Updates

Hi, everyone

This is just a short update – sorry.  ,

Basically, my family and I have been in Malaysia for the last month and I’ve been doing my best to take it easy (helped by the fact I got a lot done shortly before we left and I’m just waiting on the edits for The Prince’s Alliance, All for All and Chrishangers.  I’ve really just done a handful of chapters of Queenmaker for the blog and a short novella for Fantastic Schools, entitled The Muckraker’s Tale.

The Muckraker’s Tale is set in the SIM universe, but it presents a very different character – someone Emily might not like, if they met.  It’s also set between The Artful Apprentice and Oathkeeper, and features an aspect of the universe Emily had no interest in and was never forced to pretend otherwise.  I’m hoping people will like it.  I’m also considering ways to expand the story into a full novel, but it depends on reception. 

I’ve also been plotting more stories, including The Demon’s Design, which will be the first of a new story arc for Emily, and The Revolutionary War, which will be a return to the universe of The Royal Sorceress and tie up some plot threads while laying others.  I also intend to plot Lone World at some point, which is the direct sequel to Endeavour, but I haven’t got too far on that yet. 

My current plans are to keep taking it easy until I get home, whereupon:

Aug – The Conjuring Man (The Cunning Man Finale)

Sept – The Revolutionary War (The Royal Sorceress 5)

Oct – The Alchemist’s Secret (The Zero Enigma)

Nov – Pandora’s Box (Special Project – more later).

And, of course, I intend to continue with Queenmaker.

What do you think?

Chris