threatens more than a throne. It threatens the fragile balance keeping the monsters at bay.
Princess Helmi is meant to be the North’s future, dutiful, visible, controlled. But she walks a second path no one suspects. As alliances shift and southern fleets gather on the horizon, her secrets grow dangerous enough to ignite a war.
Between kingdoms that distrust him, a father who may become his enemy, and a love that was never meant to survive, Meino must loyalty, blood, or the woman who could destroy them all.
Because if the North falls, the Land of the Night will not remain patient.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 9, 2026
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N. Condor
2 books7 followersAuthor of dark, character-driven fantasy with a taste for secrets, power, and things best left in the dark.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
This is my first review ever, and I’ve only recently started exploring dark fantasy by new authors. I’m really glad I picked this one up. Regnum Noctis delivers exactly what I wanted: moody, atmospheric world-building where night feels alive and dangerous, morally complex characters and court politics. The writing is sharp and pulls you in. The plot moves well, and there is always the feeling that something big and scary waits just beyond the borders. This is the first volume, and it ends in a way that makes me want the next book right now. If you like stories with shadows, power games, and complicated relationships, I think you will enjoy it.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Overall, it was a good read. This work is full of scheming and people telling half-truths.
The main couple are controversial, and I have a feeling that in the next part, Volume 2, the main character will go insane — or at least turn seriously twisted. It was interesting how the characters kept trying to deny that they were in a fantasy world, denying magic even as it unfolded around them. It should have been longer.
The main couple are controversial, and I have a feeling that in the next part, Volume 2, the main character will go insane — or at least turn seriously twisted. It was interesting how the characters kept trying to deny that they were in a fantasy world, denying magic even as it unfolded around them. It should have been longer.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The FMC is a hybrid, and the MMC is madly in love with her. They fight for their land and for their love, but in the end they lose each other. The ending is unsettling, almost like a prophecy fulfilled, and it leaves many questions unanswered. I’m hoping there will be a Vol. 2. I’ll definitely continue the series, because emotionally it really stings.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This book has clearly been heavily affected by GOT, but it doesn’t spend hundreds of pages building houses or introducing characters — it moves forward solidly. However, it feels like the first act of something longer. By the end, the main character is really losing his shit.
Review of advance copy
This is a fast-moving fantasy with sharp politics and zero patience for endless exposition. The tone feels somewhat similar to Red Rising in its first-person intensity. The ending is very dividing, but overall it was a good read and hopefully it continues.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The MMc is kind of stoic the FMC is supernatural, the ending is a cliffhanger. I hope there will be a Vol. 2.
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