Airovale — Epic Steampunk Time Travel Fantasy Series

Airovale is a steampunk fantasy saga told through three complementary perspectives: a novel, an original soundtrack, and a cinematic episode series. Set across the islands of the Southern Sea, the story follows Aden, an ambitious aeronaut whose search for fortune leaves him marooned on the lost island of Canyon Myst. Along the way he encounters fae guardians, forbidden romance, cursed gold, and the mysterious Law of Exchange. Each medium reveals a different dimension of the same journey — the novel explores the characters' thoughts, the soundtrack expresses their emotions, and the cinematic episodes bring the world and its events to life.

Airovale is told through three complementary formats: a novel, an original soundtrack, and a cinematic episode series. Each reveals a different perspective on the same story.

Yes. The complete soundtrack and all ten cinematic episodes can be streamed free on this website. The episodes and soundtrack are also available on the Airovale TV channel for Roku.

Airovale draws from Jef Gray's military background and world travels. The saga's multicultural cast — East European and American aeronauts — reflects the belief that the best stories cross borders. The central idea, that time is the treasure we trade for everything else, came from watching people across cultures spend their lives the same way: working certain hours for uncertain futures. Read more about the vision behind Airovale.

The world was inspired by a cruise to the Canary Islands. The author marveled at how different each island felt — hundreds of volcanoes, lush vegetation along shorelines in some places, deserts, lava parks, and black-sand beaches in others, all within a single archipelago. That landscape became the foundation for the Southern Sea where the saga unfolds, with each island carrying its own climate, character, and secrets. Explore the imagined geography on the interactive world map.

The Law of Exchange says nothing is free — every gain has a cost. On Canyon Myst, time is the steepest price: one day on the island can pass as a year back in Airovale. The story uses this as a reflection on trading time for what we desire — at the expense of time with those we love.

Yes. Airovale is available as a complete audiobook on Audible and Amazon. Listeners can experience the full steampunk fantasy adventure through professional narration, following Aden's journey across the Southern Sea, from the villages of Airovale to the lost island of Canyon Myst. Listen to the free sample of Airovale on audiobook here.

Airovale — book, soundtrack, and cinematic episodes — was written and produced by Jef Gray (Orlando, Florida, 2025), published by Aurous Publishing.