Jethran Frye is born with color in a monochrome world. Deemed a flaw and marked for incineration, he soon discovers that his flaw is his greatest strength. Guided by his companion Fable, Jethran encounters the Seven Songs, the Lost Guardians of the Forgotten Hues of Feeling. Armed with the magic of Spectrasy, Jethran faces the tyrannical ruler, the Uncrowned King, to free Evenhere from his insidious Gray Order. As each restored color draws the Gray Order closer, Jethran must risk the people he loves and his own body, while all of the parts of himself he was taught to hide become a source of vibrancy and light. Jethran battles with no sword, but with emotional intelligence and radical vulnerability.
The Shards of Color Trilogy · Volume One
Blush Born
Jeff B. White
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Reader Response
- Pre-Publication Metrics from Readerful
- Achieved a Hook Score of 46 for its ability to captivate readers.
- Final metrics captured a 95 percent retention rate from the first chapter to its conclusion.
- 90 percent read-through rate into the sequel, A Faded Quest.
- 45 percent read-through rate across the entire trilogy.
Early Critical Validation from Ready Chapter 1
- Early versions of chapters one through seven received Story Scores ranging from 80 to 100.
- Chapter One achieved a perfect score of 100 and became a finalist in the August Pro Agent Challenge.
- Ready Chapter 1 Top 10 for 2025.
Global Reception
- Verified pre-publication metrics from Readerful reported active readership in Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, and across South America.
- Micro-trending was reported in Germany, Finland, France, and throughout Europe, including a viral spike in Andorra.
- Podstatus reported that the Find Your Colors podcast reached the number six position on the Fiction charts in Slovakia on Apple Podcasts.
