Ayestor
One master brand, three interconnected worlds, and the author-composer weaving them together. This is the universe, and the person behind it.
Ayestor, the Weaver of Possibilities
In the mythology, Ayestor is the Weaver of Possibilities, the power that spins what might be from what is. As a creative universe, the name carries the same meaning: one banner over three interconnected worlds, bound by a single mythology and one cinematic sensibility.
The worlds are distinct in genre but cut from the same cloth, each a place to be entered rather than a product to be sold. Books, music and lore are not separate offerings; they are facets of the same convergence.
Together they form a world-first experience: arrive as an explorer, feel the worlds first, and let the stories — on the page, in the score, across the lore — lead the way.
Paul Horrell
From Bristol to Paris, by way of myth
Paul Horrell was born and raised in Bristol, UK, and now lives in Paris, France, with his wife and children. He studied Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Liverpool, followed by Psychology at Robert Gordon University, fields that still shape his fascination with myth, religion and the intricacies of human nature.
See the books →For over two decades he has worked in human resources across the gaming and tech industries, where a fascination with storytelling, systems and culture has only deepened: the same instincts that run through the societies and machinery of his fiction.
A lifelong reader and writer of fantasy, Paul has been building the world of Aonaithar (the setting of his epic dark-fantasy series, Song of the Dreamer) for more than twenty-five years, an epic passion project that has finally emerged from the notebooks of his youth into the hands of readers. Around it he has woven the wider Ayestor universe outward: into The Ledger, a far-future hard sci-fi dystopia opening with Proof of Human, and into music, composing the Cinematic Bass that scores both worlds and threads them into a single canon.
When he isn't writing, he's most likely buried in a fantasy novel, exploring ancient ruins, or dreaming up new gods.
Enter the worlds
Aonaithar
Ancient wars, banished gods and the saga that started it all: Song of the Dreamer.
Enter Aonaithar → Hard sci-fi dystopiaThe Ledger
A far-future world where value is consensus and personhood must be proven. Begin with Proof of Human.
Enter The Ledger → Cinematic bassMusic
The convergence made audible, each track a piece of the worlds' canon.
Enter the music →