The Kiernan Folio

Within the gothic towers of a prestigious Ivy League college called Aethelburg University, a world of ambition and privilege thrives. This is the realm of dark academia, and for brilliant but naïve PhD student Cillian Hayes, it is intoxicating. He is quickly captivated by the enigmatic Professor Lorcan Fae, a wealthy, magnetic figure whose dazzling salons and radical theories have the campus spellbound. In this definitive campus novel, Cillian believes he has found a mentor who can unlock his future. But Fae's obsession with rewriting the secret history of a forgotten poet is more than an academic pursuit; it is a performance built on secrets and lies. His quest pits him against the university's powerful old guard, led by the arrogant Professor Declan Fitzwilliam, and is fueled by a desperate desire to reclaim the brilliant, conflicted Professor Saoirse Fitzwilliam-the woman Declan now calls his wife. As Cillian is drawn deeper into this glittering world, a chilling mystery unravels. The air thickens with suspense, and he realizes he is a pawn in a game where intellectual integrity is for sale. At the heart of it all lies the tragic love story between Lorcan and Saoirse, a ghost from the past that plunges Cillian into a crisis of moral ambiguity. This gripping literary thriller pushes the boundaries of obsession, where the line between academic discovery and a masterful poetry forgery blurs into a dangerous, life-altering deception. In this powerful work of fiction, Cillian must confront the cost of genius and decide where his loyalties lie before the entire beautiful, fraudulent world comes crashing down.