Explore the worlds of indie author Mel Dunay — gaslamp fantasy, space opera, Jane Austen-inspired science fiction, and India-adjacent adventure romance. World-building posts, character origins, lore drops, and outtakes by series.
This is a collection of links to posts about the characters, settings, and lore behind the books of Jaglion Press, organized by series. Current active series include the Hunter Healer King gaslamp fantasy trilogy, the Star Master space opera, and the forthcoming Space Austen series (Pride and Planetoids, Book 1, coming May 2026). The Jaiya metaseries — including Marrying a Monster, Waking the Dreamlost, Loving a Deathseer and the Ancestors of Jaiya — is a completed India-adjacent fantasy adventure/romance series.
Hunter Healer King
Where Did That Come From?
- Origins of the Hunter Healer King Setting
- The Feisty Girl/Posh Guy Dynamic in Wolf’s Trail
- The Feisty Girl in Wolf’s Trail
- The Posh Guy in Wolf’s Trail
- Worldbuilding the Empire of Noricum
World-Building & Lore
- From Gaucho Lifestyle to Monster Hunting: Chloe Fortebat’s Journey
- Maxim’s Journey in the Hunter Healer King Trilogy
- The Stormcrows: Ageless Monster Hunters Who Talk to Animals
- Algomancers: The Psychic Vampires of Hunter Healer King
- The Fall of Thule and the Rise of the Stormcrows
- Lupomancers: The Werewolf Sorcerers of Hunter Healer King
- The Empire of Noricum: Where Monsters Walk and Airships Fly
- Kallomancers and Their Leeches
Friday Fragments (Outtakes & Deleted Scenes)
- Jerome os Storm on Trial
- Alternate Genealogy Conversation
- Chloe on Maxim’s Cousin Victor
- Chloe and the Wolf
- Who Will Be Emperor?
- An Outtake from Hunter Healer King 3
- A Cold Kind of Anger
Star Master (Settled Space)
Where Did That Come From?
- Origins of the Star Master Setting
- Samar, the White Knights, and the Red Knights
- Origins of Jetay and Khed
- Origins of Shenti and Her Family
- Origins of Lanati, Menevis and Family
- Origins of Essem and Ularti
World-Building
Space Austen
Pride and Planetoids — coming May 2026
Concept Art (Midjourney)
- Reception Area aboard The Last Repose
- The Bennets’ Drawing Room
- Withdrawing Room, Last Repose
- The Longbourn Ballroom
Friday Fragments (Outtakes & Deleted Scenes)
Austen Adaptations: The Talent Pool (actors from Austen adaptations who also appear in a galaxy far, far away…)
- That Horrifying Moment… (on how the series began)
- Pride and Planetoids: First Draft Complete
- Gee, Thanks, You BBC Turkeys
- More News on Netflix P&P
- S&S 2026 Is Apparently Mostly Cast…
- First Images from S&S 2026
- Minireviews of Sense and Sensibility Adaptations
The Jaiya Metaseries
Where Did That Come From?
- Origins of the Jaiya Metaseries
- Additional Trivia about the Jaiya Setting
- Why Such a Jumble of Influences?
World-Building & Excerpts
- War, Espionage and Technology in the Ancestors of Jaiya Series
- The Independence of Jaiya: Rijal’s Work, Part 1
- The Independence of Jaiya: Rijal’s Work, Part 2
- The Wounding of the Quantum Tree
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