The Chronicles of Capherayna alludes to the forests of the earth and the interstellar dust of the galaxies; the sum of all things that live in the quiet spaces between memory, meaning and matter; the layer of silence that underpins the universe and the sound that powers it.
Straddling the mundane with the mystical, The Chronicles of Capherayna weaves in and out of forests and cities, kitchens and turrets, war zones and urban ghettos. Gigantic trees, Gothic chambers and gentrified neighbourhoods form the backdrop of the books. The protagonist, a nomadic healer, stumbles into an old-growth forest and discovers layers of mystery that alter his destiny. Circumstances force him to stay in Capherayna and confront his fears of a settled life.
The series intentionally bends genre, occasionally transitioning into low fantasy and magical realism from its default contemporary fiction setting.
Safe Passage
Book 1 of The Chronicles of Capherayna
The old-growth forest and the borderlands of Capherayna are a mystery. So are its people, the Xaeltik community. They live in a pre-industrial time warp, unable to defend themselves from the dark forces of the modern world. In the heart of the forest, a vortex of death is rumoured to swallow the living, chew on them and spit out the pieces. The Lightbender stumbles into Xaeltik territory after days of wandering the forest. He is welcomed by a macabre sight that changes the course of his destiny. To save lives, he must let them die.
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The Dawn Chorus
Book 2 of The Chronicles of Capherayna
Years ago, a terrible tragedy happened in the borderlands of Capherayna. Years later, its memory still haunts the Lightbender. He wanders the world, comforting the sick and the dying, desperate to forget the ghosts of his past. He finally returns to Capherayna and makes peace with the settled life. In the ancient city of Dorsfield, he rents a loft from a conspiracy theorist whose niece is rather gorgeous. She introduces him to a powerful man who knows too much about a terrible secret.
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The Half Light
Book 3 of The Chronicles of Capherayna
The ghetto of Crikwood is not for the fainthearted. The Lightbender is not fainthearted. The ghetto nourishes his soul with its vibrant culture and eternal chaos. He unwinds in its Gothic nightclubs and hangs out with pansexual stoners and war veterans. But the settled life is killing his spirit. One morning, a highly depressed woman lands up at his door. She is a soul without a body, a body without a soul. Together, they dredge up clues from a painful past that shapes their destinies in ways they are yet to comprehend.
