Book One Audiobook at the Finish Line
Alex Blake (catch him on Twitch and Twitter) has been cranking out chapter after chapter for the past two months. Thanks to all of his hard work, the audiobook is now complete. Unfortunately, we still have to wait on Audible to perform its own QA, which could take up to 10 days, but look forward to a post from me some time later this month when it’s finally available to purchase.
Book Two Progress
Alex isn’t the only one who’s been working hard. As of the time of this writing, the first draft of Relic Tamer sits at ~65k words. Assuming it ends up about the same length as Original Enchantment, that puts it ~70% of the way finished. This is slightly behind my original schedule but only by a few weeks.
My tentative goal is to complete the first draft by the end of December. I’ve retained a proper editor this time around and I’ll be working with her to get chapters serialized on Royal Road starting in January. After that, I plan to release at least two chapters a week until the book debuts on Amazon some time in spring.
Cover design for Relic Tamer is also underway (shout out to Les aka germancreative) and should complete sometime later this month, so look forward to a post from me fawning over it.
Book Two Blurb
Speaking of book two, if you’re dying for details, here’s a blurb from the back cover. Or you could always sign up to be a beta reader.
“Don’t talk about this to anyone. Follow the hidden message. Do your best to act like an ordinary player and everything will be okay. And above all, don’t die.”
One adventure ends while another begins. Along with Ada, Dusty, Clay, and Milly – plus a familiar stowaway – Ike leaves Weir and travels to the capital city of Halorin. On the surface, it’s a quest to meet the King, but Ike’s primary goal is to find the Sage Keys so he can finally log out.
Too bad nobody’s heard of them and the big city has other plans. Ike’s new armor takes on a mind of its own, leading to friction within the party. A guild of World First holders has their eye on Ike. And he’s still getting used to his newfound hero status. All of which might be easier to handle if Ada were around, but real life keeps pulling her away from him.
Meanwhile, darker truths lurk in the city’s shadows. The gruesome Tawdd, a masked assassin, a cursed relic, and worse await Ike in the Hallowed Labyrinth for which the city is named. Getting in will be hard, but getting out might just be game over.