A World Reborn

A World Reborn is Book 1 of The Hearthlight Cycle, a seven-book epic fantasy series by C.N. Mackey, set in Aestraea, a fully original world built from the ground up.

Aestraea is not borrowed mythology. It is not a reimagined Earth. It is a world with its own history, its own languages, its own creatures, and its own rules, one that began in poetry and grew into something too large to contain in a single book. The Hearthlight Cycle is where it lives now.

The series follows an ensemble cast navigating a world shaped by ancient dragons, warring nations, and the remnants of a forgotten age. It is a story about community, grief, identity, and the oldest fear there is: the fear of the unknown. The characters are psychologically complex. The stakes are real. The prose reads as poetry.

A World Reborn is written for readers who want epic fantasy that takes the full weight of the human condition seriously. If you were shaped by the scope of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, the humanity of Tolkien's Middle-earth, or the layered wit of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and you are ready for something new, this series was written for you.

Book 1 is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. The campaign closes 30 June 2026.

Temporary cover art for A World Reborn, the debut novel written by C.N. Mackey