The Cycle of Awakening

Andrew
Stevens

Character-driven epic fantasy with dragons, morally grey worlds, and stories that linger long after the final page.

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Welcome, Reader

Where Epic Fantasy
Comes to Thrive

Tired of worlds that feel empty? Of characters who exist only to move the plot?

Here, I strive to create truly epic worlds shaped deeply by the people who inhabit them. Familiar enough to feel like home, surprising enough to keep you turning pages at two in the morning.

Raised on the works of authors like Tolkien, Martin, Abercrombie, and Salvatore, I aim to write the kind of stories that made me fall in love with fantasy in the first place.

Morally grey protagonists Disability representation Slow-burn romance Sibling bonds & twins World-ending villains Enemies to allies Grimdark adult themes Found family "Hard" and "Soft" magic Dragon POV characters

Dragons as Full Characters

These aren't beasts in the background. The dragons in the Cycle of Awakening are shifters with their own voices, their own chapters, their own scars. They have POVs, complex motivations, and arcs that drive the story as much as any human character, without ever crossing into smut or letting romance overshadow the epic at the heart of it all.

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The Books

A world on the verge of collapse. The books that will carry you through it.

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Meet the Cast

Characters who breathe, break, and endure.

Kai
Kai

The twin with fire in his veins and vengeance in his heart. He'll stop at nothing to protect the ones he loves.

Nalaen
Nalaen

The smart, ruthless dragon princess who'll let nothing stand between her and a revenge long in the waiting.

Mara
Mara

The twin who carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her eyes see more than they seem.

Talesa
Talesa

Those who underestimate her power and ruthlessness usually find themselves at the end of tooth or dagger.

Sorn
Sorn

A voice of reason and stability for his sisters, with the quiet potential to alter the course of all the world.

Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens Epic Fantasy Author
The Author

A Consumer Who
Became a Creator

I was raised on the kind of stories that make the world feel both vast and intimate: Tolkien's depth, Martin's ruthlessness, Salvatore's heart. I also spent countless hours in Azeroth (World of Warcraft), The Continent (Witcher), The Lands Between (Elden Ring), and so many other digital landscapes. These books and games didn't just entertain me; they became a lens through which I saw the world around me.

Now I write the kinds of epic fantasy I always loved and wanted more of: character-first and always, morally grey with real depth, and genuinely epic in scope. Stories where the dragons matter, the villains are relatable, and flawed heroes who make mistakes that could cost them dearly.

When I'm not buried in writing and editing the Cycle of Awakening, I'm probably reminiscing about something that already broke me once, or finding my next favorite read or video game to break me yet again.

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Some Key Influences

J.R.R. Tolkien · George R.R. Martin · Joe Abercrombie · R.A. Salvatore · John Gwynne · Ursula K. Le Guin · Stephen R. Lawhead

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