An Original Fantasy World · Reno, Nevada
An Original Middle-Grade Fantasy Adventure Set in the World of Murgalon
Book 1
Book 2
Five Disciplines. One ancient school. A power no one has seen in a thousand years.
The Series
Book 1 · The Lost Discipline
The Wonderful Wizarding World
Oliver Wonst has waited his whole life for Discipline Day — the moment every kid learns what magic they have. Fire. Nature. Light. Darkness. Oliver just wants something good.
But when his turn comes, the wand that pulls toward him has a white tip. And the words that appear in the sky are ones no one has seen in over a thousand years: Spiritual.
At Murgalon, strange visions start coming. Hidden books appear where none should exist. And somewhere deep in the school's history, something is waiting — something that was buried in Rudun Valley for a reason. Oliver needs to find out what it is before someone else does.
Book 2 · The Forgotten Corridor
The Wonderful Wizarding World
Oliver is back at Murgalon for second year — and something is already wrong. A prisoner named Blackwell has escaped, and Oliver's name was on the list they found at New Order headquarters.
Blackwell is dangerous. The school has hidden corridors that aren't on any map. And Oliver's friends are starting to keep secrets.
Read Book 1 first. The world gets darker. Oliver gets angrier. The stakes get very real.
Coming Next
Book 3 · In Progress
No spoilers. Not yet.
The Author
Mitty Motty is a Reno-based middle-grade fantasy author and creator of Murgalon — an original fantasy world he built from scratch: the school, the Disciplines, the magic system, the characters, the history going back 1,400 years. He published the first two books while still in middle school.
His stories are driven by humor, friendship, danger, and the kind of banter between characters that feels true to what it's actually like to be that age. Oliver, James, Amelia, Luke, and Andy are funny and loyal and occasionally spectacularly wrong about things. The villains have real motivations. The magic has rules. The world keeps getting bigger.
He is currently writing Book 3. He is not sharing spoilers. He is very serious about this.
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Signing books at a neighborhood book sale · Reno, Nevada
Explore the Series
The oldest and most mysterious magical academy in the known world. Five towers. A teleporter. Chandeliers that never go dark. Full of secrets no one has catalogued yet.
Fire. Nature. Light. Darkness. Each comes with its own rules, its own limits, its own history. And then there's Spiritual — the one that's supposed to be gone.
James, Amelia, Luke, Andy. Funny, loyal, occasionally spectacularly wrong about things. Exactly who you'd want with you when something goes sideways at a school full of secrets.
1,400 years ago, a war ended in a frozen valley and a discipline was buried. Hidden books were enchanted to wait for the right person. The prophecy says Oliver is that person. Oliver is not sure how he feels about that.
Someone is trying to bring back Vexan. Oliver's name is on their list. Blackwell has escaped from the hardest prison in the world. Book 2 does not let up.
The great dragon who controls all Fire magic lives on Cove Mountain. Fire discipline students can visit him to train. He is ancient. He remembers things the history books don't mention.
Coming Soon
The Lost Discipline is being released as a professionally narrated audiobook — for readers who love listening, for long drives through the world of Murgalon, for anyone who wants Oliver's story told out loud.
Release date coming soon. Links will appear here when the audiobook is live.
Professional narration · Coming soon
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One-Line Bio
Mitty Motty is a Reno-based middle-grade fantasy author and creator of Murgalon, the original fantasy world at the center of The Wonderful Wizarding World series.
Short Bio
Mitty Motty is a Reno-based middle-grade fantasy author and creator of Murgalon — an original fantasy world with its own Disciplines, history, creatures, and mysteries. His series follows Oliver Wonst and his friends through the world of Murgalon across two published books, with Book 3 in progress and a professionally narrated audiobook forthcoming.
Series Summary
An ongoing middle-grade fantasy adventure set in the original world of Murgalon. Oliver Wonst discovers he carries the Spiritual Discipline — lost for over a thousand years — and must uncover its connection to a buried prophecy, a forgotten valley, and an enemy who isn't finished. Two books published; Book 3 in progress.
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