Every hero has an origin. So does every villain.

The Old Ways is the first book in an adult fantasy series that follows Faline, from a frightened girl in a settlement that fears her gifts, to a young woman standing at the threshold of something much larger and far more dangerous than exile. This is not yet the story of a villain’s reign. It is the story of how one is made: wound by wound, loss by loss, and persuasive lies told at exactly the right moment.

For readers of Madeline Miller’s Circe, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, and Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy — a coming-of-darkness story where the magic is ancient, the betrayals are earned, and the heroine’s worst choice still feels completely, heartbreakingly inevitable.

She didn’t ask to be different. She didn’t choose exile. But someone has been whispering in her ear since the beginning — and she is finally ready to listen.

Here are the current Chapters of the story:

• Prologue — Confrigo
• Chapter 1 — The Garden
• Chapter 2 — Hide And Seek
• Chapter 3 — The Market
• Chapter 4 — The Arrival
• Chapter 5 — First Lessons
• Chapter 6 — The Puddle
• Chapter 7 — Secret Grove
• Chapter 8 — Whispers
• Chapter 9 — The Transference
• Chapter 10 — Inheritance
• Chapter 11 — The Well
• Chapter 12 — Eyes In The Dark
• Chapter 13 — Into the Wild
• Chapter 14 — Alone
• Chapter 15 — Harrowfolk

Last Update: 3/29/2026