#fantasy novel

[the-lunar-library]

THE ESCAPE OF LADY AIGLE

Charmian (right), the protagonist of my second fantasy novel, and Mabry, a character who's a little difficult to categorize, but very important.

This was done very early in the pre-writing process, so while they look nicely mysterious sitting on their...magical wisp plant things, there's actually nothing like this in the final book, despite all the weird magical stuff that does occur.

Cool boots though. Well done, Charmian.

[whatthewindbrings]

[sevenblessingsproj]

The protagonist! (After)

Oh my child, what did they do to you...

[sevenblessingsproj]

The protagonist! (before)

The sweet little child we are gonna be following in this journey. Quiet, but a lover of nature and Its mysteries. Unfortunately, some mystery shouldnt be revealed

[futboleverything]

Doing some light reading 📖 before bed. I’ve been meaning to start the third book of the Eragon series, Brisingr. Excited to see where this book takes me!

[herebethestories1]

Welcome to Theondra

Theondra is the world that my novel The Mercy of Dragons takes place in. I've decided to start sharing some of the lore, since I did quite a bit of work that didn't show up in the book. The Mercy of Dragons should be fully understandable without this context and is available on my Amazon author page (www.amazon.com/author/rrstockton [idk what's happening I can't actually link it])

This world exists so E'shi, the main character can exist in it. I've done a lot of worldbuilding and will have plenty more to share, but some questions simply didn't come up as I was writing this story, so there are gaps. I fill them in as I need to writing other stories or when my brain wants to.

Here are the super-basics of Theondra:

It's Earth plus. Expect to see pretty much everything you'd expect to see on Earth (given location and time period). We have one sun, one moon, four seasons and gravity and the water cycle and such. I pull most of the dragons and humanoids from various mythologies.

E'shi's story takes place in an admittedly unoriginal feudal Europe-ish place. And I also admittedly stole a lot of words from Welsh. The two primary kingdoms that we deal with are Tir Dewrach, which is a human kingdom, and Tavachegan, the elven kingdom next door. I have a fairly stable map of what this little section of the world looks like. (but is has no labels right now, I'll share it when it's more complete)

In E'shi's book, we deal with humans, elves, and dragons. We interact with more types of dragons than we do humanoid species. It wasn't a purposeful oversight but I honestly don't know how much more I could have crammed into the one book. Humans come in all the varieties available here on Earth. They might not have all made it into the book, but they're out there. There are also magical creatures and monsters but I literally only have one of each at the moment so we'll skip that for now.

Elves are certainly not the only magical humanoids, and my list is expanding but here are the others that I know will show up, or already have: dwarves, fauns, selkies, sirens (bird ones!), and kitsune.

The dragons are also inspired by ones all over the world, again most of the ones we interact with directly in canon so far are from European folklore, but theoretically if it can reasonably be called a dragon it could exist in Theondra. (I really love dragons so I have lists and lists of them from everywhere because researching dragons is fun!) The ones so far that show up in a story are: traditional fantasy dragons (which I call dayum dragons, guess why), wyverns, northern worms, sea serpents, and a personal favorite, tatzlewyrms (which can also be called gargoyles depending on where you are in Theondra).

Dragons here are intelligent beings. They can talk and think and make decisions about their own behavior. Most of them horde stuff (stuff varies), and have a range of personalities. This is also true of humanoids as well. Anyone can be a good or bad person. The good guys here don't just kill a certain group of intelligent beings on sight because they're somehow all evil? It's actually kind of a point I make in The Mercy of Dragons.

So this is the superbasics, but I have to start somewhere.

[jameshmayfield]

FREE Kindle Ebook - THROUGH THE PURPLE FOREST, by Sean Murry

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What if the monsters children fear are only shadows of the battles they fight in real life?

Eleven-year-old Summer has faced impossible odds before. Armed with courage, an unstoppable imagination, and mysterious powers, she battles terrifying mechanical creatures that appear where no one else expects them. But even as she defeats monsters no child should ever encounter, another challenge is waiting, one that cannot simply be outrun. When John arrives at Kids Castle, he finds himself surrounded by an unforgettable group of children whose lives have been shaped by courage, friendship, and resilience. Together they discover that the greatest adventures are not always found in magical forests or epic battles, but in the quiet moments where hope refuses to give up.

As reality and imagination intertwine, purple forests become places of healing, monstrous cats represent fears too difficult to name, and every victory carries a deeper meaning. Through laughter, suspense, mystery, and heartwarming friendships, each child learns that true strength is not measured by the absence of fear, but by the willingness to keep moving forward despite it.

[franklynspolycule]

what are y'alls thoughts on major age gaps relationships in fantasy romance novels. Like hundreds of years. But its like... 400 yo x 600 yo?