In a quaint village, Nutty Nomad, an elderly recluse and controversial writer, lives with his daughter Sanskruti and her three children: the enigmatic Abha, the volatile Vaibhav, and the quiet yet unsettling Raai. Trapped in a haze of creative stagnation, Nutty Nomad spends his days in a drug-induced stupor, resisting any attempts to rekindle his storytelling flame. Desperate to revive the old man's creativity and break free from the oppressive monotony, Sanskruti devises a disturbing plan: a pilgrimage to the eerie, forgotten places described in Nutty Nomad's novels. They set off in a grotesque, buffalo-headed truck named "Mahishasur," its interior filled with unnerving relics from Nutty Nomad's past. As they journey through desolate landscapes and abandoned towns, reality blurs with the twisted worlds of Nutty Nomad's imagination. The family encounters inexplicable phenomena, each stop dredging up buried secrets and horrors from Nutty Nomad's mind. The children, seemingly innocent, reveal a darker, more sinister intent behind their cheerful facade. Tensions rise as the family spirals into madness, their bonds tested by the supernatural forces that haunt their path. Nutty Nomad is forced to confront his deepest fears and the monstrous creations of his own making. Sanskruti's determination morphs into a desperate obsession, leading the family down a path of no return. "The Surreal Voyage" is a dark, twisted tale of a family's descent into madness, where the boundaries of the mind are pushed to their terrifying limits. Will they find redemption, or will the shadows of Nutty Nomad's past consume them all? The journey is far from over.

~ Winner of Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem Award , The JOURNEY THAT BEGINS THE FIREBIRD CHRONICLES. "You are my daughter, and you have grown up so kind and innocent and just," she said, "You are everything I could have wished for. But it is not enough. The King will take your kindness, and use it to crush you. He will trick you with your innocence and perverse justice as we know it. You will die as you are now. Do you hear me, Lumina? You must become stronger. One day you must become Queen." Lumina, a young thief, is desperate to find her best friend and sister, Reia, when she vanishes one night in the woods. Following her trail, Lumina finds herself travelling across the mysterious floating island, a kingdom within the clouds that is inhabited by angels. The kingdom has fallen to an oppressive ruler with a dark magic. Fabian, a powerful elemental lord, enrols Lumina, an eligible candidate for Queen, in the fight for the throne. Instead of finding Reia, Lumina discovers that friendship, love and adventure lurk at every corner, and a journey intended to find another is really about finding herself. Highest ranking #7 in Fantasy. Completed. Check out Book 2, Solstice!