Take solace in coffee and heed it's guidance... by this time tomorrow, the weekend’s shadow will finally fall within reach.

where time neither advances with perpetuity nor grants the mercy of rest.

It will pass, of course. They always do. But while we’re trapped in its peculiar orbit, the hours have a habit of stretching into small eternities.

"The Eldritch Knight" was finally done. which is Part 1 of the original story concept. I had to cut it for length, because it's now 145k words and around 446 pages. Book 1 of The Ashen Throne Saga.

It's available for Pre-Order now. Live on January 6th.
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1.5 pages turned into 64k words... barebones first draft. It needed more. revision and revision, rewrite and rewrite. Expand this chapter, add these character arcs... expand these character arcs... etc.

Afterwards, an idea popped into my head and I jotted down a 1.5 page story concept, titled "The Eldritch" and emailed it out to some of my friends. This was lost for almost 17 years...
A little over 2 years ago, rummaging through my old emails, I found it again and decided to bring it to life.

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Pre-order your copy today!
Reduced prices until it goes live on January 6th!

eBook - $2.99 ($3.00 off)
paperback - $13.99 ($3.00 off)
hardcover - $19.99 ($6.00 off)

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Now, two paths unfold:
Caelan, marked by the last of the Eldritch Sorcerers, embarks on a journey of discovery.
Lysandra, daughter of a imprisoned healer, sets out on a path of vengeance.

Steel, sorcery, and fate entwine in a world where even the light fears what stirs beyond the veil.

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The Eldritch Knight begins The Ashen Throne Saga.
The stage for a new campaign is set: a lich general heralds the return of his master, an elder god.
A king falls to the shadow’s influence. Magic is outlawed. The realm trembles.

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Her search for her imprisoned mother leads her into resolve and rebellion... and ultimately toward the same shadows that beckon Caelan.

The kingdom's future hangs in the balance as Caelan and Lysandra's paths begin to converge. King Aldric tightens his grip through sheer might.
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The Eldritch Knight follows that child, Caelan, as he struggles to understand the power within him and the destiny it demands. Parallel to his rise, Lysandra, daughter of a healer who was arrested for practicing magic, walks a path of survival and vengeance through a kingdom ruled by fear.🧵

When a queen dies in childbirth and a king descends into madness, a child is born bearing the mark left behind when Eamon made his final sacrifice. King Aldric outlaws the magic that "failed" to save his beloved queen.🧵

Eamon’s ultimate sacrifice stops Zharadim and seals the veil between realms, but only for a time.

Now, three hundred years later, the lich stirs once more. His influence seeps through the hearts of men, twisting grief into hatred and fear. 🧵

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The Eldritch Knight - Book 1 of The Ashen Throne Saga

eBook now available for pre-order (waiting for paperback/hardcover approval)
Releases on January 6th!

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