Life, Death, and the Void

Life, Death, and the Void: The Heart
A heart-wrenching novel about the despair of carrying the sole remnant of your life before death: a responsibility endangered by a blossoming love for the very embodiment of ruin.

"Hanxi’s last memory was of her own death.
Then she woke in a ruined, dark temple, staring up at the human woman who had dragged her back from beyond into the realm of the living. No longer truly alive yet denied the peace of the dead, Hanxi burned with fury. With no revelation as to why this familiar stranger had stolen her soul from the Journey, she demanded that the woman return her, as her people’s goddess, Mother Death, would have willed.
Bound by a frail bargain, the two wandered the world, gathering the offerings for Hanxi’s burial rite. As they travelled, shards of Hanxi’s past bled through the cracks in her mind. With them came truths buried deep within herself and within the wounded world around her, unfurling like poisoned smoke, until Hanxi reached a single, terrible realisation: the woman was wreathed in the very shadows that coiled around Hanxi’s purpose, hungry to devour it whole."

Subcategories: #DarkFantasy, #LGBTQ+, #Fantasy, #Feminism, #DarkRomance
If you squint: #EnemiesToLovers #DarkAcademia #LoveTriangle #Horror #AntiCapitalism

Are they lovers? Worse.

Trigger warnings

This book series addresses serious topics and has been carefully reviewed to ensure each subject is portrayed accurately. It does not glorify any of these issues; rather, we felt it was important to create a piece of media where these topics are included and the characters persevere, as people do in the real world, despite such challenges.
We are women, we are queer, and we have drawn on our own experiences, as well as the perspectives of others who have faced similar situations, for inspiration.
This book contains scenes that may cause discomfort; those chapters are clearly marked.If at any point you feel the need to put the book down, please do so. Your mental health is more important, and we provide a description for every chapter at the end of the book.

  • Discrimination (Elves/humans)

  • Misogyny

  • Mental disorders

  • Suicide Ideation

  • Self-Harm

  • Panic Attacks

  • Detailed Meltdown

  • Personality Disorders

  • Sexual harassment

  • Violence

  • Torture

  • Death

  • Body Horror

  • Mentions of Cannibalism

  • Romantic Obsession

  • Religious topics

Subcategories: #DarkFantasy, #LGBTQ+, #Fantasy, #Feminism, #DarkRomance
If you squint: #EnemiesToLovers #DarkAcademia #LoveTriangle #Horror #AntiCapitalism

Are they lovers? Worse.

If you have any questions about the Trigger Warnings, feel free to contact us!

Characters

The Protagonists

Side Characters

Subcategories: #DarkFantasy, #LGBTQ+, #Fantasy, #Feminism, #DarkRomanceIf you squint: #EnemiesToLovers, #DarkAcademia, #LoveTriangle, #Horror, #AntiCapitalism

Are they lovers? Worse.

What character are you?
(Quiz does not include Oleg, and includes characters not mentioned in this page.)

Reviews

"Life, Death and The Void made me discover the joy reading can bring.
I am not a reader, quite the opposite. Books bore me and i am very picky with any media I consume. If the story or characters don’t interest me I will not spend more time on it.
Life, Death and the Void has captivated me both through its rich and intricate worldbuilding and through its incredibly well developed characters. It was a joy to read and a little part of my day I constantly looked forward to while reading book one. I got the chance to get so attached to both protagonists and I am dying to know more about both of their pasts, their relationship and the future of the world they inhabit.
Both authors are attentive and precise about their writing and bring so much attention to each word and sentence, making you actually feel along with the character with a rare realism to their feelings and thoughts." - @Vega" Life, Death and the Void was captivating from beginning to end. I was swept in by the complex character's and compelling worldbuilding, and found myself in a world full of beauty and ruin. Catarina and Esther are a power duo in their beautiful prose and in transporting you into the brain of Jin Hanxi, who is a character unlike any other. You root for her, you get angry with and at her. This book gave me butterflies, made me speechless, ripped my heart out and stomped on it... in the best way, of course." - @Claudia

Subcategories: #DarkFantasy, #LGBTQ+, #Fantasy, #Feminism, #DarkRomance
If you squint: #EnemiesToLovers #DarkAcademia #LoveTriangle #Horror #AntiCapitalism

Are they lovers? Worse.

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Subcategories: #DarkFantasy, #LGBTQ+, #Fantasy, #Feminism, #DarkRomance
If you squint: #EnemiesToLovers #DarkAcademia #LoveTriangle #Horror #AntiCapitalism

Are they lovers? Worse.