Hi everyone! Happy October! The spooky season is officially upon us, which of course means right behind it, I see Christmas! (Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer!) In any case, I hope that you’ve all had a wonderful start to the fall and are ready to start hunkering down as the cold arrives! I know I sure am after the last whirlwind couple of weeks traveling! In fact, I’ve been so happy to be home that I’ve been hitting the words hard and have some exciting news to share!
October 2026 Writing Update
Primary Projects
Requiem For A Fallen World – Book 1 – 100% Complete – In Production!
Requiem For A Forsaken Child – Book 2 – 100% Complete – In Formal Editing!
Requiem For A Blackened Heart – Book 3 – 80% Complete
Legends of Mythranor: The Last Sovereign – Book 1 – Complete! In Self Edits!
Ascend Online: The Age of Heroes – Book 6 – 10% Complete
Co-Written Projects
Eternal Realms 1 – Harmon Cooper – Rescheduled! Release: February 2027
Eternal Realms 2 – Harmon Cooper – 1% Complete
The Blood Crown – Book 1 – Jason Fry & Bryan Young – 95% CompleteThe Blood Crown – Book 2 – Jason Fry & Bryan Young – In Planning
The Work Abounds
So despite all of my travel, it has been a truly crazy busy month! After getting back from both WorldCon and DragonCon, I went straight back to work (and not Warcraft), and I’m happy to say that’s gone great! Over the past few weeks I managed to make huge progress on both The Last Sovereign and Requiem For A Blackened Heart, and best of all, I’ve officially finished the first draft of The Last Sovereign! (As an early heads up, I’m probably going to end up changing that name, so if you see me talking about something new, that’s going to likely be it!)
Anyway, my plan going forward is to spend the next few days polishing The Last Sovereign up so that it’s ready to go into editing, then throw the rest of my time into Requiem so that I can finish off Book 3. Once that is done, I’m expecting to shift gears later this month into editing The Blood Crown so we can get that one off into editing too! (And of course planning out book 2 of that series, and getting my mind wrapped around AsO 6 and Here Be Dragons 1). I have no doubt it’s going to be a busy month, but right now my plan is to hopefully take some time off in December so I can relax and enjoy the holidays without any guilt on my mind.
Heart of Radiance Is Coming!
Next up, I’m thrilled to say that Aetherforged: Heart of Radiance, co-written by Harmon and myself, will be releasing on October 6th! This is the third and final book, and it will finally wrap up the Aetherforged series for good! I’m very excited to see what you all think and how everything comes together!
If you’re interested in grabbing it before it goes live, you can pre-order both the Ebook and the Audiobook right now!
Check it out on: Amazon (Ebook) or Audible (Audiobook)
Harmon and I have had an absolute blast writing this series together, and I truly hope you all enjoy it and its awesome finish!
Requiem For A Fallen World Is Up For Pre-Order!
I’m beyond excited to announce that Requiem For A Fallen World, the very first book in my brand new Requiem series with Aethon, is officially up for pre-order and will be releasing on March 9th, 2027! I am so thrilled to finally have a date locked in for the full book and can’t wait to hear what you all think of it!
Whether you’ve been following along with the web serial since the very first chapter or you’re planning to jump in completely fresh, pre-ordering now is the best way to make sure it lands in your hands the moment it releases! Every pre-order also goes a long way toward giving a brand new series a strong start, so all the support you can give now is hugely appreciated!
Pre-order Requiem For A Fallen World On: Amazon
The audiobook and other details will be forthcoming soon as well!! So stay tuned!
The Ultimate LitRPG Side Quest!
Now for some exciting event news! If you’re going to be anywhere near Salt Lake City, Utah this December, I’d love to see you at The Ultimate LitRPG Side Quest! This is going to be a huge author signing event happening on December 2nd, right before Dragonsteel, and I’ll be there alongside an absolutely awesome lineup of fellow authors, including Travis Deverell, Jaime Castle, Drew Hayes, Seth Ring, Andrew Givler, Haylock Jobson, Michael Chatfield, and Travis Bagwell!
The event runs from 6PM to 8PM at Church & State (370 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111), so if you’re going to be in the area and want to meet all these awesome authors, make sure to get your tickets now!
Get Your Tickets For The Ultimate LitRPG Side Quest On: Eventbrite
This is Going To A Staple, But Pre-Order Ascend Online’s Traditional Edition!
We’re a broken record at this point, but with the holiday season coming, I simply can’t relent: Ascend Online is getting a special traditionally published hard cover version through Aethon and if you want to see more from the series, please help me by pre-ordering it! This is the best stocking stuffer, missile, cannon ammunition, doorstop, or makeshift club that money can buy!
Oh, and I guess you can also read it too.
Available at Barnes and Noble this book is a fancy new edition that will be available at all major retailers across the world and like I said before, I need your help to make that happen! The more copies we get pre-ordered the more shelf space they’ll reserve for us! So, all the support that you can give us now, will only help us down the road for more!
And As It Always Ends – Off I Go Back Into The Word Mines!
I’ve got one last busy month ahead of me before I can sort of rest, so I want to make the most of it! I hope that you all enjoy the release of Heart of Radiance and maybe if we’re lucky, the serial release of Requiem 2 for all of my Royal Road and Patreon readers! In the meantime, I hope you all stay happy and healthy and we’ll see you next time!
Luke
