Boundary Universe Press1.18.59

Settings

This device

Update the app for new reader code. Update the library when new books or chapters land — I’ll keep pulling them onto the shelf as they appear.

This phone · 1.18.59

Editor

Markup while you read. Highlight a phrase, underline for the ear, strike to cut, bracket a passage, caret where something is missing. Group marks that are one problem. Review the chapter, then send one harness prompt.

Turn Editor on to mark pages and the last 30 seconds of audio.

Open review

Dictionary

Tap a word for English, or a name for the house glossary — who they are, then spoilers for the series and the universe. New books get names added as they land. The small circled d on the page turns it all the way off so every tap is a page turn.

How to read

Top half goes back a page. Bottom half goes forward. The folded corner brings the glass overlay back for ten seconds.

Open walkthrough

Desk

Device counts, listening time, and title usage. Payments stay off.

Open deskPrinting setup and base costs

iPhone app

The Xcode project is already in this repo. Keep shipping the site as usual. Whenever you want to play native, open ios/App/App.xcodeproj, plug the phone in, press Play.

  1. On the Mac: cd ~/boundary-universe && git pull && npx cap sync ios && open ios/App/App.xcodeproj
  2. Signing & Capabilities → Team (your Apple ID)
  3. Top bar: your iPhone, then Play
  4. Paste the Safari books address on first launch if it asks

Bundle ID com.adobetoby.books · version 1.18.59. Safe to poke: icon, display name, signing, AppDelegate audio session. Leave the library itself in the website — Xcode is the shell.

Read aloud

Local reading while you edit. Uses the voices already on this iPhone — no ElevenLabs, no cloud. On the page, the speaker reads the page and turns it when that page is finished.

This browser cannot read aloud. On iPhone, add the app to the Home Screen and try again.

Watch and AirPods

Start a chapter on this iPhone. Tap the AirPlay button in Listen to pick Car, AirPods, or speaker. Steering-wheel next/back, Watch, and headset stems then skip chapters, jump, and pause.

Install as an app

Same site on iPhone, iPad, and laptop. Add it so it opens as its own window, keeps audio in the background, and gives the editor a full landscape desk.

  • iPhone or iPad, Safari: Share → Add to Home Screen
  • Mac Safari: File → Add to Dock
  • Chrome or Edge on a computer: install icon in the address bar

Chrome or Edge on a laptop: the install icon in the address bar. Safari on a Mac: File → Add to Dock.

Story Map

All arc paths and novel paths across the Kindling Universe — per book, series, and universe timeline.

Open arc map

Version

books 1.18.59

5 November 2026 · 2026.11.05-solstice-735-under-stairs-comparison

Live install: books.worker-bee.app — this must say 1.18.59.

What’s new

  • Publisher desk: compare the raw Monroe-supported and bare-request Solstice 735 prologues, both read in The Thing Under the Stairs. Fresh simulated cold-reader report included; these are author/audio auditions, not canon replacements.
  • Library: The Shattered (Monroe 2.0), the rewrite of The Fractured Path Book One, is on the shelf as the newest edition, published 1 November 2026, with the Clean Splice read by Phonon Spencer for all 51 chapters. The earlier editions stay on the shelf while the rest of the series is rewritten.
  • Library: Kindling 2680 Book Two, The Saltmere Gates (Monroe 2.0), is on the shelf as the newest Book Two, published 1 November 2026, with the Clean Splice read by Phonon Spencer for all 48 chapters. Book One (Monroe 2.0) now plays on into it. The National Measure (15 October) moves to the Archive.
  • Library: Kindled Book One now plays the Clean Splice read by Phonon Spencer, prologue and all 53 chapters. The earlier narrations stay under Narration versions on the book page and in the player.
  • Library: Kindling 2680 Book One (Monroe 2.0) is on the shelf as the newest edition, published 31 October 2026. The reviewed Book One (12 October) and the prologue comparison (13 October) move to a new Archive section at the foot of the Library. Every version shows its publication date.
  • Publisher desk: the Book One drafting read carries two line passes (fewer stock pauses and measured distances) and a fresh clean read. The reader Library is unchanged.
  • Publisher desk: the drafting read is now the complete first edition, prologue and all 48 chapters, with a clean read (no ticks at sentence joins). The reader Library is unchanged.
  • Publisher desk: the drafting read now opens with its prologue. The reader Library is unchanged.
  • Publisher desk: a new desk-only drafting read for proofing by ear. The reader Library is unchanged.
  • The National Measure: all 48 chapters prepared for narration; accepted final knowledge and tenure corrections in chapters 46 and 48; 325,936 words. Audio continues progressively.
  • The National Measure: accepted desk-location and gate-clock corrections in chapters 44 and 45; 325,940 words. Audio continues progressively.
  • The National Measure: accepted carry-position and physical-continuity corrections in chapters 37, 40 and 41; 325,940 words. Audio continues progressively.
  • The National Measure: accepted narration-clarity corrections in chapters 26, 27 and 33; 325,943 words, 48 chapters. Audio continues progressively.
  • The National Measure has had its whole-book continuity pass: small fixes across 35 chapters (the sealed page, Kellan's Hunt figures, a renamed character, clock and count slips, fewer repeated phrases). The complete text is 48 chapters.
  • The National Measure is now complete: the ending (chapters 41–48) is the reviewed and repaired text, and chapters 11, 14, 15, 19 and 24 carry small clarity fixes. A whole-book continuity pass is still under way.
  • The National Measure is now complete in a first draft: chapters 41–48, the ending, are new and awaiting review. Chapters 1–40 are the reviewed and repaired text.
  • The National Measure chapters 33–40 are now the reviewed and repaired text (the Lane adds up, the hearing is tighter, fewer repeated phrases). Chapters 1–40 are reviewed and repaired; chapters 41–48 are still being written.
  • The National Measure now includes chapters 33–40 as a first draft awaiting review. Chapters 1–32 are the reviewed and repaired text; chapters 8 and 9 also carry eight small audio-clarity fixes.
  • The National Measure chapters 25–32 are now the reviewed and repaired text (the Bench adds up, the Hunt's staging is clearer, fewer repeated phrases). Chapters 1–32 are reviewed and repaired; chapters 33–48 are still being written.
  • The National Measure now includes chapters 25–32 as a first draft awaiting review. Chapters 1–24 are the reviewed and repaired text.
  • The National Measure chapters 17–24 are now the reviewed and repaired text (arithmetic and clock fixes, fewer scene breaks, distinct voices). Chapters 1–24 are reviewed and repaired; chapters 25–48 are still being written.
  • The National Measure now includes chapters 17–24 as a first draft awaiting review. Chapters 1–16 are the reviewed and repaired text.
  • The National Measure chapters 9–16 are now the reviewed and repaired text (continuity fixes, clearer rules, fewer repeated mannerisms). Chapters 1–16 are reviewed and repaired; chapters 17–48 are still being written.
  • The National Measure, Kindling 2680 Book Two, now includes chapters 1–16. Chapters 1–8 are reviewed; chapters 9–16 are first drafts awaiting review.
  • Kindling 2680 now has the new eleven-scene Opus 5 prologue alongside the current reviewed Opus 5.5 version for comparison.
  • The Kindled prologue comparison now includes a new Opus 5 draft alongside Sol 6.1 and Opus 5.5.
  • Kindled now has a separate prologue comparison: read the Sol 6.1 test and Opus 5.5 original in the regular reader.
  • Kindling 2680 Book One's cover is the ash-electric city: flight-rings over Meridian, the rift, and Kiva with the disk and three heat-lines.
  • Meridian now includes the complete British Toby ElevenLabs v4 listening edition across all 48 chapters, labeled Draft QA Pending while objective narration QA and owner listening remain open.
  • Kindled's newest ElevenLabs v4 full-book narration is labeled British Toby and is the default listening version; Kokoro and Calder remain separate alternatives.
  • Meridian has its own cover, plus chapter openers for chapters 1, 9, 17, and 25.
  • Under chapters 1–3 now have local Original Calder HQ narration in the PWA; Chapters 4–18 remain available to read.
  • The original supplied manuscript is now a separate edition with a DOCX download and all 34 Emma recordings. The polished reading edition remains alongside it.
  • The Woman the Little Girl Became has a revised reading edition with duplicate passages removed, seven Part labels, and a stronger closing.
  • All 34 chapters have Emma's British English narration at native Kokoro speed. The original supplied manuscript remains untouched.
  • Callie chapters 1–12, Ember chapters 1–28, and Jab & Tonk chapters 1–14 now include local Original Calder HQ narration in the regular player.
  • The standardized local profile is Qwen3-TTS 1.7B Base 8-bit MLX at 0.90 playback with 450 ms comma and 800 ms sentence targets at safe boundaries.
  • Every new chapter records its writer and reader process. Automated checks are clear; human listening remains pending.
  • Kindled now groups the three protagonist storylines: Toren, Callie, and Jab traveling with Tonk.
  • Open player follows the chapter already playing instead of an older saved position, while every book keeps its own reading and listening progress.