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Caligo's Ruin
War is coming, but not for Novus Aitus. A war for the Sources.
Mercy has returned corrupted and unstable, a danger to everyone around him, yet possibly the only hope against Bryer’s plans. As Caligo’s monarchy begins to crumble, Bryer abandons rebellion for open war, unleashing the Sica Blades to destroy Caligo’s reputation from the shadows while he prepares a far greater strike.
What Sylas uncovers about Orlo’s prophecy changes everything. It was never meant to be fulfilled, only to guard against a threat that could erase the Source Keepers and magic itself. This is not a war for Novus Aitus, it is a war for the Sources. To survive, Mercy and Caligo must confront the full weight of thier power and the fate they have been trying out outrun since they met.
Amid war, grief, and betrayal, loyalty and survival blur. Love becomes both a weapon and a weakness, and every choice carries a cost. To save their magic, their people, and each other, they will all have to risk becoming the very things they fear.
Mercy has returned corrupted and unstable, a danger to everyone around him, yet possibly the only hope against Bryer’s plans. As Caligo’s monarchy begins to crumble, Bryer abandons rebellion for open war, unleashing the Sica Blades to destroy Caligo’s reputation from the shadows while he prepares a far greater strike.
What Sylas uncovers about Orlo’s prophecy changes everything. It was never meant to be fulfilled, only to guard against a threat that could erase the Source Keepers and magic itself. This is not a war for Novus Aitus, it is a war for the Sources. To survive, Mercy and Caligo must confront the full weight of thier power and the fate they have been trying out outrun since they met.
Amid war, grief, and betrayal, loyalty and survival blur. Love becomes both a weapon and a weakness, and every choice carries a cost. To save their magic, their people, and each other, they will all have to risk becoming the very things they fear.
632 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2026
About the author
Jess L.M. Anderson
6 books74 followersJess L. M. Anderson has been hoarding stories like a dragon with a particularly nerdy treasure stash since childhood. Armed with a Master’s in Cinema Post Production from DePaul University (2019), she briefly considered a life of editing other people’s work before deciding she’d rather write her own. Mostly because she enjoys causing problems on purpose.
Her debut fantasy novel, Mercy’s Light, kicked off The Source Keepers series, a world she first conjured at age 12 and refused to let die. After receiving traditional publishing offers, Jess chose indie publishing for the creative freedom, embracing the chaos, wielding total artistic control like a mildly unhinged sorcerer, and enabling her goblin tendencies on the internet as stressinabox.
When not writing, Jess crafts Bookish Bugs, mounted bug art featuring recycled pages from her books and dried flowers. Because nothing says “fantasy author” like preserving dead things for fun. She also haunts conventions, where she sells books, shiny trinkets, and aggressively nerdy art to fellow fantasy gremlins.
She currently resides in Tifton, GA, where she continues expanding her literary worlds, hoarding shiny ideas, and consuming an irresponsible amount of coffee, all while pretending she has a normal sleep schedule.
Her debut fantasy novel, Mercy’s Light, kicked off The Source Keepers series, a world she first conjured at age 12 and refused to let die. After receiving traditional publishing offers, Jess chose indie publishing for the creative freedom, embracing the chaos, wielding total artistic control like a mildly unhinged sorcerer, and enabling her goblin tendencies on the internet as stressinabox.
When not writing, Jess crafts Bookish Bugs, mounted bug art featuring recycled pages from her books and dried flowers. Because nothing says “fantasy author” like preserving dead things for fun. She also haunts conventions, where she sells books, shiny trinkets, and aggressively nerdy art to fellow fantasy gremlins.
She currently resides in Tifton, GA, where she continues expanding her literary worlds, hoarding shiny ideas, and consuming an irresponsible amount of coffee, all while pretending she has a normal sleep schedule.
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