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5 min readOn July 15th, Rebecca Yarros ended a 12-day social media puzzle by announcing Threshing Day, a novella collection of 13 stories about dragon bonding day at Basgiath War College. The hosts of Fantasy Fangirls, sisters Lexi and Nicole, immediately broke down every clue, every likely character POV, and what this means for the larger Empyrean series.
The Clue Trail and the Announcement
The lead-up began on July 1st when Yarros changed her profile picture to black and white, sparking speculation about a TV show casting announcement. She quickly shut that down. On July 3rd, she posted a planner page reading "Happy Birthday Violet" with 12 empty boxes beneath it—a countdown to July 15th. Subsequent posts added layers: a black-and-white photo of six puzzle pieces (the first six), then four books with gradient sprayed edges (the fourth being novella-length). The final clue, posted on Facebook, was an epigraph from Onyx Storm Chapter 40: "Conscription rates are hereby doubled for each province until further notice." The next morning at 8 a.m. Mountain Time—the start of Conscription Day in the books—Yarros released a video confirming the novella.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:29) **Introduction & Spoiler Warning** - Lexi and Nicole kick off an emergency episode reacting to the newly announced Empyrean novella, "Threshing Day: 13 Threshing Stories."
- 2 (06:20) **The Lead-Up to the Announcement** - The hosts recap the cryptic social media teasers that preceded the July 15th reveal.
- 3 (09:11) **The Official Announcement & The First Quote** - The hosts analyze the video announcement and the first quoted passage, which they believe is from Sgaeyl speaking to Xaden.
- 4 (15:41) **Novella Title, Tagline & Cover Analysis** - The hosts examine the novella's subtitle "Don't Die" and the cover art's runic evolution.
- 5 (22:44) **Predicting the 13 Stories: Ridoc & Xaden** - The hosts begin listing their most confident predictions for the 13 POVs.
- 6 (27:50) **Garrick, Rhiannon, & Imogen** - The hosts predict stories for other key marked ones and Violet's best friend.
- 7 (31:14) **Dain Aetos & Sloane** - The hosts debate the likelihood of getting Dain's POV and tease a potential romantic connection with Sloane.
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Show Notes
Spoilers for all books in the Empyrean Series
IT’S OFFICIAL! The mystery Empyrean novella is a collection of different POVs from Threshing Day! Nicole and Lexi dive deeeeeeeeep into all the possible POVs and theories that we will be spiralling about until the book is released!
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