The people at the heart of the story
The Fulmores inherit more than a house. Around them are family histories, old powers, unfinished obligations, and beings whose stories began long before Meridian House had a name.
Some belong to the family. Some belong to the archive. Some belong to a world much older than either.
The Fulmore family and the world around them
This story does not belong to the house. It belongs to the people whose inheritance, grief, power, and choices keep opening the world wider.
The Fulmores
Nala, Nyema, Noelle, Nia, and Antonio stand at the center of the family story, with Gabrielle and Aunty Walker carrying truths of their own.
Beyond the family
Hêlêl, Tituba Anacaona, the Axum, and older powers belong to a mythology that reaches far beyond Meridian House.
Hêlêl
She is not of Meridian House, though the house knows her when she arrives. Older than its foundations, she moves through a world the Fulmores are only beginning to understand.
Follow the story outward
Meridian House is one inheritance. The family, the archives, and the older world around them are another.