The Fractured Soul

Bastien Sanpharo is not a man who expected to matter. A historian in Dublin, he's spent years burying himself in the past while his own life quietly passed him by. But when an inexplicable pull draws him to the ancient monastic ruins of Glendalough, he stumbles upon something he was never meant to see—something that sees him in return.

Before he can make sense of it, Bastien is torn from Earth and into the world of Sylfaen, a realm where magic shapes reality and the past doesn't stay buried. Here, the Arsídh—an ageless people whose power is woven into the world's foundations—recognize something in him, something impossible. Some believe he holds the key to restoring their lost prince. Others see an opportunity to shift the balance of power in a world already straining under the weight of old grievances.

As factions vie for control over his fate, Bastien is forced to confront a chilling possibility: his life may never have been his own to begin with.

As the Krypteia's plans accelerate, Bastien faces a choice he never asked for: what to do with a soul that was never his—and whether letting it go is an act of surrender or the only kind of agency he has left.

But if the past has already decided who he is… can he choose to be something more?

The Fractured Soul is the first book in The Sylfaen Chronicles, a trilogy exploring memory, myth, and the price of identity.