And so, Book Four: First Flight begins!
I aspired to greatness
Long before I knew its face
I wished for glory
Long before I knew its taste
I asked for power
Long before I knew its base
I was not wrong to d...
2018-01-10 03:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys,
There are some pretty big changes coming to HoGW. I pray you'll bear with me while we work them out. For a while now, I've been waiting for the current book to be completed so that I can make this announcement. Here goes;
HoGW does not have two books. It has three.<...
2018-01-07 23:53:08 +0000 UTC View Post
That up there is how far the artist making the cover has gotten. It's pretty good in my opinion. The image is supposed to wrap around a print copy of the book which again, in my opinion is awesome.
With how close he is to finishing, I'm thinking of finally setting a launch date. I'm also loo...
2018-01-07 22:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you certain of what you saw?" Thorn Clearwing asked the young sprite.
At thirty-four centimetres tall, Thorn was good a deal taller than most sprites. The four hundred years he'd lived made him a good deal older as well. Sadly, despite how longlived his race was, his harsh childhood, tu...
2018-01-07 01:28:54 +0000 UTC View PostSlowly but surely, Brandr woke up. The act of waking was itself was a surprise to him. He'd been certain he was dead or dying. His mind clearing up, he reaffirmed to himself. 'I should be dead.'
There was no way he could have survived that last battle. His body was destroyed and his nascent divini...
2018-01-07 01:15:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe earth was still, just like the earth was wont to be when it wasn't rumbling and quaking. A moment later, that changed. There was no quake, no rumble but the earth was still no more. Mana, the lifeblood of the world begun to gather around a previously ordinary ruby. Slowly, the ruby grew larger, ...
2018-01-07 00:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostStarting today, I will have a new series under my roster. I will be doing this for a variety of reasons.
1. HoGW has reached a point where I feel comfortable enough to explore something else.
2. I wish to experiment with new themes that do not fit into HoGW ...
2018-01-07 00:38:37 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a teaser project I worked on a while back. One of several. It started out as a plot bunny I realised wouldn't fit well into HoGW. Unfortunately, I couldn't get rid of it. It then haunted me until I developed it into something independent. I stopped myself after three chapters but by then, wh...
2018-01-04 22:52:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This was originally a Patron-only special I never got round to releasing, a sort of day in the life of Squad Two. However, I was not satisfied with the ending I had and realised that with a bit or work this could be a better ending.
Let me know what you think of it.
2018-01-03 06:57:10 +0000 UTC
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Valerian sat on a bench at the side of the training yard, staring off into the sky. Come sunrise, he would have to leave Strapping's. It all seemed surreal. The school that had required him putting in so much effort to get into...now he was...
2018-01-03 01:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
"What of your dual forces? Can he help with that?"
Valerian said nothing. The answer to that was so obvious it did not need saying.
"Strapping's is holding you back", Lady Bloodworth told him. "It's not your instructor's fa...
2018-01-03 00:38:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone, Happy New Year!
I hope you’re enjoying the holidays. Things have been a bit dull on my end. Dull but rewarding. Sorry I couldn’t make the christmas release. I was neither around or hooked in(webbed in?). Some charity works here and there, some sleep (more than...
2018-01-02 23:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostMaelstrom after maelstrom touched down on the battlefield. They appeared randomly, targeting every place but the area around their caster. The [Field of Storms] was a powerful spell but it was also one that was beyond Valerian's ability to cast....
2018-01-02 23:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostValerian led his squad forward. Due to their two consecutive victories, their morale was currently high. Squad Two had actually become the favourites to win the whole thing. Valerian hoped to ride this wave of confidence and favour to th...
2017-12-18 22:48:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry this chapter is only coming out now. I was forced to spend a day at the hospital. Don’t worry, it’s nothing too serious.
"You have?" Reynard asked in confusion.
"Yes!" Valerian answered dryly. 2017-12-14 01:50:35 +0000 UTC View Post
HoGW has made it into the top 150 novels on royalroadl! I know, I couldn’t believe it too. Please support those who reviewed the series with a thumbs up as well as rate/review the series if you, like me, think we can push even higher.
Today’s chapter is too long. 1000 words ...
2017-12-09 22:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostThis is an idea I've been playing around with for a while. It is possible to use a membership system to display patron-only material on our website and still restrict it to patrons only. The only question is if patrons are up for it. Some of you might not.
Still, try and imagine being able to read...
2017-12-06 11:55:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Of all the squad leaders, Reynard was the one Valerian was most wary of. Gigne was easily understood. He was another face in a long line of military officers. He wanted to live up to that legacy and prove himself at the s...
2017-12-05 02:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostValerian and the surviving members of his squad were pulled out of the illusory realm into raucous cheering. Many in the stands were even on their feet as they clapped their hands for the victors. Sparing a glance to his sides Valerian saw the...
2017-12-04 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
HoGW resumes!
Sorry I left you guys without word for so long. I had stuff I needed to figure out. Wasn't even sure I would continue with this at one point. I had to take a good long look at my writing and my viability as an author. I'm not sure whether the choice I made was right or w...
2017-12-03 04:38:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe next chapter of HoGW to be released will be the 100th chapter in the series. I'd like to show my gratitude everyone who has been supportive of me and my writing thus far and all the old readers who actually remember when we only had ten or so on our page. Thank you all so ...
2017-10-05 11:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Gigne watched Valerian stumble onto his feet with a wicked smile on his face. It served the lanky bastard right. Did he really think he could sneak up on him? The lion himself? Pausing his steps ever so slight...
2017-10-05 11:27:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Valerian had not expected Gigne to attack soon and he was right. they spent the next hour waiting for nothing. It was too early. They were too fresh. It would have been a mistake. After the first ho...
2017-10-05 11:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
For the next few days, the members of Squad Two wracked their brains trying to think of something, anything that would help them in the battle to come. Every plan or idea brought forth was hotly debated before either being ...
2017-10-05 11:18:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The opponent was locked in place. Spiked chains and glazings of ice held it down and restricted its movement. Even half frozen, the horde leader tried to break free of the chains that held it, causing the spikes on ...
2017-09-24 00:14:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you ever felt true hate?
Have you ever looked at another person
And wished to put your hands
Around that hateful neck
Or bash their ugly face in?
Have you ever been so angry
That it sits in your g...
2017-09-22 01:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostI am consumed by rage
It festers, it burns
In my gut and in my throat
It aches, it throbs
In my heart and in my temple
I burn with wrath
It lingers, it remains
Surges when I least expect it
Resists m...
2017-09-21 22:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Who missed me?
Things have been pretty hectic on my end but I'm happy to say we can resume releases now. The commute to and from work is pretty bad. I'm so drained when I make it home every day. Thankfully, I can try to post in the mornings before leaving for work. We'll see how it go...
2017-09-21 21:57:51 +0000 UTC View Post
We march as one,
Unstoppable in our conquest
We march as one,
Onwards to our inevitable victory
We fight as one,
Decimating all who march against us
We bleed as one,
Seizing retribution for our fal...
2017-08-27 23:46:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest Mother,
Mother, there’s been an incident at school. Remember my friend? Callum from the House of Trace? He’s been injured. It’s bad. The healers are uncertain about whether they can even heal injuries as bad as his. I do not know what to do....
2017-08-27 23:43:37 +0000 UTC View Post