Yes, there is a sequel.I’ve had a lot of you contact me i...
I’m currently 7k words into the story. There was a few revisions that came to mind early, so I adjusted the story. (Much easier to do before it’s written!)
My plan for this story line isn’t a trilogy, but a series. I’ve always enjoyed stories like Patrick O’Brians Aubrey-Maturin Series, Bernard Cornwells Medieval Stories, and of course Dan Abnetts Gaunts Ghosts. It’s seeing characters grow, adapt, evolve, change, and most of all, survive. This is what makes writing a series so much fun. Because it’s not really about the plot, but seeing how the characters survive.
The moment that really stuck with me and reinforced the power of a series was when Captain Aubrey lost his friend. He wasn’t a main character, just a supporting one, but he’d been with the crew for many adventures. I knew Barret Bonden, I knew how much he meant to those around him. When he died it was a moment that tore at me. I felt angry, mad, like my friend was lost. For someone who only lives on paper, that’s powerful.
That’s the power of a series.
My goal is to evolve the members of the Vasilov Military. To not fall into the trap of writing the same book twice. To show a fresh perspective, to build on the tank crew, to show that they are flawed convicts, not idyllic soldiers.
The 19th ACR will have a storied history, but it likely won’t be pleasant.
