The Faustian Curiosity Novellas

Have you ever felt a sudden shiver, that feeling of something behind you that's gone as soon as you turn to look? You've caught a glimpse of a world of shadows and demons that's been hidden from you by ancient bargains. At any moment of your daily life, as you study at school or stroll about town, the thin veil that protects you from devious mysteries and desperate battles could be ripped away. It is only by the unnoticed efforts of young Exorcists and other fighters that you are kept safe from the horrors that lurk within the shadow realm.

Faustian Curiosity is an innovation of storytelling, intertwining four novellas bookended by an epic battle for the fate of the world. Debut author Aden Burg takes us on an exhilarating ride through chaos and struggle within a new world that overlaps with our own. These Faustian Curiosity Novellas are written with readers who may have ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, or other neurodivergence in mind.

The Novellas:

Exorcist Dance

The immortal Toji Kujo has long desired to remake this world, to burn it down and create peace through conformity from the ashes. With the most experienced Exorcists distracted by their showdown with a powerful demon king, it's up to a Kyoko and a team of young Exorcists in training to use what they know and hold Kujo off until help arrives.

Adelaide Gourmet

Feast and fuel yourself, the battles and exterminations on the streets never end. Maya and Colt work on a clean-up team, their ceaseless task to keep citizens oblivious to the destruction left in the wake of the immortals. When some of that mess starts to fight back, they are forced to confront their own morality and mortality.

Rachel Walker and the Mechanism of Truth

After the sudden loss of her best friend, Rachel can't shake the sense of an ominous presence lingering around their school. Shadows fill the hallways, and as a student leader she feels compelled to unmask this threat to her peers. The unravelling mystery and hidden truths she unwittingly discovers devastates any sense of certainty in a world she thought she knew.

Exorcist Dance: Verse of the Revolution

Not satisfied, Kujo returns.