Where did Lucardia come from? Crafting a World for Dark Fantasy

When I set out to create a world for my Absolution of the Morning Star series, I knew it had to be more than a backdrop. The world needed to live and breathe, challenge its characters, and reflect their stories’ moral and emotional complexities. I needed a realm where history, faith, and mythology converged—where lightContinue reading “Where did Lucardia come from? Crafting a World for Dark Fantasy”

From Sathanas to Erikson: The Evolution of Lucardia

As the release of Destiny of the Daystar quickly approaches (book 4 of the Absolution of the Morning Star, January 7th) and I feverishly write Duke Rhime of the Spire, a book set hundreds of years before the AMS series, I find myself pondering the weight of Lucardia’s extensive history. Oh, stop the moans. IContinue reading “From Sathanas to Erikson: The Evolution of Lucardia”

Zulikaarme: A House of Broken Spirits

I’m continuing my deeper dive into the foundations of my fictional universe. In the world of Lucardia, kingdoms rise and fall, and ancient legacies shape the destinies of those bound to them. The Zulikaarme family and their ancestral capital city of Brae stand at the center of a tragic tale of ambition, sacrifice, and resilience—aContinue reading “Zulikaarme: A House of Broken Spirits”