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Mariya

Empty Mankind, Book One

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Pub Date 16 Jan 2026 | Archive Date 19 Feb 2026

Humor | Literary Fiction | New Adult

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Description

Mariya is a transgressive debut by Milha Vek. Set in Eastern Europe, it tells the story of children who were only taught to slaughter.

Dark psychological fiction with a sense of traumatic humour.

Mariya fled her emotionally cauterized mother after watching her absent father die. Milha immigrated to Austria after finding his father with a knife in his chest. Both knew about love but never witnessed it firsthand. After meeting in Vienna, Mariya and Milha formed an unhealthy relationship.

Inheritance usually suggests something you can keep. They inherited pustota, an emptiness molded to the contours of what should have been there.

Mariya is a transgressive debut by Milha Vek. Set in Eastern Europe, it tells the story of children who were only taught to slaughter.

Dark psychological fiction with a sense of traumatic humour.

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A Note From the Publisher

When I wake up, I try to forget what day it is, for as long as I can. Whatever happened, it hasn’t happened to me yet. It holds no power over me.

The book was willed into being by Milha Vek. Your interaction means everything.

When I wake up, I try to forget what day it is, for as long as I can. Whatever happened, it hasn’t happened to me yet. It holds no power over me.

The book was willed into being by Milha Vek. Your...

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Advance Praise

"The writing's simple, bordering on sparse, and allows each moment the room it deserves to breathe... It’s full of trauma, love, found family, and social commentary... I don't think a review can convey how masterfully done it all is." — Sadie, Goodreads Review

"The writing's simple, bordering on sparse, and allows each moment the room it deserves to breathe... It’s full of trauma, love, found family, and social commentary... I don't think a review can...

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Marketing Plan

As this is my debut work, I am testing a mix of social media outreach, advertisements, and small media coverage.

As this is my debut work, I am testing a mix of social media outreach, advertisements, and small media coverage.

Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9688360015721
PRICE $2.99 (USD)
PAGES 110

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