The Building That Wasn't

Everly Tertium is on an ordinary walk when a man introduces himself as Richard Dubose, her long-lost grandfather. He says a genetic anomaly runs in her blood, then brings her into the Eschatorologic, an apartment building a hundred stories tall that does not behave the way a building should.

Inside, Everly is hit by constant déjà vu. She feels certain she has already lived these moments, met these people and walked these halls. Time bends around her, and the strange residents appear unable to leave.

She starts digging into the history of the structure and into the truth about how her father died. Each answer raises the question of whether the building holds her too, and whether she would want to get out if she could.

The book crosses science fiction, fantasy and horror inside a mystery frame. Its mood is surreal and unsettling, with the puzzle of the building driving the plot. It was a finalist for the 2025 Silver Falchion Award.