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Word from the desk at Zephyr's — releases, announcements and notes from Katey.

Behind the Book · October 2026
Creating The Awakening: Katey Rae’s Fantasy Novel
Before a fantasy world becomes a book, it exists as a thousand decisions.
What exists beneath a finished fantasy novel? Katey Rae takes readers behind The Awakening to explore the questions, continuity, worldbuilding, and invisible architecture behind the story.
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Announcements · October 2026
The Awakening: Signed First Edition Preorders Are Open
Only 50 copies will ever be made, and each one is signed and numbered by hand. Your Odyssey can still begin here.
Only 50 copies will ever be made, and each one is signed and numbered by hand.
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Characters · October 2026
Zamaria Zephyr: Meet The Awakening’s Heroine by Katey Rae
Some inherit a path. Others discover there may be another.
Meet Zamaria Zephyr, the seventeen-year-old at the center of The Awakening, whose questions about magic, history, and a mysterious Star-Mark are about to become much harder to ignore.
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Media · October 2026
The Awakening Official Trailer by Katey Rae
Before you enter the story, feel the world.
The official trailer for The Awakening has arrived. Enter a world of celestial magic, ancient books, shadow, starlight, and the first signs of something beginning to awaken.
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Behind the Book · October 2026
Building The Awakening’s Fantasy World with Katey Rae
A world is more than a map.
A fantasy world is more than a map. Katey Rae shares how geography, magic, history, knowledge, and people come together to shape the world of The Arcane Odyssey.
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From the Shelves · October 2026
Enchanted Books in The Awakening by Katey Rae
Not everything in Zephyr's waits quietly to be discovered.
For the first entry in From the Shelves, take a closer look at the ancient oak shelves of Zephyr's and why finding a book somewhere unexpected may not be an accident.
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World & Lore · October 2026
Inside Zephyr’s Bookshop in Katey Rae’s The Awakening
Every journey needs a doorway.
At Sage Street and Astrologer's Way stands a bookstore filled with ancient shelves, unusual texts, and knowledge someone once tried to erase. Take a spoiler-safe look inside Zephyr's Books & Curiosities.
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Announcements · October 2026
Katey Rae’s Library: Free Chapter One and Book News
For readers who prefer to look a little deeper.
The Library is opening. Join Katey Rae for The Zephyr Chronicle: book news, stories, and dispatches from The Arcane Odyssey.
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From Katey · October 2026
Zephyr’s Books & Curiosities: Katey Rae’s Fantasy World
A new doorway has opened.
A new doorway has opened. Welcome to the official home of Katey Rae and The Arcane Odyssey. Step inside Zephyr's Books & Curiosities and begin exploring the world beyond its doors.
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The Zephyr Chronicle

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Join Katey Rae’s Library for The Zephyr Chronicle: book news, stories, and dispatches from The Arcane Odyssey.