The Broken Year

A world shaped by

Roads. Seasons.Promises.

Ancient powers. Impossible choices.Stories that follow the road forward.

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Three epic novels. One complete story.

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TheChained Rain

A canal apprentice discovers an ancient force held against its nature, drawing her into a struggle over water, authority, and a promise buried beneath centuries of law.

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TheHollow Season

The old order is failing and the seasons no longer obey. One young woman becomes entangled with a power others are desperate to understand, use, and control.

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TheLast Godroad

As ancient roads reopen and rival nations search for stability, one dangerous question remains: if a single person could hold everything together, should they?

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The Pilgrims

Frost, one of the six PilgrimsBloom, one of the six PilgrimsHeat, one of the six PilgrimsGale, one of the six PilgrimsRain, one of the six PilgrimsHarvest, one of the six Pilgrims

The World

Six seasons. Infinite stories.

From the Frost holds to the distant Harvest, explore the lands, peoples, and histories that shape The Broken Year.

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The Author

M. Laurence Scott

M. Laurence Scott is a Southern California writer drawn to sprawling worlds, complicated people, and the systems they build to survive one another.

A lifelong lover of fantasy and storytelling, he writes about ordinary people facing forces larger than themselves, with themes of responsibility, grief, family, and consequence at the heart of his work.

The Broken Year is his first published fantasy series.

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News From the Road

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Beyond the trilogy

Two new titles wait beyond the horizon. Join the letters for release announcements, cover notes, and the first word when these roads open.

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TheBurning Promise

Three centuries before the year broke, a boy, a monk, and a bard become unlikely travelers in the making of a promise meant to protect generations—and perhaps end an age.

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TheWhite Stair

When ancient protections fail in the northern mountains, a young courier and stranded travelers must cross the White Stair, discovering that Frost has preserved things never meant to remain unchanged.

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