The Chronicles of Sylvandria

What This Book Is — And Who It’s For

The Chronicles of Sylvandria is a collection of intimate, slow-burning tales set long before the events of my novel The Betrayer’s Daughter. These stories don’t follow grand heroes charging across battlefields or destinies decided in an instant. Instead, they explore the quieter truths behind the legends—the moments that history forgets, the small decisions that shape centuries, and the ordinary people caught in the turning of a great world.

Rather than a fast-paced, action-driven fantasy, this collection is built on mood, detail, and depth. You’ll find pre-Roman landscapes, Celtic-leaning ritual, and a living spiritual world where objects carry memory and the past never quite lies still. These stories range from the forging of the Twilight Swords to the fall and fading of the City of Lights to the origins of a cursed dagger whose influence ripples far into the future. Each tale stands alone, yet together they reveal the unseen foundations of the world Jamie and Tonwyn will eventually inherit.

This book is for readers who enjoy:

• Slow, atmospheric fantasy
• Deep worldbuilding that rewards patience
• Mythology woven through everyday lives
• Spiritual depth and ancient ritual
• Character-driven storytelling
• Quiet moments that echo across centuries

If you prefer relentless action, rapid twists, and a breakneck plot, these stories may feel too gentle or too reflective. But if you like to linger in a world—to feel its history beneath your feet, to understand how legends grow from the lives of real people—then you may find something here worth holding onto.

These chronicles don’t rewrite the big myths.
They reveal the truth beneath them: the craftsman behind the sword, the frightened boy in the battle, the forgotten city that once shone bright, and the spiritual forces nudging the world toward what it must become.

Read them before the novel, after it, or simply on their own.
However you approach them, I hope they enrich your journey into Sylvandria and show that even the grandest legends begin with quiet hands, small moments, and choices no bard ever thought to sing about.

The above is somewhat AI-assisted.

Here are my words, not assisted.

So, while writing my novel, I wrote some myths and legends. You know… who made the Twilight Swords of Ravea and why. The Dagger of Lost Souls, which features quite heavily in my novel. And who is Santheil?
So I wrote the back stories. But from a deeply personal point of view. These are slow stories, not action-packed. There are no twists and turns, just maybe unexpected decisions.

I also wanted to try to describe the scale of the items. From two blocks of steel, out as far as the Universe. And I hope I did that.

Why a pair of swords? Why does a shard of ruby matter? And what does a blacksmith’s steel and gems have to do with a love story a thousand years later?
It’s not essential to remember the names of people or places.
The primary purpose of the work is so that when read before, after or during my novel, the key items have a clear origin. And by clear origin, I mean, imagine stepping back in time and witnessing what truly happened. Who was really there, and what were they like?

So, take these for what they are. They are my stories, written my way, for anyone who cares to read them.
I’m writing for me. If you like them, I’ll be over the moon. If you don’t, well, not everyone can be right!