What are the Terrian Chronicles, Anyway?

So, you’re here because you stumbled upon Elementals of Nordica or another work in the Renegades Epic. And odds are, you’re curious about the Terrian Chronicles, arguably my most complex series.

It’s basically a retelling of Harry Potter, to an extent, anyway. Yet with a larger and more complex plot than J.K. Rowling’s classic series, and it comprises several POVs from book to book. In a manner of speaking, it’s a universe within a universe, a world within a world.

And unlike Elementals of Nordica and Chronicles of Rondure, it takes place right here on Earth. So it will ring a little differently than my other upcoming works.

Meet Braden Hawk – Your Sirius Black/Severus Snape

As I said, the Terrian Chronicles is ultimately a retelling of Harry Potter, but Braden is NOT our Harry Potter character. Instead, I based Braden on Sirius Black and Severus Snape, so if the two fan favorites who loathed one another became one character, it’s Braden.

Like Snape, he had an abusive and neglectful father. He’s also half-blood, with his mother possessing wind Elemental ability. His father was, well, something else. So, he had a Snape-like childhood — with a twist.

For one, Braden never had an interest in dark elemental magic. For another, he did not have a female love interest during his time at Celestial University. The Elemental version of Hogwarts, which kids attend once they turn eighteen. Here, they major in a specific area of study that pertains to their ability.

Braden has a Sirius-like personality. And as you’ll discover in his backstory, plus the events of the Braden Hawk Prequel, just how Black-like his situation is.

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A few more tidbits about Hawk: He was born in April of 1991, just as I was. He too is a wind elemental. His cousins Lenny and Maddie are from opposite sides of his family, and they were his best friends at Celestial. He is from Pottery Addition, Ohio.

What you need to know about the Terrian Chronicles

As mentioned, it is a loose retelling of Harry Potter. Except this one has an ensemble cast of protagonists. Braden Hawk is one of three main acts, but there are others, including the central character.

Yeah, there will be a lot of books in this one beyond the first three I’ve already cooked up. But don’t worry, these novels won’t fly to the same lengths as Harry Potter. Expect them to range between 60,000 and 70,000 words each — with one or two being outliers.

So we’re looking at mid-length novels. There isn’t as much worldbuilding here as in Elementals of Nordica, given the familiar terrain. But the magical systems will still take a bit of time.

Other Series That Influenced the Terrian Chronicles

There are two series that I’m a huge fan of: World of the Gateway by E.E. Holmes, and Windhaven Witches by Carissa Andrews. If you’ve read them, you will find that our central character (not Braden Hawk) has a few characteristics derived from Jess Ballard and Autumn Blackwood.

I’m talking, obviously, about this individual’s status as a Spirit Elemental. Finally, right? We get a spirit POV for the first time in the Renegades Epic. I’m going to give a couple of spoilers here, but nothing that you probably aren’t already expecting.

For one, as with both World of the Gateway and Windhaven Witches, you’re getting a supernatural school as the primary setting, or at least a primary setting. For another, our central character discovers a chilling truth about themselves and their personal history.

And finally, I could not resist but to give this central character a whacked-out mentor. Sort of like what Fiona is to Jess in World of the Gateway. Even funnier is that I actually had a teacher with Fiona’s mannerisms in high school; one that would rant non-stop for the entire duration of class. Often about parents who didn’t care about how their kids performed in school — entertaining, to say the least.

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