Green book titled 'Book One: The Abandoned Gods' with a gold illustration of a tree on the cover, authored by Alys Mackay.

Book One: The Abandoned Gods

The Keepers

What if the gods’ greatest weapon … was their forgotten humanity?

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If you’ve ever wanted a heroine who rises from ruin, this is for you.

For readers who love character-driven fantasy with mythological elements, this story follows broken gods, perilous loyalty, and the cost of choosing love in a world where every choice leaves a mark.

Perfect for those who crave character-driven fantasy with emotional intensity, slow-burn devotion, and high stakes that linger.

The book titled "The Keepers" by Alys Mackay, with a green cover featuring a gold embossed tree design and decorative borders.

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Meet the Characters

Silhouette of a person with styled hair wearing a cape or cloak.

Coeus

He loved her first.

A steady light that asks
nothing— and gives freely.

Silhouette of a man with long, wavy hair and a beard, facing left.

Tsunala

She is life itself—
powerful, fractured,
and awakening to what was taken from her.

Aridanos

He walks with shadows
at his back,
holding the darkness
so it never reaches her.

Silhouette of a woman with a braided hairstyle, facing left.

About the Book

She wakes bound on the back of a horse.
The gods are gone.
And the world is no longer gentle.

Tsunala is carried through a land that no longer remembers mercy—guarded by monsters, watched by a half-breed who should be her enemy, and pulled toward truths she is not ready to name. Power lingers beneath her skin, unclaimed and dangerous.

As desire stirs where fear should live, something ancient begins to breathe again. The gods, long silent, are waking—not as legends, but as beings who can bleed, ache, and love.

This is a story about what happens when divinity remembers its humanity.
And what it means to belong to a world that no longer believes in you.

For readers drawn to character-driven fantasy with mythological elements, devotion, and emotional intensity—this is the beginning of the Abandoned Gods series.

BOOK EXERPT

“Let me get this straight.”
Leaning down into his space, I started ticking points sarcastically off my fingers.

“Your plan for me is to sell me as a sex slave. If I am this buyer’s type, they might buy me. And if his reputation is correct, I might be safe, and might even find freedom? There is a shit tone of if and might in that sentence, Kitor, for it to be a solid plan! Also, what sort of type do I need to be, for this buyer to be interested?”

Kitor’s cheeks flamed a hot red. “The type that is a virgin.”

Fuck.

Things must really be desperate if Kitor thought that this was the best plan . .

Reading Order

Green book cover titled "The Keepers" by Alys Mackay, labeled as Book One: The Abandoned Gods, featuring a gold-embossed tree symbol in the center.
Cover of a book titled 'The Guardians' by Alys Mackay, part of a series called 'Book Two: The Abandoned Gods,' featuring an illustration of a human heart.

Book 2

The Guardians

November 2027

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Book 3

The Oath Breakers

Commenced drafting

Why this book, now?

The Keepers speaks to a moment where identity, power, and belonging feel uncertain. Readers are questioning identity, power, and belonging, asking who they are beneath the stories they were handed.

At its heart, this is a story about being erased and choosing what comes next. About reclaiming voice, forging connection, and becoming whole on your own terms. It mirrors the emotional questions so many readers are carrying right now, through fantasy that doesn’t just escape the moment, but reflects it.

It’s escapist, yes—but it’s also deeply relevant to the emotional landscape we’re all navigating right now.