A young monk crosses the monastery gate for the first time-and enters a world of dragons, miracles, ancient evils, and a hidden war older than kingdoms.
Brother Jacob has lived his whole life in the quiet cloisters of Whitehaven, trained to defend the sacred mysteries of his order. But when a forbidden miracle erupts in the mountains beyond the monastery walls, Jacob is sent into exile... and into a realm where the powers of Heaven contend with Shadow for the souls of men.
What Jacob discovers beyond the cloister will change him forever:
- a dwarf who claims him as a sacrificial offering,
- a brotherhood of feudal knights fighting an invisible war,
- a forgotten prophecy written in scripture and bone,
- and an ancient evil called the Dire of Melancholy, whose dark magic spreads across the land.
Pursued by uncanny forces and drawn into the intrigues of hermits, warriors, and wandering saints, Jacob must discern whom to trust-and what it truly means to keep the sacred faith when the world itself seems to be unraveling.
Part spiritual epic, part medieval fantasy, and part journey of the soul, Never Leave Your Monastery invites readers into a world where miracles still break through the veil and the final battle between light and darkness begins in the heart of a single monk.
For readers who love:
- J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
- Dante's Divine Comedy
- Umberto Eco's Name of The Rose
- Spiritual fantasy and medieval imagination
- Deep, symbolic, character-driven storytelling
Enter Whitehawk.
Follow Brother Jacob.
And discover what lies beyond the monastery gate.