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Stephen Waldeck Fiction

Dark tales where storms remember your name

The Duology

The Hollow Tempest

I have conjured a world where storms are not weather, but living gateways. When my ink stirs, the sky inhales—watching, waiting, and bleeding through. These gales hold the old memories that mortal rituals forgot.

Book One: What do you choose to do? The Land is failing. The fabric of the world has a Tear. One witch wants to sacrifice herself for you. Would you do anything to save the Land? Or would you sacrifice yourself to save her? You are born to be the Stormbinder.  

Book Two: The saga deepens as ancient powers rise from the wreckage, pushing hearts to their breaking point as the final gale begins to roar, and human weakness threatens everything.

Book One:
The Unraveling

News:  Book I: The Unraveling ... is finished! Today, the ink of 63,441 words was put to rest until publication happens. Final artwork. Deciding on page sizes. Deciding if books will be both electronic and paperback ... hardback? So much to decide yet.

But, although Book I was completed today, and all these decisions have yet to be finalized ...

Book 1 Cover Mockup - The Unraveling

Book Two:
The Mending Winds

... I have begun writing Book II: The Mending Winds!

And then, the storm of decisionmaking starts all over again.

Book 2 Cover Mockup - The Mending Winds

Ancient Echoes & Quotes

My magic is an old song; it hums with the blood of ancestors and the long-forgotten whispers of the forest tongue.

— Lore of the Wood

Witches do not merely worship nature; they honor it.

— The Old Ways

The spirit of the witch lives within your soul.

— Shadow Liturgy

They saw my head bowed and claimed victory... until they heard me whisper, 'So mote it be.'

— Stephen Waldeck

Witchy Scrolls

I invite you to step into my circle and receive direct communion regarding my works. Together, we shall weave the threads of fate, ensuring our shared stories flutter through your digital gate.

Safe wards. No spam.

I draw back the veil between our worlds to share the secrets I have conjured. Within these scrolls, I offer you more than mere words; I offer a seat at my hearth where you can help me guide the hands of characters lost in the Hollow Tempest. I rely on your insight to illuminate the shadows of my creative process. Your whispers are vital to me as I map out these dark, magical realms. While I focus on the arcane, we treat your personal data with the utmost sanctity. Our business values your trust and we ensure your information remains protected from prying eyes. Become a part of my living mythos and join me as I navigate the mists. I look forward to our correspondence and the power your presence brings to my writing.

Summon the Author

The sky darkens and the Hollow Tempest gathers. When the wind goes quiet, the old magic listens. If The Hollow Tempest has left echoes in you—questions, thoughts, or a simple hello—send them my way. I’m listening too.

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