Life in the Village
A steampunk capital buzzing with zeppelin trade routes, aeronauts, and market life — until one act of kindness sets an unlikely adventure in motion.
Follow aeronauts, fae guardians, and a forbidden love across the South Sea archipelago to the mysterious island of Canyon Myst — where time is the only treasure, and every gift demands its price.
Video episodes of each chapter
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What happens in each chapter of the Airovale saga
A steampunk capital buzzing with zeppelin trade routes, aeronauts, and market life — until one act of kindness sets an unlikely adventure in motion.
Zeppelin crews descend into volcanic temples where Mahala's curse transforms treasure into doom — gold glints against obsidian walls, but some wealth was never meant to be taken.
Mahala's storm becomes predator as lightning selects victims across the fleeing fleet — a steampunk fantasy where greed sinks ships and sacrifice brings survival.
Survivors return to a steampunk capital where reunion meets absence — families made whole, and families that never will be.
A crashed zeppelin crew discovers an uncharted island where paradise hides teeth, and every welcome carries a price not yet named. Fae guardians watch from the jungle edge.
An elder fae reveals the island's ancient law: every gift demands its price in time. The crew has been spending it freely without knowing the exchange rate.
One day on this island equals one year at home. A forbidden romance between an aeronaut and a fae guardian leads into drowned ruins where the island's most devastating secret surfaces.
A forbidden kiss becomes public — honor demands satisfaction. An aeronaut faces a duel while his crew steals the gold and flees. He wins the fight and loses everything else.
A marooned aeronaut awaits execution while a fae princess races to her father's palace for a truth no one anticipated. Above the clouds, a zeppelin drifts with gold and no coal.
A fae princess breaks an aeronaut from prison and races to a forbidden portal — a one-way gateway into the island's ancient past. The finale of the Airovale saga.
Steampunk fantasy short films — free to watch, no sign-in required.
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For the living-room experience, install the free Airovale TV channel on Roku and watch all ten episodes on your TV.
Each episode is a short cinematic film — most run between three and six minutes. The full ten-episode series plays in about 45 minutes total, the length of a single TV show, but in ten distinct chapters you can watch one at a time or back-to-back.
Begin with Episode 1: Life in the Village to meet the people and place that anchor the saga. The episodes are written in narrative order, but each is self-contained enough to enjoy on its own.
If you'd rather get the lay of the land first, the interactive world map introduces the four realms where the story unfolds.
Yes — Airovale TV streams free on Roku. Add the channel to your Roku device, no account or subscription required. Visit the Airovale TV page for setup details and what's included.
Yes — every episode is also published on the official Airovale YouTube channel, where you can find the full playlist and additional behind-the-scenes content. Episodes on this site are the same cuts but with bonus context, lore links, and the Chrono-Viewer experience.
Yes — the full Airovale saga is available as a paperback ($19.98), eBook ($0.99), and audiobook ($3.99) on Amazon. The book expands on the episodes with deeper character interiors and additional scenes. See the formats below or visit the book page for details.
Airovale was written, produced, and composed by Jef Gray, an award-winning technologist, storyteller, and festival founder based in Orlando, Florida. Published by Aurous Publishing.
Time is the only treasure
Flip through all 29 pages inside our brass-fitted steampunk reader — then take it with you.
Stream a full chapter preview right here — then unlock all ten chapters for less than a cup of coffee.
169 pages of steampunk fantasy — a signed-quality paperback to keep on the shelf or gift to a reader.
Yes — the story content is identical across all three formats. The only difference is the chapter illustrations, which appear in the ebook and paperback but not the audiobook.
Absolutely. The video episodes present a glimpse of the scenery set to the soundtrack's emotional journey, while the book is where the characters' thoughts and dialogue come through — the full interior experience of the story.
Airovale is appropriate for teens ages 16+. The content touches on mature themes including dueling, the penalty of death, greed, immortality, and coming-of-age young adult romance.
The romance in Airovale is written at a young adult level, with no graphic content beyond a few kisses. It centers on the two main characters as their journey to a forbidden ruin reveals ancient secrets about the island they inhabit, and their relationship grows into love and a decision to be together.
No warning needed. Airovale is a romantic adventure story, safe for readers ages 16 and up, with no graphic moments beyond a kiss.
Airovale is a series. The first book introduces the story, and additional books — two or more to complete the arc — are currently in development.
Not exactly. Steampunk fantasy with time travel exists, and fantasy with fae exists, but few stories combine both. The closest comparisons are Carnival Row (Amazon Prime Video) or The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers) — though Airovale is a wholly original fantasy world with no historical setting.
Primarily, Airovale is a story told through three lenses: book, video, and music. The website and companion channel (Roku TV) present short cinematic episodes alongside a complete original soundtrack, while the book is the deepest way to experience the full story — the center of the Airovale experience.