Jessica asked David Estes:

No question. Just THRILLED to hear that there will be a THIRD series in the Fatemarked/Kingfall world! Will it also be five big books? I adore your characters and stories. I'm extremely excited about this third series! I will, of course, also be reading all of your OTHER series - but this particular bit of news has me OVER THE MOON!!! ♡♡♡

David Estes Thank you so much for stopping by to share your excitement! That actually really helps as I'm currently in the part of the series where it's fun but a long slog. Writing massive series like this is a marathon (more like an ultra-marathon or maybe Forrest Gump running coast to coast!), so I need some extra motivation along the way ;) But YES! Like Fatemarked and Kingfall, The Forsworn Oath will be five very big books (Forsworn, Heartsworn, Stormsworn, Soulsworn and Bloodsworn). Book 1 is already done and is 265k words, so a little bigger than Kingfall was. I'm currently about 100k words into writing Heartsworn. My narrator, Tim Gerard Reynolds, is scheduled to work on the first two books in summer 2024, with the hopes of releasing Forsworn and Heartsworn in September/October 2024. From there, I hope to release the final three books in the series every six to nine months, depending on how long they get! In any case, I really appreciate your support and enthusiasm! Happy holidays!

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