diff --git a/content/13-finale-kaleidoskop.md b/content/13-finale-kaleidoskop.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 61162a0..0000000
--- a/content/13-finale-kaleidoskop.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-type: finale
-title: "Das Kaleidoskop"
-subtitle: "Alle zwölf Welten auf einen Blick"
-image: images/cover/finale.png
----
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index c3b2a47..62fb351 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ async function loadStories() {
   const files = (await readdir(contentDir)).filter(f => f.endsWith('.md')).sort();
 
   const stories = [];
-  let finale = null;
 
   for (const file of files) {
     const raw = await readFile(join(contentDir, file), 'utf-8');
@@ -28,11 +27,6 @@ async function loadStories() {
 
     if (data.type === 'front-matter') continue;
 
-    if (data.type === 'finale') {
-      finale = data;
-      continue;
-    }
-
     // Split body by --- into individual scene texts
     const sceneTexts = content.split(/\n---\n/).map(t => t.trim()).filter(Boolean);
 
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ async function loadStories() {
     stories.push({ ...data, scenes });
   }
 
-  return { stories, finale: finale || {} };
+  return stories;
 }
 
 async function loadFrontMatter() {
@@ -62,15 +56,15 @@ async function loadFrontMatter() {
 }
 
 async function build() {
-  const [{ stories, finale }, frontMatter] = await Promise.all([loadStories(), loadFrontMatter()]);
+  const [stories, frontMatter] = await Promise.all([loadStories(), loadFrontMatter()]);
 
-  const html = env.render('book.html', { stories, finale, frontMatter });
+  const html = env.render('book.html', { stories, frontMatter });
 
   const outPath = join(root, 'output', 'book.html');
   await writeFile(outPath, html, 'utf-8');
 
-  // imprint + TOC + section-title + (4 scenes × 2 pages per story) + finale
-  const pageCount = 3 + stories.reduce((acc, s) => acc + s.scenes.length * 2, 0) + 1;
+  // imprint + title page + TOC + (4 scenes × 2 pages per story)
+  const pageCount = 3 + stories.reduce((acc, s) => acc + s.scenes.length * 2, 0);
   await writeFile(
     join(root, 'output', 'book-meta.json'),
     JSON.stringify({ pageCount, storyCount: stories.length, builtAt: new Date().toISOString() }, null, 2),
diff --git a/styles/layout.css b/styles/layout.css
index e669f33..3327bc7 100644
--- a/styles/layout.css
+++ b/styles/layout.css
@@ -119,26 +119,3 @@
   padding: 0 0.8in;
 }
 
-/* ── Finale page ── */
-.page--finale {
-  background: var(--midnight, #0d0d2b);
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.finale-image {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  object-fit: cover;
-}
-
-.finale-overlay {
-  position: absolute;
-  inset: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-  padding-bottom: 1in;
-  text-align: center;
-  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(13, 13, 43, 0.75) 0%, transparent 55%);
-}
diff --git a/styles/typography.css b/styles/typography.css
index 3bdbdda..6c3c917 100644
--- a/styles/typography.css
+++ b/styles/typography.css
@@ -188,22 +188,3 @@ body {
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-/* ── Finale overlay ── */
-.finale-overlay h2 {
-  font-family: var(--font-display);
-  font-style: italic;
-  font-weight: 300;
-  font-size: 2.6rem;
-  color: white;
-  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
-  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
-}
-
-.finale-overlay p {
-  font-family: var(--font-display);
-  font-style: italic;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
-  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
-  margin-top: 0.6rem;
-}
diff --git a/templates/book.html b/templates/book.html
index 22229d2..4625f82 100644
--- a/templates/book.html
+++ b/templates/book.html
@@ -43,22 +43,6 @@
     {% include "story-spread.html" %}
   {% endfor %}
 
-  {# ── Finale page ── #}
-  <div class="page page--finale">
-    {% if finale.image %}
-      <img class="finale-image" src="{{ finale.image }}" alt="Das Kaleidoskop – alle zwölf Welten">
-    {% else %}
-      <div class="placeholder-image" style="background: #0d0d2b; width:100%; height:100%;">
-        <div class="placeholder-label">
-          <span class="placeholder-scene">Finale-Illustration (alle 12 Welten)</span>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    {% endif %}
-    <div class="finale-overlay">
-      <h2>Das Kaleidoskop</h2>
-      <p>Alle zwölf Welten auf einen Blick</p>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 
 </body>
 </html>