Esmeralda van Belle (1986) is the author of the Dutch Young Adult Fantasy Books Ordo Entia. What started out as a short story grew to a series of eight books and at least one novella. Three of the books in the series, Openbaring, Opstand, Ontstaan, Oppositie havealready been published, as well as the novella Ode.
Ordo Entia tells the story of an ancient organization that’s dedicated to maintaining the balance between the human world and the mythical world. It’s about fragile relations between humans and mythical creatures, but most of all it’s about the turbulent relationships between individuals, mythical and non-mythical.
Prophecies, family secrets, love, betrayal and a battle between good and evil. Who is on the side of good and who is evil? The Ordo Entia books take place in the present, but also in the near and distant past. Each book reveals a piece of Ordo Entia history.
Esmeralda uses (characters from) existing myths, legends and folklore and combines them with her own imagination. More and more she tries to use local folklore in het books, hopefully resulting in a new life for the legends told in the Lage Landen. No matter how beautiful the well known myths are, our own little piece on earth is rich in folklore which deserves to be heard again!
Each Ordo Entia book can be read as a stand alone. Almost all the books differ in main character, with their own obstacles and destiny. When all books in the series are read, a common thread can be found. Openbaring, Opstand, Ontstaan, Oppositie and Ode can be purchased during Castlefest, at the Godijn Publishing stand. On Saturday Esmeralda will be present at the stand to sign her books.
2 August 2025
