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March 21, 2017
how FROSTBORN: THE GRAY KNIGHT became an audiobook
A few people have asked how I made FROSTBORN: THE GRAY KNIGHT into an audiobook.
Short answer: I didn’t do any of the work. 
March 20, 2017
the sequel to the FROSTBORN series: SEVENFOLD SWORD
Now that I’ve started working on FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON, the last book in the FROSTBORN series, in seems like a good time to announce the sequel to the FROSTBORN series.
The next series set in the world of FROSTBORN and Andomhaim is SEVENFOLD SWORD. It will take place in the world of Andomhaim, and some of the characters and settings from FROSTBORN will return. If all goes well, the first book in the new series, SEVENFOLD SWORD: CHAMPION will come out towards the end of summer 2017.
Now back to writing FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON!
-JM
March 19, 2017
FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON underway
I am now working on the rough draft for FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON, the final volume in the FROSTBORN series.
It’s going to be a long one! The outline has 34 chapters, and the longest previous book was only 26 chapters. So I’m not entirely sure how long it will take to write, but I’m aiming for releasing it in late May.
Tune in tomorrow to hear some news about the upcoming sequel series for FROSTBORN.
-JM
March 18, 2017
CLOAK GAMES: TOMB HOWL now available!
Available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Australia, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, Google Play, and Smashwords.
Nadia Moran saved the world and tens of millions of lives.
All it cost was her sanity.
But sane or not, Lord Morvilind has work for her to do. This time, he wants her to work with the brutal and murderous Rebels.
And unless Nadia is clever, the Rebels will start their revolution with her death…
-JM
March 17, 2017
FROSTBORN: THE GRAY KNIGHT now available in audiobook!
March 16, 2017
a secret project
Back in October, I started writing a Secret Project, and today I passed the 50% mark on that project.
Actually, why be secret about it? It’s a series of science fiction novels, and once I have four of them, I will release them all at once. That probably won’t be until the end of the summer, though.
Meanwhile, tune in at this space tomorrow for some exciting news about the FROSTBORN series!
-JM
March 15, 2017
#414
FROSTBORN: THE DRAGON KNIGHT got up to #414 on Amazon UK. I think that’s the highest any of my books have ever gotten on Amazon UK.
Thanks everyone! Makes me excited to start on FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON…and, of course, to start working on the outline for the sequel series.
March 14, 2017
another CLOAK GAMES: TOMB HOWL excerpt
Editing CLOAK GAMES: TOMB HOWL. Let’s have another spoiler-free excerpt! In this discussion, Nadia engages in a discussion about mental health with a concerned co-worker:
I couldn’t stop myself. I did laugh that time.
“What?” she snapped, glaring at me.
“We’re all idiots, you know that?” I said.
“You’re insane,” she said.
“Well,” I said. “You’re not wrong.”
“Oh, shut up already.”
-JM
THE GHOSTS reader Q&A
I want to start working on both FROSTBORN: THE SHADOW PRISON and GHOST IN THE RING on Monday if all goes well, so it’s an excellent time for a reader Q& A about THE GHOSTS series!
“I haven’t noticed any female alchemists in the books so my question is this, are there any female alchemists or are females not allowed to join?”
No. The College of Alchemists of Istarinmul doesn’t allow women to join.
Anticipating the follow-up question, of the sorcerous organizations in Caina’s world, the Imperial Magisterium (and the Umbarian Order) has female members, and the Brothers and Sisters of the Words of Lore of Iramis (the loremasters) had both male and female members. The Ashbringers of the Saddai had both men and women, and in ancient Maat, sorcery was the province of the priesthoods, and men and women had their own priesthoods, though only men became Great Necromancers.
The Anshani flat-out kill any women who display sorcerous talent, though they’re the only nation that does it as a matter of law.
As for the Kyracians, next question!
“Storm dancers and singers: Are the roles of dancers and singers based on gender?”
For the Kyracian stormdancers and stormsingers, men and women can both become stormsingers, while only men become stormdancers. Usually, men with weaker sorcerous talent become stormdancers, because they can use their spells to augment themselves in battle with great effect.
“What really life countries are each of the book countries modeled after? I am pretty sure that Maat is Egypt, and I read somewhere that the Empire is based on Rome.”
Caina’s Empire is vaguely based on what I think the Western Roman Empire might have been like if 1.) it had sorcerers, and 2.) it survived to the Renaissance era. Maat is what ancient Egypt might have been like if it was run by crazy Great Necromancers. The Caers are a lot like the various Celtic groups after they were forcibly Romanized, and the Kyracians are based on ancient Greece.
“In the first series there is a reference to the swords used by Valikarions. And Caina has a weaker form of the gifts of the Valikarions thoughout the series. Did you already plan on making Caina one of them even when writing the first series?”
Ha, long story. I didn’t initially plan on making Caina a valikarion at all. In the first version of the GHOST EXILE outline, Caina’s love interest was a valikarion who dedicated his life to defending Annarah, and then would fall for Caina once he met her. He was the one who would do all the valikarion-related things when Caina needed them.
However, because of overwhelming reader demand, I decided to bring Kylon back as Caina’s love interest, which necessitating changing the plot. I think it worked out for the best – it really let me elevate both Cassander Nilas and the Huntress in their roles as secondary villains, where they both served magnificently.
-JM
March 12, 2017
CLOAK GAMES: TOMB HOWL table of contents
Here’s the Table of Contents for CLOAK GAMES: TOMB HOWL.
-JM
