About My Fantasy Novel

Some stories are strong enough to save the world.

What if the last magic in the world was hidden inside a story?

In a land of mist-veiled lakes and stone sanctuaries, the scribes of an ancient monastery guard a mysterious book—the Codex Fabulae, said to contain living tales that can heal, protect, and transform.

But when a shadowy sect rises to silence these stories forever, four unlikely novices must unlock a forgotten legacy of myth, music, and memory before the light of story is lost for good.

✍️ Why I’m Writing This (As a Priest)

As a priest, I’ve walked with people through joy, doubt, death, and wonder.

I’ve seen how stories—real ones, ancient ones, whispered or wept—can offer what nothing else can: hope that endures, truth that anchors, and beauty that heals.

This novel is my way of fighting back against the slow erosion of those things.

It’s not a religious tract. It’s a fantasy adventure—filled with secret towers, lost books, mythic beasts, magical sisters, and flawed friends. But beneath the action, it’s about something deeper:

What happens to a world that loses its stories?

And what happens to the people who dare to keep telling them?

🕯️ Join the Fellowship of the Quill

I’m sharing the journey of writing this book week by week—behind-the-scenes notes, early chapter drafts, themes I’m wrestling with, even the failures and rewrites.

If you believe stories still matter…

If you long for books that weave mystery, meaning, and magic together…

If you’re curious what happens when a priest tries to write the fantasy novel he always wanted to read—

Follow along on Substack:

🕯️ The Quill & Candle – a cozy, weekly companion to the novel and the ideas behind it.

Together, let’s keep the fire lit.

📖 Because when truth is hidden, beauty banned, and hope forgotten… only the stories remain.

And some stories are strong enough to save the world.