A City Beneath
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Pub Date 19 Jan 2027 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2027
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Description
Some history stays buried for a reason.
When Declan Riley uncovers a secret that's been sealed away for five hundred years, it leads him and his best friend to the edge of something no one was ever meant to find — a staircase into the dark, and a sprawling world hidden far beneath his own.
Below, a vast city glows against the black. It's beautiful. It's impossible. And it's nothing like the wonder they imagined. Within hours the two boys are swept into a desperate rescue, a city teetering on the brink, and a danger that wants them silenced before they can ever climb back into the light.
Now, lost in a world that was never supposed to exist, Declan and his friend are running for their lives, and the only way home is straight through everything trying to stop them. The deeper they go, the darker the truth becomes. And the question isn't just whether they'll make it out.
It's what's waiting to follow them up.
A Note From the Publisher
Debut novel. Reviews welcome on Goodreads now and on retailer sites after January 19, 2027. Happy to provide print copies to librarians, booksellers and media on request at jared@jaredpwoods.com.
Marketing Plan
A City Beneath is the first book in The Cerythian Chronicles, a YA fantasy trilogy. Book two, A Cursed Name, follows in summer 2027, and book three in January 2028.
Launch plan for January 19, 2027:
Reviews: Kirkus Indie review commissioned, due November 2026. Submitted to BookLife by Publishers Weekly. NetGalley listing running through March 2027.
Audiobook: in production now with narrator Wayne Farrell, releasing through Audible and Amazon.
Formats: ebook, paperback and case laminate hardcover. Print distribution through IngramSpark to the full trade and library channel, available to bookstores and libraries at standard trade terms with returns accepted.
Direct marketing: author newsletter, Instagram at jaredpwoodsauthor, BookBub author profile, paid BookBub and Meta advertising through the launch window, and a reader magnet novella, A Traveler's Glimpse of Cerythia, used for list building.
Events: StoryCon, Salt Lake City, February 2027.
Comparable titles: readers of Rick Riordan, Brandon Mull, Jonathan Stroud, and Ransom Riggs. Hidden world adventure for readers who want real stakes without graphic content.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798995866220 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 364 |