Brackenwake
A closer look
At the threshold
White towers hold their place on the horizon while the road refuses to bring them closer. The palace is easiest to doubt when it is most clearly seen. Its reflection in the heat suggests a country the Wastes have otherwise buried.
Concept notes for the illustrated atlas. The setting and its details may change as the world develops.
People and discoveries
Real for one hour at noon from one spot on the Glass Road; inside, the library of the Wastes' first people and their water
A planned rule of this place
Stand on the marked flagstone at noon and walk toward it and the mirage holds; leave the path and you are in open sand a mile from where you were.
Keep wandering
