Psychological thriller
The Birds Who Hold Up the Sky
Owen Lark is losing words, time and his grip on what his family can trust.
Paperback at Readings ↗Published and forthcoming fiction
The collection
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Published books
Available now
Three independent works by Elias H. Markwath. Retailer availability and formats vary by location.
Speculative collection
What Remains of Us
Nineteen and a half surviving accounts from a future that has learned to remove suffering.
Paperback at Readings ↗
Psychological thriller
Before Regret
Adrian Pell remembers murdering his wife. She is still alive.
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Featured books
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Start each series at Book One. These series titles are in development; purchase links will appear as each book is released.
Thirty-Nine
Left
Left
Elias H. Markwath
Book One · Kindle planned
Thirty-Nine Left
Attention is not passive. Once it finds you, it selects.
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The Tenth
Marble
Marble
Elias H. Markwath
Book One · Forthcoming
The Tenth Marble
Ten black spheres. One body. Something learning to want.
Full book page →The Birds Who
Hold Up the Sky
Hold Up the Sky
Elias H. Markwath
Published · Standalone
The Birds Who Hold Up the Sky
Owen is losing pieces of himself. His family is trying to hold on.
Full book page →Connected worlds
The series
Each series has a clear first book. Later volumes remain in development.
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The Thirty-Nine Cycle
Begin with Thirty-Nine Left. Attention, witnessing and hidden instructions follow.
Start with Thirty-Nine Left →10
The Ordinary Impossible
Begin with The Tenth Marble: black spheres, human vessels and power without absolution.
Explore the trilogy →RM
Refusal Matter
Begin with What Stops Remains. Matter learns to say no.
Explore the six-book cycle →V
Veyrhold
Begin with The Unwritten Strain: borrowed pain and bodily memory.
Explore Veyrhold →H
The Houses That Listen
Begin with Come Back Quiet: returning people, attentive homes and a rhyme.
Enter the houses →