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Grand Game 583: Transference

Kartara’s words sent a ripple of excitement coursing through me. I’d half-feared her cynicism and distrust would get the better of her, but I’d not misjudged the huntmistress. She knew as wel...

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Grand Game 582: Allaying Suspicions

The single glance I cast over my rear was enough to assure me that things were faring as well as they could with the brotherhood. Duskar’s cavalry company was already sheltering behind the much-e...

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Grand Game 581: Killing Machine 

My plan was simple. To kill as many nagas as I could and in as short a space of time as I could manage. And the best way to go about that was using my telepathic abilities. 

So, weaving ...

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Grand Game 580: Harbinger and Tree

Day 8 of Michael’s Deadline

Passage completed. 

You have entered sector 30,199 of the Netherspher...

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02-2025 Update

Hi all,

February has been a dry spell, I know :).

I'd planned on releasing DM/Runeguard chapters, but things didn't pan out. Those chapters will still be coming—when ...

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Forthcoming Releases (2025 Schedule)

Hi all,

I'm still recovering from the post-write haze after completing book 8 of The Grand Game (lol), so instead of writing, I'll be attending to some much-neglected admin over the next few ...

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Michael and the Forerunners at the End of Book 8

Michael at the End of Book 8

Player Profile: Michael

Level: 273. Rank: 27. Current Health: 100%.

Species: Human. Lives Remaining: 4. Ghost’s Lives Remaining: 4.

Active P...

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Grand Game 579: Gray, Black, and Blue

Note from Tom: This the final chapter of Book 8. I hope everyone enjoyed the story. Let me know what you think of the book and the ending :)
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Grand Game 578: I Alone Suffice

Note from Tom: One more to go after this!
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The three harbingers were less than halfway across the lake when I felt a chan...

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Grand Game 577: Plan C

Over the course of the next few minutes, my world narrowed to one thing only: the void tree.

The chances were good that it had picked up on my farspeaker communications, but I doubted it knew...

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Grand Game 576: Coded Messages

The next few minutes passed in a haze of concentration as I traded blows with the void tree. I struck at it with shadow, and every now and again, managed to land a physical disable—usually as a r...

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Grand Game 575: A Battle Between Titans

You have teleported onto a level 340 young void tree.

The nether toxicity at your current location is tier 30, boosting your health, psi, stamina, and mana regenerati...

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Grand Game 574: The Opening Gambit

You have taken the form of a level 267 elder wolf, gaining primal resistance (+30% against all damage types) and health regeneration (2% per second). Your nether resistance has reached 100%...

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Chapter 573: Second Prong

You have entered the safe zone of sector 45,104. 

You have entered the safe zone of sector 12,560. 

Your facial disguise spell has di...

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Grand Game 572: First Prong

Note from Tom:

I think I should rename this book: "The book that wouldn't end!" :P

I've only just finished the first draft of the last chapter. That means, includ...

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Grand Game 571: Another Surprise

Day 8 of Michael’s Deadline

I didn’t think I would manage to get any sleep, but much to my amazement, I woke up feeling surprisingly rested and reinvigorated the next mor...

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Grand Game 570: A New Dawn

The process of replacing Kolath with Bacheus was not a short one, nor was it one Kolath was willing to let us observe. Banished to the exterior of the compound, and with nothing else to do, Shael, ...

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Grand Game 569: A Long Overdue Restoration

I stared at the white marble walls—and the gaping hole between them—my thoughts whirling. The compound’s crystal door was open. 

And it shouldn’t be.

There was only one exp...

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Grand Game 568: At the Heart of Things Again

The second half of my mission in the nest went as flawlessly as the first, and it was only a little later that Nyra and I were heading to Nexus. 

It was time to attend to the final piece...

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Grand Game 567: Final Preparations

Reaching into my bag of holding, I hauled out my entire store of ability tomes.  None of the Strength abilities I’d unlocked a few days ago had proved effective against the stygians so far, ...

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Grand Game 566: The Mantle of Leadership

Note from Tom: I've tweaked this chapter slightly to cater for some of the comments/concerns raised.

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Day 7 o...

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Grand Game 565: Waiting

You have successfully dominated a level 240 stygian naga. 

You have successfully dominated a level 244 stygian naga. 

You and Ghost h...

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Grand Game 564: Groovy Vibes

Elise and Ghost’s training regime did not entail dashing wildly into and out of the nest as I half-feared it would. Instead, at the edge of the foothills, the pair drew to a halt. 

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Grand Game 563: War Council

Day 5 of Michael’s Deadline

Seating myself between Safyre and Adriel, I scanned the faces around the campfire. Lucius and Elise were both present, as were all the Pack elde...

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Grand Game 562: Forgiven

Note from Tom:

Phew, the comments are really hotting up :) At this stage, I don't have time to do more than skim most of them, but rest assured that at some point, I'll give ever...

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Grand Game 561: Sealing the Deal

An hour later, my netherstone safely in my pocket, we reconvened in the brotherhood castle.

“So, you spoke truly,” Kartara began without preamble. 

The huntmistress, her three ...

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Grand Game 560: Getting down to Business

“Wait!” I called.

The huntmistress kept walking.

“Goddammit, stop. At least do me the courtesy of hearing me out!”

Kartara drew to a halt but didn’t turn around. “Why?...

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Grand Game 559: An Education

The next room Kartara led me to was a library. Shelves lined every wall, each full of neatly stacked books.

Striding down the center of the chamber, the huntmistress spread her arms and turne...

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Grand Game Book 8 Update... It's drawing to an end (the book that is, not the series :P)

Hi all,

As some of you have no doubt realized, we are reaching the end of book 8.

There are at least 15 chapters still to go. They are not all written yet, but they will be—and soon!...

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Grand Game 558: Filling a Void

I slowed to a halt. “Shall we get down to business, then?”

Stopping beside me, the huntmistress studied me gravely for a second, then shook her head. “No.”

I stared at her in su...

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