Tarja Titan is the early turning point in the Renegades Epic
When I first wrote this post, I’d just finished writing the climax for Tarja Titan: Book I in Terrian Chronicles), and Book III in the Renegades Epic. While the draft was full of plot holes and inconsistencies, I’ve discovered it serves as the early turning point in the Epic.
For one, it didn’t come from the outline, which my pantser self deviated from somewhere between Pages 1 and 2 in the draft. Seriously, these characters always have other ideas. That said, the pantser ways (authors who write to find out what happens to their characters) decided for me just how interconnected the Titan is with the others in the Epic.
Just because I discovered this, it doesn’t mean you need to read all of my books. If you love Tarja Titan, but you hate Chronicles of Rondure, you can still read just one series and know what’s going on. This is because I like to write each series with the mentality that you’re reading ONLY that series.
Tarja Titan is loosely based on…
My favorite book series of all time that’s not named Harry Potter. Its main influences include Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Windhaven Witches and Pendomus by Carissa Andrews, Witches of Mountain Shadow by Tarah Benner, and World of the Gateway by E.E. Holmes.
It gave me an idea of what the series’ overall plot and tone were going to look like. And I took storylines from each of the above works and made them into my own. So if you’ve read any of the above series’, I’m not rehashing anything these three great authors already created. Though odds are, I’d be calling fans of each of the aforementioned series to action.
With each chapter, each scene, and each character backstory, for the most part, you can make obvious comparisons to Potter, Windhaven, Pendomus, and Mountain Shadow. Tarja’s hidden powers that catch the attention of the notorious Machis are why they’re so interested in her, much like the Death Eaters in Potter, Videus in Pendomus, and the Brotherhood in Mountain Shadow.
Ditto for Tarja’s significance, which takes elements from both Pendomus and Potter. Then, there’s the fact Tarja’s power grants her more natural ability; something we see from Fiona Grimes in Mountain Shadow. Finally, Tarja’s gifts concerning nearby spirits are reminiscent of what you see in World of the Gateway.
The significance
But there’s one event that I didn’t see coming, and it was the significance concerning Tarja. It explains why this madman and his henchmen are hunting her down. And if you read the other series out there like Elementals of Nordica and Chronicles of Rondure, you will also see how her character entwines with the others.
For example, you’ll discover a similar significance with the main cast in Elementals, while Chronicles of Rondure will see characters evolve into similar roles. This significance could even lead to a crossover series, which would be a series in and of itself.
Think something like the Avengers, but with an elemental magic flair. If crossovers are your thing along with a lot of binge reading, then you most certainly need to give not just Tarja Titan but all of my book series a whirl.
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What else makes Tarja Titan so interesting?
It was entwining all I loved about Harry Potter into its own, overly complex plot. You’re getting many similarities between the Wizarding World and Elemental Society. But at the same time, Elemental Society, especially those notorious Machis, is everything Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters ever wanted to be.
So if you’re looking for a title that you can compare to Harry Potter, but with a darker twist that matches what’s seen in World of the Gateway, Tarja Titan is your series. Unlike Harry Potter, you’re getting several other co-protagonists in the larger Terrian Chronicles, including that of Braden Hawk and Liza Fury.
So if you ever wished for other major characters in Potter to have their own series while Harry’s series was going on simultaneously, you’re getting a strong dose of that in Tarja Titan.
