{"product_id":"the-quiet-cost-of-souls-a-gothic-romantasy-of-marriage-memory-and-necromancy-9798248123063","title":"The Quiet Cost of Souls: A Gothic Romantasy of Marriage, Memory, and Necromancy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): V. M. Ashworth\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Dark Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Quiet Cost of Souls: A Gothic Romantasy of Marriage, Memory, and Necromancy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey've been married for two decades. They've ruled a decaying empire together, sustained by necromantic power and stolen souls. But when the boundary between the living and the dead collapses, Empress Serath and her wife Mirovan must journey across a haunted realm to undo the damage their civilization has caused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cost of repair is devastating: one of them must surrender the emotional memories that shaped their marriage-the early passion, the shared grief, the intimacy that made them whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a story about falling in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a story about what love costs when survival demands sacrifice. About marriages tested not by betrayal, but by time, responsibility, and impossible choices. About necromancy as a political economy-exploitative, corrupting, unsustainable. About choosing peace over emotional completeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablished F\/F marriage between women in their late 30s\/40s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNecromancy with ethical weight and political consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGothic atmosphere: decay, haunting, architectural ruin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional restraint over melodrama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo love triangles, no miscommunication plots, no redemptive healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ending that affirms commitment without restoring sentimentality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who loved: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e (tone, not structure), \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How You Lose the Time War\u003c\/i\u003e, literary fantasy that respects difficult choices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoss is permanent. Peace is earned, not rewarded.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003e Adult Gothic Romantasy Dark Fantasy LGBTQ+ Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent notes: \u003c\/b\u003e Mature themes, death, grief, morally complex protagonists, bittersweet ending\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593625125015,"sku":"9798248123063","price":1377.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798248123063.webp?v=1774982706","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-quiet-cost-of-souls-a-gothic-romantasy-of-marriage-memory-and-necromancy-9798248123063","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}