Lore and World-Building

What makes a fantasy story maritime? In this Lore & Worldbuilding entry, Jamie Tudor explores maritime fantasy as more than ships and sea battles — a genre shaped by oceans, storms, ports, trade routes, piracy, hidden islands, old maps, and the dangers waiting beyond the known world. For Vemados and The Summit Series, the sea is not just scenery. It is a force that shapes politics, power, culture, magic, and story.

Jamie Tudor shares the story of the vintage industrial drafting table that became essential to building Vemados, the fantasy world behind The Summit Series.

Jamie Tudor reflects on why she chose to build Vemados as a secondary fantasy world, and how geography, magic, politics, and history became the foundation of The Summit Series.

An introduction to Vemados, the maritime fantasy world behind Jamie Tudor’s The Summit Series — a world of storm-swept seas, hidden histories, dangerous magic, and political intrigue.