About the Images
Every image on this site — from character portraits to sweeping landscapes — was created in collaboration with ChatGPT’s image generation tool, guided by original prompts written by the author.
These illustrations are not stock photos or licensed artwork. They were custom-generated to evoke the mood, texture, and inner world of the story, drawing on history, imagination, and a touch of wonder.
Some scenes are inspired by real settings and legends; others are visualizations of moments that live only within the pages of The Book of Roads and Kingdoms. The style echoes classical painting and medieval manuscript art, filtered through modern creative technology.
This is storytelling in a new key — and image-making, too.
Sample the Journey
Sneak peek at some of the adventures in Josiah’s quest to save Geonic Age Jewry.
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In the garden of childhood, a promise is made — just as the future is glimpsed through a lattice and an unfinished game of Shahtranj.
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In the jeweled halls of Baghdad, a deadly roar interrupts diplomacy — and a father races to save his daughter.
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As Kiev burns under a Norse siege, Josiah races through the city to gather his bogatyr allies and rescue a runaway princess… but a Valkyrie gets there first.