Shadowy Shards and Noble Savages
I’ve got a few announcements for you good folks today. First and foremost, I’ve started rolling on the sixth and (likely final) Shards of Shadow story. As of a few moments ago, this is what the Word-o-Meter looks like.
Shards of Shadow 6 will, if I am a good boy, take about a month and a half to finish writing. There will be edits and revisions after that, but pulling the trigger on actually starting the novel is always the hardest part for me, so now that it’s barreling forward we can expect it to build momentum. If you find yourself curious about the writing process, I run almost nightly streams for my patrons where you can watch me do my third writing session for the day. I answer questions and generally pull back the curtain on just how non-special authors are (if I’m any indication).
Noble Savages
Regular readers of my newsletter will have seen things from C. Gockel before. That’s because we’ve worked together plenty of times before and she consistently puts out great stuff. This, I’m pleased to say, is no exception. I’ll let her put it in her own words.
The thrilling conclusion to Beasts in the Garden and Intelligent Design
The floating colony of Twilight was meant to be humanity’s future—engineered, orderly, and invincible. But its designers built a genetic monoculture destined to fail. Hana Morgenstern and John Miller fled before the collapse, seeking refuge among the North Polars, a breakaway society as devout as it is durable.
But even on the frozen side of Dawkins, danger lurks. Hana’s discovery of time gates offers both salvation and ruin. These portals can reconnect lost human colonies…or unleash extinction from across the stars.
As a deadly storm brews and old enemies close in, Hana, John, and their adopted wolf Haiiro must choose: die where they stand—or leap, once again, into the unknown.
They will wind up where no man has gone before.
They will not be welcomed.
This is not a standalone novel. Reading Beasts in the Garden and Intelligent Design first is highly recommended. (Beasts is currently only 99¢)
I hope you’ll give it a try! She does marvelous work and spins a thrilling tale every time.