The Fianna Chronicles
banner
seamash.bsky.social
The Fianna Chronicles
@seamash.bsky.social
Legends fade, but oaths are not so easily broken…

Epic fantasy woven from myth, betrayal, and the weight of destiny.

Author of The Fianna Chronicles: Awakening – A tale of ancient warriors, lost oaths, and the deceiver who walks unseen.
Act I: The Mirror’s First Word — now live.

A tale of the steward who taught a kingdom to whisper its own obedience.

The first word he spoke was not a command, but an invitation.

📖 Read here →
hopperj.substack.com/p/the-voice-...

#MythicFiction #FantasyWriting #EverWeaversLedger
The Voice Behind the Throne
The Mirror’s First Word
hopperj.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The countdown is nearly done — I’ll be at the MCPL Author Fair at the Woodneath Library in Liberty, MO this Saturday, November 15, from 1–4 PM!

If you stop by, tell me what story first made you believe in heroes.
I’ll have lore cards, signed copies, and a few sparks from Mórradún to share.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The bards gather at Woodneath,
their stories bright as steel and flame.
Come, traveler—walk among our words.
🗓 Nov 15 | 1–4 PM
mymcpl.org/2025LocalAuthorFair
#StoryCenterAuthorFair
2025 Local Author Fair | Mid-Continent Public Library
Join The Story Center for the 2025 Local Author Fair!
mymcpl.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“The tide was black with ash, and memory walked upon it.”

The Geis of Sable – Part V now live.

A tale of oaths, sorrow, and the spear of wounds that never close.

📜 hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#MythicFiction #TheGeisofSable #FantasyReaders
The Geis of Sable – Part V
The tide was black with ash, and memory walked upon it. Not kelpies, not merrow guards—only a single figure cloaked and unyielding, bearing Gáe Bulg, the spear of wounds that never close.
hopperj.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The oath still burned in Cael’s marrow when dawn broke.

The Geis of Sable – Part IV publishes today.
The penultimate chapter of oath, fire, and memory.

🔗 hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-of-sable-part-iv
The Geis of Sable - Part IV
In the coral hall where silence reigned, fire now spoke. Cael stood spear in hand, the medallion cold upon his chest, while Sable’s hand rose from ash to claim him.
hopperj.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Cailleach’s prophecy has begun.
Will Cael rise—or be broken?

🜂 The Geis of Sable – Part III
hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#Fantasy #MythicFiction #TheFiannaChronicles #CelticMyth #ShortFiction
The Geis of Sable – Part III
The Cailleach has spoken, but her prophecy is only the beginning. Will Cael rise—or be broken?
hopperj.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just published What Is Storytelling? A Bard’s Reflection on the Fire We Share medium.com/p/what-is-st...
What Is Storytelling? A Bard’s Reflection on the Fire We Share
Stories live beyond ink and page — they breathe through those who listen, remember, and dare to believe.
medium.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🌑 The Geis of Sable – Part I is live.

A protector bends. A ruler demands. The bard’s lament marks the night Cael’s name begins to break.

Read here: hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#EpicFantasy #TheFiannaChronicles
The Geis of Sable Part I
In Dún Carraig’s square, Cael learns the cost of power: to be remembered not as protector, but as warning.
hopperj.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ogham once carved into stone—now glows through the stream.

These runes do not whisper meaning.
They demand memory.

🪶 Part of The Fianna Chronicles universe

🔗 Read the latest tale: “An Allegory on Naming and Power”
hopperj.substack.com/p/an-allegor...
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Loyalty shatters. Oaths fracture. The Deceiver moves.

Part V of The Geis of Muirín — the first crack in the Fianna’s bond begins.
hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#EpicFantasy, #WritersOfBluesky, #ReadersOfBluesky, #FantasyCommunity, #FiannaSaga
The Geis of Muirín – Part V
The tide’s end is never silence — it is riptide, and ruin. Here, Cael’s oath collides with the Deceiver’s design, and the first crack in loyalty becomes the song that will echo across the Fianna’s age
hopperj.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🗡️ The Geis of Muirín – Part IV is live.

When waiting becomes a wound, a man walks the cliffs.
Cael feels the silence of the medallion as judgment.
In the mist, a choice waits—sharper than any blade.

📖 hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#MythicFantasy #TheFiannaChronicles
The Geis of Muirín, Part IV
When waiting becomes a wound, a man turns toward the cliffs. Cael feels the medallion’s silence not as rest, but as judgment. And in the mist, a choice is drawn sharper than any blade.
hopperj.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📖 The Geis of Muirín – Part III is now live.

🔗 hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...
If these tales speak to you, you can help the bard keep the fire burning:
📖 Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F265YV4B
The Ever-Weaver's Archive: payhip.com/TheEverWeave...

—Lirian Ever-Weaver
Teller of Tales
The Geis of Muirín, Part III
No oath stands untested. At the inlet, Cael finds battle — but no victory. Only the silence of the medallion, and the first taste of what it means to fight alone.
hopperj.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Geis of Muirín, Part II is out now.
Cael stands alone. The medallion burns. A red-cloaked figure whispers near the tide road.

Read the mythic tale:
hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

Get the book:
Amazon – a.co/d/bmeak96
Payhip – payhip.com/TheEverWeave...

#IndieAuthor #SubstackWriters
Ever-Weaver’s Ledger: Tales from the Edge of Legend | Lirian Ever-Weaver | Substack
Tales from the world of The Fianna Chronicles—lore scrolls, mythic echoes, and whispers from the Ever-Weaver’s pen. Click to read Ever-Weaver’s Ledger: Tales from the Edge of Legend, by Lirian Ever-We...
hopperj.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The oath has been spoken.

🌊The tide waits to collect its due.

Did you miss the telling of The Geis of Muirín?
hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

The Chronicle remembers, but only if the tale is heard.

#indieauthor #CelticMythology #storytelling #FiannaChronicles
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Some oaths are stronger than steel.
Some are the chains that break a man.

🌊 The Geis of Muirín — Part I
Cael swore beneath the tide-moon. The sea has not forgotten.

🔥 Read the new Chronicle: hopperj.substack.com/p/the-geis-o...

#TheFiannaChronicles #FantasyFiction #BardicTales
The Geis of Muirín
Some tales do not wait for song —
hopperj.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some oaths are stronger than steel. Some are the chains that break a man.

The Geis of Muirín begins tomorrow. Will you take the oath?
August 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Every oath has a price.

In The Medallion’s First Betrayal, the Fianna’s bond is tested when the relic that binds them chooses a different truth.

Firelight. Shadow. A decision that will echo through the ages.

Read the story → hopperj.substack.com/p/the-medall...
The Medallion's First Betrayal
Told in the old tongue by Lirian Ever-Weaver, Bard of Mórradún
hopperj.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A winter’s night. A nameless bard. A hero undone.

What Was Not Remembered—new on the Ever-Weaver’s Ledger.

Read: hopperj.substack.com/p/what-was-n...

If the ember catches, follow the thread to The Fianna Chronicles: Awakening—where memory burns brighter than magic.

payhip.com/TheEverWeave...
What Was Not Remembered
Told in the old tongue by Lirian Ever-Weaver, Bard of Mórradún
hopperj.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Not all futures can be predicted. Some must be carried."
New post live: Not Calculated but Remembered
A reflection on Asimov’s Foundation and the fire at the heart of The Fianna Chronicles.

hopperj.substack.com/p/not-calcul...
Begin the story:
payhip.com/TheEverWeave...

#AmReadingFantasy #myth
Not Calculated but Remembered:
How the Fianna Bear the Flame That Foundation Tried to Quench
hopperj.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“I remember you.”

The Dream of the Second Bearer is live—a tale of memory, fire, and the one who came before.

🕯️ Read it: hopperj.substack.com/p/the-dream-...

📖 Begin the legend: The Fianna Chronicles: Awakening
👉 payhip.com/TheEverWeave...

#EpicFantasy #MythicFiction #FiannaChronicles
The Dream of the Second Bearer
Told in the old tongue by Lirian Ever-Weaver, Bard of Mórradún
hopperj.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Role of the Bard
What is a bard’s place in the modern world—and why does myth still matter?
Read: medium.com/@jfhopper/th...

Then journey into The Fianna Chronicles: Awakening—where prophecy, grief, and fire shape new legends.
payhip.com/TheEverWeave...

#FantasyBooks #MythicFantasy
The Role of the Bard
Why Storytelling Is a Sacred Act
medium.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Two souls. One fire. A meeting that alters the telling.
A new reflection from Lirian Ever-Weaver:

A Meeting at the Crossroads
hopperj.substack.com/p/a-meeting-...

For those who still believe that stories matter—and that being witnessed changes the road.

#MythicFantasy #SubstackWriters
A Meeting at the Crossroads
A Reflection on Shared Light Along the Long Road
hopperj.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Not every story is meant for a crowd.
Some are meant for you—and the silence you break when you tell them.

When the Story Is Yours Alone to Carry — a new reflection on Medium:
medium.com/@jfhopper/wh...

#BardicWriting #StorytellersCircle #TheFiannaChronicles #WritingCommunity
When the Story Is Yours Alone to Carry
You don’t need to win the conversation to keep the flame alive.
medium.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The flame-child faded. No ember remained. Only Calla—barefoot, breathless, burning with a question she did not yet know how to ask.
Part VI – The Ash Path is live.
For those who burn not to destroy—but to know.
hopperj.substack.com/p/part-vi-th...
#TheFiannaChronicles #MythicFantasy #BardsStillSpeak
July 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM