Death and the Serpent is a short, transcendent creation myth exploring impermanence, meaning, and the fragile miracle of being alive.

In this poetic fable, Death and the Serpent, stillness and motion, silence and desire, give rise to creation itself. From their eternal tension emerges awareness: fleeting, luminous, and shaped by time.

Written in lyrical, meditative prose, this work belongs to the tradition of philosophical and symbolic fiction rather than conventional narrative. It is designed to be read slowly, revisited often, and lived with over time.

The Keeper’s Edition (7×7 hardcover) offers the complete text and imagery in a more durable, enduring format. With its cloth-bound presence and increased material weight, this edition is intended for readers who wish to keep the book close, return to it across seasons, or gift it as a meaningful object.

This edition is well suited for readers interested in:

modern creation myths

philosophical and existential fiction

poetic and contemplative literature

symbolic reflections on mortality and meaning

A quiet, resonant work for those who sense that life’s beauty and its impermanence are inseparable, and who value books made to last.