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 felt like his energy was alive and burning on its own, constantly drawing in strength from the Void and emitting it.
Just like ...
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!
Here are the links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp...
“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 ground.
Given the size of his shoulder, it wasn’t much different than standing on a plateau. She had room to walk around ...
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 John Pirhalla and Stephanie Nemeth-Parker.
Book 4 will be out very soon too, at least by September, but probab...
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 requires understanding a Law of the Void.)
Height: 225 + 25ft horns = 250ft.
Age: 203 years.
Titles: Horned Hunte...
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.
“This victory will only be complete if we hunt down the beast and tear its skull from its neck, my Lord,” Sleset hissed angril...
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 flame elemental’s avatar and real body. All that mattered was what he could do to help.
“That injury will onl...
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 half a mile wide, and it looked like a firefly in front of that massive cavern.
The beast was planning to tear Sam apart befo...
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-white energy shooting toward him through the Void. It wasn’t very fast, but the energy signature was unmistakable.
Aster Fall...
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 the distance. It didn’t travel in the same way as a titan, but it was still fast, and it was heading straight for him.
Its b...
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 the lethal devourers of the Deep Wild, and if one was approaching, then everything here was in critical danger, possibly more than i...
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’ scales gleamed fiercely in the sunlight as they stood in shining ranks. They’d defended their lord’s honor on this world and...
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 golden trumpets accompanied it.
Welcome King Osander Nephral of Aethra to the throne!
May he live...
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 single stone left of the palace itself. Everything that had been built to demonstrate the glory of the king and his authority was ...
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!
There's a big backdrop banner, a six-foot retractable banner of Sam, table signs, a couple types of bookmarks, some really cool trans...
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 titles!
This week is also the 2-year anniversary of when I started writing Battlefield Reclaimer! So, I want to say thanks for ...
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 beside him. A second courtesan was rubbing his feet with a polished smile, while another courtesan was draped over the side of the c...
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, my lord!” Sleset hissed with delight as the ship curved through the sky until the prow faced the Moonlight Relic. “Th...
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 spare them so the kingdom wouldn’t be weakened against Flaws. He’d hoped they were on the same side at some level when it cam...
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 chosen was about three miles wide, just enough to cover the cavern and its nightmarish forces. From up here, however, it was a roll...
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-covered slopes shining in the sun. It reminded him of his travels in the Void with the nagas and a smile crept across his lips.
Ay...
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 had taken him four hundred years to gather these fragments from the remains of ancient outposts and then centuries longer to restore...
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.
I'll also have some books and other things at my table to sign.
About A&D Con: this is a small convention (100+ ...
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 bishop to heal him, since his body was too damaged by the changes to endure, even with his high Constitution as a Paladin.
As...
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 and if he got the right angle, they might fly quite a way over the city’s lower levels. He restrained himself with great diffic...
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 across the foothills and down into the plains, rising in tiers from the base, each of the sections separated by their own defensive ...
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 the relic, just before Sam left for the Void. Back then, Ayala had been depressed after running away from her home, and had asked fo...
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 mottled grey metal he’d found in the Void rather than his hand since this ore was for one of the relic’s elemental focuses on...
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.
If you get one, please redeem it so I can request the second batch. It requires a certain number before it unlocks that op...
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 smooth surface filled with bumps and ridges. Here and there, flecks of silver and diamond-like shards shone from the walls, sending...
2023-05-24 00:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post
