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November 27, 2021
Pick up hardcovers in time for the holidays
All of the new covers are available in hardback. They look amazing and feel great to the touch, a great addition to any bookshelf. I also offer signed copies through Patreon.
You can check them out on Amazon
November 24, 2021
Sentenced to Troll 4 audio is live on Audible!
Narrated by Eric Jason Martin, pick up the 4th installment in this ongoing adventure!
November 20, 2021
20Books Vegas Convention
Earlier this month, I went to the 20books Vegas publishing convention. I went to learn more about the business side of writing, as well as to meet some amazing authors and talk about craft. It was a great experience. Exhausting, but great. On the last day, some authors set up shop, so I took the opportunity to add to my signed book collection. In order of appearance, here are the books I picked up:
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Shadowcroft and Rogue Dungeon by James Hunter
Black Dawn by Nathan Ameye
A Thousand Li by Tao Wong
Lotus Lake by Jay Boyce
Dungeon World by Jonathan Brooks
Overall, it was a great experience and I can’t wait to go back next year.
October 1, 2021
July 11, 2021
Pangea Online: The Complete Trilogy is available on Audible
Pick it up for only 1 credit.
Everything has a price. Pangea Online is no different.
Since leaving the orphanage, Esil has spent the past year toiling in the data mines of Pangea while watching the wealthy elite traverse its myriad of game worlds. His luck changes forever when he discovers a legendary Developer’s Chest. The Premium Worldpass inside grants him unlimited access to all of Pangea.
Now, Esil isn’t just stuck watching as others explore Pangea. He can finally level up.
With his newfound fortune, he enters a tournament to compete against some of the most skilled adventurers Pangea has to offer. He’s a long shot to win but for the first time in his life, being a kid from the slums has its advantages when he discovers a bug in the obscure data-mining class.
With an even playing field, he might just have a shot.
But his in-game actions have real-world consequences and failure online threatens everything he holds dear.
Pick up the complete litrpg trilogy in one epic omnibus edition!
The Pangea Online omnibus edition contains:
Pangea Online: Death and Axes
Pangea Online 2: Magic and Mayhem
Pangea Online 3: Vials and Tribulations
May 5, 2021
Pangea Online: Death and Axes has a new cover
A lot has changed since I first release Pangea Online in 2017. Cover in the genre are more dynamic and exciting than ever, so I figured it was time for an update. Here’s the new cover for Death and Axes. The rest of the series will be receiving updated covers in the coming weeks and months.
May 2, 2021
April 14, 2021
Pangea Online: The Complete Trilogy is available now!
All three books are now available in one omnibus edition with beautiful new cover art. The same artist will be redoing the individual books in the future as well.
Everything has a price. Pangea Online is no different.
Since leaving the orphanage, Esil has spent the past year toiling in the data mines of Pangea while watching the wealthy elite traverse its myriad of game worlds. His luck changes forever when he discovers a legendary Developer’s Chest. The Premium Worldpass inside grants him unlimited access to all of Pangea.
Now, Esil isn’t just stuck watching as others explore Pangea. He can finally level up.
With his newfound fortune, he enters a tournament to compete against some of the most skilled adventurers Pangea has to offer. He’s a long shot to win but for the first time in his life, being a kid from the slums has its advantages when he discovers a bug in the obscure data-mining class.
With an even playing field, he might just have a shot.
But his in-game actions have real-world consequences and failure online threatens everything he holds dear.
Pick up the complete litrpg trilogy in one epic omnibus edition!
The Pangea Online omnibus edition contains:
Pangea Online: Death and Axes
Pangea Online 2: Magic and Mayhem
Pangea Online 3: Vials and Tribulations
March 23, 2021
The Sentenced to Troll Compendium is back! Exclusively through SLRowland.com
The lights dim and a single spotlight falls upon the tunnel entrance. A tattered robe, hood frayed at the edges, conceals the challenger’s face in shadow. He taps his gloves together, their leather dull and faded, and begins the long walk to the ring.
The arena is quiet except for the rhythmic pacing of the champ in the ring, the gentle tap-tap of his feet that have spelled the doom of many. No one that big should move that fast.
Each step the challenger takes echoes through the blackness.
“Dead man walking,” someone shouts, followed by laughter.
Whispers snake through the crowd but the challenger keeps his head low.
There’s a crack as a second spotlight flares to life, cutting his entrance short and igniting the champ. His golden gloves and trunks shimmer.
He winks at the challenger before turning his back to him. When he raises his arms wide, the crowd erupts.
For him, this is just another Tuesday.
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I’m happy to announce that I will be venturing into the world of direct audiobook sales, starting with the Sentenced to Troll Compendium.
It is now available exclusively and directly from S.L. Rowland.
That’s 30 hours of audio for $30, the cost of 2 credits, collecting books 1-3 of this bestselling series! You can listen directly through Bookfunnel’s dedicated audiobook app, or even better, download the MP3 files to listen however you choose. All purchases are fulfilled by Bookfunnel with their outstanding customer support.
And here’s the best part, by buying direct, I receive 90% royalties on each purchase. On audible, I get 25% of each sale or credit. On other platforms, I get 40-45%.
Jeff Bezos has enough money. So support your indie authors and buy direct!
March 3, 2021
Isle of Mythos
I bought a program called Wonderdraft the other day for creating your own maps. My first project is to map out the Isle of Mythos and I’m having a lot of fun with it. I remember growing up, I would always look at the map in the Lord of the Rings book and track the fellowship’s journey as they traveled across Middle Earth.
There’s so much you can do with this program and pretty much no limit to how detailed you can get. I’ll probably toy with it a little bit at a time, and when I’m finally satisfied, I may get prints made for certain patreon tiers.
Here’s my first attempt:
