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The Buried Sky — Chapter Art

Verified selections · 64 images

Official chapter art

The illustrations placed at approved narrative anchors in the internal working master. Original aspect ratios and exact source bytes are preserved.

Spoiler notice. This gallery depicts characters, settings, and events from throughout the novel. Chapters 32–34 are absent by design: their selected images were reserved for Beautiful Wrong Turns.
Chapter 1 header — Shell and Rillstead geography
Chapter 1: The Answer Nobody Asked ForChapter 1 header — Shell and Rillstead geography
Tarin bows to the kettle in Mara's workshop
Chapter 1: The Answer Nobody Asked ForTarin bows to the kettle in Mara's workshop
Mara catches Tarin's wrist at the engraved disk
Chapter 1: The Answer Nobody Asked ForMara catches Tarin's wrist at the engraved disk
Record 6 scene
Chapter 2: The Things We KeepRecord 6 scene
Record 7 scene
Chapter 2: The Things We KeepRecord 7 scene
Record 8 scene
Chapter 2: The Things We KeepRecord 8 scene
Record 9 scene
Chapter 3: The Safe PathsRecord 9 scene
Trust Beneath the Glasswood
Chapter 3: The Safe PathsTrust Beneath the Glasswood
Mara Studies a Salvaged Plate
Chapter 3: The Safe PathsMara Studies a Salvaged Plate
The Shutter Hinge
Chapter 4: The Mountain Keeps Its Own CounselThe Shutter Hinge
The Roots at the Springs
Chapter 4: The Mountain Keeps Its Own CounselThe Roots at the Springs
Record 12 scene
Chapter 4: The Mountain Keeps Its Own CounselRecord 12 scene
A Cavity in the Mountain
Chapter 5: The Door That Wasn’t ThereA Cavity in the Mountain
The Marks in the Stone
Chapter 5: The Door That Wasn’t ThereThe Marks in the Stone
Mara and the Survey Strip
Chapter 5: The Door That Wasn’t ThereMara and the Survey Strip
The Covered Case
Chapter 6: The Voice at the DoorThe Covered Case
Beren at the Threshold
Chapter 6: The Voice at the DoorBeren at the Threshold
The Unplugged Monitor
Chapter 6: The Voice at the DoorThe Unplugged Monitor
The Empty Schoolroom
Chapter 7: A Debt of AirThe Empty Schoolroom
Venn and the Notebook
Chapter 7: A Debt of AirVenn and the Notebook
Observations on the Path
Chapter 7: A Debt of AirObservations on the Path
The Orchard Crossing
Chapter 8: The Distance BetweenThe Orchard Crossing
The Washer
Chapter 8: The Distance BetweenThe Washer
The Fallen Signal
Chapter 8: The Distance BetweenThe Fallen Signal
The Reserve Coil
Chapter 9: The Reserve WireThe Reserve Coil
Cor Comes Out
Chapter 9: The Reserve WireCor Comes Out
A Smaller Truth
Chapter 9: The Reserve WireA Smaller Truth
The Cistern Entrance
Chapter 10: The Mistake of AnsweringThe Cistern Entrance
The Waterworks Map
Chapter 10: The Mistake of AnsweringThe Waterworks Map
The Handrail Diversion
Chapter 10: The Mistake of AnsweringThe Handrail Diversion
The Blue Strip
Chapter 11: The Blue LightThe Blue Strip
Mara at the Hatch
Chapter 11: The Blue LightMara at the Hatch
Auntie Sen's Seed
Chapter 11: The Blue LightAuntie Sen's Seed
Under the Workshop Floor
Chapter 12: A Loose ConnectionUnder the Workshop Floor
Remembering It Properly
Chapter 12: A Loose ConnectionRemembering It Properly
Both Can See It
Chapter 12: A Loose ConnectionBoth Can See It
The Amber Light
Chapter 13: The Amber DoorThe Amber Light
The New Contact
Chapter 13: The Amber DoorThe New Contact
Footprints by the Empty Cradle
Chapter 13: The Amber DoorFootprints by the Empty Cradle
The Preserved Care Room
Chapter 14: What the Dust KeptThe Preserved Care Room
The Child's Blanket
Chapter 14: What the Dust KeptThe Child's Blanket
A Mark in the Frost
Chapter 14: What the Dust KeptA Mark in the Frost
A Place for Care
Chapter 15: Somebody in the MountainA Place for Care
An Ordinary Voice
Chapter 15: Somebody in the MountainAn Ordinary Voice
Beside the Recovery Cot
Chapter 15: Somebody in the MountainBeside the Recovery Cot
The Broken Gallery
Chapter 16: The Weight of One PersonThe Broken Gallery
One Thing You Can See
Chapter 16: The Weight of One PersonOne Thing You Can See
The Fifth Notch
Chapter 16: The Weight of One PersonThe Fifth Notch
Mara and Tarin sharing a secret by lanternlight
Chapter 17: What She KeptMara and Tarin sharing a secret by lanternlight
Chapter 18 selected illustration — scholars and brass orrery
Chapter 18: The Other DoorChapter 18 selected illustration — scholars and brass orrery
Chapter 19 selected illustration — Tarin's hand beside the nameplate
Chapter 19: The Name on the WallChapter 19 selected illustration — Tarin's hand beside the nameplate
Chapter 20 restrained conversation at a ruined table
Chapter 20: The Part He SignedChapter 20 restrained conversation at a ruined table
Chapter 21 precarious rope crossing
Chapter 21: The Way He WentChapter 21 precarious rope crossing
Chapter 22 mourners and covered body
Chapter 22: What Comes HomeChapter 22 mourners and covered body
Chapter 23 Mara reviews records from the years between
Chapter 23: The Years BetweenChapter 23 Mara reviews records from the years between
Chapter 24 Tarin writes his name into the record
Chapter 24: The List That Went UpstairsChapter 24 Tarin writes his name into the record
Chapter 25 cargo retrieval through ruins
Chapter 25: The Places We LeaveChapter 25 cargo retrieval through ruins
Chapter 26 archive investigation and brass reflection
Chapter 26: The Space Between RecordsChapter 26 archive investigation and brass reflection
Chapter 27 observers restrain themselves before the sealed door
Chapter 27: The Door That Stayed ShutChapter 27 observers restrain themselves before the sealed door
Chapter 28 concealed vantage and unseen threat
Chapter 28: What We SawChapter 28 concealed vantage and unseen threat
Chapter 29 quiet communications-room wait
Chapter 29: The Signal That WaitedChapter 29 quiet communications-room wait
Chapter 30 active signal-workshop investigation
Chapter 30: The Measure of an AnswerChapter 30 active signal-workshop investigation
Chapter 31 group examination of an unfamiliar measuring instrument
Chapter 31: The Third BearingChapter 31 group examination of an unfamiliar measuring instrument
Final community transmission to the stars
Chapter 35: The Answer We ChoseFinal community transmission to the stars
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