Tag: fantasy book
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A View of Kypchally
Ink and graphite on paper. 2025
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We Seek Panacea
We seek to feed ourselves. We seek something to numb the pain and we seek relief. We seek sanctuary. We seek to be whole. We seek healing and connection. We seek to cure what ails us. We seek Panacea.
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I Still Remembered
I still remembered how it felt when the warm blood from my father’s last words spattered on my face. “There are infinite ways the forest can kill you.”
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Luca and Filix Hide from the Hunters
My most recent illustration for Sotiraz. Ink and graphite on paper.
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Far Away from the Permitted and Well-traveled Paths of the Forest
Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest, hidden in a grove of dark orange fan trees, I stood on a branch that was more familiar to me than any friend. The bark was smooth and worn down from all the times I sat there. I snuck back there often when I could, to…
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Could the Sotiraz Planet Exist in our Universe?
Let’s call the Sotiraz world Planet A. Planet A is in a tidally locked orbit around Star A, much like how our moon is with Earth. Only a sliver of Planet A would be hospitable to life, as the back side would be too cold, and the front side would be too hot. There are…
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Third Person to First Person
I have recently decided to change the point of view of Sotiraz from third person to first person. In my previous drafts, I imagined one of the main characters telling the story to someone in the future. But now I want the reader to get a more personalized perspective. I’m finding it easier to write…
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Diving into the Sea of Judicium
Ink and graphite on paper. I gave it a red tint digitally, so it accurately portrayed the red color of the Sotiraz atmosphere.
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The roar of falling water…
The roar of falling water drowned out their footsteps as they descended into the abyss. Some of the sparkling eleron that floated down from the heavens illuminated the circular walls of foamy water that cascaded around them. Their skin glistened from the mist and stray water drops that escaped the falls.
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I am no one
“Why would you follow me? I am no one, nothing,” Luca said. “Nothing?” Janus repeated and his brow lifted in surprise. “Alethi’s words planted a seed in you. Even the tiniest of seeds can grow into a giant Dy tree, a tree that separates and connects worlds. You say you are nothing but Luca you are…
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On top of the Tholo…
On top of the Tholo Filix saw farther than he ever had before. There were few times he was able to sneak out, and when he did he gazed past the tendrils of smoke that escaped through holes in the ceiling, past the giant stell tree trunks that looked like they held up a gray…
A Science-Fantasy Novel 