Character-driven epic fantasy with dragons, morally grey worlds, and stories that linger long after the final page.
Tired of worlds that feel empty? Of characters who exist only to move the plot?
Here, I strive to create truly epic worlds shaped deeply by the people who inhabit them. Familiar enough to feel like home, surprising enough to keep you turning pages at two in the morning.
Raised on the works of authors like Tolkien, Martin, Abercrombie, and Salvatore, I aim to write the kind of stories that made me fall in love with fantasy in the first place.
Dragons as Full Characters
These aren't beasts in the background. The dragons in the Cycle of Awakening are shifters with their own voices, their own chapters, their own scars. They have POVs, complex motivations, and arcs that drive the story as much as any human character, without ever crossing into smut or letting romance overshadow the epic at the heart of it all.
A world on the verge of collapse. The books that will carry you through it.
Short Story · Prequel
Before the battles, before the blood oath, before everything. Free with newsletter signup.
Book One
A story of revenge, power, and of the twins who found a destiny far greater than they could have imagined.
Novella One
A story of power and pain, and of a lowly expectant mother who rose to stand against a tyrant king.
Novella Two
A story of courage and triumph, and of the dragon princess who became a symbol of freedom for a people she barely knew.
Book Two
A story of what awakens with the world, as the twins venture east into the heart of the human empire.
Characters who breathe, break, and endure.
I was raised on the kind of stories that make the world feel both vast and intimate: Tolkien's depth, Martin's ruthlessness, Salvatore's heart. I also spent countless hours in Azeroth (World of Warcraft), The Continent (Witcher), The Lands Between (Elden Ring), and so many other digital landscapes. These books and games didn't just entertain me; they became a lens through which I saw the world around me.
Now I write the kinds of epic fantasy I always loved and wanted more of: character-first and always, morally grey with real depth, and genuinely epic in scope. Stories where the dragons matter, the villains are relatable, and flawed heroes who make mistakes that could cost them dearly.
When I'm not buried in writing and editing the Cycle of Awakening, I'm probably reminiscing about something that already broke me once, or finding my next favorite read or video game to break me yet again.
See what I'm currently reading ↗J.R.R. Tolkien · George R.R. Martin · Joe Abercrombie · R.A. Salvatore · John Gwynne · Ursula K. Le Guin · Stephen R. Lawhead
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