As the tempest of the World Core’s energy faded away, Sam could feel a new quality to his Aura of Astral Flame that made the silver flames around him seem to leap with a life of their own. It fel...
2023-07-26 21:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This one's been a long time coming, but it finally got finished! It just came out today.
It's narrated by Zachary Johnson.
Leave a comment if you'd like a US or UK code! 2023-07-26 04:47:27 +0000 UTC View Post
“Let’s go higher!” Altey’s bright laughter rang in the air as Sam lifted her up and placed her on his shoulder. She had been standing on his palm, but now she was two hundred feet above the...
2023-07-25 00:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The long-awaited audio for Guardian of Aster Fall, Book 3: Moonlight Relic, is now out!
It just went live on Audible about ten minutes ago. :)
It's narrated by the wonderful...
2023-07-19 20:10:19 +0000 UTC View PostSam Hastern
Level: 360
Class: Lord of Silver Stars
Subclass: Guardian of Aster Fall.
Essence Constellation (Third Star): 4,661,653 / 10,000,000 (*4th Star r...
2023-07-19 15:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostIn the distance, the Vos’Rekan was disappearing into the depths of the Chaos Wild. It was injured and would take time to recover, but it wasn’t clear how long it would need to hibernate.
...
2023-07-19 03:23:24 +0000 UTC View Post“It's not enough yet,” Sam replied as he looked at the Astral Guardian and then back to the Vos'Rekan. There was no time to study the differences between the crystal f...
2023-07-15 23:22:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourfold Star formation shot toward the Vos’Rekan as the mile-long fangs snapped toward them like meteors. The beast’s mouth was massive, but it wasn’t slow. Sam’s formation was about h...
2023-07-14 04:59:38 +0000 UTC View PostAs Sam finished handing things to his avatar, a faint awareness tickled the edge of his mind, and he looked back toward Aster Fall. His eyes narrowed as he caught sight of a tiny streak of blue-whi...
2023-07-13 04:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe Void flashed past in a ripple of silver light and then Sam reappeared. The stars were different here and Aster Fall was too far away to be seen. Ahead of him, he could see the Vos’Rekan in th...
2023-07-12 03:18:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe World Core’s warning was simple, but there was no need for it to explain anything else. Sam knew what those words meant. He just hadn’t expected to deal with it so soon. Vos’Rekan were th...
2023-07-08 00:28:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Silver Army gathered in front of Sam on the deck of the Ice Drake as the ship floated in the air above the central plains. The silver lightning bolts and crowns on the nagas...
2023-07-07 06:34:33 +0000 UTC View PostBy the judgment of the High Artificer of Aster Fall, a new King of Aethra has been crowned. The World Law’s voice covered the Kingdom of Aethra, chiming like a great bell as gold...
2023-07-02 03:15:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground where the palace had been was a dozen feet lower than before, revealing the barren surface of stone that was polished smooth by the erosion of the elemental storm. There wasn’t even a ...
2023-06-29 00:44:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm going to have a ton of swag stuff at the Authors and Dragons Convention in Portland, August 11-13th. Here are images of everything so far!
Come and look for me if you're around!
The...
2023-06-27 17:57:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Kindle ebooks for Guardian of Aster Fall (Books 1-2) will be free on June 28th (tomorrow!) to accompany the recent release of the audiobooks for these tit...
2023-06-27 16:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostCrown Prince Osander was leaning back on a golden couch with a glass of elegant Rehanian red in one hand and the other wrapped around a beautiful courtesan in a revealing dress who was tucked in be...
2023-06-23 18:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Sleset, take the Ice Drake and bring the Silver Army.” Sam’s words echoed across the sky. “Meet me at the capital.”
“Yes, ...
2023-06-21 05:18:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Blood and ruin!” Sam swore as he saw all the energy that was erupting. He’d been thinking of what was best for Aster Fall when he told the king’s men to leave earlier, and he’d wanted to...
2023-06-17 00:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next three days were full of enchanting work as Sam laid out the foundations for an area enchantment around the Passion Gate. That was what he’d taken to calling the portal. The area he’d c...
2023-06-15 03:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostSam and the nagas were the only ones on the Ice Drake as the prow pointed to the east. The peaks of the Western Reaches flashed by below in a blur of white and blue gray, their snow-covere...
2023-06-11 05:56:44 +0000 UTC View PostVastes looked down at the three artifacts on the stone table in front of him. Some of the runes on them were broken and they didn’t have the luster of their past, but they shone with power. It ha...
2023-06-09 03:35:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Come on out and say 'Hi' in Portland, Oregon, if you're around in August, the 11-13th!
Hang out with Sam and me! I just had this giant six-foot display printed and it'll be at the booth. ...
2023-06-07 16:29:47 +0000 UTC View PostOne by one, the arcs of astral energy infused with Shatter Aura cut through the air, separating out the damage done to Helimar’s aura. At several points in the process, Sam paused and asked the b...
2023-06-07 03:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostGiven how they were treating the priests and his own history with the Hasterns, Sam’s initial impulse was to punt them over the battlements. The Ivory Fortress was at the peak of Osera’s layout...
2023-06-03 00:15:14 +0000 UTC View PostOsera came into view with the sparkling beauty of sunset mixing with the glacial slopes of the mountains behind it. It was a sprawling, circular city of white marble and fountains that stretched ac...
2023-05-31 23:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostWhen he reappeared, it was near Krana and Ayala’s house. They lived on the First Layer a short distance away. Since they were childhood friends, they’d settled in together once Ayala came to th...
2023-05-30 00:09:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was rising as Sam’s hammer crashed down into a rectangular chunk of yellowish orange ore that floated among the silver flames of his forge. He was using a thin black hammer crafted from a...
2023-05-25 22:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I have 20 US and 20 UK codes to give away here.
Leave a comment and I'll start handing them out!
Once the second batch comes in, I'll hand out some more. I'll do random draw for those....
Somewhere near the Northern Plains
The walls of the chamber were twisted like volcanic stone that had once flowed freely but then hardened into sheets, leaving behind a gnarled but s...
2023-05-24 00:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post