Hi everyone! Happy February!! I hope that you’ve all have all managed to enjoy the last year! (That’s what we’re calling this past month, right?) It’s certainly been a bit of a doozy, hasn’t it? Anyway, I certainly hope that you’ve all managed to stay healthy and happy if nothing else, and are managing to stay warm amid this frosty, snowy winter! And if you’re not, well, I hope that this update gives you a little bit of a pep with all that’s coming next!

Straight Back Into The Grind

Last month I know I said that I was looking forward to getting into the grind again for this year, and I am happy to say that everything has lined up accordingly for that! This is was a nice and productive month getting back into the swing of things and I’ve managed to just about polish off Starbreaker: Volume 6 while making steady progress over on Eternal Realms with Harmon! I managed a little bit of token work on the other projects listed above here – but given how packed this month was, it was just enough to keep the stories in my head while I worked ahead on everything else.

Going into February next, my plan is to properly knock out both SB6 and ER1 and take care of all the post production efforts here to make sure that these two books are ready to ship to their respective publishers before the month’s over. Because as it happens we have the awesome Neil Hellegers on deck to not only finish the Starbreaker series, but to also work on Harmon’s and my Eternal Realms series too. So we want to make sure he has everything he needs to get rolling!

Oh, and uh, also because as some of you may know…because there’s also another World of Warcraft expansion hitting at the end of February.

Which Means It’s Time To Actually Grind

Okay, I’m sure by now it’s no secret that I’m addicted to this game and that I like to spend a good chunk of time playing it. That goes doubly so during the expansion launches which are probably my most favorite weeks to ever play the game. So to make sure I’m ready to make heaps of gold and be ready for the dungeon grind I don’t fall behind in my writing, the overall plan for February is to solidly prep my outlines, workflow, and everything else so that when March properly arrives I can not only deliver everything, but also maintain some level of consistency on Requiem and LoM, while also enjoying the game.

So, uh, wish me luck. Haha.

Oh, And There’s A Wombo Combo Too

As it happens, there’s also more going on in March than just the Warcraft expansion for me – I’m also going to be flying off to the London Book Fair in England! It’ll be my first time overseas to the UK and I am super excited to be out and over there! If any of you happen to see me at the convention or in the area, certainly don’t be afraid to say hi!

But Wait There’s More – Pre-Orders, That Is!

All right, let’s try and steer this ship back towards land now with the exciting announcement of Pre-Orders! I know I’ve been promising a bunch of dates and timelines for the next crop of books releasing and I finally have them here! We have managed to upload the pre-orders on Amazon for:

Paragon of Time – March 24^th
Aetherforged: Demonstorm – April 7^th
Starbreaker: Volume 5 – April 21^st

So if you want to grab any of these ahead of time, I highly recommend that you don’t delay and grab it today! Pre-orders are not only huge for helping get the visibility we need on these series, but the reduce the chance of you forgetting about their release dates by over 100% (don’t check my math on this, just trust me).

Past these releases here, it’s still a little early to say as to when Requiem and LoM might fit into the release calendar, but I am reasonably confident that Starbreaker: Volume 6, should be coming out sometime in June or July of this year to wrap the series up for good!

And We’re Wrapped!

Another year in the books – whoops, I mean month. Yes. That’s what this past four weeks actually was…right? Anyway…it’s been a good start to 2026 on the productivity front and I am hoping to push that forward as far as I can into February here before I take a little bit of a break and slow down. I’m hoping that you all enjoy everything that I’ve got coming up in the next little while and can stay happy and healthy until we see one another again in March!

Luke