The Author
Lori D. Zë
Creator of the Zodiverse · Author of the Starpaths Saga
Creator of the Zodiverse · Author of the Starpaths Saga
Lori D. Zë is the founder of Zodiverse Publishing OÜ and the creator of the Starpaths Saga — a twelve-book celestialpunk epic fantasy series where the twelve zodiac signs are tribes scattered across the stars.
The Zodiverse didn't arrive in a flash of lightning or a sacred vision beneath ancient stars. It began quietly on a stretch of motorway during a warm summer evening. A sky so clear it almost hurt to look at. Stars everywhere. And a question that wouldn't let go: what if the zodiac wasn't just myth? What if these signs were something more — not just symbols in the sky, but tribes, whole peoples, each with their own world, their own challenges, their own journey toward balance?
That question became a seed. And from it grew twelve worlds, twelve tribes, and one ancient song binding them all.
When not building fictional worlds, Lori runs a business, produces music, and stares at the night sky longer than is probably healthy. A World Forged in Flame is his debut novel. He is already writing the next eleven.
A twelve-book celestialpunk epic fantasy series. Each book follows a different zodiac tribe on their new world as they build, struggle, and face the darkness that followed them from Earth.
Available April 7th, 2026
The Aries tribe was cast from Earth by divine decree — scattered among the stars with nothing but a ship, a leader, and an oath older than memory. Their new home is Arietis: a world of volcanic plains, scorched valleys, and ember-lit skies. Nothing here wants them to survive.
But something else lives here. Something that watches from the forest with burning red eyes.
To survive what is coming, the Aries must do what fire alone cannot — trust each other.
Zodiverse Publishing is an independent publishing house based in Estonia, encompassing three creative divisions:
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