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Astral Threads, Ch 6: Clans and Preparations

“You defeated Eranis and Ashomar together,” Salara said thoughtfully as she looked at Sam. She had just answered another of his questions and was looking for a break as she shifted the subject,...

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Astral Threads, Ch 5: Bloodline Clans

“So, there is something good in the ruins after all!” The faded out form of the Pale Walker circled around the room as he tried to edge toward Sam’s back. “What did you find up there that m...

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Astral Threads, Ch 4: Garild's Guests

The walls of the governor’s mansion rose twenty meters into the air as Sam appeared near the business district of Highfold in a swirl of crystal flame. It wasn’t the center of the city, but it ...

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Astral Threads, Ch 3: Harbinger

Sam let out a rare smile as his friends gathered together. From the names of their new classes, it looked like they’d all had significant upgrades. The wave of energy from the Evolution was fadin...

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Astral Threads, Ch 2: Silver Threads

Jeric and Aemilia stepped through the condensed moonlight that made up the portal and the world flowed away in a river of colors. When their vision resolved again, there was a stone plateau that st...

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Free July Renewal--Thanks for the Support!

July will be a free renewal month. Thanks for all the support everyone!

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Moonlight Relic Is Available Now on KU!

Moonlight Relic is now available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited! June 21st, depending on your time zone. A big thanks to everyone for the support here! 

Here's the link to the ...

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Book 4, Astral Threads, Ch 1: Trials of the Moon

Silver threads of astral energy spanned the night, stretching from one horizon to the next. High in the Western Reaches, above the valley that held Highfold, the mountain called Sun’s Rest soared...

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Character Sheets, End of Book 3

Sam Hastern

Level 106

Race: Astral Hunter

Class: Chaos Smith, Level 6

Subclass: Mage of the Cryst...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 40: Plans for the Future

“Now, what is this thing?” Sam muttered as he set Micas’s artifact on top of his work table. He had set up a workspace on the plateau where no one would bother him and the night was still onl...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 39: Punishment

The shield expanded, pushing Sam backward as Micas struggled to escape from his grip. The artifact in his other hand writhed like it was alive, its inky shadows thrashing against his hand as they p...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 38: Dangerous Artifacts

The three moons inlaid into the stones of the plaza flared to life as they rose up from the ground. Night had fallen and with the moons in the sky, there was plenty of ambient energy to activate th...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 37: A Night of Full Moons

Sam sent a look up at the Ice Palace as he studied the towers and the Frost Bells. They felt similar to the wards on the valley, but much weaker, which meant the sylphs had a hand in creating them....

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 36: Highfold Festival

Sam teleported down from the ruin with Crystal Passage in a series of hops as he headed for Highfold, using the essence regeneration from the moons to keep his energy topped off. Crystal Passage ha...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 35: Last Bounty

Siwaha’s words echoed up from the valley, making Sam look down. Whatever enchantment she was using, it reached everywhere, and it made him feel a burst of gratitude. The villagers would think she...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 34: A Message to the City

The more Sam thought about how Micas planned to kidnap Altey, the angrier he became. By the time he was halfway through the ruins, he was far beyond rage. It was a desire for vengeance that wrapped...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 33: Banished

A shockwave of crystal flame and moonlight tore through the area as Sam slammed into the first Lykaris. The impact sent the Axe Barbarian flying twenty feet away, where he crashed into the ground w...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 32: Testing the Village

Four hours later, it was barely accurate to call it a scroll. The aura he’d fused into it and some supporting materials, including silver, plague dust, and ground wraith skin, made it more like a...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 31: Crystal Passage

On the other side of the field, a matching sphere of crystal flame sprang into existence and swirled for an instant. Then it shattered, flowing away into wisps of energy that dissolved into the loc...

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Sam's Character Sheet, Ch 30.

Sam Hastern

Level 100

Race: Astral Hunter

Class: Chaos Smith, Level 0

Subclass: Mage of the Cryst...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 30: History and Flame

The world fractured into spinning shards and a moment later Sam was standing on the slopes of Sun’s Rest again, looking at where his father, Lenei, and Lesat had been. They weren’t there any lo...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 29: First Evolution

“The first thing to know is that every star is a possible class for you. It looks like you have quite a few of them, but most will not be suitable.” Asenya waved her hand toward the stars. “T...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 28: World Forger

“Down!” Lenei’s shout echoed across the group. Lesat threw himself to the side, his armor crashing against the stones as he rolled away from a dark wing that cut through where he’d been sta...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 27: Final Upgrades

Micas glanced down at the tracking disk in his hand, which had Jeric’s aura imprinted in it. He’d managed to lock it onto him while they’d been talking and now it glowed with a soft yellow li...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 26: Family Trouble

“Not long enough.” Jeric’s nostrils flared as his hands tightened on his hammers. “The last time I saw you was enough for the rest of my life. Everything about Tower Reach is better left in...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 25: Micas Hastern

His ward on the staircase had clearly failed. A quick glance told him that the approaching adventurers were mostly at the First Evolution. The monsters weren’t far behind, all of them above 80. I...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 24: Desolate Soul Wraith

The wind and moonlight pushed Sam upward as he headed for the wraiths. He could hover now while the moons were out, but he couldn’t fly, and the control plateau disabled teleportation when it was...

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Redesigned Cover for Battlefield Reclaimer

I had this done up as an option, to fit better with the covers on Aster Fall and Moonlight Relic. 

What do you think?

Should I replace Book 1's cover with this one? The old cover i...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 23: Aura Forger

For a moment, everything was still, pressed down by the weight of the moons. Then the energy from them struck the relic like a gong and its enchantments came to life. The transfer lines released a ...

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Moonlight Relic, Ch 22: Final Repair

The sound of subdued thanks was still ringing in his ears as Garild left the three girls at Ice Drake Academy. It was named for the beasts who ruled the peaks, in the hope that the students there w...

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