Enter the Kingdom of Chandory
A gothic royal world of crowns, bloodlines, old wounds, chosen family, and the terrible things that happen when power learns how to wear a beloved face.
Welcome to the official home of Chandory, beginning with Shadow of the King, a dark royal horror about Queen Emily, Crown Princess Morgann Blackthorne, and the ancient thing beneath the throne that wants the crown, the queen, and every fear the royal family has tried to survive.
Shadow of the King
When Queen Emily hears her husband’s voice in the wrong place, Crown Princess Morgann Blackthorne sees what no one else does: something wearing the king’s face has taken root in the castle.
What begins as a desperate flight to warded refuge at Hythebourne becomes a battle against an ancient hunger born of blood, power, and old bargains buried beneath the throne. The thing that calls itself king can mimic love, reach through dreams, and feed on fear, shame, and memory.
Shadow of the King is a gothic royal horror about chosen family, inherited violence, and the terrible things that happen when power feeds on pain.
Explore the Kingdom
Chandory is a kingdom of old crowns, dangerous loyalty, sharp-edged mercy, and families built as much by choice as blood. Its history lives in royal banners, noble houses, warded halls, battlefield debts, court whispers, and the stubborn love of people who refuse to become what hurt them.
Here you’ll find the people, places, houses, heraldry, and old magic that shape Shadow of the King and the wider world of Chandory.
About the Author
Becca is a history teacher with twenty-six years in the classroom and a lifelong love of story, power, memory, and the strange ways the past keeps showing its bones through the present. She has been writing since high school, building worlds where history, horror, tenderness, and survival often sit at the same table.
Her work blends royal politics, gothic atmosphere, chosen family, inherited violence, and the stubborn dignity of people who refuse to be remade by cruelty.
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