He had always sensed there was more to life than the world around him seemed able to see. Yet life had taught him to trust fear and expect failure.
A series of unexplainable experiences begins to unravel everything Tyler thought he knew, shattering the certainty he had always clung to. What if his searching had been the very thing keeping him from coming home?
The more he follows what can't be explained, the more impossible it becomes to return to the life he once believed was real. Along the way, his path becomes entwined with Bel's—a fiercely independent young woman whose own life has been shaped by survival, loss and an unexpected invitation to begin again.
As each is drawn deeper into questions neither can answer, the familiar world around them begins to reveal something larger—something that seems to have been waiting for them all along.
And as those closest to them become part of the mystery, Tyler discovers that some journeys can only be taken without knowing how.
Contemporary, Metaphysical, Visionary, Literary Fiction, Identity, Belonging, Mystery, Coming of Age, Australian Author, Literary
About The Author
Craig Goddard is an Australian author and photographer living in Port Stephens, NSW.
His debut novel, Landing Home—Book One of the Malik's Kingdom series—publishes on 15 November 2026. His writing explores identity, mystery, belonging, and those moments when the world we thought we understood begins to look a little different.
Alongside his fiction, Craig's photography grows from much the same fascination with light, nature, stillness and the easily overlooked details of ordinary life.
His path to authorship began with early encouragement at school and has deepened in recent years through a more deliberate study of the craft—a learning process he expects to continue with every book he writes.
