Hi everyone! Okay, now I think I can officially say Merry Christmas without stressing anyone out! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful past month and are ready for the holidays to come! I know we certainly are here and are very much looking forward to getting some great rest and relaxation in for this next coming month before we get back into the races for 2026! So as we get ready for some winter hibernation let’s see how this last working month has gone!

December 2025 Writing Update

Primary Projects
Starbreaker: Volume 4 – Preorder Available! Release Date: January 13^th, 2026!
Starbreaker: Volume 5 – In Formal Editing! Release Date: February TBD
Starbreaker: Volume 6 – 5%
Requiem – In Planning

Co-Written Projects
Paragon Book 5 – Alex Knight – Complete! Release Date: TBD
Aetherforged: Demonstorm (Book 2) – Harmon Cooper – Complete! Release Date: April 7^th, 2026!
Eternal Realms 1 – Harmon Cooper – 5% Complete
Immortal’s Ascent: Book 5 – Chris Harris – Complete! Release Date: December 9^th!

Release Season Is Coming!

Woo! Now as you can see on the list here – we’re starting to get some interesting things on the update board – namely releases! (Which I know you all love!) So to kick things off here in a chronological order here is what you should all expect for over the next coming months:

-Immortal’s Ascent: War and Wrath (Book 5) Will be released on December 9^th of this year! Stay tuned for the preorder to pop up any day now!

-Starbreaker: Volume 4 will be released on January 13^th, 2026 – which I know that many of you have been waiting for! Check the Pre-order out on Amazon and get your copy secured now!

-Starbreaker: Volume 5 will be released likely sometime in February, but I don’t have a date just yet! Soon as I do, I will let you know!

-Paragon of Time (Book 4) will now be released on March 24^th, 2026! Stay tuned for the pre-order sometime around February!

-Aetherforged: Demonstorm (Book 2) will now be released on April 7^th, 2026! (You guys won’t need to wait until October!) The preorders are already live on Amazon, so snag it now! (And also check out that amazing cover!!)

-Starbreaker: Volume 6 will potentially be released sometime between late April and May. This one is still a bit of a moving target as I just started writing it, but soon as we lock in a date, you’ll all be the first to know!

-Eternal Realms 1, will be released June 2^nd! This will be another brand new series from Harmon and I that we just started this week! We can’t wait to tell you more about it when we’re ready!

Whew – and okay! That’s it! Well…it is for now at least! Next year is going to be an absolutely ‘packed’ year for books as you can all no doubt see, and this list only includes the projects that are ‘done’ or ‘in the works’ right now. There are still a handful of potential projects that will make this list into the later half of 2026 that I’ll be sure to update you all on as they get firmer on my schedule! In any case though, if you have any reading to do to catch up on my works, now is the time to do it!

Light Work And Passion Projects To Wind The Year Out

Aside from the absolutely crazy stretch of releases that we’re planning out for next year, my plans for this month are really to take it easy and keep all deadlines firmly out of my mind. My goal for the moment is to make decent progress on Starbreaker 6 to wind down the year as well as plug away on a fun, relaxing passion project that I started many years ago, but never got a chance to finish. If things go well – hopefully you’ll all get a chance to see it sometime next year as well! (I mean, if I can find an open month to release it in…)

But in any case, rest, relaxation, staying healthy, and no deadlines are the motto for this month! I’ve got a heap of books and games on the table that I’m planning on working my way through over the month, while getting myself recharged to be off to the races for 2026!

The one note I’ll say to look forward to for all Starbreaker readers, is that I expect to have Volume 5 start serializing shortly before Christmas! So you’ll have a little bit of something extra to look forward to!

And Back To My Cave I Go!

That wraps not just another month, but another year here! It’s honestly felt like a blur from start to end this year and I truly can’t be more satisfied how it all went! This year felt like a wonderful balance between work and everyday life, certainly the best I’ve had in years! It’s my hope that next year will be just as great! But as great as the year has been – it’s been great because I’ve had all of you to support me through it! Thank you all for being the wonderful fans that you have been, and I certainly can’t wait to see how you enjoy everything coming in for 2026!

So until then, stay happy and healthy over the holidays and I’ll be looking forward to seeing you all next year with a more in depth update as to what new projects to expect for 2026 and all the fun stuff I have planned!

See you all then! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in the meantime!

Luke