For centuries, the kingdoms of Arca have prospered beneath an uneasy peace, their people believing history has already been written. But beneath its great cities, beyond its kingdoms, and hidden within ancient temples and forgotten ruins, another history survives.
As old loyalties fracture and long-buried knowledge begins to surface, soldiers, senators, kings, scholars, warriors and ordinary men and women find themselves drawn into a conflict far older than they could have imagined. Each holds only a fragment of the truth. Together, their choices will determine the future of an entire civilisation.
Arca is the third world to host intelligent life within the known Omniverse. Its people are descendants of gods, blessed with extraordinary intelligence that has allowed their civilisation to advance rapidly. Towering cities, advanced technology and remarkable engineering stand alongside ancient customs, forgotten philosophies and beliefs that refuse to die.
While some pursue peace through technological progress, commerce and political influence, others preserve ancient knowledge, practise forbidden disciplines and await the return of the gods.
But the greatest threat to Arca is not war.
It is forgotten history.
Every generation inherits a world built upon half-truths, and every discovery brings its people closer to understanding what was lost, and why powerful institutions have spent centuries ensuring it remains buried.
Tales of Arca is an interconnected fantasy series told across novels and companion novellas. Rather than following a single hero, each story explores a different character, kingdom, conflict, era, gradually revealing another part of Arca’s hidden history.
Characters who appear briefly in one story may become central in another. Events separated by decades or centuries may prove to be connected. Individual choices echo across generations, and apparently isolated stories gradually converge into a much larger narrative.
Every story can be experienced on its own.
Together, they reveal the truth.
The Tales of Arca novellas explore the lives of characters whose choices quietly shape the future of an entire civilisation.
Some tell the stories of legendary figures. Others reveal forgotten events that become pivotal decades, even centuries later. Each novella expands the mythology of Arca, deepens its history and introduces characters, ideas, conflicts and mysteries that continue to resonate throughout the wider series.
These are character-focused stories of identity, sacrifice, loyalty, grief, courage and consequence. Although they can be read independently, each contains meaningful connections to the central novels and the wider history of Arca.
The novels tell the central story of Arca.
Across multiple generations, kingdoms and continents, they follow the political upheaval, ancient conspiracies, hidden knowledge and devastating conflicts that determine the fate of the world.
As long-buried truths begin to emerge, separate lives and storylines gradually intertwine. Forgotten figures regain importance. Old beliefs are challenged. Institutions built upon carefully preserved versions of history begin to fracture.
Each novel brings readers closer to understanding the true origins of Arca, its people, its gods and the forces still shaping its future.
Tales of Arca is designed for readers who enjoy entering a fully realised civilisation rather than simply following a single quest.
The series unfolds across different characters, locations and historical periods. Some connections are immediate; others may not reveal their significance until much later. Mysteries are uncovered gradually, and seemingly minor people, objects or events can become important elsewhere in the wider story.
This is a series for curious readers who enjoy piecing together hidden histories, questioning what they have been told and watching separate stories form a much larger picture.
Expect rich worldbuilding, political intrigue, ancient mysteries, forgotten history, evolving mythology, philosophical questions, morally complicated characters and long-term narrative payoffs.
There are battles, dangerous journeys and moments of brutality, but the heart of the series lies in people: families divided by fear, children inheriting the failures of previous generations, ordinary lives transformed by historic events, and individuals forced to decide what they are willing to sacrifice for truth, freedom and one another.
The world will not always be explained before you encounter it. Arca has its own cultures, technologies, institutions, beliefs and terminology. Readers are invited to discover these naturally through the lives of its people.
The more of Arca you explore, the more its history begins to connect.
Welcome to Arca.
The story has already begun.
The truth has been waiting for you.
