Moon Spear

Moon Spear is a work of mythic, philosophical fiction about a city that learns to resist power not through revolt, but through care. Set in Veyll—a city that could be any city paying close attention—the story follows a quiet crew of clerks, craftworkers, stitchers, and ward keepers who carry an unusual instrument: the Moon Spear. It is not a weapon of war, but a tool of precision. Where systems disguise control as order, the Spear pierces only the proud piece—the small mechanism that has mistaken itself for law—then leaves the honest tool intact so life can continue with dignity. Each chapter centers on a seemingly ordinary device: a lamp, a desk, a loom, a valve, a ledger. Through repeated civic rituals—ask, don't command; pierce, then dress; listen, don't weigh—the city learns how power can be domesticated by limits, patience, and shared attention. Against this practice stands the floating Eye, a symbol of audit, surveillance, and the urge to measure kindness instead of trusting it. Written in a lyrical voice that blends workshop language, civic ritual, and quiet chant, Moon Spear reads like a manual disguised as a fable. Repetition becomes reliability. Maintenance becomes resistance. Wonder survives not in spectacle, but in the careful refusal to let convenience become control. For readers of literary fantasy and political allegory, Moon Spear offers a different kind of heroism—one where the most radical act is to keep the world working without asking for applause.