The Starsinger Chronicles

Hello everyone! You know me as NosSumusStellae; my author pen name is Ella Murphy. I have been working on The Starsinger Chronicles for the past three years. Taking place in the island-filled ocean world of Ankyra, this novel is told in six parts, each leading into the next. A land of five peoples, Ankyra has a long and winding history, from its founding to the future. Featuring mermaids, pirates, air-sailors, and magic, The Starsinger Chronicles is a tale that is truly unique.

This novel was inspired by a lot of things. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is a big one. If not for that book, I probably would not have thought that something like my novel could even exist. I would not have been brave enough to use third-person present tense, either. I was also inspired by the book Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, which has a similar multiple-part tale told over hundreds of years.

Unusually for a book, The Starsinger Chronicles got its true start in a series of pixel arts that I created. It was with these works I first fleshed out the world of Ankyra and what it might be like. The next year, I began writing. Most of all, this novel would not have happened without the guidance and encouragement of my late mother. I would have never ventured on this incredible journey without her.

And what a journey it has been. From simple pixels to a short story that became several that then became a novella, that somehow became a novel, all the way to this blog on tumblr. Thank you, followers, for having faith in this writer.

Wishing you a wonderful journey through the waters of Ankyra.

-Ella

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Written in a brush-stroke font in white over and image of bright blue water are the following words:

“This is a land of stories. Myths and legends dance with history.

Magic and wonder.

Welcome, visitor, to the waters of Ankyra.

I ask you to remember only one thing during your time here:

When the stars speak... listen.”

"What begins as a simple journey to find the truth behind a myth becomes a centuries long tale, spanning multiple eras and empires.

Imbued in this tale is the Starsinger, a mysterious deity of ancient myth that few know anything about, yet this being influences the entirety of our history."