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I want to thank whoever added Esrahaddon to the list for last book of the series in 2023. If you liked the book, please consider voting for it so it'll rise in the list and get more attention.

Still about 10 days left to save on the audiobooks of Book #1 (Nolyn - 5,101 ratings) and #2 (Farilane - 2,995 ratings) of my latest trilogy (last book, Esrahaddon was released 08/15). They are both just $7.99 - so for a little more than the price of a credit you can get both books. Click here for easy adding to your cart.

Robin is helping new authors learn the "business side" of publishing. She just got off the phone with Stephen K. Stanford the author of Jubilee: a new science fiction coming in February 2024. We wish him great success.

From ABC News: Esrahadddon made the Top 10 Audio book (week ending 8/18/2023). Our thanks to all who picked up a copy. I hope you are enjoying it.

Two of my Riyria Chronicle novels have hit the Royal Road Fantasy Rising Star List (#47). If you've not read any Riyria books this is a great time to read them for free. And with a few more follows, ratings, and reviews we might just the main list.

I backed the Kickstarter for J. Zachary Pike. Of all the indie author's I've read (and there have been many), Orconomics (Book #1 of the series), is by far my favorite. It's intelligent, well-written, and just so much fun!

Check it out! He's not far away from $100K and certainly deserves it!

Books aren't just for reading, listening (especially when the narrator is good) works too. I received this in today's email.



If you want to check out my audiobooks, you can do so from here

My wife has been helping a fellow author navigate the turbulent waters of publishing. This author has found quite a following on Royal Road, a website for serialized fiction. It's 100% free, and I'm posting some of my own works there. Here is the first. Click the image to check it out.

Esrahaddon is bit more than a month away from its release. As such, many people are asking...



@warnockbooks does a great job breaking it down. You can check out his video from here.

This month only, save 80% on Age of War at audible.com. Pick up your copy here!

The first two books of the Rise and Fall Fantasy series are Moving and Shaking! Thanks all for picking up the first two books during the 2-for-1 Audiobook Sale. The concluding book is coming on August 15. So the timing is great. Click the image to shop the sale.

Don't miss out on the 2 for 1 audiobook sale for Books #1 and #2 of the Rise and Fall Trilogy! More than 10,000 4- and 5-star ratings for the first two books. Click the image to shop the sale which ends 06/25/23.

Last day to save 85% on 15 audiobooks (18 novels) based in Elan. Sale ends at 11:59 PM (PST). Prices range from $3.04 - $6.29) Shop at: https://adbl.co/3oFKgI2

Huge Audible Sale all Elan books are 85% off (just $3.04 - $6.29 each)



Sale ends June 9th so be sure to pick up any audiobooks you are missing!

I found some great new indie books to read thanks to #IndieAugust done by Book Tuber Centered Shelf - check it out!

The next Farilane contest is open! The winner will receive an audiobook version of Farilane and a custom two-sided puzzle with the book's artwork.


Full details and enter to win by clicking here!
 

Guess the number of audiobook downloads for Farilane (as of the end of June) and win a limited edition double-sided puzzle AND a free audiobook!



Enter your guess here!

Great news from AP: Farilane hits the Top #10 Bestselling Audiobook List. Congratulations, too, for fellow "indies" Colleen Hoover and Will Wight."
 

We are just a few days shy of one week since the release of the audiobook and ebook of Farilane - and it's gone great! We hit #1 for Bestselling Epic Fantasy:



And while we have slipped to #6 now, it's still a respectable spot to be in. But the great news is that many early reviews are calling this my best book ever!

Farilane is now live for ebook and audio (hardcovers are still with the printer). We are doing a giveaway of the audio books - sign up here!

Farilane (Book #2 of the Rise and Fall) is releasing June 7th (ebook and audio). I'm waiting on the printer's proof for the hardcover - and hope to have it in a few days.

Robin and I are finishing up the final version of Nolyn. She's incorporating the last round of copyedits, and I'm doing my final readthrough. We should have a book ready for gamma readers and proofers within a week!

Whoa! I'm thrilled that #kickstarter is promoting Nolyn as it's top Fiction project. Thanks for the added exposure!



Click here to learn more

One week down, and one week to go and we are (a) fully funded and (b) just a few thousand dollars away from a major stretch goal to add bookmarks to the project!

The Nolyn Kickstarter launched to tremendous success! Fully funded in 6.5 minutes, hit $100K in 3.75 hours, passed all my other Kickstarter is 4.1 days. Currently over $140K and about $9K from a stretch goal. Reward levels include a limited edition faux-leather hardcover ($65) and ebooks ($10). Check it out here!

This year's shipping season was so crazy that we couldn't guarantee the arrival of packages for holiday gift-giving. So, we've morphed our annual holiday sale into a Winter Sale and added a number of free items. Savings range from 15% - 70% off, and all physical books are signed.



Click on the image above to check out the sale!

Yeah, I know I'm a bit early (about 11 hours based on where I live). But I don't plan on being online this evening. So I wanted to wish everyone a Happy 2021. Here's hoping it will be much better than 2020!

The Legends of the First Empire Boxset (with an exceptional faux-leather slipcase) is now available for purchase from our on-line store:

I want to thank everyone who did a write-in for Age of Empyre for the Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy.



It was added to the Semi-final Round. That's 9 nominations in 11 years!! I'm honored for all your continued support.

I'm honored by all the people who have voted for Age of Empyre as a write-in for Goodreads Choice Award in Fantasy!

Robin and I have our fingers crossed that it'll be added in round 2! Today is the last day for voting!

Theft of Swords is on sale for $2.99 (Regular price is $9.99) so that's 70% off. Not sure for how long. Click here for kindle and here for nook.