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Blood & Water Chronicles

A science fantasy series set four hundred years after the Double Death. Start at the beginning, or pick up where you left off.

Where every book stands, from first draft to your bookshelf.

Book Series Progression

Book 1 · Inner Fire · Out now
100%
Book 2 · Shadow Portals · Out now
100%
Book 3 · Ancient Trials · Final touches
80%
Book 4 · Power Chronicle · Final edit
70%
Book 5 · Black Hearth · In editing
60%
Book 6 · First draft
35%

We are halfway through the story

The first five books of the Blood & Water Chronicles are written, and all five covers are finished. Books 1 and 2 are out now in both English and Dutch. Book 3 is almost ready, and the series will grow to at least seven books.

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  • 1Inner Fire

    Book 1 · Out now

    Inner Fire

    Four hundred years after the Double Death, a boy falls through a hole in the air.

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  • 2Shadow Portals

    Book 2 · Out now

    Shadow Portals

    Some things stay buried for a reason.

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  • 3Ancient Trials

    Book 3 · Coming soon

    Ancient Trials

    Some memories are older than the one who carries them.

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  • 4Power Chronicle

    Book 4 · Coming soon

    Power Chronicle

    Every power has a price.

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  • 5Black Hearth

    Book 5 · Coming soon

    Black Hearth

    The line between the Shadow and the Light is paper thin.

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  • 6To be announced

    Book 6 · In writing

    To be announced

    The story isn’t over yet.

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Years after the Double Death

A world rebuilt on its own ruins, where light is rare and the Shadow is never far away. Discover the places, factions and creatures behind the Blood & Water Chronicles.

  • The Collective

  • Lightbringers

  • Leviathans

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Start with Inner Fire

A boy falls through a hole in the air and wakes without a name. Read the first chapter for free and meet Justin before the Collective finds him.

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Meet the Leviathans, the Lightbringers and the Collective in the blog, and discover how the world came to be after the Double Death.

About the Series

Everything you need to know about the Blood & Water Chronicles by Vincent Elda, a science fantasy series set four hundred years after the Double Death.

Science Fantasy Series

A dystopian science fantasy series set in a post-apocalyptic world where light is rare and the Shadow rules.

7+ Books Planned

Five books are written. Books 1 and 2 are out now, with more following. The series will grow to at least seven books.

Reading Order

Start with Inner Fire, followed by Shadow Portals, Ancient Trials, Power Chronicle and Black Hearth.

English & Dutch

Every book is published in English and in Dutch, as the Bloed & Water Kronieken.

Paperback & E-book

Available as paperback and e-book through Amazon, Kobo and the author’s own shop.

Full-Length Novels

Each book is a full novel of around 80,000 words, about 300 pages in paperback.

For Readers Aged [16+]

Written for young adult and adult readers who enjoy dark worlds, reluctant heroes and hidden powers.

A World of Its Own

Meet the Collective, the Lightbringers and the Leviathans in a world rebuilt on its own ruins.

By Vincent Elda

Dutch fantasy author Vincent Elda writes the series in both languages. Read more about the author.

Main Characters

Follow Justin, a boy without a name, and Nidra, a Lightbringer who knows more than she tells.

Light & Shadow

A story about identity, survival and the choices that define us, in a world where light is rare.

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BOOK 1 IS AVAILABLE NOW IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH

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