Stories That Time Forgot: Short Stories Series

By Sarwat Parvez

In the quiet spaces of the world-beneath silver lakes, beyond scorched deserts, through haunted fogs, and deep beneath the sea-there lie mysteries long forgotten by time. Echoes of the Hidden Realms is a tapestry of tales woven from the threads of myth, memory, and magic. Each story takes the reader into a different realm: some whisper through the mists of coastal towns, others sing from buried civilizations and sun-scorched sands. Yet all are united by a common longing-for truth, power, redemption, or simply a glimpse beyond the veil of the known.
We begin with the chilling enigma of "Shadows in the Fog," where reality frays in a sleepy town blanketed in perpetual mist. The journey then sails to "The Forgotten Archipelago," an uncharted island chain that holds secrets thought to be lost to the sea.
In the shifting dunes of the desert, the legacy of the Oracle's Lens unfolds over several interlinked tales: from the cursed ambition of Darun al-Safir to the tragic search for belonging in Layla Ardeth's tale, to the pure faith of Amin Salah, and the scholarly pursuits of Tariq al-Maktoum. These seekers traverse time, each touching the Lens for their own reasons-power, healing, lineage, or truth.
In "The Sands of Eternity" and "The Healer of Despair," the desert itself becomes a character, both protector and punisher, hiding ancient knowledge and ancient wrath. "The Poet of Silence" adds a haunting lyrical beauty to this saga of seekers, where prophecy and poetry collide.
The book then takes us to Whisper Lake, a shimmering body of water at the edge of legend, where reality slips and the past clings to the present. In "The Origin of Whisper Lake," the mystic Lilith Carrow leaves a trail of forgotten knowledge and terrible beauty beneath its surface.
And finally, we step into "The City That Never Woke" and the eerie, futuristic epic "The Deep Dominion", where modern-day pollution and lost time bring forth terrifying revelations-suggesting that sometimes the most haunting mysteries are the ones we've created ourselves.
Echoes of the Hidden Realms is a journey for the curious soul, for those who believe that truth often hides behind veils, that legends are fragments of forgotten reality, and that even in silence, there is always a story waiting to be heard.

Themes Explored: Ancient myths & lost civilizationsEnvironmental and spiritual mysteriesThe burden of fate and free willMagical realism and the power of beliefInterconnected destinies through timeIf you loved The Alchemist, The Book of Lost Names, or Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson, this collection would leave you enchanted-and haunted.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9PNB19P
• ISBN13: 9798284940952
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"