Vol. ISeason One
The Chronicles of Mihao · The Keeper of Forgotten Stories
The Keeper, before the pyramids of the Forgotten Desert
From the Keeper’s shelf
“Keep them all, little one. The sad ones too. Especially the sad ones.”
— Wen, the first storyteller
The Keeper’s sigils
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One gold star is hidden in the opening plate of every chapter. Find all nine.
Contents
- IOnce Upon a HaoIn which an old cat wakes in a desert that has forgotten its own namep. 03
- IIThe Kingdom of SandIn which Mihao goes underground, meets a queen who will not wake for long, and answers a lion’s question badlyp. 13
- IIIThe Whispering ForestIn which the trees remember too much, and a small fox with a light in her tail decides to followp. 25
- IVThe Lost KingdomIn which a whole kingdom has misplaced itself, a chancellor has made a bargain, and Pell notices the edgesp. 37
- VThe Seven GuardiansIn which seven ancient guardians refuse to trust the Keeper, and a fox tells the truest story she knowsp. 47
- VIThe Forbidden LibraryIn which Mihao finds the library beneath the Library, learns who the first storyteller was, and opens a drawerp. 59
- VIIThe HollowIn which the enemy comes at last, and is not at all what anyone expectedp. 69
- VIIIThe Last MemoryIn which the Keeper remembers, and wishes he did not, and remembers anywayp. 79
- IXThe Everlasting StoryIn which a story is finished, a library is rebuilt, and a door appears that was not there beforep. 89
Before the first kingdom, before the stars had names, there was a library that kept every story ever told. Its keeper was a cat. This is the tale of how he lost it, and what he found instead.