Supernatural dark fantasy for 16+

Death is not the end

There is no God waiting for you in paradise. No afterlife where friendships severed by death are reformed and families reunited. There is only the Aether, a dimension of insatiable hunger that will possess you no matter the life you led or the beliefs you held.

Yet there is hope for a lucky few. Archivists, existing between the world of the living and the world of the dead, can offer salvation… for a price. Taking your essence in the final moments before death, they become your afterlife, allowing you to speak with those who remain.

When the last archivist is tricked into murder by troubled teenager Sun-young Kang, he finds himself the centre of a suicide cult that die at his feet. But there is more to these deaths than the Archivist realises. Someone is coming for him.

The Archivist may be the closest thing to a god that walks the Earth, but is that enough to keep those he cares about safe?

Praise for The Archivist

A dense but absorbing tale of death’s endless perils and complications.

Kirkus Review

A fascinating concept skillfully executed […] a brilliant dark fantasy novel that would appeal to a wide range of readers, and it is a story I hope continues into another book and I wait for it with baited breath.

LoveReading

The book is a marvelous story about death, but more importantly love, life and hope. V S Nelson has an incredible technique in writing a whole novel about death that never once makes it distressing.

Readers’ Favorite

I will not leave any spoilers. Just know, this book is a must read. It is a beautiful masterpiece and I fervently recommend it to anyone brave enough to put their own heart on the line.

Victoria Liiv (author)

A wonderfully original paranormal mystery/thriller packed full of suspense. Highly recommended!

The Wishing Shelf

The world that the author has created paves way for many other exciting stories but with this book, the prose, the dialogues, the plot – everything was entertaining.

Pallavi Sareen (author)

Heartfelt, engaging, and thoughtful, author V.S. Nelson’s “The Archivist” is a must-read novel of 2022. The growing mythology of the Aether and the Archivists was so creative and unique in its development, and the imagery the author used in their writing was both beautiful and chilling.

Anthony Avina (author)