The Journey by E. A. Bagby

Orpheus meets Ringworld in this coming-of-age tale.
Book one of the Feigned Moon of Entiria Epic Serial.
Giels must decide between his commitment to becoming the Lead Storyteller of his tribe and his assumed betrothed Cleo, who has an eye on an adventure that their mutual friend and genius, Erikal, is offering.
Will Giels abandon everything he’s worked for to stay by her side, even if that means passing into lands no mortals were meant to enter—at the whims of a madman?
One thing is for certain: There are enigmatic secrets lurking within those ancient stories, secrets that will shatter his perception of reality in ways he never could have imagined.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Double 2021 Bronze Medals award-winner from Reader Views for Fantasy and YA.
Orpheus meets Ringworld in this coming-of-age tale.
Book two of the Feigned Moon of Entiria Epic Serial.
Reality has taken a hard turn into the unknown.

What do you do when hell isn’t the dark world you imagined but something much more unfathomable?

As Giels reorients himself back to life after the disorienting adventure, his friends have a different plan. Everything that tortures him inspires them.
As possibilities begin to open up and seem endless, what route will Giels take? Will he reconcile with the council to fulfill his birthright as his tribe’s Lead Storyteller, or will the gods have their way with him, hurtling him back into the great machine?