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 different lodgings for the evening. It was mainly the World Core’s Defiant trait that had done the job and shaken them awake, s...
2023-05-21 01:18:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhen 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 and took in the signature auras of the Bloodline Clan visitors. There were a dozen of them, with two that were at the peak of the Th...
2023-05-19 00:15:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 it was near dawn. As soon as he arrived, he pulled out a chunk of the lunar stone he’d acquired and began to examine it.
He...
2023-05-16 23:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Audio re-release for Battlefield Reclaimer (Book 1) is out!
Narrated by John Pirhalla and Stephanie Németh-Parker!
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C59KWLXP
Whispersync hasn’t kicked in yet, but it should be there soon as thei...
2023-05-15 22:44:36 +0000 UTC View PostSo, "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 of the Aurora."
"Cora" for short, thanks to Christiane's nickname suggestion!
Maybe we can ...
2023-05-13 05:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostJeric 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 and what Jeric knew about his son, he doubted the gift was simple. It felt like a sphere of starlight and a powerful type of ice t...
2023-05-12 23:43:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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 for Sam coming home.
2023-05-11 20:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostHere 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 personality.
You choose the name(s) you like the best. Feel free to pick more than one.
I wrote some ideas for them, ...
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 two. Then you can vote on your favorites.
It just has to fit the world theme.
2023-05-09 23:58:40 +0000 UTC View PostSilvas 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. He stared at the message spell that glimmered on his palm, his thoughts distant. Then he chuckled as a warm feeling washed over hi...
2023-05-09 23:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 sun above Aster Fall. It was almost like the Void. It was just missing the ever-present flow of the chaos winds.
He rubbed ...
2023-05-06 16:40:11 +0000 UTC View Post“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 snow that was falling on the mountain peaks. The valley fortress glowed with power, far more than it had contained before. “Twelve ...
2023-05-05 00:53:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 occurred in the 120,000 years since Asenya had gone missing. Apparently his position as High Artificer came with a direct connect...
2023-05-02 20:01:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 spoke to her, like a secret. She watched it for a long moment until it disappeared. Then she went back to sneaking along a wall o...
2023-04-28 06:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostAt 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 together in an instant. Bolts of flame and wind spears flew toward the wall, their edges twisting with contained energy.
“Shi...
2023-04-26 00:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostOn 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 slowed by the steep slope and the snow. Jeric stood on the edge of the First Layer and looked out across the mountains as he watche...
2023-04-21 23:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostSam 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 time and crafting. The nagas had become restless after the first year of travel and gone to hibernate, sleeping on the Ice Dra...
2023-04-19 22:55:12 +0000 UTC View Post“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 within a month to occupy this area.”
Human. Wind Courier-King’s Messenger. Level 158.
Jeric’s face w...
2023-04-18 03:44:14 +0000 UTC View PostNot 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 worlds around it before he nodded in satisfaction. These worlds were almost barren, their surfaces covered in scars and acid pits, but ...
2023-04-14 22:49:11 +0000 UTC View PostSam 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 several hundred people, but the enchantments were no longer the same as they’d been. Now, they hummed with a rainbow light and the fa...
2023-04-12 23:57:44 +0000 UTC View PostHigh 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 skies. In a few minutes, night would fall and her ability to scry across the mountains would come into its own. This was the high...
2023-04-07 02:04:24 +0000 UTC View PostSam 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 he nodded, a slight smile bringing light to his features.
His aura filled the area, spreading the strength of the Blessing o...
2023-04-05 00:46:56 +0000 UTC View Post“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 Silver Lord and ignore his decree.”
Behind him, a wave of angry hisses rose up in agreement from the ranks of Silver Nagas and...
2023-04-01 05:28:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 from the First Age of the Void flowed through his mind as if he had lived them. Slowly, he pulled himself free from the dark ocea...
2023-03-29 23:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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. The pre-order will appear on Amazon once they finish processing it.
The release date will be August 18th to...
2023-03-17 17:03:40 +0000 UTC View PostBook 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, and then to take a break for about a week. Book 6 should start in the last week of March, around the 27th or so, if things go wel...
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! It's coming soon!
The mixed news, which I hope you'll understand, is that Travis Baldree suggested a new narrator to replac...
Sam Hastern
Level 310
Race: Astral Titan
Class: Lord of Silver Stars
Subclass: Guardian of Aster Fall
Essence Constellation (Second Star): 2,974,322 / 5,000,000.
Titles: Ho...
2023-03-11 05:53:41 +0000 UTC View PostStars 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 cold and the dark. With each step, he dreamed.
Most of the dreams were the Ages of the Void, the endless cycle of light and d...
2023-03-11 01:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostA 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 wrapped around him as he stood tall beside the tree. His height had increased again with the infusion of new essence and he stood a...
2023-03-10 00:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post
