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# Join me as I write my debut novel - publicly.
- URL: https://www.melissanathalia.com/the-debut/
- Published: 2026-05-18T11:23:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-28T06:00:53.000Z
- Author: Melissa Nathalia
- Tags: #book, the debut

### Synopsis of the opening pages:

*The sky has been destroyed by primordial goddess Tiamat, leaving its strongest soldiers without memory, and all gods and magic banished to the underworld.* 

*A scrawny barista would love nothing better than to be disqualified - or skipped over entirely - from military service, but the elvish dakshini have other plans for him.*

*A true believer yearns to change all of history and release the gods from the underworld - while Bee, keeper of a menagerie for monsters, just wants to be left alone by all the Big Happenings™️ of the world, so she can finally have a cup of coffee... but banished magic - and baby dragons - keep getting in her way.*

**Genre**: dark fantasy/sci-fi with a healthy dose of whimsy, cosiness - and romance  
**Spice:** 0/5  
**Darkness:** 4/5

**What you'll get if you sign up to the journey:**

- forever free private access to the first draft of the entire book
- audio versions of every single piece of writing
- the ability to go back to old chapters by clicking on "the debut" at the top of each excerpt
- a live look at my process of writing the book as it unfolds
- *Coming soon*: a paid tier with polls that influence the book's trajectory, and Q&As

**Author's Note:** This is an origin story in a fantasy world I've been slowly building since 2016 - it may turn out to be a 1000+ page novel or it may turn out to be a series. I generally don't like the idea of extending books into a series just for sales, but I also want to listen to feedback from my readers: if you prefer shorter books, then maybe we'll do just that.

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