Blankborn
by C.A. Ash · August 2026
THEY REWROTE HIS STORY BEFORE THEY KILLED HIM.
Cassia Arlen was seven years old when she watched her father die in Ash Square.
The Scriptorium called him dangerous. They said he had broken his Oaths, lost control of his power, and become a threat to the city.
Cass has never believed them.
Ten years later, she returns to Ash Square for the ritual that will determine her own place in the world. In Caldera, the stories people live by are more than metaphor. They are bound into Oaths, written into crystal, and enforced by the Scriptorium—the institution that decides which stories are true.
Cass is supposed to accept the story chosen for her.
Instead, she discovers something the Scriptorium has spent generations hiding:
stories can be changed.
And if her father's story was written for him, she has to find out who wrote it—and why.
But uncovering the truth means challenging the people who control the city's history, its magic, and the lives bound to both. The deeper Cass digs, the more she begins to question not only what happened to her father, but what she herself is capable of becoming.
Because if the people in power can write your story for you, taking it back may require becoming someone they never intended you to be.
BLANKBORN is the first book in the Mythsea Cycle, a character-driven epic fantasy about power, identity, found family, and the stories we are told to live by.
Some stories are written for you. This one, she's taking back.
About Blankborn
THEY REWROTE HIS STORY BEFORE THEY KILLED HIM.
Cassia Arlen was seven years old when she watched her father die in Ash Square.
The Scriptorium called him dangerous. They said he had broken his Oaths, lost control of his power, and become a threat to the city.
Cass has never believed them.
Ten years later, she returns to Ash Square for the ritual that will determine her own place in the world. In Caldera, the stories people live by are more than metaphor. They are bound into Oaths, written into crystal, and enforced by the Scriptorium—the institution that decides which stories are true.
Cass is supposed to accept the story chosen for her.
Instead, she discovers something the Scriptorium has spent generations hiding:
stories can be changed.
And if her father's story was written for him, she has to find out who wrote it—and why.
But uncovering the truth means challenging the people who control the city's history, its magic, and the lives bound to both. The deeper Cass digs, the more she begins to question not only what happened to her father, but what she herself is capable of becoming.
Because if the people in power can write your story for you, taking it back may require becoming someone they never intended you to be.
BLANKBORN is the first book in the Mythsea Cycle, a character-driven epic fantasy about power, identity, found family, and the stories we are told to live by.
Some stories are written for you. This one, she's taking back.
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C.A. Ash
C.A. Ash writes fantasy that ranges from epic to cozy, comedic, and folklore-inspired stories within the YA to Adult market. No matter which story or genre it is, every story has a few things in common: Immersive worlds and unique magic systems. C.A. Ash brings a thoughtful and distinctive perspective to storytelling, crafting worlds that feel layered and vivid. BLANKBORN is their debut novel, introducing readers to a fantasy voice shaped by the love of world-building, atmosphere, and stories that linger long after the final page.
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