The Monarch Papers: Cosmos & Time

The Briar Archive, Book 2

By: C.J. Bernstein

Narrated by: J.R. Moorland

Dark forces stir between the pages of an ancient book. A deadly day of reckoning looms. Can a determined young character and her real life allies defeat a centuries-old evil?

The groundbreaking interactive fantasy experience continues in The Monarch Papers: Cosmos & Time....

After solving one impossible mystery, Deirdre Green remains stumped by the remaining clues left by her late father. Every time she makes progress with The Monarch Papers, she realizes his cryptic riddles have only created more questions. As Deirdre begins to walk stranger, more dangerous paths, she finds that dark forces hell-bent on her destruction wait in the shadows....

Witnessing a dark magician's self-sacrifice has left Martin Rank traumatized. But when the journalist hears a cry for help, he buries his fear to investigate a shadowy tech company with connections to the dead mage. After he stumbles upon a hidden lab and horrific experiments, he resolves to put his tragic past behind him to mount a dangerous rescue.

As Deirdre discovers a plan to unleash malevolent magic, Martin begins to tie together his terrifying discovery to a deadly countdown and an ancient conspiracy. Can they defeat the darkest force earth has ever faced, or will the ancient enemy wipe out humanity with one powerful blow?

The Monarch Papers: Cosmos & Time is the thrilling conclusion to an epic contemporary fantasy that began as an interactive online reader experience. If you like powerful magic, chilling conspiracies, and high-stakes heroics, then you'll love C.J. Bernstein's extraordinary novel.

©2021 Carey Bernstein (P)2021 Ackerly Green Publishing

Loved this story!

The continuation of the Monarch Papers is very good. I was thoroughly immersed and found myself having to listen to chapters over in order to ensure I captured all of the details.