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Eve, the Wild Huntress

This is a piece of art from E.L. Geron. He's the same artist who did most of my Sam art and banners. 

I haven't decided exactly where Eve will fit yet, but you can take a guess!

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Voidborn Sam

Erik Wilson did this line art of Sam for me a little while back. 

It's a little too evil-looking for my image of Sam, but you can imagine him like this if he went down a more demonic rou...

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Aster Fall Hardcovers Are Now on Amazon

All the hardcovers for Aster Fall (Books 1-6) are now uploaded! 

Book 5 just went up, so it'll be a day or two before it appears.

That took a lot longer than I imagined. I got caug...

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Aster Fall Title Pages, Bookplate

Here are the title pages I mentioned in the last post! Check them out!

The bookplate one for signatures is at the end.

Let me know if you're interested in these for future things, like ...

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Aster Fall Hardcovers and Inner Covers

Just a quick update about what I'm working on for a day or two.

The hardback covers came in and I'm spending ~12 hours a day reformatting the books to look better in this version. 

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Sunrise Alchemist 17: Progress in Alchemy

Verse didn’t feel a need to sleep and his bloodline was surging with power, so he headed for the courtyard. It was time to start preparing his Jade Foundation for his upcoming breakthrough to the...

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Sunrise Alchemist 16: Wind and Wrath

An intensifying storm filled the center of the courtyard around Verse. It was contained with the sphere of Wood energy that Leaf had created, which kept it from tearing apart the herbs here, but wi...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 15: Changing Winds

It didn’t take too long to finish cleaning up the courtyard. As he considered what to do about the sect, he searched through the assassins’ equipment and their spatial rings. He took everything...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 14: Crimson Shadows

“Come in.” Renzer frowned as he heard the knock on his door, but he called out anyway. When Heten sidled through the door, his frown turned to a scowl.

The half-sylph was one of the main ...

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Last Call: Audio Codes for Book 4

I have more Book 4 audio codes to give out. Let me know if you’d like one!

10+ US codes and a bunch of UK ones left.

I also have some UK ones left for earlier books in both Aster Fall...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 13: Natural Treasures

The guild trading counter was surprisingly quiet. He’d thought it would be packed with people, but it was divided into six small rooms for private transactions, each of them well appointed with a...

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Audio Release: Astral Threads (Aster Fall, Book 4)!

Audio for Guardian of Aster Fall, Book 4, is now live!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHZ7MXSS

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Sunrise Alchemist 12: Vesana

“Friends?” Vesana gave him a radiant smile as she raised her glass to answer the toast. Her attitude changed as confidence appeared. It made her more graceful. “That works for me.”

Al...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 11: Negotiations

It didn’t take him long to reach the Alchemists’ Guild. The building was a large alabaster palace with high arches and a vast floor plan. The entry gave way onto a large room with polished marb...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 10: Heritage Recipes

Verse’s storage ring was well stocked with herbs by the time he left the store, some that he needed and some that he wouldn’t use for a while, but Seresa’s help was invaluable. He’d found o...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 9: Advancements

A small emerald dragon made of Wood energy flew in circles above Verse’s cauldron. Its scales shone with a mist of spiritual energy that was raining down into the Woodbalm Paste inside. With each...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 8: First Steps in Alchemy

Three days later, Verse wiped the sweat away from his forehead as he examined the new circle on the floor of the formation chamber. He’d had to carve the channels with pure spiritual energy and t...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 7: Silver Rank

For the rest of the afternoon, Verse explored the city and picked up items for the new formation. While they were expensive, they weren’t difficult to find, so at least it was efficient. After th...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 6: Azurewind Guard

A couple of hours later, Verse found himself outside the Azurewind Guard outpost. It was located in the Guards’ Quarter. The walk there gave him a good view of the parts of the city he hadn’t s...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 5: Settling In

A couple of hours later, Verse found himself talking to an irate innkeeper, one who was holding an empty plate of food that was supposed to go to a separate table. The culprit that had caused the t...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 4: Boreas

He followed his nose past the booths in the courtyard, looking for an area that was quieter. Before long, he found a small teahouse on a side street not far from the gate. A rich aroma of dark and ...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 3: Unexpected Company

The trip out of the tunnel was much easier than the one in. All he had to do was walk straight through. On the way, he spent a few moments studying the Emerald Dragon Soul Space as he put some herb...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 2: Absorption

The ancient formation that was supporting the recording shook. Then the spirit stones exploded into fragments that ripped past Verse and tore through the inner hall. Ribbons of wild energy lashed a...

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Book 6 Is Now Available on Amazon KU!

Echoes of War is now live on Amazon! :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BYVW3ZTJ

Thank ...

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Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 1: Bloodline

Time is a strange thing. To a human, a hundred thousand years is a long time, but to a rock, it’s only a long afternoon. As Verse looked at the stone in front of him, he hoped that meant he’d f...

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A&D Con—Swing on By!

If you’re around Portland, swing on by! I’ll be here until Sunday afternoon sometime. 

I think the swag turned out pretty well, except the banner needs to be stretched tighter. :) View Post

Portland Convention This Weekend!

This weekend, Aug 11-13th, is the Authors and Dragons Con in Portland, Oregon. 

https://www.a...

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Epub: Echoes of War and Schedule

If you missed the epub version of Book 6 and were here for its release, let me know and I can get you a backup copy.  Echoes of War (Book 6) goes live on Amazon on the 18th.

I’ll be wo...

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Echoes of War: Epilogue

Far away in the depths of the Void, in a system where a young yellow star was bright and hot, an injured Vos’Rekan slowed down. Not too far away, the rubble of asteroid belts circled the star, fu...

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Echoes of War, Ch 43: Winter Returns

With a flicker of silver stars, Sam appeared inside his forge on the peak. There was a smile on his face from the long night of friends and family, but before long it faded away, turning into a cal...

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