The World of Gabbardons
The Origins of the Whole
What if magic were only the visible part of a far greater reality?
Some stories begin where our certainties end. The Origins of the Whole invites us to look differently at what we call reality, as though part of what we once perceived as children had gradually been erased, corrected or buried beneath education, habit and the rules of adult life. As the mystery deepens, wonder gives way to doubt, fear and the unsettling feeling that we may have forgotten something essential. Blending epic fantasy, mystery and questions about perception, the novel does not simply ask what exists — but what we have stopped allowing ourselves to believe is possible.
Paperback ISBN: 979-10-98725-51-7
Ebook ISBN: 979-10-98725-54-8
About the novel
The World of Gabbardons — The Origins of the Whole is an epic, philosophical and mythological fantasy novel that questions not only the universe itself, but also the way we perceive it.
At its heart lies an original cosmogony: a Whole made up of worlds connected by the same fundamental laws, yet understood differently according to each people's beliefs, knowledge and history. Magic, science, quantum physics, mythology and philosophy do not always stand in opposition; they may simply be different ways of observing the same reality.
Yet behind this vastness lies something deeply intimate.
The novel explores what we have learned not to see. As children, the impossible can still feel possible. Then come education, habit, certainty and the boundaries imposed by adult life. Gradually, certain perceptions are corrected, buried or simply forgotten.
The Origins of the Whole inhabits that fragile space between what we believe to be real and what we have stopped allowing ourselves to consider possible.
Dragons, witches, ancient forces, singular creatures and mysteries shape the adventure, but they never erase fear, memory, wounds or the need to belong somewhere.
Because discovering another world does not mean escaping who we are.
Each answer therefore opens another question, until one unsettling thought remains: what if imagination were not the opposite of reality, but one of the doors through which we learn to see it differently?
Genre and positioning
The World of Gabbardons — The Origins of the Whole sits at the crossroads of epic fantasy, mythological fantasy, and philosophical and speculative fiction. Written for adult readers as well as young adult fantasy fans, the novel blends adventure, wonder, mystery and emotion around one central question: where do the stories, beliefs and myths we have learned to accept actually come from? The story imagines its own answers, drawing new connections between dragons, witches, legends and phenomena humanity has recounted for generations. A fantasy conceived to awaken curiosity, unsettle certainties and invite readers to look differently at what they thought they already knew.
Synopsis
Years and thousands of miles apart, two young lives on Earth seem to have no reason ever to cross. Yet events impossible to explain will carry them far beyond everything they believed to be real. Torn from their certainties, they discover a world where legends take form, where magic may conceal another truth, and where some questions are far older than humanity itself. Between wonder, danger and memories they cannot simply leave behind, their journey will lead them towards more than an unknown elsewhere: it may transform everything they thought they understood about the origin of all things.
What if some legends were not born from imagination, but from memories blurred by time?
The World of Gabbardons — The Origins of the Whole draws readers into an epic fantasy where reality gradually begins to lose its familiar boundaries. What once seemed impossible becomes less certain. What we thought we had always understood begins to carry a different kind of doubt.
Behind the myths, creatures, beliefs and stories passed down through generations may lie an origin very different from the one humanity has learned to accept.
In this universe, magic, mythology, science, quantum physics and philosophy are not necessarily opposing forces. They may simply be different ways of naming, interpreting or understanding the same reality.
Dragons, witches, ancient forces, unknown worlds and unexplained phenomena inhabit this adventure, yet the extraordinary never erases the human. Fear, wounds, memory, attachment and the need to understand remain, even when everything that once seemed stable begins to shift.
At the heart of the novel lies an original cosmogony built around the Whole and a question as simple as it is unsettling: where do the things we think we know truly come from?
The Origins of the Whole does not simply seek to open the doors to another world. It also invites readers to look differently at the one in which we live.
And perhaps to wonder whether, as we grew older, we simply learned to stop seeing certain things.
What is at stake
In The Origins of the Whole, the stakes are not only about facing the unknown, but about accepting that certain certainties may collapse. Understanding what lies behind myths, beliefs and unexplained phenomena also means looking differently at what we thought we knew about ourselves, the world and reality itself. Between fear, attachment, loss, memory and the need to understand, every discovery comes at a price. The further the boundaries of the possible are pushed, the more one question becomes impossible to ignore: how far are we willing to go when the truth threatens to transform everything we believed was unchangeable?
Who is it for?
The Origins of the Whole is for readers who love epic fantasy, richly imagined worlds and stories that continue to resonate long after the final page. It speaks to those drawn to dragons, witches, mystery and adventure, but also to original mythology, philosophical questions and new ways of exploring reality. The novel may appeal to adult fantasy readers as well as young adult fantasy fans who enjoy stories that make them feel, reflect, question their assumptions and become immersed in a world where not everything is immediately explained.
Publication details
Independently published by F.R.C. Cavalcante, The World of Gabbardons — The Origins of the Whole will be available from 6 October 2026 in paperback and digital editions. The novel will be published in French, English and Portuguese, allowing readers across different countries to discover the same universe in their own language.