Series

The Abandoned Gods

For Readers

If you loved The Bear and the Nightingale for its mythic atmosphere and quiet magic,

if you were drawn to The Serpent and the Wings of Night for its intensity, power dynamics, and emotional stakes,

and if you enjoyed The Bridge Kingdom for its tension, strategy, and slow-burn relationships—

you are in the right world.

THE BOOKS

Cover of the book titled 'The Keepers' by Alys Mackay, green hardcover with gold embossed text and a central design of a tree.
Cover of a book titled 'The Guardians' by Alys Mackay, part of a series 'Book Two: The Abandoned Gods', featuring an illustration of a golden anatomical heart on a dark background.

Book 2

The Guardians

November 2026

A red book cover with gold text that says 'COMING SOON'.

Book 3

The Oath Breakers

Commenced drafting

About the Series

The Abandoned Gods is a romantasy series set in a mythic world where divine power was stolen by mortals, and the gods have spent centuries fractured, forgotten, and bleeding.

It is a story about erasure. About what survives it. About the dangerous thing that happens when the divine are forced to feel human again.

This is not a series about chosen ones. This is a series about what it costs to choose yourself.

Author Perspective

Born from lived experience and the memories that linger long after the moment has passed.

I was raised on stories that lingered rather than shouted: myths half-remembered, power held in silence, and the idea that what is forgotten still shapes us. Those early fascinations taught me to watch the margins — the places where identity fractures, reforms, and chooses itself again.

I write from those in-between places.
Where what is remembered awakens truth, and even the divine must reckon with its humanity.

Q: Is this a completed series?
A: The series is planned as four books. The Keepers is the first, with subsequent books releasing as the story continues.

Q: What themes does the series explore?
A: Identity, power, memory, devotion, and what it means to choose yourself when everything else is stripped away.

Q: Is there content guidance available?
A: Yes — content notes are available for readers who prefer them.

Q: Do I need to read the series in order?
A: Yes. Each book builds on the last, with a continuous character and world arc.

Q: What kind of story is this?
A: A character-driven romantasy with mythological elements, slow-burn relationships, and emotionally complex stakes.

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