Genre:
Dark Fantasy • Gothic Dystopian • Biopunk • Mystery Thriller
Short Description:
Ivory District No. 9 follows Maeve Donovan, a young woman immune to the powerful illusion that keeps the elite of the Ivory District blind to the horrifying truth beneath their golden paradise. While the citizens see shining towers, flawless beauty, and eternal luxury, Maeve sees rotting bone structures, blood-stained water, and a city literally built on human suffering.
After her younger brother Kael disappears into the towering sky-spires above the Slums, Maeve infiltrates the infamous Vance Estate under a false identity, determined to uncover what truly powers the city’s glamorous illusion. But inside the Ivory District, every polished hallway hides decay, every noble family guards monstrous secrets, and the deeper Maeve ventures into the heart of the empire, the more she realizes the ruling dynasty may be as cursed as the people they consume.
Caught between rebellion, horror, and an unexpected connection with the haunted heir Julian Vance, Maeve must decide whether she can destroy the nightmare without becoming part of it.
A haunting gothic dystopian fantasy about beauty, corruption, sacrifice, and the terrifying cost of perfection.