Yes another update.

I am now well over half way through book 6 of my Killing the Dead series and I am immensely happy with what I have so far.

This does mean that I am on target for a late May release which will give me the chance to publish the final book exactly one year after the first which is kind of great.

Why 6 books and not more?

Well, I have seen some serials go along for umpteen books, each one needing to be purchased because you’ve invested so much time and money in the series. I have done this myself with both traditionally published series (Robert Jordan’s 13 book Wheel of Time series for example.)

Then of course there are plenty of serials on Amazon that I have begun, only to end up buying the books long after my interest has waned, simply because I have invested so much time into them.

I don’t want that with my series. Killing the Dead and the main characters, Ryan and Lily mean a great deal to me and of course I want them to mean just as much to others. I really don’t want people to just have to keep paying for books endlessly because they feel they need to get to the end.

My original intention was always to have about 6 books in the series and I think anyone who has read them, will agree that Ryan has progressed throughout the series. He has changed, perhaps for the better though I am sure that the Ryan we first met in book 1 would not recognise the man he has become by book 5.

These six books are his journey and of course, we can’t forget Lily. She was originally supposed to just be his first victim but as soon as they met, something wonderful happened and she took on a life of her own. She became Ryan’s foil, his conscience and someone he cared deeply about. The story couldn’t exist as it is now, without her.

Once book 6 is finished and out there, I will have a number of other projects to work on and to be honest, I would like to add more to the world of Ryan and Lily. I have short stories planned for each of the main characters that will explain a little more of who they are, which will be offered for free download through this website.

Then there are still the early years of Ryan as well. While those who have read the books will have a bit more detail about the man who seems to be utterly reticent to speak of his past, a full book of his days before the Zombie Apocalypse would be an experience.

So there you have it, plenty to go on and to add to that, once the final book is out I will have some more info. Until that book is finished, I personally don’t know what I will be left with. I do know that from a number of different ways I can see this ending, it will affect what happens later.

I have to say I’m really excited to find out what happens myself, which means I better get back to recording their story so they can show me.