Triumph & Tragedy

When we set out to curate our collection of chronicles from Ex’ala, one theme stood out: Triumph & Tragedy. We wanted to craft Greek-level tragedies set in a Grimdark world with characters we could fall in love with, only to be devastated when the inevitable tragedy unfolds. We didn’t want shock factor to be our staple (though we do hope to surprise you now and again). 

Instead, the stories we tell are about realistic characters forced to make difficult decisions in an often brutal world. Some choices will be right, others disastrously wrong; some characters will be selfish, others heroic to a fault; some situations will be unwinnable, others unwinnable. (No, that isn’t a typo.) We want you to root for our beloved characters to succeed, even as the gods conspire against them.

We hope this resonates with you enough to dive into our books, to laugh with us, to cry with us. We can assure you that plenty of both went into these creations—well, laughing from The Archivist and crying from The Chronicler. We hope your reading experience is as thrilling and emotional as our journey was in bringing these tales to life. 

See you on the other side.