Young adult speculative fiction

Elena
Elmwood

Stories about language, memory and the ancient truths that begin to stir when we learn how to listen.

About the author

Words can open worlds.

Elena Elmwood writes atmospheric speculative fiction in which adolescence, family pressure and the uncanny meet. Her Primordial Tongue series explores what language preserves, what it awakens and how young people respond when reality proves larger than the adults around them believe.

An ancient language. A living consequence.

The Primordial Tongue series

Book one · Published

First Words

Back in Juniper Ridge, Emily Davis and the people around her are already carrying more than they say. When marks, hidden histories and a force beyond familiar language begin to surface, the town’s ordinary pressures open onto something far older - and far less willing to remain silent.

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Book two · Published

Hidden Grammar

The Tear may be closed, but its language has not released Ryan. A scar in his palm answers patterns he should not understand, pointing back toward the western hills. As WARD tightens its hold and the marks grow stronger, the survivors discover that the first words were only the beginning.

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Elena ElmwoodOn the
Other SideUpcoming

Upcoming novel - Book Three

On the
Other Side

A new Elena Elmwood novel is in development. Cover, publication date and full story details will be revealed here.

Publication details · Coming soon