A dark fantasy world by Tomasz Dobras
ELARIS
It begins with a painter.
Saeron paints for the Crown in Ardelon. His new commission, The Image of Unity, is meant to preserve the king’s chosen image of order. But a wound appears on the canvas before it exists in the world.
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Saeron’s story
Read in order
- The Image of UnityPL / EN / DE
- The Boy from the Lower CanalsPL / EN / DE
- The Wound That Wasn’t There YetPL / EN / DE
- Interlude IPL / EN / DE
- The Silver KeyPL / EN / DE
- The Gate Without a ShadowPL / EN / DE
- The Register of AbsencesPL / EN / DE
- Colour Beneath the SkinPL / EN / DE
- Light on StonePL / EN
- Chapter VIIIPL / EN
The latest chapter
Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII
Eiran returns to the witnesses as he searches for Lira. Meanwhile, a royal order reaches the warehouses.
Read Chapter VIIIAbout the world
Valen. Saryth.
Valdros. Nareth.
Four continents, kingdoms built on the ruins of earlier civilizations, and archives that cannot always be trusted. The people of Elaris live with what remains of the past and with those who decide how it is remembered.
A planned nine-book saga will form the main story of this world, with separate books and stories alongside it. The project is in development.
Saeron’s studio · Ardelon
Meet Bolek
Saeron’s cat. Unofficial studio supervisor.
Painting for the king would be easier if someone got off the table.
You’ll meet Saeron and his cat in the first chapter of ELARIS, The Image of Unity.
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