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The Twelfth World #2
The Cure for Living - Part One
“I’ll tell you a story,” the Visionary said to the young woman. “When I’m done, I promise I’ll undo these chains and let you go.” He met her gaze, his eyes as deep as the space between worlds. “You will stay."
In the oasis city of Qurrâb, wealth, power, and fame all bow to a single ideal: yâsh, the virtue of one's heart. There, a thirteen-year-old girl with a mind like no other resolves to become the brightest soul history has ever seen, inspiring others to follow her example. Her goal? To unite humanity and vanquish the Darkness, the destructive force within all of us that makes the world the wretched place that it is.
When veteran Jespar tre Moreste reaches the fabled City of Sages forty years later, his only concern is finding Loanne, the sister he once abandoned. Little does he know that his journey will soon lead him into the dark underbelly of the supposed paradise, where ruthless crime syndicates mingle with death cults and forbidden schools of philosophy. As old wounds resurface and reality fractures, Jespar realizes that even after the tumultuous events of Kilay, he still has demons of his own to conquer — and that often, the most charming masks hide the vilest of minds.
This is the first part of The Cure for Living, a single story told across two volumes.
Closing Jespar’s saga with a haunting blend of mystery, dark fantasy, and thriller, The Cure for Living examines the cost of obsession, the fragility of identity, and the dark side of humankind
In the oasis city of Qurrâb, wealth, power, and fame all bow to a single ideal: yâsh, the virtue of one's heart. There, a thirteen-year-old girl with a mind like no other resolves to become the brightest soul history has ever seen, inspiring others to follow her example. Her goal? To unite humanity and vanquish the Darkness, the destructive force within all of us that makes the world the wretched place that it is.
When veteran Jespar tre Moreste reaches the fabled City of Sages forty years later, his only concern is finding Loanne, the sister he once abandoned. Little does he know that his journey will soon lead him into the dark underbelly of the supposed paradise, where ruthless crime syndicates mingle with death cults and forbidden schools of philosophy. As old wounds resurface and reality fractures, Jespar realizes that even after the tumultuous events of Kilay, he still has demons of his own to conquer — and that often, the most charming masks hide the vilest of minds.
This is the first part of The Cure for Living, a single story told across two volumes.
Closing Jespar’s saga with a haunting blend of mystery, dark fantasy, and thriller, The Cure for Living examines the cost of obsession, the fragility of identity, and the dark side of humankind
757 pages, Hardcover
First published February 26, 2026
About the author
Nicolas Lietzau
4 books505 followersI’m an independent German author best known for my writing for the award-winning indie videogame Enderal, which grew from niche favorite to cult hit.
Growing up in both the heart of Munich and a bucolic Bavarian farmhouse, my love for stories began by reading German fairytales in the attic and was nurtured by copious amounts of fiction, ranging from fantasy to horror to historical to literary.
Many things have shaped my writing: a turbulent childhood, living in five different countries, and a loss of reality I suffered due to experiments in lucid dreaming. I feel drawn to people and experiences off the beaten path and try to make my work reflect that. I currently live as a digital nomad traveling across Europe as I work on the second Enderal novel.
Growing up in both the heart of Munich and a bucolic Bavarian farmhouse, my love for stories began by reading German fairytales in the attic and was nurtured by copious amounts of fiction, ranging from fantasy to horror to historical to literary.
Many things have shaped my writing: a turbulent childhood, living in five different countries, and a loss of reality I suffered due to experiments in lucid dreaming. I feel drawn to people and experiences off the beaten path and try to make my work reflect that. I currently live as a digital nomad traveling across Europe as I work on the second Enderal novel.
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October 31, 2021The release of this book is just another thing I’m adding to my short but ongoing list of “things keeping me tethered to a sane existence”
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December 20, 2025Yes, finally a release date and cover reveal!
Love the cover art, can't wait to get my hands on this, I absolutely LOVED book one:)
Love the cover art, can't wait to get my hands on this, I absolutely LOVED book one:)
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November 22, 2023I can not wait to get this next year, come on 2024!!!!!
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December 17, 2025There's a cover and a release-date! I'm desperately hoping it's real this time! @Nicolas Lietzau, I'm attempting to wait patiently, but I needed this book yesterday.
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March 9, 2024Can't wait!
March 7, 2026
Going on my dnf shelf as about ten percent of the way in I still had no idea where it was going.
March 7, 2026
No idea how this will play out, but it’s been quite a ride. Really excited for part two.
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