A Muse to Astonish the World
A Muse to Astonish the World is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.
Your code
Keeps your place in the official app
- 1Install the official app — it’s free on iPhone and Android.
- 2Open it and enter 586173 when asked for a code. A Muse to Astonish the World opens right where this site leaves off.
Story
The story
At the gala opening a new exhibition, Kathy Sterling sees a social media post from her husband Warwick Vance, one hidden from her feed: a tribute to a muse. The woman in the photograph wears Kathy's missing bespoke "Morning Star" brooch. On stage, the host welcomes emerging artist Luna Jiang — the same woman. Kathy greets Warwick, who is the gallery's new honorary director, and reveals to the director that they are legally married.
When Kathy asks Luna how she could afford a custom "Morning Star" piece, Luna claims it is a replica she made herself. At home Kathy demands the truth from Warwick and orders him to end the sponsorship, cut off contact, and return everything he gave Luna. The next day he complies.
Then Luna sends Kathy a flood of hostile messages, and Kathy answers with a warning. Before a planned visit to her grandmother, Warwick suddenly cancels, claiming an urgent merger abroad.
Opening excerpt
At the opening gala for the new exhibition, a notification popped up from my husband's social media—a post he’d hidden from my feed.
"May my muse astonish the world."
The girl in the photo was wearing my missing "Morning Star" brooch, a bespoke piece.
Just then, a spotlight flared to life on stage, and the host's voice boomed through the hall. "Please welcome the brilliant emerging artist, Luna Jiang!"
It was the girl from the photo.
I smiled, snapped a picture of the stage, and sent it to my husband, Warwick.
These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →
Chapters
▶ free here · 🔒 continues in the official app
- Chapter 1~780 words
- Chapter 2~670 words
- Chapter 3~730 words
- Chapter 4~690 words
- Chapter 5In the app
- Chapter 6In the app
- Chapter 7In the app
- Chapter 8In the app
- Chapter 9In the app
- Chapter 10In the app
- Chapter 11In the app
- Chapter 12In the app
- Chapter 13In the app
- Chapter 14In the app
- Chapter 15In the app
- Chapter 16In the app
- More chapters in the official app →
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Questions
Can I read A Muse to Astonish the World for free?
Yes — the first 4 chapters of A Muse to Astonish the World are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.
How many chapters are free here?
Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.
What happens after chapter 4?
Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code 586173, and the story opens where this site leaves off.
What's A Muse to Astonish the World about?
At the gala opening a new exhibition, Kathy Sterling sees a social media post from her husband Warwick Vance, one hidden from her feed: a tribute to a muse. The woman in the photograph wears Kathy's missing bespoke "Morning Star" brooch. On stage, the host welcomes emerging artist Luna Jiang — the same woman. Kathy greets Warwick, who is the gallery's new honorary director, and reveals to the director that they are legally married.
EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.
Chapter 5 is in the official app
The free chapters on EditWrx Reads end at chapter 4. Install the official app and enter this code — it opens A Muse to Astonish the World where you left off.