The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight
(2026)(The third book in the Amethyst Lantern series)
A novel by J Dianne Dotson
PRAISE FOR THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT
"The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight, despite being a prequel, feels like a natural progression for this series - a sort of growing-up, as readers graduate from the youthful struggles of the Amethyst Lantern's heroes to the unique love and heartbreak of an older cast. For fans of all ages, it's a satisfying read, bringing the history of Dotson's lunarpunk world into focus and adding invaluable context to the lives of Andraste and her loved ones."
—Kara Dennison, author & co-founder of Altrix Books
"In The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight, J. Dianne Dotson presents us with that rarest of treasures: a prequel every bit as immersive, gripping, and beguiling as the original. This is a symphony of world-building and characterisation from an author with a deft touch for weaving science, magic and emotion into a deeply satisfying whole."
—Gareth L. Powell, author of Jitterbug
BEFORE GLIMMERBIGHT BECAME A PLACE OF LEGEND, before the Amethyst Lantern cast its purple light across a changed world, there were four friends, one impossible discovery, and a night when everything began to glow.
Andraste (known to her friends as Andi) has spent her life chasing beauty, knowledge, and hope in a world already tipping toward catastrophe. At a coastal inn perched above a crescent bay, she gathers with her brilliant, eccentric circle: Bendin, the poet-scientist with a secret hidden beneath the vines; Bozzard, botanist, doctor, and loyal chaos agent; and Pim, a joyful tinkerer whose creations may be far more wondrous than anyone imagined.
But as heat rises, storms gather, and the world beyond the island begins to fracture, Andi discovers that the future may depend on the very things most people overlook: friendship, art, old lighthouses, strange machines, moonlight, and the stubborn refusal to surrender wonder.
When a mysterious force awakens beneath the earth, it changes them all. Some gifts are radiant, some dangerous, and some bind a person forever to the place and people they love.
Lush, romantic, whimsical, and bittersweet, The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight is the origin story of a world born from collapse—a tale of found family, ecological hope, impossible science, and the enduring light we carry into the dark.
Genre: Science Fiction
"The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight, despite being a prequel, feels like a natural progression for this series - a sort of growing-up, as readers graduate from the youthful struggles of the Amethyst Lantern's heroes to the unique love and heartbreak of an older cast. For fans of all ages, it's a satisfying read, bringing the history of Dotson's lunarpunk world into focus and adding invaluable context to the lives of Andraste and her loved ones."
—Kara Dennison, author & co-founder of Altrix Books
"In The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight, J. Dianne Dotson presents us with that rarest of treasures: a prequel every bit as immersive, gripping, and beguiling as the original. This is a symphony of world-building and characterisation from an author with a deft touch for weaving science, magic and emotion into a deeply satisfying whole."
—Gareth L. Powell, author of Jitterbug
BEFORE GLIMMERBIGHT BECAME A PLACE OF LEGEND, before the Amethyst Lantern cast its purple light across a changed world, there were four friends, one impossible discovery, and a night when everything began to glow.
Andraste (known to her friends as Andi) has spent her life chasing beauty, knowledge, and hope in a world already tipping toward catastrophe. At a coastal inn perched above a crescent bay, she gathers with her brilliant, eccentric circle: Bendin, the poet-scientist with a secret hidden beneath the vines; Bozzard, botanist, doctor, and loyal chaos agent; and Pim, a joyful tinkerer whose creations may be far more wondrous than anyone imagined.
But as heat rises, storms gather, and the world beyond the island begins to fracture, Andi discovers that the future may depend on the very things most people overlook: friendship, art, old lighthouses, strange machines, moonlight, and the stubborn refusal to surrender wonder.
When a mysterious force awakens beneath the earth, it changes them all. Some gifts are radiant, some dangerous, and some bind a person forever to the place and people they love.
Lush, romantic, whimsical, and bittersweet, The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight is the origin story of a world born from collapse—a tale of found family, ecological hope, impossible science, and the enduring light we carry into the dark.
Genre: Science Fiction