The Keeper

A novel in two parts.

Emperor Paul the First, a great alchemist and mesmerist, was not killed by conspirators—the coup was a performance that allowed him to leave St. Petersburg unnoticed. Paul the Alchemist departed for a new world created by the genius Franz-Anton Mesmer—Idyllium. Paul became its first Watcher. For the third century, Idyllium has been hidden in the shadow of our world, interacting with it according to special laws. Guarding Idyllium is the job of the Watchers—there have already been many of them. Each new one must learn the secret of Idyllium and understand who they themselves are…

The main hero of the second part is Watcher number two, a certain Alexis de Kig. “He creates everything from nothing and, while doing this work, he converses with Four Angels. He is equal to God. But…” Yet Alexis de Kig doesn’t know who he is, nor where he came from.

What this book is truly about will depend on the reader—and on the choice they make.