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Books by Philip Hughes

Novels that live at the edges of the familiar — where science fiction, dark fantasy, and thriller blur into something harder to name.

Science Fiction·2026Available Now

The Kolijar chronicles: Book one

Epic, emotional, raw.

A shattered crown. An ancient power. A war rooted in the past.When the sorceress Leyanna launches a devastating invasion of Kreturia, young Queen Serafina loses everything in a single night. Fleeing into the wilderness, she finds an unlikely ally in Pteryll Jurin, a haunted sorcerer-knight. As they journey across Kolijar's three kingdoms, uncovering dark family legacies and hidden betrayals, Serafina must learn what it truly means to rule. But the battle for her throne is only the beginning—because deep in the dark, something ancient is waking up.

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Dark Fantasy·2026Available Now

The Kolijar chronicles: Book two

More to gain, more to lose, old rivalries and new friends...

Leyanna escapes the clutches of darkness to reclaim her magic and face a world transformed. Meanwhile, Serafina battles political turmoil as Kreturia's new ruler. Their intertwined fates unfold against a backdrop of rising tension and ominous shadows, threatening the fragile peace they both seek to preserve.

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Thriller·2026Coming Soon

The Kolijar Chronicles:Book three

Grief carried together. Love as a weapon against fear.

Serafina survived the throne. Now she must survive her own power. A voyage to an ancient, seal-bound island promises answers about the force awakening inside her — but leaves her home grieving, and the enemy she thought was gone wearing a face she loves. This time, it isn't coming for her first. It's coming for everyone she loves — one at a time — until fear is the only thing she has left. Echoes of Embers is a story about grief carried together, love as a weapon against fear, and the cost of finally telling the truth — about power, about loss, and about who you love.

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Dark Fantasy·2026Coming Soon

Alliance of Ash: The Kolijar Chronicles Book Four

Some alliances are forged in fire. Others in ash.

Serafina leads a delegation across the Whispering Sea to Pyjarak — four islands, four dangers, one chance at a trade route that could change everything. Her allies scatter: Marigal navigates treacherous diplomacy on Verenta, Lizera investigates a scorpion-plagued outpost on the desert island of Reltaran, and Peris braves the deadly jungles of Lorintia. Serafina herself heads for Heltikar — the cursed island, said to be haunted by a humming old man no one returns from. Along the way, a broken exile named Terren and a disgraced knight named Mulin Butera cross their path — both chasing something tied to ancient ruins and a power that should have stayed buried. That power belongs to Norikan: once a noble guardian of the crystal, now a corrupted force with one conviction left. That Serafina is the one thing worth destroying. As the scattered parties converge on Heltikar, the Kolijar Chronicles builds to its most chilling encounter yet.

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Dark Fantasy·2026Coming Soon

Out of the Ashes: The Kolijar Chronicles Book Five

Synopsis coming soon.

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Companion Guide·2026Available Now

The Kolijar Chronicles: The Traveller's Essential

Don't visit Kolijar without it.

Don't visit Kolijar without this handy companion guide in your bag. Packed with history facts of all of the great houses and the many animals that crawl or run around the kingdom. The plant life, the colourful characters. Everything you need to know about this fascinating island and its kingdoms.

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