Stability is the first rule. Questioning it is the last.Christian is a Veilwarden--trained to maintain the portals between worlds and never, under any circumstances, use her dangerous dynamo abilities.On her first assignment, the system fails. Reality slips. Chaos surges. And when protocol isn't enough, Christian breaks the only rule that matters. She crosses the veil.What she finds on the other side isn't what she was trained to expect. And when she returns, no one wants to hear what she's learned.Because restoring balance may not be enough…This book is part of the portal fantasy series, The Veilwardens Chronicles by Taylen Carver:0.5 Veilbound1.0 After the Quieting Also (only from Stories Rule Press):Taylen Carver's Super-BundleContemporary Portal Fantasy ___Praise for After the Quieting:When done well, in the hands of a master, fantasy doubles down on all the best options available in the many genres of fiction. That, for me, describes After the Quieting.Where Veilbound established the world, After the Quieting raises the stakes. Carver's talent for tension and high-impact storytelling is evident throughout, drawing the reader further into a series that promises significant consequences.Utterly fascinating new worlds to learn about, different languages (with the inevitable lost-in-translation bits), different kinds of people, and, boy-oh-boy, finding that the less-than-stellar attitudes and behaviors of our own world are also mirrored in fantasy worlds.___Taylen Carver writes fantasy shaped by deep history, high stakes, and the quiet power of found family. Her stories aren't bound by tropes--they're rooted in myth, political undercurrents, and the kind of lived-in worldbuilding that makes the magic feel real. Whether it's contemporary fantasy, dystopian saga, or something harder to name, Taylen's work always delivers one thing: hope in the face of ruin.A finalist for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novella in 2023, Taylen is one of the pen names of award-winning author Tracy Cooper-Posey. With over 200 titles to her name, Tracy writes across romance, science fiction, and fantasy, always drawn to the echoes of long-forgotten truths.She writes from Edmonton, Canada, fueled by Irish Breakfast tea, chocolate, and the kind of fiction that stays in your bones for years.

Stability is the first rule. Questioning it is the last.Christian is a Veilwarden--trained to maintain the portals between worlds and never, under any circumstances, use her dangerous dynamo abilities.On her first assignment, the system fails. Reality slips. Chaos surges. And when protocol isn't enough, Christian breaks the only rule that matters. She crosses the veil.What she finds on the other side isn't what she was trained to expect. And when she returns, no one wants to hear what she's learned.Because restoring balance may not be enough…This book is part of the portal fantasy series, The Veilwardens Chronicles by Taylen Carver:0.5 Veilbound1.0 After the Quieting Also (only from Stories Rule Press):Taylen Carver's Super-BundleContemporary Portal Fantasy ___Praise for After the Quieting:When done well, in the hands of a master, fantasy doubles down on all the best options available in the many genres of fiction. That, for me, describes After the Quieting.Where Veilbound established the world, After the Quieting raises the stakes. Carver's talent for tension and high-impact storytelling is evident throughout, drawing the reader further into a series that promises significant consequences.Utterly fascinating new worlds to learn about, different languages (with the inevitable lost-in-translation bits), different kinds of people, and, boy-oh-boy, finding that the less-than-stellar attitudes and behaviors of our own world are also mirrored in fantasy worlds.___Taylen Carver writes fantasy shaped by deep history, high stakes, and the quiet power of found family. Her stories aren't bound by tropes--they're rooted in myth, political undercurrents, and the kind of lived-in worldbuilding that makes the magic feel real. Whether it's contemporary fantasy, dystopian saga, or something harder to name, Taylen's work always delivers one thing: hope in the face of ruin.A finalist for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novella in 2023, Taylen is one of the pen names of award-winning author Tracy Cooper-Posey. With over 200 titles to her name, Tracy writes across romance, science fiction, and fantasy, always drawn to the echoes of long-forgotten truths.She writes from Edmonton, Canada, fueled by Irish Breakfast tea, chocolate, and the kind of fiction that stays in your bones for years.