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L.J De’Rosario

Author of The Crown and the Card

Dark political fantasy set in the world of the Heartless Throne

UmbraVox Publishing

The Black Card Almanac

A free monthly series of short stories from the world of the Heartless Throne. Delivered in ebook and audio format.

Unlock hidden histories, untold character stories, and fragments of a world not meant to be fully understood.

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About the Author

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I write under the pseudonym L. J. De’Rosario, chosen in homage to the members of my family who have inspired me most throughout my journey. I have been writing for nearly twenty years, creating plays and fiction shaped by a core belief: that everyone has a backstory, and that judgement is always limited by what we cannot know.

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The Heartless Throne Series

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The Heartless Throne is a dark fantasy series that reimagines the world before Wonderland became a realm of riddles, madness, and myth. Set within a rigid queendom ruled by law, lineage, and the long shadow of lost magic, the series explores how the kingdom's citizens were transformed into the magical figures later encountered in Lewis Carroll's stories.

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