Upcoming 4th Novel up for Preorder

My 4th novel, The People’s Necromancer, is with beta readers and will be released exclusively in the Wrath and Ruin box set (Amazon | B&N | Apple | Kobo). I’m so excited about this high fantasy and the series it is going to start. As I’ve mentioned on other places, the entire box set is going to be 99 cents throughout preorder, and there are 24 novels in this thing from many USA Today Bestselling science fiction and fantasy authors, several of whom are also including brand new novel releases with me in the set.

I’m extremely humbled to have been invited to the box set. You should definitely pick one up and recommend to friends to pick one up! You’re going to find hundreds of hours of imaginative stories, worlds and characters to interact with. It’s a steal!

Anyway, enough with the box set plug. Let’s talk about my baby, The People’s Necromancer. What is it, and why are you going to love it?

Here’s the skinny.

Amidst the darkest days of antiquity, mankind discovers a new kind of hero.

For thousands of years, mankind warred without magic. Peculiar abilities were buried in history along with the storied paladins and the mysterious dark elves who rarely ventured into human towns.

That all changes at the end of the Tranquility Era, when a young man named Ashton accidentally raises his murdered best friend Clayton from the grave. Because of his mistake, Ashton becomes the focus of manhunts, armies, and the King’s judgement, but Ashton is not the biggest problem in the Kingdom of Surdel.

The golden age of man is coming to a close and enemies surround the civilized world. Lulled into a false sense of security by isolation and pervasive peace, human lords hatch petty schemes to weaken their rivals and gain favor with the throne. Meanwhile, an ancient darkness stirs beneath the Great Northern Mountains and the orcish hordes grow restless just beyond the Southern Peaks. Out of the chaos at the end of the Tranquility Era, a new breed of hero arrives to forge an age of sorcery and mayhem. And into this chaos comes the Necromancer!

Surdel (Map: B&W | Color) is a small human kingdom built on the remains of a catastrophe, a meteor that impacted the world of Nirendia hundreds of thousands of years ago. There is a built-up history involving dark elves, wood elves, humans, orcs, and even demons who are working their way up through the underworld, trying to incorporate Nirendia into the Abyss–the planes of existence that demon lords fight over.

In the coming weeks, I’m going to discuss the major characters and why you’re going to love them, the fragility of heroes in Surdel, and the schemes and quibbles of the southern lords. We’ll dive into the history of the dark elven kingdom of Etyria, and the plight of Prince Jayden and his people. Then, I’ll talk about Cedric Errington, the focus of the sequel The Dark Paladin, which should be released late next year. You’ll find out more about the enigmatic Holy One, and the fight between the three demon lords vying for supremacy in Nirendia.

This is one of the most exciting and fun stories that I’ve ever written, and I think you’re going to enjoy reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. If you want to know more, keep following this blog or feel free to ask questions in the comments.