By Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight by Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson, is the prequel to the Nebula and BSFA Award finalist The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern and its sequel, The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel. This is the third book of a trilogy.

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight is a prequel starting in our present, spanning centuries, with the characters facing the end of the world, their many dramas, and how they built hope from despair, for the future.

Andraste, Bendin, Doc Bozzard, and yes, the infamous Skaarden make appearances here. As told in The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern, Night Living came about after a series of calamities over centuries, not just climate disaster. Many events took place during that time gap.

You’ll learn how this group and their friends and associates (and competitors!) ebbed, flowed, fought, and loved from The Golden Hour (just before everything ends as we know it) to The Dawn of Dusk eras, and into the twilight and full Night Living of the future.

This is a heartfelt tale of the adults who shaped Gen Lightworth and the Fireflies’ futures, with their own rich and complicated histories. How did they each use their unique strengths and weaknesses to build the Lunarpunk utopia of LANTERN…or threaten its future?

Start the Lunarpunk adventure with The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern and continue with its sequel, The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel!

Expected October 2026. Preorder links forthcoming.

Publisher: Android Press
Publishing October 2026. Additional specifications forthcoming.

Cover art by Kim Herbst.

For translation rights, contact editor-in-chief Justine Norton-Kertson at Android Press.