The Bentley Library Blog

 Author | Artist | Veteran | Explorer

 A. L. Bentley is a creator of worlds—an adventurous storyteller, visual artist, and military veteran whose life has been shaped by discipline, exploration, and imagination. 

 Blending the heart of an artist with the resolve of a soldier, Bentley crafts epic fantasy and philosophical science fiction where destiny, resilience, and the human spirit stand at the center of vast cosmic landscapes. His stories balance high-stakes action with deep questions: What lies beyond? What is the cost of power? What does it mean to endure? 

Beyond writing, Bentley is an accomplished painter and sketch artist. His fascination with the stars, ancient lore, and unseen threads that bind existence influences both his art and fiction.

 A veteran with a richly varied life—military service, construction, trucking, safety management, woodworking, mentoring—Bentley draws from real-world grit to ground even his most cosmic tales. 

He continues to write, paint, mentor, and expand his ever-growing literary universe.

“Every blank canvas is a chance to start an adventure.”
“Stories are the maps of the soul.”

His works span multiple interconnected and standalone universes—including:

• The Trolli Series
• The Lamanirian Heirs Saga
• The Frostbound Series
• The Chronicles of the Lost Arks Series
• The Primordial Key Tales
• Numerous standalone speculative novels

🔥 THE TROLLI SERIES

Core titles:

• Allun Dunn
• Threads of Janiel
• Threads II
• Trolli Rediscovered
• The Egg Wars

Themes: survival, destiny, generational struggle, family bonds, cosmic mythology.

🌌 THE LUMANIRIAN HEIRS SAGA

Includes:

     · Interference 

     · The Spark of Discovery

     · Shadows in Sarithia

THE CHRONICALS OF THE LOST ARKS

Includes:

• The Chronicles of the Lost Arks
• The Guardians of the Lost Arks
• The Nebula Ark
• The Shadows of the First Light
• Shadows of the Ancient’s War
• The Final Ark

Themes: interstellar civilizations, ancient powers, legacy, destiny vs. choice.

❄️ THE FROSTBOUND SERIES

• Frostbound
• Frostbound II
• Frostbound III

Themes: survival, sacrifice, endurance, leadership under pressure.

🗝 STANDALONE & EXPANDED UNIVERSE WORKS

• The Alchemist’s Starship
• The Primordial Key – SERIES TO COME
• The Forgotten Forge
• Beneath the Veil of the First Breath – SERIES TO COME
• Echo’s Beneath Ranier
• The Heart of the Mountain
• The Elevator Treasure
• The Beggar’s Flame
• The Welfare State

🤝 COLLABORATIONS

Co-authors include:

• Chuck Thorton
• Parcival Down
• Issac Holiday
• Maggie Hawthorn
• Nick Bradley
• Elias Cross
• Isla Celeste Ulrich
• Cynthia Sympa