:root{
  --ink:#0a1119;       /* page, night-side of the planet */
  --hull:#121b26;      /* raised panels */
  --line:#263241;
  --ember:#e8a24a;     /* engine glow, the one accent */
  --ember-deep:#b87a2e;
  --bone:#ece6d8;      /* body text */
  --steel:#9aa7b5;     /* secondary text */
  --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,"Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;
  --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  --measure:68ch;
  --gutter:clamp(1rem,4vw,2.5rem);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone);font:1.0625rem/1.65 var(--sans);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--ember);text-underline-offset:.2em}
a:hover{color:#ffd08f}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--ember);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:2px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--ember);color:var(--ink);padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:50}
.skip:focus{left:0}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}

h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 .6em;letter-spacing:.005em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,3.6rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2rem)}
h3{font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.3;margin:0}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.lede{font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--bone);max-width:var(--measure);opacity:.92}

/* header */
.top{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:10;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem 2rem;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:1.1rem var(--gutter)}
body:not(.has-hero) .top{position:static;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.02em}
.top ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.25rem 1.6rem;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.top nav a{color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none;font-size:.98rem;padding:.35rem 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.top nav a:hover,.top nav a[aria-current]{border-bottom-color:var(--ember)}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:clamp(30rem,78vh,46rem);display:flex;align-items:flex-start;overflow:hidden;background:var(--ink)}
.hero picture,.hero img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.hero img{object-fit:cover;object-position:68% 50%}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:
  linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,17,25,.88) 0%,rgba(10,17,25,.55) 30%,rgba(10,17,25,0) 55%),
  linear-gradient(0deg,var(--ink) 0%,rgba(10,17,25,0) 22%)}
.hero-copy{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:clamp(6rem,17vh,9rem) var(--gutter) 3rem;max-width:34rem}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,7vw,5.2rem);line-height:1.02;margin-bottom:.45em}
.hero .lede{font-size:1.15rem}
.hero-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.8rem;margin-top:1.6rem}

.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--ember);color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;padding:.75rem 1.3rem;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid var(--ember)}
.btn:hover{background:#ffd08f;border-color:#ffd08f;color:var(--ink)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--steel)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:rgba(236,230,216,.1);border-color:var(--bone);color:var(--bone)}

/* layout */
.wrap{max-width:70rem;margin-inline:auto;padding:0 var(--gutter)}
main>.wrap:not(.page-head){margin-block:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem)}
.page-head{padding-top:clamp(2.5rem,6vw,4.5rem)}
.page-head h1{margin-bottom:.3em}
.crumb{font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.startline{color:var(--steel)}
.startline strong{color:var(--bone)}
.prose{max-width:var(--measure)}
.prose h2{margin-top:1.8em}
.draft-note{color:var(--ember);border-left:3px solid var(--ember);padding-left:.8rem;font-size:.95rem}
.note{color:var(--steel);font-style:italic}

/* latest release */
.latest{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,13rem) 1fr;gap:clamp(1.2rem,4vw,3rem);align-items:center}
.latest-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.6rem);line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:.6rem}

/* covers */
.cover{width:100%;aspect-ratio:2/3;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 14px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45);object-fit:cover;background:var(--hull)}
.cover-blank{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:1rem;background:
  linear-gradient(160deg,#1c2836 0%,#0e1620 70%),var(--hull);border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:inset 0 -60px 60px -40px rgba(232,162,74,.25),0 14px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45)}
.cover-blank span{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.2;color:var(--bone)}
.cover-lg.cover-blank span{font-size:1.5rem}

/* signup */
.signup{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(1.2rem,4vw,3rem);align-items:center;background:var(--hull);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--ember);border-radius:4px;padding:clamp(1.3rem,3vw,2.2rem)}
.signup h2{margin-bottom:.35em}
.signup p{color:var(--steel);margin:0}
.signup-form{min-height:5rem;color:#222}

/* series cards */
.series-grid{list-style:none;margin:1.2rem 0 0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(15rem,1fr));gap:1rem}
.series-grid-wide{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(19rem,1fr))}
.series-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.35rem;height:100%;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1.1rem;background:var(--hull);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .15s,transform .15s}
.series-card:hover{border-color:var(--ember);color:var(--bone);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.sc-kicker{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--steel)}
.sc-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.15}
.sc-blurb{color:var(--steel);font-size:.97rem}
.sc-count{margin-top:auto;padding-top:.5rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ember)}

/* books */
.group{margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.book-grid{list-style:none;margin:1rem 0 0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(9.5rem,1fr));gap:1.6rem 1.2rem}
.book a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;display:block}
.book-meta{padding-top:.7rem}
.book-meta p{margin:.15rem 0 0;color:var(--steel);font-size:.9rem}
.book a:hover h3{color:var(--ember)}

/* start here */
.start-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:var(--measure)}
.start-list li{padding:1.4rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.start-list h2{margin-bottom:.3em;font-size:1.5rem}
.start-list h2 a{color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none}
.start-list h2 a:hover{color:var(--ember)}
.start-list p{margin:0 0 .4em;color:var(--steel)}
.sh-start{color:var(--bone)!important}

/* news */
.news-list,.news-full{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:var(--measure)}
.news-list li{display:flex;gap:1.2rem;padding:.7rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.news-list time,.news-full time{color:var(--steel);font-size:.9rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;white-space:nowrap}
.news-list a{color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none}
.news-list a:hover{color:var(--ember)}
.news-full li{padding:1.4rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.news-full h2{font-size:1.4rem;margin:.2em 0 .4em}

/* footer */
.foot{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:4rem;padding:2.5rem var(--gutter) 3rem;color:var(--steel)}
.foot-inner{max-width:70rem;margin:auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.5rem 3rem;justify-content:space-between}
.foot-brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--bone);margin:0}
.foot-brand span{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--steel)}
.foot ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:1.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot a{color:var(--steel)}
.foot a:hover{color:var(--ember)}
.fine{flex-basis:100%;font-size:.85rem;margin:0}

@media (max-width:700px){
  .hero{display:block;min-height:0}
  .hero picture,.hero img{position:static;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/5;max-height:70vh;object-fit:cover}
  .hero::after{background:linear-gradient(0deg,var(--ink) 0%,rgba(10,17,25,0) 45%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(10,17,25,.7) 0%,rgba(10,17,25,0) 18%)}
  .hero-copy{padding-top:1.2rem;max-width:none}
  .latest{grid-template-columns:7.5rem 1fr}
  .signup{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .news-list li{flex-direction:column;gap:.1rem}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

@media (min-width:701px){
  .hero img{object-position:0% 50%}
}