Read The Golden Thread

A tale of fated love, connection and revolution in a rotting world, about a powerless survivor and his mysterious protector.

Love Through Lifetimes

As the sole survivor of Cuey during the Night of Terror, Elpis has lived hiding his existence from the oppressive Scorcan Empire and watching the expansion of the Fray—a rot inside the invisible sacred Thread that gives Karanans their magic and connects them to each other and to the land. When his uncle, the village chief, falls ill with a deadly disease, Elpis follows an insurgent all the way to the secret Crimson Eye stronghold in Moonflower Mountain looking for a medicine forbidden by Scorcan law due to its magical nature.

Now Elpis will enter a world where Thread magic is not just accepted, it is necessary for the survival of the group. Despite lacking this magic, Elpis piques the attention of Rytar, the mysterious leader of the Crimson Eye, entangling their fates in a way that threatens to shift the balance of the Thread and the destiny of Karana.

New chapter is released monthly!

Gold members read each chapter first and get access to sketches, process work, and studies.
Free subscribers can read up to Chapter 3 a month after Gold members.

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What is an illustrated webnovel? What should I expect?
An illustrated webnovel can mean many things, but in my case it's the child of webcomics, narrative illustration, and webnovels. I started publishing TGT as a webcomic a few years ago, but the format just wasn't doing it for me in a creative sense: I wanted a medium that could move the story faster without feeling too tedious. Prose and narrative illustration come more naturally to me, so combining them made a lot of sense. Each chapter of TGT contains prose and multiple illustrations that merge my knowledge of cartooning, illustration, and creative writing, adapting to my multiple interests and to my brain's way of storytelling.

When are you planning to release new chapters? Will I be able to read the whole story all at once or will it be serialized?
The webnovel will be serialized, meaning chapters will be released once a month.

Will the webnovel be available for free?
The Prologue is the only available chapter for non-subscribers. Chapters 1-3 will be free to read for Free subscribers a month after Gold members receive early access. The rest of the chapters will only be available to Gold members.

What else do I get by signing up for Gold?
By signing up for the Gold Tier, you'll get access to more content aside from the webnovel: sketches, process work, studies, etc. As content accumulates over time, the list of benefits you get from Gold only grows.