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TRUTH: A Historical Fantasy of Forgotten Magic and Ancient Prophecy
In an age of faith and fire, truth is the deadliest heresy.
"The child I carry home is not just a boy, but a prophecy incarnate, born of steel and spirit, destined to either unite or annihilate a kingdom."
Ena, the last of a forgotten Druidic line, returns to the court of her youth with her son—a hybrid of two worlds—Christian steel and Druidic magic. But in a kingdom ruled by the iron fist of the Church, Aiden’s otherworldly gifts are seen not as a blessing, but as heresy.
To protect her son and understand their shared destiny, Ena must embrace her own forgotten powers, unravel ancient prophecies, and face a corrupt Church that sees her son as either a savior to be controlled or a pagan to be destroyed, culminating in a public trial that will determine the fate of the kingdom.
Fans of forbidden magic, and prophecy-driven epics like The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and the gripping religious and medieval intrigue of Heresy by S.J. Parris, will be swept into TRUTH—a story of power, faith, and the courage to defy an empire.
Get your copy of this elevated visionary and historical fantasy today!
"The child I carry home is not just a boy, but a prophecy incarnate, born of steel and spirit, destined to either unite or annihilate a kingdom."
Ena, the last of a forgotten Druidic line, returns to the court of her youth with her son—a hybrid of two worlds—Christian steel and Druidic magic. But in a kingdom ruled by the iron fist of the Church, Aiden’s otherworldly gifts are seen not as a blessing, but as heresy.
To protect her son and understand their shared destiny, Ena must embrace her own forgotten powers, unravel ancient prophecies, and face a corrupt Church that sees her son as either a savior to be controlled or a pagan to be destroyed, culminating in a public trial that will determine the fate of the kingdom.
Fans of forbidden magic, and prophecy-driven epics like The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and the gripping religious and medieval intrigue of Heresy by S.J. Parris, will be swept into TRUTH—a story of power, faith, and the courage to defy an empire.
Get your copy of this elevated visionary and historical fantasy today!
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Published January 11, 2026
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About the author
Helyn Dunn
9 books7 followersChildhood trauma and a near-death experience are some of the threads of the tapestry that have shaped my creative endeavors over the years. Poetry, screenwriting and visual arts have been my passions. This creative path now includes writing fiction.
My debut novel, Sacrifice, the first book of The Evensong Enchantments series, is based on a previous screenplay. Like all of my stories, this is a work of Visionary Fiction.
The Visionary Fiction Alliance defines the term thus: "Visionary Fiction embraces spiritual and esoteric wisdom, often from ancient sources, and makes it relevant for our modern life. These gems of wisdom are brought forth in story form and in a way that readers can experience the wisdom from within themselves. It emphasizes and envisions humanity's transition into evolved consciousness. While there is a strong theme, it in no way proselytizes or preaches. Visionary is a tone as well as a genre. The ‘visionary’ element can technically be present in any genre and set in any time."
I have experienced many spiritual rebirths and I’m inspired to share the insights received as a result of these mystical encounters.
My writing is like my art—I am merely a channel for extra-dimensional truth and understanding the sacred beauty of life itself, and humbled to share my visions. I hope that my words and stories enrich anyone who is drawn to read them.
My debut novel, Sacrifice, the first book of The Evensong Enchantments series, is based on a previous screenplay. Like all of my stories, this is a work of Visionary Fiction.
The Visionary Fiction Alliance defines the term thus: "Visionary Fiction embraces spiritual and esoteric wisdom, often from ancient sources, and makes it relevant for our modern life. These gems of wisdom are brought forth in story form and in a way that readers can experience the wisdom from within themselves. It emphasizes and envisions humanity's transition into evolved consciousness. While there is a strong theme, it in no way proselytizes or preaches. Visionary is a tone as well as a genre. The ‘visionary’ element can technically be present in any genre and set in any time."
I have experienced many spiritual rebirths and I’m inspired to share the insights received as a result of these mystical encounters.
My writing is like my art—I am merely a channel for extra-dimensional truth and understanding the sacred beauty of life itself, and humbled to share my visions. I hope that my words and stories enrich anyone who is drawn to read them.
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February 19, 2026
When a novel’s goal, or at least one of its objectives, is to offer a critique of the institutions of power that all too often serve as a culture’s iron fist, crushing individuals and limiting freedom, well, that’s my kind of book. TRUTH: The Evensong Enchantments, the third in the series after VALOR and SACRIFICE, is just that sort of book, offering us a pliable metaphor that will get readers to question dogma and blind allegiance. I can’t think of a better message or suggestion for a modern audience.
In the first two volumes of the series, our protagonist, Ena, experiences a life shaped by exile, brutality, and awakening. Raised by the Church but secretly descended from Druids, she survives abuse, treachery, and warfare as her hidden powers are unveiled… as well as the cost of concealing them. A forbidden love with King Philip leads to pregnancy, and by the end of Valor, Ena has endured the Crusade and has had a baby boy, Aiden. She has chosen to return home, to her native kingdom, the Duchy of Brittany.
Now, with Aiden in tow, this complicates matters. Not only is Aiden perceived as “different,” but—as we will come to see—so is Ena herself. The Church is eager to baptize the child, to draw him formally into its authority, a gesture that reads less as kindness and concern than as an attempt to preempt and contain whatever future he represents, ensuring that whatever he may become is claimed, named, and interpreted on the Church’s terms.
As the plot thickens, Paul DuBois, Regent of Brittany, plays a major role. Paul is concerned with the degree to which the Church may try to indoctrinate or bring Aiden under its sway. As the conflict develops, we move toward a final face-off and a reckoning that will put the Church’s power and its relationship to the truth in serious question.
This is a riveting tale, and I won’t get bogged down in the story’s detail, because you should really read the first two volumes to get an understanding of some of the bigger themes that the author, Helyn Dunn, is dealing with.
This is where we find the meatier substance of the book, and its deeper meaning(s).
In an odd way, the church’s final persecution of Ena echoes what happens in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. However, while The Scarlet Letter presents fear and intolerance as a sort of moral pressure, TRUTH turns the whole thing into institutional spectacle, with courts, rituals, and crowds replacing private shame.
In the end, TRUTH is not really about magic versus religion, or simply a metaphor for the ignorance of dogma in the presence of truth revealed through progress. Really, the book asks a fundamentally vital question: Who gets to define reality? Who gets to challenge dogma and authority? There is not a single issue that should matter more to us, especially right now. The church in Dunn’s novel is, unfortunately, like many of our own institutions, unaccountable.
Inside the covers Helyn Dunn’s TRUTH, there are pages filled with love, action, great dialogue, and everything you may come to expect from a well-written adult fantasy novel. But what makes this book stand out are the deeper and more profound questions it poses about truth, and one’s responsibility to protect it. A great book, with a great message.
In the first two volumes of the series, our protagonist, Ena, experiences a life shaped by exile, brutality, and awakening. Raised by the Church but secretly descended from Druids, she survives abuse, treachery, and warfare as her hidden powers are unveiled… as well as the cost of concealing them. A forbidden love with King Philip leads to pregnancy, and by the end of Valor, Ena has endured the Crusade and has had a baby boy, Aiden. She has chosen to return home, to her native kingdom, the Duchy of Brittany.
Now, with Aiden in tow, this complicates matters. Not only is Aiden perceived as “different,” but—as we will come to see—so is Ena herself. The Church is eager to baptize the child, to draw him formally into its authority, a gesture that reads less as kindness and concern than as an attempt to preempt and contain whatever future he represents, ensuring that whatever he may become is claimed, named, and interpreted on the Church’s terms.
As the plot thickens, Paul DuBois, Regent of Brittany, plays a major role. Paul is concerned with the degree to which the Church may try to indoctrinate or bring Aiden under its sway. As the conflict develops, we move toward a final face-off and a reckoning that will put the Church’s power and its relationship to the truth in serious question.
This is a riveting tale, and I won’t get bogged down in the story’s detail, because you should really read the first two volumes to get an understanding of some of the bigger themes that the author, Helyn Dunn, is dealing with.
This is where we find the meatier substance of the book, and its deeper meaning(s).
In an odd way, the church’s final persecution of Ena echoes what happens in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. However, while The Scarlet Letter presents fear and intolerance as a sort of moral pressure, TRUTH turns the whole thing into institutional spectacle, with courts, rituals, and crowds replacing private shame.
In the end, TRUTH is not really about magic versus religion, or simply a metaphor for the ignorance of dogma in the presence of truth revealed through progress. Really, the book asks a fundamentally vital question: Who gets to define reality? Who gets to challenge dogma and authority? There is not a single issue that should matter more to us, especially right now. The church in Dunn’s novel is, unfortunately, like many of our own institutions, unaccountable.
Inside the covers Helyn Dunn’s TRUTH, there are pages filled with love, action, great dialogue, and everything you may come to expect from a well-written adult fantasy novel. But what makes this book stand out are the deeper and more profound questions it poses about truth, and one’s responsibility to protect it. A great book, with a great message.
February 24, 2026
I have now finished all three books of the Evensong Enchantments Trilogy. Book Three, TRUTH, was personally transforming for me. The first point I want to make is that Helyn Dunn's writing is exquisite. She takes description to a level I've never seen before, in word choice and the painting of a world that she makes so real, I could feel, see, hear, and smell it. I loved being in that ancient place. It was so soul-stirring! The drama between those who used religion to suppress and control, and the luscious magic of the old ways, brought an important and profound issue to life, with intriguing characters, lessons in history, and the liberation of great spiritual truths, common to all religions. The personal transformation I experienced involved a reconnection with the most essential part of my nature. That a novel could do that for me was pure magic. Helyn Dunn is not just an artist, but a magician and a healer. And speaking of her art, her beautiful depictions of the main characters on the covers of the books add so much to the experience! I highly recommend this trilogy to all who love historical fantasy laced with deep truths!
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