I’ve sent off Violent Fires (Ghost Squadorn #5) to my editor earlier today. And that means I’ve turned my attention to my latest scuba diving trip video. If you’d like to see what we saw under water 3 weeks ago, take a look. It was a lobster trip, because we saw a lot of large, mature lobsters, but they were fun to film anyway.
I realize that I haven’t posted anything in a criminally long time, but my excuse is simple — I was hard at work writing the fifth Ghost Squadron adventure, Violent Fires. And I’ve just finished! Now to the hard work of revising before it goes off to my editor, hopefully at the end of September, which would mean a late October publication date.
Here in the Great White North, summer is drawing to a close. The nights are getting fresh and the daytime temperatures are dropping. I wonder where it went. One moment, it was June with the glory of Summer ahead of us, now it’s September and the leaves are threatening to start turning any day. Another spin around the sun progressing as it has for eons, I guess.
Once my editor has Violent Fires, I will begin work on the first, so far unnamed novel in my new Imperial Rogue series, which picks up a few years after Imperial Dawn when the Second Empire and the Republic are locked in a cold war for supremacy over humanity’s scattered remnants.
It is clearly summer in the Great White North because I’ve eschewed long pants in favor of shorts all day long, every day, although it’s been rainy. But since I’m spending so much time behind my keyboard, it doesn’t matter.
Imperial Dawn (Ashes of Empire #6) has been out for a week now and is doing quite well. If you haven’t get snagged your copy yet, what are you waiting for? Yes, it’s the last of the Ashes of Empire series, but I’ll be starting a follow-on series to be called Imperial Rogue which will be set a few years after Imperial Dawn. It will feature the adventures of an agent of the Second Empire as he does roguish things across the galaxy in the service of the empire, and will look at future developments of the Second Empire and its adversary, the Republic of Lyonesse.
I don’t have a title for the first book yet, but I expect to begin working on it once the fifth Ghost Squadron adventure, Violent Fires, is out. And when will it be out? I figure sometime in late September. I have a third of it written so far. That means the first Imperial Rogue story could potentially hit the shelves in early 2025.
And that’s all the news fit to share! Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.
Imperial Dawn (Ashes of Empire #6) is finally out after all this time. It’ll likely be the last installment in the Ashes of Empire saga. Get it from your favorite retailer (and as always, if your favorite retailer isn’t listed yet, give it a few hours or maybe a day or two).
https://books2read.com/imperialdawn
I’ve finally finished writing Imperial Dawn. And mightily glad I am to have done so. For some reason, it was the most difficult of my stories to write so far. And it will be the last installment in the Ashes of Empire series. But don’t fret, I’m planning a new series called Imperial Rogue that will be set a few years (decades?) after Imperial Dawn and will feature the adventures of Harry Paget, agent of the empire, as he gallivants across human space, fixing things and getting into trouble.
Imperial Dawn will likely come out in late June and that’s driven by the fact that my editor won’t be available until the second week of June even though I’ll have completed my revisions by the end of this month.
Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans
It’s here. The last Siobhan Dunmoore adventure, ending her saga exactly how I envisaged it all those years ago. You can get it from your favorite retailer here:
https://books2read.com/TheFinalShore
At this time, it’s still being published by some retailers so if yours doesn’t have it yet, check back in a few hours. The paperback and hardcover versions will come out in the following days.
I hope you’ll enjoy it!
I just sent The Final Shore (Siobhan Dunmoore Book 9) to my editor, which means a mid-March publication date is looking more and more possible. Now, back to Imperial Dawn. I’ve just opened the file and began to re-familiarize myself with where I was at when I switched over to the last Dunmoore adventure. With any luck, it’ll be a late May publication date. After that? I’ve been toying with a new series set in the same universe as all my others, but further in the future than Ashes of Empire, featuring a roguish officer who carries out dirty work for the imperial government.
Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.
I just finished writing The Final Shore – Siobhan Dunmoore Book 9, the last installment in the series. It took me a bit longer than expected, mainly because we spent four weeks in January on vacation in an undisclosed location where we practiced the fine arts of farniente and scuba diving. Those of you who follow me on Facebook may have seen a few underwater pictures I posted while we were there.
To say it was difficult wrapping up a series I started so long ago would be an understatement. But it’s done. Now, on to the multiple rounds of revision before it goes to my editor, hopefully before the end of this month. Then, back to Imperial Dawn which I expect to have completed by late May.
Around here, the weather is almost spring-like with temperatures more common in mid-March and only a fraction of the regular amount of snow on the ground. It’s supposed to get colder next week, but not much snowfall. I can’t say that I mind a mild winter. After all, I’m built more for the tropics than the Great White North.
Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.
“May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.“
As the old year fades away and the new year is upon us, I’m happy to report The Final Shore (Siobhan Dunmoore Book 9) is almost 80% written. I hope to have it completed within the next two weeks or so. A March publication date seems quite possible now. And then, it’s back to Imperial Dawn. Hopefully whatever was blocking me will have lifted by then.
A happy new year to all my readers, wherever they may be. Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.
I’m almost at the halfway point in writing the ninth and last Siobhan Dunmoore adventure and I finally came up with a title and a cover. Enjoy!
