The Chronicles of Durajan - The Durajan Series 1
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Hardback
Ages: 18+
The Chronicles of Durajan™ is the first book of an epic fantasy series, a story of banishment, memory, and the struggle to rebuild something sacred from the remnants of a fractured world.
In the canyons of the Durajan, Dothemides, a marked veteran of war and servitude, and Samike, a sharp-minded woman escaping her past, form an unlikely partnership. From it, a settlement is born: Dothemia.
As Dothemia grows, the Durajani must face ancient mysteries, hostile tribes, and the rising threat of the Nakarran Creed, a force seeking to return the world to stillness and silence.
Spanning seventeen years and told through the written memories of those cast from the Nine Nations, the chronicles weave a multi-voiced account of banishment, endurance, and rebirth, where those who rise from ruin forge bonds, stand in defiance against the forces that seek to erase them, and carve their names into history.
Through their hardships, survival becomes community, the voices of the forgotten become sacred, and remembrance becomes resistance.
Encompassing love, war, birth, memory, faith, and myth, The Chronicles of Durajan is not a single hero’s tale, but a collective reckoning, the forging of identity through story, and the refusal to be forgotten.
Reviews
“Enthralling characters usher readers into a fascinating, mysterious, and war-torn world.” — Kirkus Reviews “From the beginning, Lewis establishes an unhurried pace, affording time for assiduous worldbuilding.” — Kirkus Reviews “This novel, the first in a series, leaves plenty of narrative avenues to explore.” — Kirkus Reviews
Named a BookLife Editor's Pick by Publishers Weekly “Spellbinding… a heartfelt reminder that our voices, no matter how small, matter more than we realize.” — BookLife by Publishers Weekly “Enthralling… lovers of rich, character-centered world-building will delight.”— BookLife by Publishers Weekly “Readers will feel the frost in their lungs as Svirva stalks the frigid wilderness, the sweat and vitality of Dothemia’s Market Row, and the weight of leadership as Dothemides grapples with the costs of his dream.”— BookLife by Publishers Weekly
“The Chronicles of Durajan is a triumphant debut that feels both classic and fresh.”— BookTrib “It's the humanity of its characters that truly sets it apart. A. H. Lewis writes with a sincere conviction that stories matter, that even the smallest voice can echo through history.” — BookTrib “The novel stands out in the genre for its big heart and thought-provoking themes, reminiscent of the works of N. K. Jemisin and Ken Liu in the way it merges social insight with epic storytelling.” — BookTrib
