The Oxford dictionary defines ‘Novella’ as a noun, describing a short novel or a long short story. The English word “novella” derives from the Italian novella, feminine of novello, which means “new”. I’m using Novella more as an umbrella term to describe both short stories and fairy tales, set in my fantasy world of gear.
In keeping with the words original meaning, I’m intending to write new short stories, set in my fantasy world, mostly unrelated to the main novels. Through these short stories and fairy tales, I hope to expand on the world and its history. As Terry Pratchett said in weird sisters, history exists only as words, in the form of stories and plays. I hope to build on that sentiment and create a fuller history of my world through its stories and its folklore.
Not so very long ago, in Klomal the capital city of Tannia, there lived a family of hat makers, the Hat-a-teet...
Have you ever tried to catch a fairy? Most children in Gear have given it a go, or if they live in the...
Really not so long ago, so close to current events that someone might even remember them, there were...
A long time ago in the kingdom of Tesemall, they lived a mighty knight called Sir Barnard. He was a highly-respected...
Once upon a time in the kingdom of Fantasia, there were two noble lords, Lord Wiser and Lord Mortimer....
The Arcane tower is the principal school for all forms of magic on the world of Gear. Some might say...
Right across the world of Gear there are stories told of the Cloud Kingdom, which is ruled by the Lightning...
Forever My Love
Novella of Gear
Not so long ago, but in a time before the Arten's arrival...
A long time ago when Gear was a world of wild magic and the gods and goddesses still walked its surface,...
The Princess’s Play House
Novella of Gear
A long time ago, when the magic was strong, b...