fantasyfiction – Chronicles of Rumithia

I’ve done it – I’ve published my first book

This was never planned to any great extent. I was thinking late last year about launching my newsletter, and I thought about what I could provide people interested in subscribing to my list. I then decided to write up my notes on a period in Rumithia’s history – The Giant Dynasty – up as an […]

Andreas 2 months ago21/04/2026

Fantasy Genre

Effective World-Building in Fantasy Fiction

World-building is a massive part of fantasy fiction and of sci-fi, especially if your novel takes place in a totally made-up world, as mine does. There’s no one way to plot this, no specific blueprint to follow, and though I’m sure there are books and articles. I want to lay out how I built Rumithia, […]

Andreas 2 months ago29/03/2026

Locations

The Land of Vengore: A Dark and Mysterious Realm

“The land was alive, with a semi-arid climate. There was grass growing and animals about, but Alitek thought there was something strange. Something wasn’t right.“ This is an extract from my eBook, my first published release, The Giant Dynasty. This is early on in the book where the giants move to the mysterious land of […]

Andreas 4 months ago20/02/2026

The Giant Dynasty

Discover The Giant Dynasty: A New Epic Fantasy

This will be the first official release, the first book that I publish, the first Chronicle of Rumithia. This story came to life in an online notebook I have as world-built and mapped out timelines and events as mere lists, to explain Rumithia before and after Traitor’s Eye. Why I wrote the Giant Dynasty I […]

Andreas 4 months ago28/04/2026

The Giant Dynasty

Exploring the Giant Dynasty of Rumithia

In my last blog post, I looked at the rooklins, the mystical third race of Rumithia. It rightly came before this post about the giants, as its a race that is entirely fictional and original, and thus needed more explaining. Now we come to another race of creatures, the second race after humans, the giants. […]

Andreas 4 months ago22/01/2026

Traitor's Eye

Exploring Traitor’s Eye: The First 2 Chapters

A Note Before You Read What follows are the opening chapters of Traitor’s Eye, shared ahead of publication. This is an early version of the story and will continue to evolve through editing, revision, and design. Some details may change, deepen, or disappear entirely before the final release. For now, consider this an invitation — […]

Andreas 6 months ago18/12/2025

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Fantasy Genre

Challenging Monarchy in Fantasy Fiction

There are many fantasy fiction tropes that run through the genre through the ages, witches and wizards, magic, mythical creatures, dark lords and warlocks, so many to name. One of the most consistent tropes is that of royalty, kings and queens. There are bad kings and queens for sure, but I have noticed that a […]

Andreas 6 months ago04/12/2025

Characters

Faith and Function: The Gods of Rumithia

“They are constantly evoked in Rumithia as people ask for their favour in battles. They never actively intervene though and retain an air of distant omnipresence.“ I must admit, in the strange, complex and random way worldbuilding occurs, at least for me, I’d not really given much thought to the role of religion in Rumithia […]

Andreas 7 months ago19/01/2026

Locations

Rithagow: The White Heart of Rumithia

All paths in Rumithia lead to Rithagow. It’s at the heart of the land and centre of power Rithagow sits at the heart of Rumithia, and is literally and metaphorically at the centre of power. Rumithia can be said to have been built around Rithagow in several respects. The tower sits in a small area […]

Andreas 8 months ago12/11/2025

silver fox, Kelorne, Traitor's Eye, Traitors Eye

General

Insignia & Identity: The Crests of a Broken Realm

In my last blog, I introduced you to the idea of Kelorne and Yonmere’s rivalry, and in the images of the two rivals, I included in the background versions of their logos. I’ve given a lot of thought to the banners and logos that are used in Traitor’s Eye and I wanted explain some of […]