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THE AENYA SAGA


All across Aenya, the sun set the sky aflame, and the Zo looked on. Oceans boiled to steam, trees turned to ash, and the Zo in their proud cities peered through their far-seeing eyes to prod the mystery of their dying star. Scrambling to save their civilization from ruin, elders endlessly debated what should be done as the air blackened around them and all but the most ardent of species perished. Priests turned inwards to gods of old in search of deliverance. Men of science forged vast machines deep within Aenya’s heart to distance their planet from the ravenous sun. Yet in the waning days before the end, the Zo chose escape, wandering the island stars in bodies of steel, while a few brave researchers ventured blindly through uncharted doorways into other realities.


Aenya slept, adrift across the Cosmic ocean, its surface cold and brittle, its remaining vestiges of life quietly hibernating. Millenniums came and went and came again, and after untold ages, the dormant world rested about the shores of the Greater Moon. History began anew. Waking from the hearts of mountains, humanity reemerged to reclaim civilization, to write new songs, build new empires, and rekindle old hatreds. While hidden among the ruins of a forgotten past, the secrets of the Zo lay waiting.


The Aenya Saga is a thirty-year labor of love. It is a seamless blend of action, adventure, and epic mythmaking at its finest, beginning with The Feral Girl, continuing into Ages of Aenya, and culminating with The Princess of Aenya. Each book can be read separately or as part of a greater whole.

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From the time I was six years old, I have only wanted to do one thing, and that's to tell stories. For me, the visual and literary arts go hand in hand. So when I was nine, I dragged my father to DC Comics HQ in NYC to solicit my first superhero, Red Panther. By fourteen, I was sending out queries for my first novel, The Nomad. In high school, I discovered I was not quite as talented in drawing and painting, but I continued to hone my passion for the written word, until earning my BA in English Fiction at the University of South Florida. I continue to find inspiration in the visual arts, sometimes forming entire plotlines from a single image.


I am always on the lookout for dedicated artists to help bring Aenya to life. The pieces I commission are for promotional purposes, but more importantly, they inspires me. I look for artists who specialize in portraits, with an emphasis on the human form, and fantasy landscapes.


Discover AENYA at www.nickalimonos.com or AENYA.NET, where you can read book excerpts, poems, and bios; watch videos; listen to music; and order the epic fantasy adventure that is the AENYA SAGA.

Thank You!

Nick Alimonos


Favourite Visual Artist
Frank Frazetta, Hayao Miyazaki
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Your Name, Spirited Away, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings
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Spy Family, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Wandavision, Mythbusters
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Metallica, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Celtic Woman, Enya
Favourite Books
The Last Unicorn, The Neverending Story, Watership Down, Dune, The Once and Future King, Watchmen, The Sandman
Favourite Writers
Cormac McCarthy, Anthony Doerr, Kazuo Ishiguro, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, JRR Tolkien, HP Lovecraft
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mass Effect, Street Fighter
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Dungeons & Dragons, nudism, history, science, cycling, hiking
Bad news, everyone I recently attended a publishing seminar and the woman hosting the event told us that agents frown on indie-titles. Basically, there's a very fat chance any of my prior works, that Ages of Aenya or Princess of Aenya or The Feral Girl will ever receive the big name treatment. Maybe if I get famous, they'll reconsider. But that isn't the bad news. The bad news is that this makes me wary of releasing Magiq of Aenya as an indie title. I have been wanting to play in the big leagues since I was six years old --- it's all I've ever worked to achieve in my life, and I am now 50 and a cancer survivor and sincerely feel I am running out of time. So if I am ever going to grace the shelves alongside the Martins and the Sandersens and whoever's the big cheese these days, I've got to get off the indie road and focus on what agents are looking for. Unfortunately, it takes about two years of begging, pleading, and cajoling for them to consider you worthy of attention, which means
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Please only answer this if you've read ALL THREE: Which book was your personal favorite???

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Ages of Aenya Book Cover
Ages of Aenya Book Cover

AGES of AENYA

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THE PRINCESS of AENYA

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THE FERAL GIRL

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Which cover for The Princess of Aenya do you like best?

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The Princess of Aenya is NOW available!
The Princess of Aenya is NOW available!

Original cover (click icon to enlarge)

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New "unicorn" cover (click icon to enlarge)

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Nick, thank you so much for adding me to your Watch list — I'm truly honored and grateful for your support! ✨🌷


I like your Arab-themed city. It reminds me of the book I am writing.

Thanks for the favorite!

Thanks for fav! =D


Aiol'ta ride on her tyorl Yarre


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Good morning friend, Thanks for the like.

Good morning friend, Happy Birthday!, Big Cuddles!🎂😊.

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