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February 14, 2020
My newest book has been written and should be available by the end of February!
I have just finished writing my latest book, which is a new book in a new series: The Dungeon Fairy -- and it should be out by the end of Februrary!
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All that Tacca GloomLily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a Fairy Assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.
Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.
What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she gets near ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it’s one that she never saw coming…
This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains NO harems/sexual content or profanity.
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I really wanted to get this book out of my head so that I can work on Dungeon World 5 next, which I'm hoping have out by the end of March, or perhaps early April -- it depends on how long it's going to turn out to be.
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All that Tacca GloomLily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a Fairy Assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.
Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.
What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she gets near ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it’s one that she never saw coming…
This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains NO harems/sexual content or profanity.
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I really wanted to get this book out of my head so that I can work on Dungeon World 5 next, which I'm hoping have out by the end of March, or perhaps early April -- it depends on how long it's going to turn out to be.
February 10, 2020
Sale on Uniworld Online Trilogy -- $0.99!
My Uniworld Online Trilogy -- all three books in one -- is on sale today through Thursday Feb. 13th for $0.99! If you enjoy LitRPG with unconventional classes like Bards, then this is the book series for you :)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RXLM4TM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RXLM4TM
January 30, 2020
The Crafter's Dilemma now available!
The newest book in my Dungeon Crafting series, The Crafter's Dilemma, is now available on amazon and through Kindle Unlimited! The audiobook is in the works, but probably won't be available until March at the earliest.Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083SRXC58 _____________After narrowly surviving an invasion of her dungeon by some seriously dangerous Elves, Sandra needs to recover from having all of her defending constructs destroyed in the process. With the bulk of her forces lost while shattering the Core of a Reptile Classification dungeon, the merchant-turned-Dungeon Core is feeling a little vulnerable.Luckily, she has Violet, a Gnome Apprentice Enchanter, to help her get things back to normal. With Felbar, another Gnome that has decades of experience culling Dungeon Monsters, and Echo, an Elf that mistakenly got tangled up with Sandra and her dungeon, now awake from their Visitor Bond-induced comas, she can finally work on improving her relationship with the Gnomes and Elves by providing them with much-needed supplies.Unfortunately, during her time of recovery and looking into crafting new things with her recent access to Enchanting, she neglected to keep an eye on the dungeons around her Area of Influence. With the Gnomes no longer there to cull the Undead Classification dungeon near their destroyed village, Sandra scrambles to get ahead of its rapid expansion – and potential threat to the Dwarves to the north.But even if she manages to destroy the Undead Classification Core, should she stop there? Now that is quite the dilemma…This Dungeon Core story contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling and a heavy crafting emphasis. No profanity and no harems.
January 13, 2020
Pre-order up for The Crafter's Dilemma!
The 3rd book in my Dungeon Crafting series, The Crafter's Dilemma, in now up for pre-order! It will be available on January 30, 2020 -- so not too far away!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083SRXC58
After narrowly surviving an invasion of her dungeon by some seriously dangerous Elves, Sandra needs to recover from having all of her defending constructs destroyed in the process. With the bulk of her forces lost while shattering the Core of a Reptile Classification dungeon, the merchant-turned-Dungeon Core is feeling a little vulnerable.
Luckily, she has Violet, a Gnome Apprentice Enchanter, to help her get things back to normal. With Felbar, another Gnome that has decades of experience culling Dungeon Monsters, and Echo, an Elf that mistakenly got tangled up with Sandra and her dungeon, now awake from their Visitor Bond-induced comas, she can finally work on improving her relationship with the Gnomes and Elves by providing them with much-needed supplies.
Unfortunately, during her time of recovery and looking into crafting new things with her recent access to Enchanting, she neglected to keep an eye on the dungeons around her Area of Influence. With the Gnomes no longer there to cull the Undead Classification dungeon near their destroyed village, Sandra scrambles to get ahead of its rapid expansion – and potential threat to the Dwarves to the north.
But even if she manages to destroy the Undead Classification Core, should she stop there? Now thatis quite the dilemma…
This Dungeon Core story contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling and a heavy crafting emphasis. No profanity and no harems.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083SRXC58
After narrowly surviving an invasion of her dungeon by some seriously dangerous Elves, Sandra needs to recover from having all of her defending constructs destroyed in the process. With the bulk of her forces lost while shattering the Core of a Reptile Classification dungeon, the merchant-turned-Dungeon Core is feeling a little vulnerable.
Luckily, she has Violet, a Gnome Apprentice Enchanter, to help her get things back to normal. With Felbar, another Gnome that has decades of experience culling Dungeon Monsters, and Echo, an Elf that mistakenly got tangled up with Sandra and her dungeon, now awake from their Visitor Bond-induced comas, she can finally work on improving her relationship with the Gnomes and Elves by providing them with much-needed supplies.
Unfortunately, during her time of recovery and looking into crafting new things with her recent access to Enchanting, she neglected to keep an eye on the dungeons around her Area of Influence. With the Gnomes no longer there to cull the Undead Classification dungeon near their destroyed village, Sandra scrambles to get ahead of its rapid expansion – and potential threat to the Dwarves to the north.
But even if she manages to destroy the Undead Classification Core, should she stop there? Now thatis quite the dilemma…
This Dungeon Core story contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling and a heavy crafting emphasis. No profanity and no harems.
January 11, 2020
Dungeon Crafting Book 3
Earlier today, I finished writing The Crafter's Dilemma, the 3rd book in my Dungeon Crafting series! It's out with beta readers and my editor soon, and I'm hoping to have it out by the end of January!
January 6, 2020
Dungeon World 4 audiobook now available!
Narrated by the great Miles Meili, the audiobook for Dungeon World 4 is now available!
https://www.audible.com/pd/B083JKFFPW
In search for the townspeople of Gatecross and his Core Power Guild, Fred and his friends wind up in the city of Allroads – where they find more than they bargained for. After successfully breaking them all out of prison using his special abilities and creating a small dungeon underneath the city, his activity unfortunately gained the attention of the elemental Dungeon Core factions surrounding the large valley where the city was located.
That’s because the city of Allroads was occupying the middle of what the Cores called a Convergence, an area of intense elemental concentration that produced an extraordinary amount of ambient Mana; those Convergences are protected and off-limits for any dungeons to possess, which was one of the reasons Fred gained the ire of the nearby Cores.
Or, it could be because he destroyed three of their own…
Regardless of the reason, Allroads is under siege, and Fred has to help defend the city from all seven of the elemental factions pressing against his territory border, prepare for potential invaders to his dungeon with the help of his Shards, and potentially figure out a way to save both species (Humans and Dungeon Cores) from extinction.
And he has to do all of that while convincing the Allroads Council not to execute him for bringing all of this trouble to their literal doorstep…
Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling. No harems and no profanity.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B083JKFFPW
In search for the townspeople of Gatecross and his Core Power Guild, Fred and his friends wind up in the city of Allroads – where they find more than they bargained for. After successfully breaking them all out of prison using his special abilities and creating a small dungeon underneath the city, his activity unfortunately gained the attention of the elemental Dungeon Core factions surrounding the large valley where the city was located.
That’s because the city of Allroads was occupying the middle of what the Cores called a Convergence, an area of intense elemental concentration that produced an extraordinary amount of ambient Mana; those Convergences are protected and off-limits for any dungeons to possess, which was one of the reasons Fred gained the ire of the nearby Cores.
Or, it could be because he destroyed three of their own…
Regardless of the reason, Allroads is under siege, and Fred has to help defend the city from all seven of the elemental factions pressing against his territory border, prepare for potential invaders to his dungeon with the help of his Shards, and potentially figure out a way to save both species (Humans and Dungeon Cores) from extinction.
And he has to do all of that while convincing the Allroads Council not to execute him for bringing all of this trouble to their literal doorstep…
Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling. No harems and no profanity.
January 1, 2020
The Crafter's Defense now on audiobook!
The Crafter's Defense, the 2nd book in my Dungeon Crafting series, is now out on audiobook!
https://www.audible.com/pd/B083C3L5ZS
Louise Cooksey did another great job narrating this second book in the series, and I'm hard at work finishing the 3rd one right now! I'm hoping to have it out by the end of January, 2020.
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Sandra managed to survive the first major incursion from the nearby Orcs, thanks in part to the help a certain Half-Orc/Half-Dwarf provided. However, Kelerim left her dungeon to seek out his father, leaving her all alone with just Winxa – her Dungeon Fairy – as company.
With the loss of her new friend comes some opportunities, at least; she now has the freedom to craft whatever she wants, and the threat of her Dungeon Core’s destruction from outside forces is practically absent. She even has the opportunity to upgrade her Core Size, unlocking additional constructs for use as Dungeon Monsters, as well as a new Core-specific Skill.
Unfortunately for Sandra, a particular action outside of the dungeon has unintentionally drawn attention to her activities, and there’s now a very serious threat to her survival. Racing against the clock, the crafting-based dungeon needs to find a way to prevent her destruction, all the while dealing with the problems her expanding Area of Influence has created.
Because it’s not only the nearby races that she has to deal with – but the nearby dungeons, as well.
This Dungeon Core story contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling and a heavy crafting emphasis. No profanity and no harems.________________
https://www.audible.com/pd/B083C3L5ZS
Louise Cooksey did another great job narrating this second book in the series, and I'm hard at work finishing the 3rd one right now! I'm hoping to have it out by the end of January, 2020.
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Sandra managed to survive the first major incursion from the nearby Orcs, thanks in part to the help a certain Half-Orc/Half-Dwarf provided. However, Kelerim left her dungeon to seek out his father, leaving her all alone with just Winxa – her Dungeon Fairy – as company.
With the loss of her new friend comes some opportunities, at least; she now has the freedom to craft whatever she wants, and the threat of her Dungeon Core’s destruction from outside forces is practically absent. She even has the opportunity to upgrade her Core Size, unlocking additional constructs for use as Dungeon Monsters, as well as a new Core-specific Skill.
Unfortunately for Sandra, a particular action outside of the dungeon has unintentionally drawn attention to her activities, and there’s now a very serious threat to her survival. Racing against the clock, the crafting-based dungeon needs to find a way to prevent her destruction, all the while dealing with the problems her expanding Area of Influence has created.
Because it’s not only the nearby races that she has to deal with – but the nearby dungeons, as well.
This Dungeon Core story contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as statistics and leveling and a heavy crafting emphasis. No profanity and no harems.________________
December 19, 2019
Station Cores Series Compilation is now available!
My Station Cores Series Compilation, which includes all 5 books in the Station Cores series, is now available on eBook for purchase and through KU!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082FSYVD4
Not only that, but there is a paperback that I managed to squeeze all the books into; it required a size change not only of the physical book itself (it's 8"x10") but the text itself is smaller and single-spaced -- but there's over 560k words inside! Better yet, the paperback is only $14.99, which is a steal for an entire series.
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Contains all five books in the Station Cores series:
The Station Core – Book 1The Quizard Mountains – Book 2The Guardian Guild – Book 3The Kingdom Rises – Book 4The Other Core – Book 5
In addition, there are some BONUSES:Hand-drawn maps (admittedly done by me without much artistic talent) that I used to help me write the seriesA fun 12k-word short story that combines the Dungeon World and Station Cores universes.
Milton Frederick was originally abducted from his apartment to help defend one batch of pacifistic aliens called The Collective against another set of homicidal aliens called Heliothropes…but he never quite made it that far. Instead, during the process where his human consciousness was ripped from his body and inserted into a massive metal contraption called a Station Core, the ship that he was being transported on blew up and he was sent hurtling through space.
Crash-landing on an unknown planet with just a foot-and-a-half tall, foul-mouthed, nanite-formed AI guide called ALANNA to tell him what happened, Milton has to come to terms with his new existence as a giant metal egg, defend his hazardously-in-need-of-repair outer shell from the dangerous local wildlife (including blood-thirsty squirrels), and manage the unique radiation spewing from his damaged internal reactor – all while figuring out how the heck to get off the planet.
All of his work building a “dungeon” underground, defending it with makeshift traps, and filling it with small Combat Units may work well enough against the random beasts wandering around, but they’re next to useless when something else even more dangerous shows up knocking on his door: people. Not humans, of course, but the local equivalent – Proctans – who are similar enough to Milton’s original species…though with one major difference.
They all have unique special abilities that looks suspiciously like “magic”.
However, there is an even bigger threat that looms on the horizon not only for Milton, but all the Proctans as well…
Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082FSYVD4
Not only that, but there is a paperback that I managed to squeeze all the books into; it required a size change not only of the physical book itself (it's 8"x10") but the text itself is smaller and single-spaced -- but there's over 560k words inside! Better yet, the paperback is only $14.99, which is a steal for an entire series.
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Contains all five books in the Station Cores series:
The Station Core – Book 1The Quizard Mountains – Book 2The Guardian Guild – Book 3The Kingdom Rises – Book 4The Other Core – Book 5
In addition, there are some BONUSES:Hand-drawn maps (admittedly done by me without much artistic talent) that I used to help me write the seriesA fun 12k-word short story that combines the Dungeon World and Station Cores universes.
Milton Frederick was originally abducted from his apartment to help defend one batch of pacifistic aliens called The Collective against another set of homicidal aliens called Heliothropes…but he never quite made it that far. Instead, during the process where his human consciousness was ripped from his body and inserted into a massive metal contraption called a Station Core, the ship that he was being transported on blew up and he was sent hurtling through space.
Crash-landing on an unknown planet with just a foot-and-a-half tall, foul-mouthed, nanite-formed AI guide called ALANNA to tell him what happened, Milton has to come to terms with his new existence as a giant metal egg, defend his hazardously-in-need-of-repair outer shell from the dangerous local wildlife (including blood-thirsty squirrels), and manage the unique radiation spewing from his damaged internal reactor – all while figuring out how the heck to get off the planet.
All of his work building a “dungeon” underground, defending it with makeshift traps, and filling it with small Combat Units may work well enough against the random beasts wandering around, but they’re next to useless when something else even more dangerous shows up knocking on his door: people. Not humans, of course, but the local equivalent – Proctans – who are similar enough to Milton’s original species…though with one major difference.
They all have unique special abilities that looks suspiciously like “magic”.
However, there is an even bigger threat that looms on the horizon not only for Milton, but all the Proctans as well…
Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis.
December 16, 2019
The Kingdom Rises audiobook!
The Kingdom Rises audiobook is now available!
US: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Kingdom-Rises-Audiobook/B082QNPF88
UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Kingdom-Rises-Audiobook/B082QQRGJ2
Narrated by Miles Meili, the fourth book in my Station Cores series is now out as an audiobook! The fifth book will be out at some point in the first month or two of 2020 and I'll let everyone know when it's available!
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Unfortunately, the force that had attacked him on his home turf was only a very small portion of those heading inevitably closer to the Kingdom’s border. After the beating that they had just taken, Milton, Rosewyn, Moxwell, Brint, Whisp, and the rest of the Guardian Guild knew that even with access to the Station Core’s dungeon, they wouldn’t be able to save the entire Kingdom all by themselves.
Therefore, they must do all they can to delay the northern army of Bearillas and Quizards, knowing all the while that time was not on their side. Meanwhile, other plans are hatched to bend the citizenry to their cause; however, Milton and the others are not the only ones devising plans – the Cordpower Company still has it out for the Guild.
But will their efforts be enough to save everyone? Only the brave actions of the Proctans – and Milton’s Combat Units, of course – will determine that, as various plans come to fruition as The Kingdom Rises.
Contains LitRPG and GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis._____________
US: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Kingdom-Rises-Audiobook/B082QNPF88
UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Kingdom-Rises-Audiobook/B082QQRGJ2
Narrated by Miles Meili, the fourth book in my Station Cores series is now out as an audiobook! The fifth book will be out at some point in the first month or two of 2020 and I'll let everyone know when it's available!
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Unfortunately, the force that had attacked him on his home turf was only a very small portion of those heading inevitably closer to the Kingdom’s border. After the beating that they had just taken, Milton, Rosewyn, Moxwell, Brint, Whisp, and the rest of the Guardian Guild knew that even with access to the Station Core’s dungeon, they wouldn’t be able to save the entire Kingdom all by themselves.
Therefore, they must do all they can to delay the northern army of Bearillas and Quizards, knowing all the while that time was not on their side. Meanwhile, other plans are hatched to bend the citizenry to their cause; however, Milton and the others are not the only ones devising plans – the Cordpower Company still has it out for the Guild.
But will their efforts be enough to save everyone? Only the brave actions of the Proctans – and Milton’s Combat Units, of course – will determine that, as various plans come to fruition as The Kingdom Rises.
Contains LitRPG and GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis._____________
December 10, 2019
Station Cores Complete Compilation!
Now available for pre-order -- Station Cores Complete Compilation! Comes out December 19th, 2019https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082FSYVD4This is a compilation of all my Station Cores book all in one volume, and it will also be available in Kindle Unlimited.If you've read them before and wonder why you should pick this up? Well, it's because I included some of my hand-drawn maps I used to write the series (I have no artistic abilities, so be warned that they are...basic), and because there is a BONUS fun 12k-word short story that combines the Station Cores and Dungeon World universes!
