After more than forty years of imagination, planning, and worldbuilding, Matthew E. Yetter invites readers into Necsis through The Forbidden Spire.
Most fantasy novels begin with a story.
For Matthew E. Yetter, the story came later.
Long before The Forbidden Spire became a published novel, before characters took shape or chapters were written, there was Necsis: a fictional world that occupied his imagination for decades. It was a place filled with its own history, cultures, philosophies, conflicts, and mysteries. While many writers build a setting around a plot, Yetter spent years developing a world first and then searching for the right story to tell within it.
Now, with the release of The Forbidden Spire, readers are getting their first opportunity to step inside that world.
Published through Wonder World Press, the novel launches The Infinite Saga, a planned ten-book fantasy series that blends epic fantasy, portal fantasy, science fantasy, and a unique magic system governed by mathematical principles. Yet beyond its genre elements, the project tells a larger story about patience, creativity, and the enduring power of imagination.
A World Forty Years In The Making
Creative ideas often come and go. Few remain alive for decades.
For Yetter, Necsis began as a childhood concept that continued evolving throughout adulthood. As his interests expanded into history, philosophy, mathematics, psychology, technology, and storytelling, so did the world he was creating. Over time, Necsis became more than a backdrop. It became a fully realized setting with interconnected cultures, historical events, political tensions, and systems of power that influenced every corner of the narrative.
The result is a fantasy world that was not designed for a single book. Instead, it was built to support a much larger journey.
“I did not want The Forbidden Spire to feel like a story dropped into a fantasy setting,” Yetter said. “I wanted Necsis to feel like a world that existed before the characters arrived and would continue after they left. For me, the heart of epic fantasy is not just scale. It is consequence.”
That philosophy is woven throughout the novel, where decisions matter, actions carry costs, and power is never free.
When Worldbuilding Meets Human Stories
Despite the depth of its setting, The Forbidden Spire is ultimately driven by character.
The story follows three young people from Earth who find themselves stranded in a world where realities shift unpredictably, technology is forbidden, and magic comes with personal consequences. Forced to adapt to unfamiliar rules and dangerous choices, they must navigate challenges that test not only their survival but their identities.
For Yetter, finding the balance between an expansive world and emotionally grounded characters became one of the most important lessons in bringing Necsis to life.
“This book began as an idea when I was young, but it only became a novel when I understood that the characters had to matter as much as the world,” he said. “The magic, the Shifts, the history, the politics, all of that is important. But readers stay because they care what these choices cost the people making them.”
That perspective helped transform a long-developed concept into a narrative capable of connecting with readers beyond its worldbuilding.
A Storyteller Shaped By Experience
Yetter’s path to authorship has been anything but conventional.
A SAG-AFTRA actor and world traveler who has visited every inhabited continent, he has spent years exploring how stories connect people across cultures and experiences. Those observations informed both the emotional depth of his characters and the complexity of the societies that populate Necsis.
His background in performance also contributed to his approach to storytelling. Characters are not simply vehicles for plot. They are individuals with conflicting motivations, difficult decisions, and personal stakes that shape the direction of the narrative.
This focus on character helps ground the larger themes explored throughout the series, including responsibility, sacrifice, identity, and the consequences of power.
Building A Saga For The Long Journey
While The Forbidden Spire serves as the entry point into Necsis, it was never intended to stand alone.
The novel launches The Infinite Saga, a ten-book series divided into two trilogies followed by a four-book concluding arc. Each segment contributes to the broader narrative while also providing meaningful milestones for readers along the way.
The structure reflects Yetter’s desire to create a long-form fantasy experience without asking readers to wait indefinitely for significant narrative payoffs. Each phase expands the scope of the world while revealing new layers of its history and mysteries.
At the same time, Wonder World Press is supporting the launch with both a standard retail edition and a premium Limited Author’s Edition created for collectors and dedicated fantasy readers. An audiobook edition narrated by Michael Kramer, known for his work on numerous bestselling fantasy series, is currently in production.
A New Chapter For An Old Dream
Many creative projects begin with a spark of inspiration. Few endure for forty years before reaching the public.
For Matthew E. Yetter, The Forbidden Spire represents the moment when a lifelong creative vision finally moves from private imagination into the hands of readers. It is the first published chapter of a much larger story, but it is also the culmination of decades spent asking what happens when a fictional world is allowed to grow, evolve, and mature over time.
Readers interested in exploring Necsis and learning more about The Infinite Saga can visit www.necsis.quest. Additional information about Matthew E. Yetter is available at his Amazon Author Page. Readers can also follow the journey on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
After decades of development, the gates to Necsis are finally open. For readers who enjoy immersive fantasy worlds and character-driven adventures, The Forbidden Spire offers an invitation to discover what has been waiting on the other side.