A richly detailed leather-bound fantasy novel titled “Sorglos’s Saga” rests open on an aged oak writing desk, its creamy pages filled with elegant, inky script and a faint map of the world of Jord ghosted in the margins. Beside it, a brass inkwell and quill catch soft golden-hour light pouring through a tall mullioned window, casting elongated, sophisticated shadows across scattered parchment. In the blurred background, towering bookshelves hold worn tomes and a single crystal orb glows faintly. Photographic realism, shot at an eye-level angle with shallow depth of field, creates an intimate, contemplative atmosphere that feels like the private study of an epic fantasy author at work.

Kieran Brightwood – YA Fantasy Author

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Sorglos’s Saga

In the world of Jord, sixteen-year-old Sorglos brashly pursues a deer into the forbidden forest and starts his woes. For months, a witch makes him her servant. Once he is free of her, his recklessness traps Sorglos into serving a reanimated wizard, who aggressively builds an empire. Eventually, he frees himself, but the experience leaves him haunted by guilt about the damage he had unleashed. On his long journey home, he uses single-purpose enchanted tools and his smarts to help people. He outwits strange beasts, solves frustrating mysteries, bests wizards, and faces heart-wrenching dilemmas.

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An expansive, photographic panorama of the world of Jord, rendered as a meticulously painted map spread across a dark walnut table. Mountain ranges are etched with fine, snow-dusted ridges, deep emerald forests are stippled with texture, and winding silver rivers glimmer in the soft overhead lamplight. Small brass markers and a single obsidian dagger pin key locations. Shadows pool in the creases of the parchment, while the edges are curled and slightly burned, suggesting age and peril. Captured from a slightly elevated angle with sharp focus throughout, the mood is sophisticated and adventurous, evoking the grand scope of an epic fantasy series.

The World of Jord

Sorglos’s Saga takes place in the world of Jord. The technology of most of the world is a mix of medieval and more advanced. Wizards make up a small portion of the population but have a huge impact on non-wizards living on the continent.

Wizards gain their power from the planet, which refreshes their energy every dawn. With the ability to store limited amounts of energy each day, wizards carefully allocate their power to avoid running out.

Then there are enchanted devices…

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