The Ninth Road

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

The waystones are going out one by one, and the last Warden of the north has one old lantern, a wrong map, and a disgraced cartographer who won't say why the map is wrong.

epic fantasyNewBook 1 of 3Long read

~204–206 pages · 20 chapters · 3 endings · 3.3T paths

A book that casts you as the lead

This is a personalized choose-your-own-adventure book: before you begin, it asks a few questions, then weaves your answers into the prose while your choices steer the plot. The full story is free to read in your browser — no account needed for the opening — and if it becomes yours, you can keep it as a personalized PDF.

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This story asks: lantern name, trail food, keepsake.

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