Muddy and exhausted, Vivienne looks toward you from the ground of a dark, misty forest. Sirel stands behind her holding a bow, her face outside the frame.

Stories from another world

USRA

Some worlds are closer than they seem.

Begin with Wordless by Julian N. Cail, the first novel set in Usra.

WORDLESSBook I

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Book I

WORDLESS

Follow the story chapter by chapter, with illustrations along the way. Read at your own pace and return to where you left off.

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Available chapters

  1. Opening
  2. Beginning
  3. Sidra
  4. Keral
  5. PartingLatest chapter

Beyond the page

The world opens as you read.

Return to the people and places you meet in the story. Each chapter opens more to explore.

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Behind the stories

Years of notes. A world taking shape.

Characters, unfinished conversations and fragments of stories became the beginnings of Usra.

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