Tempest

by D.L. Willis

The compass points south.

For Raysh, it may be the only path left to Lyra. For Riley, it points toward something she lost long ago, though she doesn't yet know what waits at the end.

Their search carries them aboard the Stormreaver, a pirate ship bound for the Mists of Noor, where maps are useless, ships disappear, and something ancient waits beyond the edge of the known sea.

But while Raysh and Riley chase answers across the Azure Coast, Lyra is searching for her own.

Trapped within Vael Tor'un, a realm built from memory, she is forced deeper into Aetheria's forgotten past. Age by Age, the history she thought she knew begins to unravel, revealing the truth behind the Cataclysms, the Aetherborn, and the shadow that has followed her across countless lives.

Some truths were buried for a reason.

And when the past finally catches the present, all three will have to decide whether destiny is something to follow...

or something to defy.

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 28, 2026

About the author

D. L. Willis writes stories about fractured worlds, quiet magic, and the people who carry heavy burdens with reluctant grace. Drawn to the edges of fantasy where steampunk meets sorrow and hope, his debut novel explores what happens when forgotten power collides with rising technology, and the cost of choosing to care in a world that doesn’t.

When he's not writing, he spends too much time thinking about character arcs, found family, and the beauty in broken things.