A Chronicle of Lies (High Fantasy/Isekai)

Paperback and ebook are available for purchase !  Link. Vincent Cordell, a college student with schizophrenia, doesn’t want to be different. He just wants to lead a normal life, something his condition has never let him have. Voices whisper, walls bleed, eyes sprout in strange places. Getting a degree in electrical engineering is hard enough without worrying about falling into the abyss of his own madness. But one dark night, the abyss pulls him in...  A supernatural entity strikes, and a simple car accident becomes anything but as Vincent finds himself thrust into a majestic, alien world where dragons stand on two legs, living and dying like men. And, thanks to a painful, impossible transformation, he is now one of them, stuck in a body he doesn't even know how to use. An ancient evil stirs. Strange storms leave terrors in their wake. The natives of this world think Vincent has the power to save them. But he doesn't want anything to do with them or their myths. Dragons and prophecies are the products of a broken mind...aren't they?  --- If I were to describe A Chronicle of Lies in a single sentence, I would describe it as "Thomas Covenant meets The Dark Crystal and Neverending Story". I grew up with those films, fell in love with those worlds. They both terrified and enchanted me. I want to recreate these feelings in the reader. I want you to be enraptured one moment... and I want to scare the crap out of you the very next.  I'm also a fan of Stephen R. Donaldson's Magnum opus. Though the idea of somebody with schizophrenia being transported to a fantasy realm was one I had for years, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant has a tangible influence on my work.  --- What to expect:  *A world rich with detail and flowing descriptions. I love immersing myself in fantastical settings and I want my readers to feel what I feel. *Characters that feel real, that live and breathe on each page. *A grandiose epic. (even if it takes a while to take off.) *A troubled, sometimes difficult protagonist who finds himself transported to a majestic, beautiful world, and he doesn't know how to react to it. He is distrustful of its beauty.  *I go for a somewhat authentic portrayal of schizophrenia (hopefully). Because of this, the narrative is at times, fragmented and dreamlike in the beginning. Vincent's thoughts can be incoherent and so, the prose can be surreal to match. This is a stylistic choice in order to give gravity to a plot development that occurs in chapter 12.  "Movie" rating: R-restricted. While I strive to enchant people, this can be a dark, eerie work at times. There is graphic violence, profanity, and it tackles heavy themes such as mental illness and trauma.  Black and  white cover art by Intricatevision/Circadiancrunch --- Release schedule: Sundays Want to buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/mekanipthewriter Want to support me on Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/MekanipWrites