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Summer Update

2024-07-06 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

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.

Done Again

2024-02-10 / Eric Thomson / 4 Comments

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.

Happy New Year

2023-12-31 / Eric Thomson / 1 Comment

“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.

July is the Merriest Month

2023-07-13 / Eric Thomson / 1 Comment

I just realized it’s been a month since I last posted something. I guess the onset of summer has also triggered a certain amount of laziness. First, the news. When the Guns Roar (Siobhan Dunmoore #6) and A Dark and Dirty War (Siobhan Dunmoore #7) are both out in audiobook. The latter isn’t out on Audible or Amazon yet as of writing this, but it’s only a matter of days. You can find them via the following links:

https://books2read.com/whengunsroar?format=audiobook

https://books2read.com/darkdirtywar?format=audiobook

Our narrator is currently finishing On Stormy Seas (Siobhan Dunmoore #8) so look for it later this month or early next month.

As far as writing the next great novel goes, it’s been slow. I’m struggling a bit with Imperial Dawn, but nothing to worry about. Summer is keeping me from working on it, especially since July is my favorite month. It’s been nice and warm so far, but not too hot. We’ve received a regular amount of rain, so the garden is flourishing and I’m enjoying sitting outside with a book most days, taking advantage of the fact that I can do so easily until late in the evening. And no, I’m not reading science fiction. These days, it’s The Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures which are set during the Seven Years War (1756-1763) two-hundred and forty years in the past rather than seventeen-hundred years in the future. If you enjoy age of sail novels, give the series a try. I highly recommend it.

And that’s it!

Stay safe and healthy fellow humans.

Dunmoore #4 in audiobook is a go!

2023-03-16 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve signed a contract to have Victory’s Bright Dawn (Siobhan Dunmoore Book 4) produced in audio, narrated by Stephen Floyd. It’s the first of the Dunmoores we’re producing ourselves — Dunmoore 1-3 were produced by Tantor Media — and you can rest assured that the remainder of the Dunmoore books will come out in audio as well as we go forward. When will it appear? In roughly three months from now, so mid-June.

Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.

Happy New Year

2022-12-31 / Eric Thomson / 2 Comments

May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live!

May Your Pockets Be Heavy and Your Heart be Light. May Good Luck Pursue You Each Morning and Night.

May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.

May luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.

And may we all be alive at this same time next year.

Happy New Year to all my readers.

Yes, I know. I haven’t posted anything in six weeks, but sometimes, inspiration doesn’t come all that well. In any case, I’m 90 percent done with Fear No Darkness (Ghost Squadron #4), so expect it sometime in early February. And now, to celebrating the new year.

Winter is Here

2022-11-16 / Eric Thomson / 1 Comment

We woke up to a carpet of white stuff this morning, only a few days after I put our snowman folk art statue we call Mister Winter by the front door. Though this first snowfall of the season is unlikely to remain on a ground that’s not yet frozen, it marks a drastic change from the balmy, September-like weather we’ve had for the first part of November. Oh well. I’m not a winter person. Never have been, never will be. But when you live in the Great White North, you get to be a person experiencing winter whether you want to or not.

On the writing front, Fear No Darkness (Ghost Squadron #4) is slowly inching its way to the three-quarters completion mark but I don’t see a December release as realistic any more. Mid to late January seems to be the newest release date. There’s just so much going on in the story that it’s taking me longer than expected. I also have a high level concept of the next, as of yet untitled, Constabulary Casefiles story, which I’ll start working on once I complete Fear No Darkness.

And that’s about it from here. Stay safe and healthy, my friends.

Decker’s War in audio format

2022-08-14 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

Though it’s been slowly percolating through the online ecosystem for the last 3-4 weeks, the audiobook version of Death Comes But Once has finally reached Amazon and Audible, the biggest retailers in the audiobook game, so consider this the official announcement. The following link will take you to the retailer selection page:

https://books2read.com/DeathComesButOnce?format=audiobook

The narrator, Henry Jones, did a great job and he’s now working on the second Decker’s War book, Cold Comfort. Our plan is to have the entire series done by the autumn of 2023 by Henry. I know some of you are thinking, what about the Siobhan Dunmoore stories that haven’t been produced in audio yet? We’re working on a plan to get those done over the next year or so as well.

It’s Almost Here!

2022-07-02 / Eric Thomson / 5 Comments

Good news! Ashes of Empire: Imperial Ghosts is done, was blessed by my editor, and has gone through the pre-production process. We’ve followed a more rigorous release plan this time around — as some of you may have noticed, I announced a July 5, 2022 release date last week. Well, that release date still holds, but the book is now available for pre-order pretty much everywhere ebooks are sold and will be released in a few days. Here’s the link:

https://books2read.com/imperialghosts

The Amazon paperback version can be ordered from Amazon right now as well, although the other print versions (paperback from other than Amazon retailers, hardcover and large print) won’t be made available for order from your favorite book merchants until later this coming week.

And in other good news, I’m past the one-third mark writing the next Siobhan Dunmoore adventure, On Stormy Seas. So that’s something you can look forward to in late summer or early autumn.

Stay safe and healthy, fellow humans.