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About the Series

A Place Beyond The Light is a gritty, high-fantasy and isekai series taking place on the war-torn continent of Rodinia.

The overarching plot explores the struggles of ordinary people, mercenaries, and fallen nobles caught in a devastating power struggle between the Kingdom of Ardenia, the Albion Empire, the Holy Empire of Rodinia, and the Undying Empire.

📚 Main Series: Smoke of Revolution

The currently active flagship series. It follows Asep Muhammad Ridwan, a former street thug from Bandung, Indonesia, who is transmigrated to Rodinia. Bereft of natural magic, Asep teams up with the genius sorceress Treste Comte Mordeau, mercenary commander Zachary Valente, and Princess Adreana to turn the tide of a continental war using mechanical ingenuity, asymmetric warfare, and sheer grit.

Volumes

• Volume 1: Truth, Cry, and Lie
• Volume 2: Fragile Peace
• Volume 3: Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
• Volume 4: Through The Stormy Sea (Planned)

🗡️ Planned Spin-Off

• Beneath the Shell / I Was Reincarnated as a Duke’s 3rd Son with -Appraisal-, I Shall Uncover The World’s Secrets

A planned spin-off series following the adventures of Ludwig von Wittelsberg (operating under the alias Matthew). A former NEET from Earth reincarnated into a high-ranking Elector House of the Holy Empire, Ludwig uses his unique divine [Appraisal] skill. Abandoning the typical "frontline hero" trope, he uses his modern knowledge of history and paleontology to pioneer a new scientific discipline in Rodinia, seeking to rewrite history books and uncover the deep secrets of the Grand Sanctuary.

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👥 Featured Characters	🏛️ Factions & Nations	⚙️ Lore, Tech & Magic
Castalia Mercenary Company Asep Muhammad Ridwan Zachary Valente Treste Comte Mordeau Sylvanne Wilde Karl Stark (and his wives) Ardenian Royals & Resistance Princess Adreana Crown Prince Finlay Brenda Ardenian Resistance Adeline Bernie Corgan Albion Empire King Gawain III (Camelot) Victoria (The Ice Lady) Lady Orwella Children of the Eclipse Solus (Hierarch) Estella Aria Edward (Frost-Binder) Otherworlders Matthew (Ludwig)	Major Powers Kingdom of Ardenia Albion Empire Holy Empire of Rodinia Daulat-e-Baaqiya (Undying Empire) Sycillia & Realm of Elam Notable Organizations Castalia Mercenary Company Council of Knights Children of the Eclipse Silver Wolf Mercenaries Turturici Syndicate Pioneer Association Races & Tribes Varyags Nords Renjiran Tribe Sanktus Lineage Demonkind (Court of Saklas)	World Building Lumite (Fire, Wind, Blood, etc.) Lumite Assimilation Sickness The First Radiant War The Second Radiant War Rituals of Crossing (Otherworlders) Combat & Abilities Arcane Arts (Magic) Totem Awakening (Varyag Shapeshifting) Command Arts Moonlight Sword Art Castalia R&D Inventions Project Highway (Angkot) Type-1 & Type-2 Stinger Arbalest SAM-1 Guided Missile Mechanical Compound Bow Albion Technology HMS Sky Sovereign Lumite Cannon Wyvern Knights

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