Words, Worlds,
Miles & Me.
Running Trails. Creating Worlds. — Fantasy drawn to imaginative realms, stories that explore what lies beyond the familiar.
Where Story Meets the Trail
Athena Plencner grew up on the East Coast and moved to San Diego during her sophomore year of high school—she vows she may never leave.
When she isn’t exploring new worlds on the page, she’s busy creating them—writing fantasy drawn to imaginative realms and stories that explore what lies beyond the familiar.
Away from the keyboard, she finds inspiration on the trail, fueled by long runs and adventures that keep her moving as fast as her ideas.
Why This Trilogy?
Connection, Not Isolation
Epic fantasy often asks enormous questions—about power, destiny, and war. I kept returning to a simpler truth: no world is saved by a single figure standing alone. What endures is connection.
Hope Is Communal
Hope, in these books, is not effortless. It is something built—through friendship, loyalty, forgiveness, and the willingness to see one another clearly. I wrote this trilogy for readers who believe connection is a strength capable of changing history.
Epic Scale, Human Heart
I chose to tell this story as a trilogy because connection unfolds over time. It deepens through hardship, is tested by betrayal and loss—and can grow stronger because of them. Three books let that journey unfold honestly.
“Fans of Anne McCaffrey’s dragon fantasies will find the same kind of attention to detail that makes her stories so appealing. Emotional connections are made and cast within a greater story of confrontation and challenge, dragon/human special interests are intriguingly woven into an action-packed plot that proves nearly impossible to put down…”
— Midwest Book Review
I Don’t Just Write
— I Build Worlds
In this world, distance is not only emotional—it is geographic, cultural, magical. The barriers between people are real and costly. So is the act of bridging them. I wanted to write a story where alliances are forged slowly, where relationships are shaped by shared struggle, and where the fate of kingdoms is inseparable from the bonds between individuals.
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Welcome to My world
It all started with a dragon. I still remember the first time I cracked open Dragonriders of Pern. I wasn’t just reading a book; I…
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The Power of Connection
Epic fantasy often centers on prophecy, power, and destiny. Yet some of the most resonant stories hinge on something quieter: connection. Connection is not weakness.…
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Chapter 1
Every morning began the same, with fire, blood, and death. This morning was worse. Ariyana jolted upright in bed. “Glacin.” His name escaped from her…
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