:root {
  --ink: #171813;
  --ink-soft: #24251f;
  --parchment: #eee6d5;
  --paper: #f7f2e8;
  --cream: #fffaf0;
  --brass: #b79a57;
  --brass-light: #d7bf82;
  --blood: #671f22;
  --pine: #243532;
  --muted: #837b6b;
  --line: rgba(23, 24, 19, 0.18);
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  --sans: "Trebuchet MS", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --max: 1240px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
body::before {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  pointer-events: none;
  content: "";
  opacity: .035;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 180 180' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.8'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: -100px; left: 1rem; z-index: 100; padding: .75rem 1rem; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.35rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  color: var(--cream);
  transition: background .35s ease, padding .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease;
}
.site-header.scrolled { padding-top: .8rem; padding-bottom: .8rem; background: rgba(20, 21, 18, .94); box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .18); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem; font: 700 1.05rem/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.header-brand { line-height: 0; }
.header-logo {
  width: clamp(10.5rem, 16vw, 13.5rem);
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .18));
}
.brand-mark { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 2.45rem; aspect-ratio: 1; border: 1px solid var(--brass); color: var(--brass-light); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .08em; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.brand-mark::first-line { transform: rotate(-45deg); }
.brand-mark { text-indent: .08em; }
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.3rem, 2.8vw, 2.8rem); font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.site-nav a { position: relative; }
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after { position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -.35rem; width: 0; height: 1px; content: ""; background: var(--brass); transition: width .25s ease; }
.site-nav a:hover::after, .site-nav a:focus-visible::after { width: 100%; }
.nav-cta { padding: .75rem 1.1rem; border: 1px solid rgba(215, 191, 130, .7); }
.menu-toggle { display: none; color: inherit; background: transparent; border: 0; }

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 830px;
  height: 100svh;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(360px, .95fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 6rem);
  padding: 8rem clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 7.5rem) 4rem;
  color: var(--cream);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 79% 39%, rgba(183,154,87,.18), transparent 22%),
    linear-gradient(112deg, rgba(11,12,10,.97) 0 44%, rgba(25,29,25,.88) 70%, rgba(12,13,11,.96) 100%),
    #151713;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero::before { position: absolute; left: -8%; bottom: -19%; width: 70%; height: 48%; content: ""; border-radius: 50%; background: #20241e; transform: rotate(-6deg); filter: blur(1px); }
.hero::after { position: absolute; right: -5%; bottom: -12%; width: 70%; height: 32%; content: ""; background: linear-gradient(165deg, transparent 0 28%, #0e100e 29%); opacity: .9; }
.hero-grain { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .15; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(102deg, transparent 0 29px, rgba(255,255,255,.025) 30px); }
.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 660px; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; color: var(--brass-light); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .23em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow.dark { color: var(--blood); }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 7.5vw, 8.4rem); }
.hero-intro { max-width: 590px; margin: 2rem 0 0; color: rgba(255,250,240,.74); font: 1.05rem/1.85 var(--sans); }
.hero-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2rem; margin-top: 2.4rem; }
.button { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; min-height: 3.4rem; padding: .8rem 1.4rem; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.button-primary { background: var(--blood); color: var(--cream); box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2); transition: transform .25s ease, background .25s ease; }
.button-primary:hover, .button-primary:focus-visible { background: #7a292d; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.text-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .65rem; padding-bottom: .25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.text-link span { color: var(--brass-light); transition: transform .25s ease; }
.text-link:hover span { transform: translateX(5px); }
.text-link.light { color: var(--cream); }

.hero-books { position: relative; z-index: 2; align-self: center; min-height: 670px; }
.sun-disc { position: absolute; top: 17%; left: 7%; width: 53%; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(circle, #d7bd7b 0, #8e7547 35%, transparent 70%); opacity: .29; filter: blur(2px); }
.book { position: absolute; margin: 0; box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.book img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.book-front { right: 8%; bottom: 2%; width: min(49%, 345px); transform: rotate(2deg); }
.book-back { left: 1%; top: 12%; width: min(39%, 280px); transform: rotate(-5deg); filter: saturate(.84) brightness(.84); }
.book-front::after, .book-back::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; box-shadow: inset 9px 0 11px rgba(255,255,255,.1), inset -5px 0 11px rgba(0,0,0,.22); pointer-events: none; }
.vertical-note { position: absolute; right: -2.7rem; top: 40%; margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.43); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; writing-mode: vertical-rl; }
.hero-scroll { position: absolute; z-index: 3; left: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 3.5rem); bottom: 2rem; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.44); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hero-scroll span { width: 3.2rem; height: 1px; background: var(--brass); }

.identity-band { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 2fr; gap: 2rem; align-items: center; padding: 1.25rem clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 7.5rem); color: var(--cream); background: var(--blood); font: italic 1rem var(--serif); letter-spacing: .05em; }
.identity-band p { margin: 0; }
.identity-band p:last-child { text-align: right; }

.section { max-width: calc(var(--max) + 2 * clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 5rem)); margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 10rem) clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.section-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .7fr 1.3fr 1fr; column-gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem); align-items: end; margin-bottom: 5.5rem; }
.section-heading .eyebrow { align-self: start; }
.section-heading h2, .about-copy h2, .texas-copy h2, .contact-inner h2, .series-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 6rem); }
.section-heading > p:last-child { margin: 0; color: #625e54; }
.book-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 2.8rem); align-items: start; }
.book-card { min-width: 0; }
.cover-wrap, .manuscript-cover { aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; overflow: hidden; background: #d1c7b2; box-shadow: 0 25px 55px rgba(43, 36, 27, .18); }
.cover-wrap img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .7s ease; }
.book-card:hover .cover-wrap img { transform: scale(1.025); filter: contrast(1.04); }
.book-card-copy { padding: 1.7rem .25rem 0; }
.book-number { margin: 0 0 .8rem; color: var(--blood); font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.book-card h3 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 2.9vw, 3rem); }
.book-card-copy > p:not(.book-number) { color: #625e54; }
.genre { display: inline-block; margin-top: .7rem; padding-top: .7rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font: italic .9rem var(--serif); }
.manuscript-cover { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem; color: #eadfca; text-align: center; background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 37%, rgba(183,154,87,.22), transparent 26%), linear-gradient(145deg, #25312f, #111412 75%); border: 1px solid rgba(183,154,87,.35); }
.manuscript-cover::before, .manuscript-cover::after { position: absolute; content: ""; border: 1px solid rgba(183,154,87,.25); }
.manuscript-cover::before { inset: 1rem; }
.manuscript-cover::after { inset: 1.35rem; }
.manuscript-cover p { margin: 1.6rem 0 1rem; font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.manuscript-cover strong { font: 400 clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4.5rem)/.9 var(--serif); text-transform: uppercase; }
.manuscript-cover small { margin-top: 2rem; color: var(--brass-light); font: 1rem var(--serif); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.coin { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 4.2rem; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid #d4ba78; color: #17201e; background: radial-gradient(circle at 38% 32%, #f3dba0, #a48440 67%, #735b2c); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(183,154,87,.15), 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.3); }
.coin i { font: 700 .75rem var(--serif); letter-spacing: .05em; }

.series-section { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; min-height: 780px; color: var(--cream); background: var(--pine); }
.series-portrait { position: relative; min-height: 740px; overflow: hidden; background: #aa7849; }
.landscape { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(#8f583d 0%, #c48c59 35%, #584934 72%, #1a211d 100%); overflow: hidden; }
.landscape::before { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; opacity: .28; background: repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 10%, transparent 0 14px, rgba(255,242,200,.15) 15px 16px); }
.moon { position: absolute; top: 17%; left: 18%; width: 7rem; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; background: #d8bd7f; box-shadow: 0 0 60px #d8bd7f; opacity: .8; }
.horizon { position: absolute; bottom: 10%; left: -10%; width: 120%; height: 40%; border-radius: 50% 50% 0 0; transform: rotate(4deg); }
.horizon-one { background: #34392e; opacity: .83; }
.horizon-two { bottom: -9%; left: -4%; height: 36%; background: #121713; transform: rotate(-3deg); }
.investigator { position: absolute; left: 48%; bottom: 3%; width: 5.5rem; height: 15rem; background: #101310; border-radius: 42% 42% 8% 8%; box-shadow: 0 -4rem 0 -1.55rem #101310; }
.investigator::before, .investigator::after { position: absolute; top: 10rem; width: 2.1rem; height: 8rem; content: ""; background: #0d100d; border-radius: 0 0 1rem 1rem; }
.investigator::before { left: .2rem; transform: rotate(3deg); }
.investigator::after { right: .2rem; transform: rotate(-3deg); }
.series-portrait > p { position: absolute; left: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5rem); bottom: 2.8rem; z-index: 2; margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75); font: italic 1.05rem/1.5 var(--serif); }
.series-copy { align-self: center; padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8.5rem); }
.series-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 2rem 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.series-copy blockquote { margin: 3.2rem 0; padding: 1.4rem 0 1.4rem 1.5rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--brass); color: var(--brass-light); font: italic 1.4rem/1.5 var(--serif); }

.about-section { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .42fr 1fr; gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem); }
.about-label > span { display: grid; place-items: center; width: clamp(10rem, 18vw, 14rem); aspect-ratio: 1; margin-top: 3rem; border: 1px solid var(--brass); border-radius: 50%; color: var(--blood); font: 400 clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5rem) var(--serif); letter-spacing: .08em; }
.about-copy .lead { margin: 2rem 0 2.5rem; color: #403d36; font: 1.55rem/1.55 var(--serif); }
.about-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; color: #625e54; }
.about-columns p { margin: 0; }

.texas-section { position: relative; min-height: 720px; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; color: var(--cream); background: linear-gradient(180deg, #53322a, #151815); overflow: hidden; }
.texas-section::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(15,16,14,.82) 0 35%, rgba(15,16,14,.12) 70%, rgba(15,16,14,.42)); }
.texas-panels { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 2px; opacity: .82; }
.panel { background-size: cover; background-position: center; filter: sepia(.45) contrast(1.05); }
.panel-one { background: linear-gradient(170deg, transparent 0 55%, #1a2119 56%), radial-gradient(circle at 65% 22%, #d5a05f 0 5%, transparent 20%), #73472f; }
.panel-two { background: linear-gradient(165deg, transparent 0 54%, #22251d 55%), repeating-linear-gradient(85deg, transparent 0 30px, rgba(15,10,7,.13) 31px), #9a6a42; }
.panel-three { background: linear-gradient(172deg, transparent 0 48%, #141a16 49%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 32%, #c69b62, transparent 28%), #554135; }
.panel-two::before, .panel-three::before { content: ""; position: absolute; }
.texas-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 690px; padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 7.5rem); }
.texas-copy > p:last-child { max-width: 540px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }

.contact-section { padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) 1.4rem; color: var(--ink); background: var(--brass-light); }
.contact-inner { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.contact-inner .eyebrow { color: var(--blood); }
.contact-inner > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.form-note) { max-width: 580px; margin: 1.7rem auto; color: #5b503e; }
.signup-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; max-width: 680px; margin: 2.5rem auto 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23,24,19,.5); }
.signup-form input { min-width: 0; padding: 1rem .2rem; color: var(--ink); background: transparent; border: 0; outline: 0; }
.signup-form input::placeholder { color: rgba(23,24,19,.55); }
.signup-form button { padding: .8rem 1rem; color: var(--cream); background: var(--blood); border: 0; cursor: pointer; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.form-note { margin: .8rem 0 0; color: rgba(23,24,19,.56); font-size: .75rem; }

.site-footer { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr .7fr; gap: 2rem; align-items: center; padding: 3rem clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 7.5rem); color: rgba(255,255,255,.64); background: var(--ink); font-size: .72rem; }
.footer-brand { color: var(--cream); }
.site-footer > p { margin: 0; text-align: center; }
.site-footer nav { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 1.3rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.site-footer .copyright { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); text-align: center; }

.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity .8s ease, transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1); }
.reveal.delay-1 { transition-delay: .12s; }
.reveal.delay-2 { transition-delay: .24s; }
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero { height: auto; min-height: 930px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; padding-top: 8.5rem; }
  .hero-copy { grid-column: 1 / -1; max-width: 740px; }
  .hero-books { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: min(690px, 100%); min-height: 550px; margin: -1rem auto 0; }
  .book-front { width: 270px; right: 18%; }
  .book-back { width: 215px; left: 17%; }
  .section-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .section-heading > .eyebrow { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .book-grid { gap: 1.4rem; }
  .series-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .series-portrait { min-height: 620px; }
  .series-copy { max-width: 800px; }
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .site-footer > p:not(.copyright) { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-header { padding: 1rem 1.2rem; }
  .header-logo { width: 10.5rem; }
  .menu-toggle { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; gap: 5px; padding: .7rem; }
  .menu-toggle span:not(.sr-only) { display: block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .25s ease, opacity .25s ease; }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg); }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg); }
  .site-nav { position: fixed; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 2.3rem; background: rgba(20,21,18,.98); font: 1.5rem var(--serif); letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-12px); transition: .25s ease; }
  .site-nav.open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
  .nav-cta { font: 700 .68rem var(--sans); letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .hero { min-height: 900px; display: block; padding: 8.5rem 1.4rem 4rem; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.75rem, 17vw, 6rem); }
  .hero-intro { font-size: .98rem; }
  .hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.35rem; }
  .hero-books { min-height: 420px; width: 100%; margin-top: 2rem; }
  .book-front { right: 8%; width: 205px; }
  .book-back { top: 7%; left: 5%; width: 165px; }
  .vertical-note { display: none; }
  .hero-scroll { display: none; }
  .identity-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .3rem; text-align: center; }
  .identity-band span { display: none; }
  .identity-band p:last-child { text-align: center; }
  .section-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }
  .section-heading h2 { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
  .book-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4.5rem; }
  .book-card { max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .about-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-label > span { width: 9rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
  .about-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .series-copy { padding: 4.5rem 1.4rem; }
  .series-portrait { min-height: 540px; }
  .investigator { left: 55%; }
  .texas-section { min-height: 650px; }
  .texas-panels { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .panel-three { display: none; }
  .signup-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border: 0; gap: .8rem; }
  .signup-form input { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23,24,19,.5); text-align: center; }
  .signup-form button { min-height: 3.3rem; }
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; }
  .site-footer nav { justify-content: center; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}