Half-Elven Thief
Now that CLOAK OF EMBERS is out, many people have asked what I will write next.
I’m going to start SHIELD OF STORMS, the first book of the new Andomhaim series, in January 2024.
However, my final book of the year will be something completely new.
For the last eight years or so, I’ve often written shorter books between longer ones to reset my brain. Like, CLOAK GAMES, MALISON, and SILENT ORDER all started as shorter books I wrote between longer ones.
Except MALISON has been done for a while, SILENT ORDER finished this year, and the last Nadia book I wrote, CLOAK OF EMBERS, is both the longest Nadia book to date and the longest book I’ve written in the last two years.
I also want to write something completely new and unconnected with any of my previous settings. I’ve been doing this long enough that my longer series sometimes have Continuity Lock-Out for new readers the way that Marvel movies do now because there’s so much backstory, and many people are completionists and like to read absolutely everything in order.
So it will be nice to have something shorter and unconnected with anything else that I can offer to people.
So my next book will be called HALF-ELVEN THIEF, which will be the first book of five in its series. If all goes well HALF-ELVEN THIEF will be out shortly before Christmas. Currently I am 46% percent of the way through the rough draft.
What will it be about? Let’s see the book description.
There is honor among thieves…but only to a point.
Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the ruling thieves guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. Yet her debts hang over her head like a sword that might fall at any moment.
So when a Master of the Court orders her to take a job from a mysterious client, Rivah has no choice but to accept.
But the client wants her to steal the spell book of a fearsome and powerful wizard.
And when you steal from a wizard, death might be the happiest outcome…and it will take all of Rivah’s wits, skills, and courage to survive.
-JM
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Well now the new series sounds like one for which I might even get into as long as it's one that don't bring cars and such into it like you did with I believe it was your nadia series. I will probably buy this one here. but what is going on with the Caina series?
John wrote: "Well now the new series sounds like one for which I might even get into as long as it's one that don't bring cars and such into it like you did with I believe it was your nadia series. I will proba..."HALF-ELVEN THIEF will be wholly pre-industrial fantasy. I am hoping to start writing GHOST IN THE VEILS in February if all goes well.
Ok I'll check out the Half-Elven thief and will definately be looking for the Ghost in the Veils as I'm going to need new books to read. Thanks for the quick reply and I sure hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving.
