August 19, 2026
When I started StoryReserve, I had 14 short children's stories. They were good — gentle allegories about vines, seeds, and shepherds. But I wanted to try something bigger. Something epic.
The Covenant Chronicles was the result.
The series follows a young cartographer named Elian who lives in the City of Ruin — a place where the old maps have been deliberately altered to hide the truth about the King. When Elian discovers a passage that shouldn't exist, he finds a dying man who hands him a sealed scroll bearing a name Elian has never heard: his own.
What follows is a five-book journey from the City of Ruin to the Celestial City, exploring what it means to be called, covenant-bound, and carried by a sovereign King you cannot see.
This isn't Christian fiction with theology sprinkled on top. The theology is the story.
Providence — Elian doesn't choose the quest. The quest chooses him. Every step he takes was ordained before he took it, even the steps that feel like mistakes.
Covenant — The sealed scroll is a covenant document. Elian's identity isn't defined by where he's from (the City of Ruin) but by whose name is on the scroll.
Election — Why Elian? He didn't earn it. He didn't deserve it. He was chosen, and the story explores both the comfort and the weight of that truth.
The Hidden King — The King is never seen directly in Book One, but His influence is everywhere — in the scroll, in the passage that shouldn't exist, in the people Elian meets. It's an allegory for living by faith in a King you cannot see.
If you've read The Pilgrim's Progress, you'll feel it. If you've read The Chronicles of Narnia, you'll feel it. The Covenant Chronicles stands in that tradition — Reformed theology wrapped in fantasy narrative, where the story doesn't just illustrate truth but embodies it.
I also owe a debt to R.C. Sproul's teaching on covenant theology. The way he made complex doctrinal concepts accessible and gripping — that's what I wanted the story to do.
The Calling is available now on Amazon Kindle for $0.99. You can also listen to chapters 1–12 as a free audiobook on StoryReserve.
If you've ever wanted a Christian fantasy that doesn't shallow out the theology, this is for you.
Books Two through Five are in development. Without spoiling anything: the journey gets harder, the Covenant gets tested, and Elian learns that being chosen doesn't mean being comfortable.
Stay tuned.
— Mike Jin, Editor