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The Immortal: Until the End of Every Life – A Gothic Fantasy Romance by Claire Smith

 


When Love Outlives Every Lifetime



Some stories entertain. Some stories make you dream. But The Immortal: Until the End of Every Life by Claire Smith does something rarer — it makes you feel haunted, as though you’ve lived the pain and longing of its characters yourself.
We all crave stories about love that defies time. Yet most of them stop at “happily ever after.” Claire Smith dares to ask:
What if finding your soulmate in every lifetime meant also losing them — again and again, for eternity?
This is the devastating, beautiful paradox at the core of The Immortal.






📚 About the Book

Title: The Immortal: Until the End of Every Life
Author: Claire Smith
Publisher: tredition / Ginnie Writes Publications
Format: Paperback & eBook
Release Date: 10 September 2025
ISBN: 978-3384702302

At 122 pages, this isn’t a sprawling epic. Instead, it is tightly woven, like poetry stretched into prose — lyrical, intense, and designed to be devoured in a single sitting.

The Story in Brief

 The Story of Lyra and Eryx

Lyra has always dreamed of fire and endings that do not belong to her. Death shadows her sleep and faces she doesn’t know stare back at her with terrifying familiarity.

Then she meets Eryx — a man unlike any other, with an aura of both power and sorrow. He is an immortal cursed by a god, doomed to live forever but never to find peace. His curse is tied to her: every lifetime he finds her, every lifetime he loves her, and every lifetime he loses her.

But this time, Lyra begins to remember. The curse stirs. And with memory comes choice — a choice between love and freedom, devotion and betrayal, immortality and an ending.

It is a story where every heartbeat matters, because eternity is too long to carry pain — but too powerful to let go of love.

 Themes That Cut Deep

Fantasy romance often leans on familiar tropes: soulmates, forbidden love, magic that binds. But Claire Smith uses those tropes to ask harder, more human questions:

1. Immortality as a Curse

Instead of the glamour of eternal life, we see the exhaustion, loneliness, and grief of carrying memory across centuries.

2. The Cost of Love

Love is beautiful here, but it’s not free. Every kiss, every reunion is weighed down by inevitable loss. Readers are forced to ask: is it worth it?

3. Memory & Identity

Who is Lyra without her past lives? Who is Eryx without her? The book explores whether identity is tied to memory, and whether forgetting might be a kind of mercy.

4. Fate vs Choice

Are Lyra and Eryx truly destined — or are they prisoners of a cruel design? And if freedom requires betrayal, what would you choose? Lyra – Strong, questioning, haunted. She represents the fight for agency when destiny feels suffocating.

Eryx – The tragic immortal, torn between eternal devotion and eternal despair. His character embodies both the allure and the terror of immortality. The God Who Cursed Him – More than a villain; a force that personifies divine cruelty, reminding us that even gods can be unjust.

Why Readers Will Connect

This isn’t just a fantasy — it’s a mirror for our own struggles with love, loss, and time.

  • If you’ve ever loved someone you couldn’t have, you’ll feel Lyra’s pain.

  • If you’ve ever wished time would stand still, you’ll ache with Eryx.

  • If you’ve ever questioned whether destiny is real, this story will haunt you.

It’s a gothic romance for anyone who has stared at the night sky and wondered about lives they might have lived before.

About Claire Smith

Claire Smith emerges as a fresh voice in gothic fantasy, blending myth and romance into atmospheric storytelling. The Immortal may be her first published work, but it establishes a clear signature: poetic prose, haunting imagery, and emotional intensity.

Readers who enjoy authors like Deborah Harkness (A Discovery of Witches) or Stephanie Garber (Once Upon a Broken Heart) will feel at home in Smith’s world — though her style is darker, sharper, and more condensed.

 The Reading Experience

Expect a short but unforgettable journey:

  • Length: 122 pages, making it a perfect weekend read.

  • Tone: Gothic, romantic, and tragic.

  • Pacing: Fast but lyrical — designed to leave an emotional mark.

  • Audience: Fans of gothic romance, dark fantasy, star-crossed lovers, and myth-inspired storytelling.

You’ll read it quickly but think about it for weeks.

🔮 Comparisons & Influences

If you enjoyed any of these works, The Immortal should be next on your list:

  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab – immortality as burden.

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas – intense romance with dark bargains.

  • The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice – the loneliness of immortality.

  • Greek tragedies & myths – especially those about gods who punish mortals for daring to love.

Claire Smith draws from the same well, but her story is distilled into a gothic fairytale that feels new and intimate.

📌 Where to Buy The Immortal

You can purchase The Immortal: Until the End of Every Life through multiple retailers:

The Immortal: Until the End of Every Life is not just a novel — it’s an experience. It makes you question the nature of love, the cruelty of fate, and the weight of memory.

It’s perfect for readers who want:

  • Love stories that hurt in the best way.

  • Fantasy that feels mythical yet intimate.

  • Gothic settings that linger like smoke in the mind.

If you’re ready for a romance that spans lifetimes, a curse that refuses to break, and characters that will haunt you long after the last page — this book is waiting.

👉 Order your copy today and let Lyra and Eryx’s story claim a piece of your heart — for this life, and the next, and the one after that.

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