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Riverborn: A Magical Journey of Memory and Becoming
A lyrical tale of transformation and purpose, where water remembers every life it carries and one creature emerges in many forms to heal, reckon, and become.
The river does more than flow. It remembers. From its hidden depths, a creature rises again and again, each time in a new bird, warrior, healer, winged being of light. With every emergence, they listen, feel, and mend wounds left by careless hands.
But this journey is not about power. It’s about purpose. Each form carries unease, each act carries consequence, and each return to the water draws the creature closer to understanding who they truly are.
Lyrical, mythic, and unsettling, Riverborn is both a fable and a on memory, transformation, and the quiet guardianship of a world in need.
Fans of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Madeline Miller’s Circe, and lyrical eco-myths like Richard Powers’ The Overstory will find in Riverborn a world of transformation, timelessness, and hidden truths.
What you’ll find inside:
Lush, poetic prose woven with mythic atmosphere and psychological depthA world where water is alive, remembering every choice and every woundEncounters with nature’s resilience and humanity’s carelessnessA convergence that transforms solitude into collective purposeThe 7 original illustrations that inspired this story
Riverborn is the second book in the series, Visions to the author’s ongoing exploration of the place where images meet words, where reality meets unreality, and human imagination meets technology.
The river does more than flow. It remembers. From its hidden depths, a creature rises again and again, each time in a new bird, warrior, healer, winged being of light. With every emergence, they listen, feel, and mend wounds left by careless hands.
But this journey is not about power. It’s about purpose. Each form carries unease, each act carries consequence, and each return to the water draws the creature closer to understanding who they truly are.
Lyrical, mythic, and unsettling, Riverborn is both a fable and a on memory, transformation, and the quiet guardianship of a world in need.
Fans of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Madeline Miller’s Circe, and lyrical eco-myths like Richard Powers’ The Overstory will find in Riverborn a world of transformation, timelessness, and hidden truths.
What you’ll find inside:
Lush, poetic prose woven with mythic atmosphere and psychological depthA world where water is alive, remembering every choice and every woundEncounters with nature’s resilience and humanity’s carelessnessA convergence that transforms solitude into collective purposeThe 7 original illustrations that inspired this story
Riverborn is the second book in the series, Visions to the author’s ongoing exploration of the place where images meet words, where reality meets unreality, and human imagination meets technology.
51 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 6, 2025
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About the author
V.M. Andrews
21 books11 followersV.M. Andrews is a visionary science fiction author known for creating immersive and thought-provoking worlds. With a keen interest in the intersection of technology and nature, Andrews crafts stories that challenge readers to consider the complexities of identity, control, and freedom. Her writing process is way slower than warp speed, but her narratives are fast-paced and imaginative with surprising plot twists and character epiphanies. She lives among the gigantic trees in Surrey in the south east region of England where the colour green is abundant.
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January 8, 2026
A lyrical journey
V.M. Andrews brings us a deeply lyrical account of a river ( many rivers or one?) conscious and filled with memories that react and respond to the pain and desecration seeping into it. Sometimes the reaction is gentle, healing, but others react with violence, using destruction to build a bulwark against man’s disruption.
Accompanied/inspired by luscious artwork, each story stands alone. A progression that grows in power and complexity. Although beaten in the short term, the waterways’ extended life knows the truth of the land and how things should be to accommodate all lives.
I enjoyed Andrews’ vignettes more than I expected. I tend to enjoy solid stories with a solid beginning-middle-end, but I found myself almost lulled into Andrews’ rhythm and pace. It’s good to read something paced and structured differently from my usual fare.
V.M. Andrews brings us a deeply lyrical account of a river ( many rivers or one?) conscious and filled with memories that react and respond to the pain and desecration seeping into it. Sometimes the reaction is gentle, healing, but others react with violence, using destruction to build a bulwark against man’s disruption.
Accompanied/inspired by luscious artwork, each story stands alone. A progression that grows in power and complexity. Although beaten in the short term, the waterways’ extended life knows the truth of the land and how things should be to accommodate all lives.
I enjoyed Andrews’ vignettes more than I expected. I tend to enjoy solid stories with a solid beginning-middle-end, but I found myself almost lulled into Andrews’ rhythm and pace. It’s good to read something paced and structured differently from my usual fare.
November 3, 2025
Lyrical Prose
This was beautifully written, but more a work of Lyrical Prose than a story. I say that because of the absence of story structure, dialogue, and a clear story or character arc.
It is a very beautiful piece of lyrical prose though and the art matches it.
This was beautifully written, but more a work of Lyrical Prose than a story. I say that because of the absence of story structure, dialogue, and a clear story or character arc.
It is a very beautiful piece of lyrical prose though and the art matches it.
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