The home for Bloodlines of the Veil — its world, its twenty-eight, and the eight-book history behind it.
Bloodlines of the Veil is a historical fantasy saga by A. L. Cuming, beginning with Born of the Covenant (second edition, published October 2025). It follows twenty-eight children born under a cosmic alignment at the height of the Black Death, and the centuries that follow as they become the hidden guardians of a covenant between their forest and their blood.
A note on scope: this site reflects the current eight-book restructure of the series and the second edition of Book One. If you've read about an earlier six-book plan or the first edition elsewhere, that reflects an older stage of the series' development — this site is the up-to-date version.
This site gives readers one place to explore the world in more depth than a single novel can hold — the twenty-eight, the four hidden villages, the mythic ecology of the Veil, and the dual-dated timeline that ties centuries of covenant history to real events.
All character, plot and world details are drawn from the published text and the author's own series materials, and are used here to celebrate the books, not to replace them. If you haven't read Born of the Covenant yet, start there — this hub is written for fans who want to go deeper, not as a substitute for the novel.
Find Born of the Covenant, Book One of Bloodlines of the Veil, in ebook on Amazon (AU, UK & US) and on Apple Books.
Also available on Apple Books — search "Born of the Covenant" by A. L. Cuming.
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