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Welcome to Galevyn

Some people were supposed to save the world.
They didn't.
Now their kids have to live in it.

Galevyn is a fantasy world built on the wreckage of choices no one talks about — colonized lands still organized around the people who left, freedoms granted on someone else's terms, and a new generation of heroes who never asked for the job.

Where Galevyn began

Before the main series, three stories laid the foundation for everything that follows.

Tyranny of the Fey
Origin Artifact

Tyranny of the Fey

Three novellas · Terry Bartley

This isn't a short story collection. It's three complete novellas — three windows into a world shaped by elven colonizers, abandoned peoples, and the lives built in the spaces left behind. Start here. Everything else grows from this.

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The Series · Book One

Destined for
Greater Things

Star Satar didn't choose to be a Chosen One. His mother chose something else entirely — and that choice is why he exists. Now someone is stealing the magic that makes Chosen Ones possible, and the conspiracy doesn't care what Star would have preferred.

A seven-book fantasy series set in the city of Anglachel. Queer characters, political allegory, and a world that doesn't let anyone off the hook for history.

Follow the journey — new fiction and lore in every issue

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Destined for Greater Things
"Explore the world before you buy a single book."

The Galevyn universe has been growing for years. The serialized fiction archive — stories set across the world, featuring characters you'll meet in the main series — is free to read. Start with Tess and Toby stealing berries in the Anglachel marketplace. End up somewhere you didn't expect.

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Featured Story

Roguish Pair

Two kids in the Slums of Anglachel. One is the best liar you've ever met. The other is about to make a decision that changes everything. This is how Tess began.

Lore & World

The Gods of Galevyn

Before the world formed, four civilizations destroyed themselves. What they left behind became everything. The theological foundation of Galevyn, from the inside.


Coming Fall 2026

Play in the World

A Galevyn TTRPG one-shot is coming alongside the crowdfunding campaign for Destined for Greater Things. Step into Anglachel. Roll for your fate. More details soon.

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