Behind the saga

The Studio

Five novels and a game, held in one living canon. A look at the production system behind Elyria's Fall — plot secrets redacted.

One canon, many moving parts

The Elyria OS

A custom production system keeps the whole saga consistent — every chapter, arc, world detail, and game beat cross-checked against one source of truth. This is a redacted snapshot of that machine.

5Books tracked
112Chapters mapped
150k+Words drafted
1Game (UE5)
10ISBNs registered

The pipeline

Five books in flight

Active canon

Dark Sun

82,140words
23chapters
Active development

Quiet Hand

69,847words
26chapters
Outlined

Traitor

22chapters planned
Outlined

Dominion

21chapters planned
Outlined

Convergence

20chapters planned

One source of truth, five books deep.Canon engine · v3

Production tracker

Where the work is

The OS scores the saga across production categories — from series architecture down to line-level craft — so nothing is declared "done" before it truly is.

Series, Books & Acts92%
Chapters, Scenes & Beats45%
Character Arcs40%
Faction Arcs10%
Theme Progression10%
World & Game Content5%

The canon engine

How it stays consistent

Every manuscript is parsed into a structured graph of chapters, scenes, characters, and world facts. When a name, date, or place changes, the system flags everywhere it ripples — across all five books and the game at once.

It also drives the world you see on this site: the star charts, location rosters, and faction data are generated from the same canon the novels are written against.

Certain panels — continuity ledgers, setups & payoffs, and character dossiers — are redacted here to keep the story's surprises intact.

Game build · Dark Sun: Anchor

The vertical slice

The game is built gate by gate toward a 45-minute, public-ready slice — a private playtest ("is it fun?") stands between the greybox and the polish.

4 / 9Gates cleared
45 minSlice target

Snapshot — build states move fast. See The Game for the full showcase.

  • G0Table readDone
  • G1Shuttle cold openIn source
  • G2Bar shellDone
  • G3Drink & sitDone
  • G4Card game — verticalDone
  • G5Card game — multi-seatIn source
  • G6FightIn source
  • G7News endingIn source
  • G8Connect & polishSoft path

Publishing & production

From canon to shelf

Five books, sequenced for release from late 2026 through 2027. Paperback and ebook ISBNs are registered across the whole saga; hardcover and audiobook editions follow.

5Books
Oct '26First release
PB · EbookISBNs set
HC · AudioTo come

Snapshot as of August 2026. Figures are live production metrics, lightly rounded and redacted for spoilers.