A quiet world. A fragile peace. Ten moments before everything changes.

Before the warships arrive.

Before the lights go out.

Before history hardens into headlines.

The Last Light of Peace is a cozy science fiction collection of flash fiction, telling ten intimate, character-driven stories set during the final months of calm on Aureth Prime. Each story is exactly 500 words, capturing a complete moment-meals shared, systems built, letters written, names spoken-while the future gathers quietly at the edges.

In "The Governor's Table," Tavi Hograth prepares a simple meal for her husband, Fil, learning that love and leadership are built in the same careful way: with patience, trust, and attention to small things.

In "The Shape of Care," Tavi faces a room full of experts determined to overwhelm her-only to reshape the future of medicine on Aureth Prime through calm authority and lived experience, designing a hospital meant to endure catastrophe.

And in "The Last Light of Peace," the long-prepared systems are tested at last, as new life is born beneath falling shadows and one final act of stewardship saves everything that can still be saved.

This is not a story of heroes rushing into battle.

It is a story of stewards-of people who build, hold, and care, even when no one is watching.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Cozy, character-driven science fiction
• Quiet, literary speculative fiction
• Found family and domestic worldbuilding
• Flash fiction with emotional weight

The Last Light of Peace is Book 5 of The Dustfall Saga, and the moment where peace is fullest-just before it ends.

For now, the lights still hold.