Talanui

The world should feel big again.

Talanui creates original worlds shaped by discovery, belonging, and the call beyond the known.

Stories for those who keep looking beyond the map.

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The horizon is only the beginning.

Talanui Studios develops original worlds shaped by adventure, discovery, belonging, and the journeys that change us.

Our stories begin where familiar maps end.

From the world of the Tatau Chronicles
Promotional artwork for Tides of Exile, showing a figure on a skyship deck above floating islands and a sea of clouds.

In development

Tides of Exile

Book I of the Tatau Chronicles

“Not every tide belongs to the sea.”

An exiled young wayfinder is drawn into a world of forbidden seas, sky pirates, ancient powers, and a history that was never meant to survive.

Discover Tides of Exile
Mana of the Mind: A Fable of the Open Ocean book cover

Novella · Available now

Mana of the Mind

A Fable of the Open Ocean · By Chris Paraoan

A modern fable about identity, purpose, and navigating uncertainty in a world being reshaped by artificial intelligence.

Stories should not end at the edge of the page.

Talanui develops original worlds with the potential to grow across storytelling mediums.

  • 001°StoriesOriginal fiction and serialized worlds.Now
  • 090°VisualIllustrated and cinematic storytelling.On the horizon
  • 180°InteractiveWorlds created with exploration in mind.On the horizon
  • 270°WorldsLong-form universes designed with room to grow.On the horizon

The Wayfinder’s Principle

The destination should belong to you.

The most meaningful journeys begin when inherited maps are no longer enough. Our stories explore what happens when people cross unfamiliar horizons, choose their own bearings, and discover where they belong.

There are still places
no map remembers.

Follow the voyage