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My Zombie Book

If you ever get tired of mostly lighthearted fantasy, you can try my zombie book, Hungry New World. There are no superpowers, and the closest thing to magic is the zombies. (As one reader ...

§104 Disgruntled

Taylor — The Void

"You aren't yourself today," said Strife. "It's been a while since we've seen you."

Taylor was taking a lot of pieces off their chessboard, throwing pawns at the g...

§103 Avimore III

That evening, Taylor went fishing in the river branch running through Avimore. The waterway was as desultory as the rest of the lower city, bricked in on both sides, forming a deep channel twenty-f...

§102 Avimore II

The morning post brought a card from Rasmusen, with a priory header and the embossed profile of their famous building. Ras had made contact with the palace clinic and delivered the circle into "com...

Alchemist eBook: §084..101

Your weekly eBook update, with a new cover.

Legate update; plotting volume 4; holidays

I finally have Legate of Mourne back on track for publication. Multiple illustrations are in the works right now, so apprentices can look forward to high-resolution versions of the illustr...

§101 Avimore I

Getting into Avimore was inconvenient compared to every other major city in the empire. Taylor didn't have any travel points into Dorian at all, not from Twilight or the Other Place. Partly, that w...

§100 Running

He wanted to send a purification circle to the clinic, but getting materials into the palace wasn't so easy. They only trusted certain people to transport goods, and there were procedures to follow...

§099 Mata'ari

What, then, is the difference between a dark lord and any other person of great power? There is a strangeness that obscures their purpose from other men. We understand the conqueror, ev...

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Alchemist eBook export

Here is this week's epub export. No format changes.

Vol 4 Cover; So Many Delays

In keeping with the recent tradition of showing off my lack of artistic ability, here's the sketch for The Alchemist cover. (That's supposed to be a volcano in the background.) I was due multiple p...

§098 The Other Princess

Silas "The Smiling Man" — Midway

The Smiling Man was in a rented house in Midway, where a second-story window gave his team a good view of their target's backyard. Some o...

§097 Meetings

Cecilia did not happen to cross his path on Academy grounds, which was disappointing, but Rahel gave him a lot to think about. Spirits talked to each other, and Rahel had learned about the purifica...

§096 Training

Taylor popped into Twilight while still a slime, perched on Saria's counter, with a pyramid of indigo marbles piled next to him. He had only been gone for an hour, but the Army of Lightness was gat...

eBook Update: ch 84-95

For those of you who prefer eBooks, here is your weekly update. Hopefully, I'll have a real cover to put on this soon.

§095 What the Princess Summoned

They say he walks the land in strange forms, the better to spy on his domain. If they see a beggar in the street with sharp eyes, or a cat that sits too long in one place, they point an...

2025-11-14 20:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Erstdwerg Sketches

Remember when I left my backpack in Ottawa? I had the hotel FedEx it to the US, where it promptly got stuck in Customs. Even in the best of times, my [Red Tape] skill is pitiful, and Customs has a ...

§094 Practice

Princess Mariella — Imperial Palace, Avimore

Her dear sister was at it again. Rebecca had commandeered their Maestra, three additional mages, and the main summoning circl...

§093 Sunglaze Resort

Taylor — Sunglaze Basin, Twilight Realm

When Taylor and Saria first met, they made each other some promises. She promised to be his guide in the Twilight Realm, help him ma...

Alchemist eBook: Ch 84-92

I've worked in Scrivener for a couple of years, but I've never tapped its full potential. I always use other programs for layout and eBook formatting. But, like most powerful software, it isn't sim...

§092 Home

IEF Observer Report, "Drill Edge", Uroda Rift

Summary:

• Subject "Drill Edge" exhibits sustained mass summoning, a fair grasp of battlefield command, and tier-4...

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§091 Grand Melee

The Dark Lord called down to Mabundala from his tower, loud enough for the armed host to hear. "You say I deserve death for the change I wrought in the world. But I have only danced at ...

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§090 Midwife

Arc-Silvain climbed the stairs until she was a few steps below Taylor, who bent his knees slightly and prepared to counter her first move. His enhancements were all in place and tuned for combat. 2025-11-03 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

§089 Cazenac

In the past, Taylor had always planted a runner from his portal trees on a newly-closed rift. He didn't close them completely, but left an underground chamber where the mana could accumulate. The t...