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Prima Materia 1: On Matter and Decay, Book 1
Paperback
Series: Prima Materia, Book 1
Publisher: Antimony Scrolls
Published: Oct 31 2025
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A new mind-bending dark academia series brimming with Alchemy and deadly secrets.
Kilian Morgenstern, the third child of a prestigious family in Clawfort, has resigned himself to running his family's law office. But when terrible news of his father's sudden death ripples across the ocean, Kilian is burdened with fulfilling his father's dying wish while his siblings inherit the Morgenstern fortune.
Kilian must enroll in the mysterious Moonthorne Academy to study Alchemy with a singular goal: to find a cure for death. But the walls of the Academy harbor dark secrets, and before long, Kilian is plagued by horrifying visions of threats against his loved ones.
When Nikolas Vesa, a dangerous criminal from Kilian's past resurfaces, Kilian is presented with a devil's bargain: let the rakish and disreputable Nikolas help him, or be trapped forever.
With his demon-yellow eyes and troubled past, Nikolas despises not just the Alchemists, but the Morgensterns too-and as he offers Kilian a panacea from his troubles, Nikolas secretly presses the cold knife of vengeance against his back.
On Matter and Decay is the first volume of the Prima Materia series, a dark fantasy thriller that will play with your mind.
This book contains explicit scenes, violence, and gore. For a complete list of Content Warnings, please check out the author's website.
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