Tales of Tessagonia: Books 1-6

Mary W. Jensen

Feb 2025 · Tales of Tessagonia · Briarbook Lane Press

About this ebook

Bentos and Delwyn were alone in the sky, only the silent stars to keep Them company. They created an earth and creatures to fill it, for Their entertainment. Their seven daughters, the muses of Lesenti, watch over the continent of Tessagonia. This land has four kingdoms—Vernissia, Arania, Kether, and Senatin—surrounding an inland sea. Tessagonia is ringed by the Outer Isles, where the old gods have been banished.

You may hear the echo of familiar stories from our own lands. Curses, romance, magical gifts, and gods both light and dark.

These standalone fairytale retellings all take place within the world of Tessagonia.

Tales of Tessagonia: Books 1-6 is a compilation of the first six titles in the Tales of Tessagonia series.

Book one: The Blazing Princess

Book two: Mirror

Book three: The Princess Test

Book four: Venom and Shadow

Book five: The Gloaming Realm

Book six: The Moon Prince

Same stories, but new content! Read my Author's Notes on each tale with my inspiration and behind the scene info.

Ratings and reviews

A great compilation of the first 6 tales in Mary's Tales of Tessagonia fairytale series. I got the print edition and love having a physical copy. Even if you have the individual novellas, Mary's added author notes in this compilation give some fun insight into the creative process behind Tessagonia. If you haven't yet read any of these stories, this is a great way to dive in to some great light reading fairy-tale retellings in a unique and vibrant original setting.

It was great to have the six books in the Tales of Tessagonia and thought the element of this fairy tale element worked overall. Each one had that element that I was looking for and was glad each worked overall and had that fantasy element that I was looking for. Mary W. Jensen wrote this perfectly and was glad I got to read this. I received a free copy of this book for review and am voluntarily leaving a review

About the author

Mary W. Jensen lives in Utah with her husband and son. Mary is the middle of nine children, and escaped the loudness of reality by immersing herself in books and poetry. From chaos comes creation. 

Mary writes fantasy and poetry. She enjoys the fantastic and creating new worlds, creatures, and magics. 

Her poetry has been published in Abyss & Apex, Snapdragon, and in the leaves fall anthology by The Red Penguin Collection. Mary is coauthor of the poetry anthology Lifelines. Her poetry book, Chiaroscuro, explores the relationships between dark and light. She is also the author of Tales of Tessagonia, a series of novellas inspired by fairy-tales. Visit her at BriarbookLane.com.