TORIN YOUTH (AND OTHER FELARYA STORIES)
Updated: Oct 1
(CONTENT WARNING: These stories contain scenes of violence and human consumption)
Torin Youth is a story set in Felarya about enduring humanity when the world asks you to become a monster.
CHAPTERS:
CHAPTER 00: THE TRAITOR (Prologue)
CHAPTER 10: THE GUARDIAN (Epilogue)
Tales From Torin (a Torin Youth prequel story):
(Total reading time: approximately 3 hours)
Atreus and his giant harpy friend Helia set out in search of a birthday gift for Rhea. But when a mysterious giant centaur attacks a group of workers outside Torin, fear and grief spread throughout the city. As Rhea's birthday celebration approaches, ominous signs suggest the danger is far from over.
Atreus's resolve is tested as he deals with the consequences of his mother's betrayal of Torin City while a looming threat closes in. The mysterious centaur returns and plunges the city into chaos, exposing the fragile peace within its walls. In its darkest hour, Atreus struggles to remain a light amid grief and despair.
IN WORK:
A Torin Youth Sequel story tentatively named The Book of Atreus.
After leaving his home island, Atreus sets out to explore the world, determined to become the author of his own story. As he confronts forces beyond his wildest imagination, he discovers the ultimate cost of remaining true to himself.
The Book of Atreus will likely be my last Felarya story. Some additional details can be found here: https://heavenlessstar.wixsite.com/torinians-in-felarya/post/book-of-atreus-antagonists
OTHER STORIES:
IF YOU HAVE READ TORIN YOUTH, PLEASE LEAVE A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW. THANK YOU!
After reading through Torin Youth I have so many thoughts buzzing around in my head impossible to describe them all. I'll try to stay as spoiler free as possible here even though it's hard for me. In any case this much in advance: I really liked it.
When I started reading Torin Youth I never would have thought that the story would take such a direction. It starts slowly everything is seemingly peaceful so far. A lot of information is shared that will be important again later. The characters find each other and the story is built up. For quite a while there is no major action until the journey really begins. That's a great concept and well done.
I…
So how do I feel about this story:
It's a decent read, the Tropes are used in a entertaining way, you used your words to paint a nice picture in my head. One of the few criticism I can think of right now is the pacing could speed up more, and the exposition could be more smooth and less clunky, and I wish I got to learn more about a couple more characters.
Overall it's a nice start to your writing journey, I read it to start to finish, and I hope you get better.
So, after reading the whole story as thoroughly as I dared, one last surprise leaps at me: I hadn't really paid attention to the bit about "a Felarya story about enduring humanity when the world asks you to become a monster". I'll say it does deliver on that, as we do see people tested in circumstances that contrive to render them cruel or desperate, finding a way through in kindness to each other.
Its origin as a script can't be ignored; it is a weakness, in that literary descriptions simply aren't here. It is also a strength: the prose is stripped of everything superfluous, making it brisk, yet very meaning-dense. Some things I read disagreed with me, but it never…
Torin Youth itself is set in the world of Felarya, just like the concept itself it may scare some people way from the depictions of certain themes throughout. While some concepts of Felarya do appear throughout the story, it builds its own lore on top of what exists. As underneath it's surface is a fairly competent attempt at making their world seem more believable, as it chooses not to heavily focus around just one theme at a time. Making the barrier of entry much easier than ever before.
The story primarily focus on being quite serious throughout but it does throw some comedic moments in-between to build up the tension later on. Its an action adventure story, following the concepts…
A compelling and vividly-composed Felaryan drama that's by turns suspenseful, action-packed, surprising and quite often poignant. The setting and story are distinctly Felaryan, yet infused with a flair and mythic flavour unique to itself. Highly recommended.