the next project – Caina Amalas returns in GHOST DAGGER

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Now that SOUL OF SORCERY is finished, it’s time to turn to the next project – a short, stand-alone novella in the THE GHOSTS series called GHOST DAGGER.

This is a bit of an experiment. Regular readers know that I have several series of books, and not all of them are complete. For the last year I’ve been alternating between DEMONSOULED and THE GHOSTS – I wrote SOUL OF DRAGONS, then GHOST IN THE STORM, and then SOUL OF SORCERY.

But after I finished SOUL OF SORCERY, I wrote the rough draft of GHOST DAGGER. The idea is that after I finish a full-length book in one series, I’ll write a short novella (say, 20,000 to 25,000 words) in a different series. This is an excellent palate cleanser for me, and will give people waiting for the next book in the series something to read until I start the next full-length book. Additionally, I have enough books now that I am thinking about doing omnibus editions, and novellas would make excellent bonus content for the omnibus editions.

So, if GHOST DAGGER works out, I’ll be doing more novellas in the future – specifically, a DEMONSOULED one after I finish the next THE GHOSTS book.

Anyway, here is the table of contents for GHOST DAGGER:

Chapter 1 – Foretelling

Chapter 2 – Blood Under The Door

Chapter 3 – A Murder Of Sorcery

Chapter 4 – Crypts Of The Ashbringers

Chapter 5 – Screams In The Night

Chapter 6 – Spell Hunt

Chapter 7 – Disposal

Chapter 8 – Never Have Been

Chapter 9 – Take My Memories

Chapter 10 – The Refiner’s Fire

-JM