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Echoes of War, Ch 19: Spread the Word

By the time the conversation with the Bloodline Clan elders was sorted out and they were thoroughly convinced he was neither an Outsider or a corrupt spirit of some type, Sam dismissed them to find...

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Echoes of War, Ch 18: Thunder Strikes

When Sam appeared outside of Garild’s home in Highfold, he didn’t bother fully materializing. Instead, he stayed in a half-displaced state between the dimensions as he looked around the area an...

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Echoes of War, Ch 17: House Guests

The pool of silvery greenstone swirled at the bottom of its basin as Sam reappeared in the Chamber of Silvas. From the energy on the horizon as he’d passed back through the world, he could tell i...

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Audio Re-Release for Battlefield Reclaimer Is Out!

Audio re-release for Battlefield Reclaimer (Book 1) is out! 

Narrated by John Pirhalla and Stephanie Németh-Parker!

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Altey's Orb--Final Name Selection

So, "Compendium" won the poll, with "Aurora" in second, and "Star" and "Quill" as a distant third and fourth. Since people liked both, we can do a long name.

That gives us "Compendium...

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Echoes of War, Ch 16: Silvas

Jeric looked at his children across the table and chuckled. Sam was offering ridiculous names for the orb he’d given Altey, which made it seem harmless, but with the strange sense of mana it had ...

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Cover Reveal: Echoes of War, Book 6!

Here's the cover for Book 6!

It took about eleven drafts to get this, but I think it turned out pretty well. It sticks to the series theme and shows a pretty cool portal, with a nice comet fo...

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Poll: Name Altey's Present

Here are the suggestions so far for Altey's golem orb assistant.

Once she gives it a name, the golem will be able to change to the shape that fits (like a bird, etc) and will develop its own ...

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Poll: Name Altey's Birthday Present

We haven't done a game in a while, so here's a chance to name Altey's birthday present!

Put your idea in the comments here and I'll take those options and do a real poll for it in a day or tw...

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Echoes of War, Ch 15: Birthday Present

Silvas rose a hand higher in the sky as Sam organized a few things for the trip and began to plan a storage enchantment for the moon’s aura, but at that moment a message from his mother arrived. ...

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Echoes of War, Ch 14: Forge on the Peak

The peak of Sun’s Rest was drenched in sunlight as Sam appeared on the command plateau. Clouds were absent from the sky today, making the light so intense it felt like he was standing next to the...

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Echoes of War, Ch 13: Gate of Winter

“The Gate of Winter is open,” Siwaha said quietly as she looked into the sky where the Winter rune had been. Thin trails of crystalline blue mana remained in the air, interspersed among the sno...

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Echoes of War, Ch 12: Let Winter Come

The weight of millions of notifications was a raging ocean scattering Sam’s attention. They’d appeared as soon as he reached Aster Fall, the World Core alerting him to endless problems that had...

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Echoes of War, Ch 11: Night of Shooting Stars

The streak of a silver star shooting through the sky caught Altey’s eye, making her look up as it blazed across the night. It was only a long flicker among the other stars, but something about it...

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Echoes of War, Ch 10: Winter Rising

At the commander's signal, the royal army’s mages launched the first attack. They were clearly used to attacking a fortified position and had been waiting for the order. Their spells came togethe...

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Echoes of War, Ch 9: Ancient Defenses

On the Peak of Sun’s Rest

A line of red-armored royal soldiers was visible in the distance as they marched up the road to the valley. They were still half a day away, their steps s...

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Echoes of War, Ch 8: Red Omen

Sam sat at the center of the traveling platform with items spinning around him. Starlight streaked past outside. The journey back to Aster Fall was long, but to him it was all one blur of extended ...

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Echoes of War, Ch 7: Royal Messenger

“The King of Aethra commands your obedience.” A brash tone accompanied the words, following by a glare at Jeric, who was seated on the far end of the hall. “The royal forces will arrive withi...

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Echoes of War, Ch 6: Departure

Not long after they left Alora’s world, Sam directed the Ice Drake to a system that was teeming with Void beasts. His eyes traveled across the bright white sun and the half a dozen world...

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Echoes of War, Ch 5: Meeting Again

Sam studied the newly rebuilt ship, examining the design for flaws. Eventually, he gave it an approving nod. The Blood Hunter warship still had its basic structure and was capable of carrying sever...

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Echoes of War, Ch 4: Ancient Enemies

High in the Western Reaches

Aemilia stood near the peak of Sun’s Rest on the control plateau of the Moonlight Relic. The sunset was fading behind her as she looked at the darkening...

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Echoes of War, Ch 3: Gathering the Army

Sam looked across the ranks of the Silver Army that was saluting him and the Wild Spirits nearby. His senses scanned across the Ice Drake to make sure that the children were fine and then ...

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Echoes of War, Ch 2: The Silver Army

“The cowards have finally come,” Sleset hissed as he looked upward, his eyesight piercing through the clouds of Verdant as he saw the approaching fleet of ships. “They wish to insult the Silv...

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(Book 6) Echoes of War, Ch 1: Return

The Void was a dark and endless river. Time was meaningless. Sam’s existence was a field of silver stars that burned on the waves, rising and falling with the fluctuation of the heavens. Memories...

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Title Reveal for Book 6 and Blurb!

The title for Book 6 will be Echoes of War.

It was between this title and Relic Rising, which had a cool alliteration, but this one spoke to me a bit more. ...

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Epub for Path of Stars

Book 5 is live on Amazon! If you were a patron and missed the epub here, just shoot me a message and I'll send you a backup copy.

Enjoy!

The plan is to work on some editing for a week,...

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Audio Schedule Announcement!

Audio for Guardian of Aster Fall:

I have good news, mixed but good news, and some really good news.

The good news is that audio for Book 2: Aster Fall, will be available this June! ...

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Path of Stars: Final Status Page

Sam Hastern

Level 310

Race: Astral Titan

Class: Lord of Silver Stars

Subclass: Guardian ...

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Path of Stars: Epilogue

Stars streaked the Void like bonfires in the night as Sam walked through the currents of the Chaos Wild. His eyes were closed, but his spirit stretched out, touching the stars and the stones, the c...

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Path of Stars, Ch 41: Dream of the Void

A wave of rainbow-hued spatial energy flooded across the Wild Grove as Sam stepped out of the tree and onto the grass of the meadow. The silver flames of his class and the Titans’ memories were w...

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