YouTube Channel Launched!

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The Imperial Saga YouTube channel has now launched! Find your favorite videos from the Imperial Saga here, including songs about the continents, readings, and other behind-the-scenes information.

Right now, I have music videos from Kaehlar, Krendia, and Shem available on the channel. Over the next few days, additional music videos from Shem will be added so that there are at least three songs per continents. 

In the future, I’ll also record readings of the books, and I hope to create videos of my writing process and share insights on my books as I continue working on the fourth book, which will be published this year (and hopefully sooner rather than later).

Anne Winchell, Author of Speculative Fiction

Anne Winchell, Author of Speculative Fiction
Leader when they invaded. Insurgent when they stayed. Weapons in hand. Trouble in her wake. Full song Friday @ 3pm CT The Conquered Princes → https://tcp.annewinchell.com/ #shorts #aimusic #altrock #battleanthem #rebellion #cinematicrock #scifimusic #worldbuilding #TheConqueredPrinces #Amanda
The Blade They Never Notice | Flashing in the Night
Power is the only gift Aaron has ever received, and he learned early that control is the only way to survive. In elite Rioran society, he hides behind restraint, convincing himself that control is a form of love. But not everyone experiences it that way. They say he doesn't exist. That his control is an illusion. He lets them believe it. Judge their denials: https://tcp.annewinchell.com/people/aaron-2. Find out more about The Conquered Princes, a dark sci-fi novel with intense personal stakes and galactic ramifications, at https://tcp.annewinchell.com. ⸻ Full lyrics: (Verse 1) I learned your breathing by the hour The rise, the fall, the hidden tremor Every silence had a meaning Every bruise a whispered answer You came to me in smoke and ruin A name still burning in the ash Too young to carry all that grief Too bright to let the darkness have (Pre-Chorus) So I built walls around your shadow Called it shelter, called it care Never said the lock was hidden In the hands that held you there (Chorus) These hands keep you breathing These hands hold the key These hands built the prison And called it safety I steady your heartbeat I quiet your fears But every soft promise Still sharpens the bars here These handler’s hands These handler’s hands (Verse 2) Green eyes in the mirror glass Watching every step you take I learned the rhythm of your leaving Just to know how much might break Every contract, every needle Every door I closed for you I told myself it kept you living Never asked what living meant to you (Pre-Chorus) Love can wear a colder face Than any open enemy Sometimes care is just a chain Wrapped in silk so tenderly (Chorus) These hands keep you breathing These hands hold the key These hands built the prison And called it safety I steady your heartbeat I quiet your fears But every soft promise Still sharpens the bars here These handler’s hands These handler’s hands (Bridge) If I let you go Would the world devour you? If I keep you close What have I become? Tell me which wound You would rather survive The one outside Or the one inside (Final Chorus) These hands keep you breathing These hands made you stay These hands were the shelter That darkened the day I wanted to save you I wanted control Now all that I’m holding Is half of your soul These handler’s hands Still reaching Still breaking Still yours (Outro) I never learned the difference Between guarding and caging Until you were gone ⸻ World, concepts, and characters by Anne Winchell Lyrics and art by ChatGPT Music and video by Suno Arranged by Anne Winchell The image was created using the lyrics as input and may contain inaccuracies. It is meant to represent the overall feel for the character and world but is not considered canon. This includes generative AI, including Suno and ChatGPT. I am not affiliated with either, and all AI-generated content is clearly labeled above. You can read more about my policies on AI use at https://annewinchell.com/ai-policy/ All specific characters, worlds, events, people, cultures, and other identifying features are copyright © 2026 Anne Winchell. However, if you'd like to create art, music, or stories inspired by any of this, please don't hesitate to contact me (https://tcp.annewinchell.com/aew/). I'm (almost always) happy to give permission!
These Hands | The Conquered Princes
Born into the royal family of Galio, enslaved after the Rioran invasion, Garrett has struggled to reconcile the two halves of his identity. Each side offers a kind of mercy, and both helped forge his chains. They claim he's not a slave. That he wants this life. Judge for yourself: https://tcp.annewinchell.com/garrett. Find out more about The Conquered Princes, a dark sci-fi novel with intense personal stakes and galactic ramifications, at https://tcp.annewinchell.com. ⸻ Full lyrics: (Verse 1) They took my name in the smoke and steel Left only scars that refused to heal A borrowed face in a gilded cage Counting my life in another’s rage I learned the shape of a sharpened grin The cost of mercy, the weight of skin Every touch a chain, every breath a brand A life rewritten by another hand (Pre-Chorus) I was not born for this ruin But ruin learned my name And somewhere in the breaking I became the flame (Chorus) I was forged in the fire Hammered down to wire and bone Not a prince, not a prisoner Not a thing they could own If I stand between two worlds It’s because both left their scars You bloomed where the border burned I was made beneath the stars (Verse 2) I carry ghosts beneath my skin Ink and venom, loss within Every mark a name, a wound, a vow Who I was and who I am now I loved a hand that held me fast Even when it bound the past I hated chains, I hated walls But still I answered when duty called (Pre-Chorus) There’s a tenderness in ashes A mercy in the night Sometimes what keeps you living Still teaches you to fight (Chorus) I was forged in the fire Hammered down to wire and bone Not a prince, not a prisoner Not a thing they could own If I stand between two worlds It’s because both left their scars You bloomed where the border burned I was made beneath the stars (Bridge) You chose the flame I was thrown inside But somehow still I came out alive And if your hands are petals Mine are smoke and steel Still when you touch my darkness It almost starts to heal (Final Chorus) I was forged in the fire But I am more than what remains Not the boy they buried Not the body marked by chains If we meet where borders break Where the old world falls apart You bloom through all the ashes And I guard the fragile heart (Outro) Born in stars Made in flame Still somehow I kept my name ⸻ World, concepts, and characters by Anne Winchell Lyrics and art by ChatGPT Music and video by Suno Arranged by Anne Winchell The image was created using the lyrics as input and may contain inaccuracies. It is meant to represent the overall feel for the character and world but is not considered canon. This includes generative AI, including Suno and ChatGPT. I am not affiliated with either, and all AI-generated content is clearly labeled above. You can read more about my policies on AI use at https://annewinchell.com/ai-policy/ All specific characters, worlds, events, people, cultures, and other identifying features are copyright © 2026 Anne Winchell. However, if you'd like to create art, music, or stories inspired by any of this, please don't hesitate to contact me (https://empire.annewinchell.com/contact/). I'm (almost always) happy to give permission!
Forged in the Fire | The Conquered Princes
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