Sam studied Asperio as Lightning raged through the Void around them.
He was thrashing around in a silver pool of elemental Lightning between the stars. His skin was cracked from the force of the element and his body was breaking down.
It had only been a few minutes, but he...
2024-10-30 04:47:51 +0000 UTC View PostJasperi’s Perspective
Jasperi was stunned as the sound of the new human’s snap echoed through everything. There was a flash of silver light and the world changed.
Then she was falling through the sky.
Her wings snapped out automatically and she stabilized her fall w...
2024-10-26 04:01:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Silver Stars, Book 8 of Guardian of Aster Fall, is now out on Audible and Amazon!
14 hours, 20 min.
Performed by John Pirhalla and Stephanie Nemeth-Parker.
John tells me this one was a ton of fun and there are some pretty dramatic shouts from Sleset and others, especially duri...
2024-10-22 14:29:17 +0000 UTC View PostAs Sam walked out of his hall, Asperio was waiting for him.
The portal vanished behind him, leaving only an empty gateway that was filled with a dark Void and sparkled with stars, but if anyone tried to walk through, it would stop them.
Even Asperio had no ability to cross it. 2024-10-22 06:01:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Three days passed as Rolen tried to assemble a working ice golem.
For the first few attempts, Sam only told him to study the example and try again. He was letting Rolen demonstrate everything he knew about runes, forge his own theories, and try until he reached his limits.
It wa...
2024-10-18 05:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostRolen’s Perspective
The number of materials on the table was mind boggling.
Even as Rolen stared at them for the twelfth time, he had no idea where to begin.
After giving him his instructions, Professor Hastern had wandered off to the other side of the hall and ...
2024-10-16 04:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post“This one contains a mix of elemental Fire and Wood,” Sam said as he handed Harsen a mug of mead.
They were sitting in his new workshop at the long table at the end. The mead he’d taken out was one of his favorites.
Flames surged across the surface of the mead, but a...
2024-10-13 00:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostGasps echoed through the crowd as they all drew in a shocked breath.
It wasn’t just that Sam had defeated Jasperi instantly. It was his revealed status.
It was utterly unexpected for a Level 577 professor to appear, much less as an unknown and new one. That was why they were stunned...
2024-10-10 01:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostSam walked out the entrance of his workshop and back into the academy proper.
The gate opened onto the central oval of the academy, an area filled with grass and some ancient but well-kept trees. All the other main halls also opened onto the same area. Everyone passing through from on...
2024-10-08 23:32:28 +0000 UTC View PostSam reappeared next to Altey and his parents. Rolen was standing behind him, looking around with uncertainty.
“This is Rolen,” he said as he introduced him. He let his voice turn back to the normal human range as he introduced him.
The young man looked a bit dazzled by the swift c...
2024-10-06 05:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostAltey’s attention was pulled away from her new class as she looked around at the other students.
She could sense the mana radiating from them more clearly than she’d been able to before and there were a few that stood out for having Ice aura around them, especially the handful of ...
2024-10-02 20:36:29 +0000 UTC View PostAltey’s Perspective
Altey’s heart was pounding as she listened to the headmaster’s speech. She could barely stand still.
The words reminded her of all the hopes she had for her academy years. It would be a chance to do things on her own and to make something of herself ...
2024-10-01 03:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd of teenagers in front of the academy gate was massive, easily above a hundred thousand people.
The ornate doors towered into the sky above them, marking out the entrance to their future, as well as all the hopes they held for the classes they would get today.
Altey was near ...
2024-09-29 07:33:47 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Asperio came back, it was on the following day.
The same bolt of violet lightning streaked across the sky before he appeared on the mountain next to Sam. He looked tired, but there was an ornate silver medallion in his hand, one engraved on both sides with a detailed enchantment....
2024-09-23 19:41:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs Sam walked through the doors into the academy, he considered the best method to get Altey a spot.
He’d promised her once that he would try to help her have a normal school experience, to make sure she wouldn’t be treated strangely because of him. If people knew she was the younger si...
2024-09-19 22:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe Void stretched out with endless stars, each an island in the dark.
The power of the Titan Gate returned space and time to the thousand hues of chaos. Silver light flared as it bridged the distance, connecting one half of the galaxy to the other.
When it faded, the star...
2024-09-17 21:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Silver Stars (Book 8 of Guardian of Aster Fall) is now out on Amazon KU!
The audio is planned, as always, and should be out in October.
Paperback and hardback are also live.
The next thing coming out here will be Aster Fall 9, starting ASAP.
Chapter 1 should be out in a few days, give or take a bit in the slight chaos of releasing Book 8. I'm planning to get one out this week and I'll try to make it happen.
After that, it should be 2 (or perhaps 3) cha...
2024-09-11 22:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostSam Hastern
Level: 577
Title: Lord of Silver Stars
Class: Lord of Silver Realms
Subclass: Guardian of Aster Fall.
Racial Evolution: Astral Lord (Astral Titan, Stage 6).
Essence Constellation (Fifth Star): 65,480,721 / 100,000,000
He...
2024-09-10 00:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be at Rose City Comic Con this Friday to Sunday (Sep 6-8), with some books to sign, Sam pins, and various swag.
Author's Lane, Table 14. (AL-14 on the map).
Oregon Conventio...
2024-09-05 17:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Fantastic news for you!
I've partnered with Merrick Books to do a set of deluxe hardbacks with all the frills. Merrick has done a lot of special editions in the genre, for all sorts of big names.
A Kickstarter is coming soon for Guardian of Aster Fall, Books 1 and 2.
You can fol...
2024-09-04 20:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, it's looking like AF9 is next.
The poll was pretty clear (around 106 for AF9 and 46 for RoF4 right now) , and I agree with the general flow of comments that there's plenty more to do with Sam and the central galaxy, as well as the missing Titans.
Not to mention updates on Aste...
2024-08-29 22:23:43 +0000 UTC View PostBook 8 is starting to wrap up here (just a few things to do now), so if you have any loose ends, questions, or things you want answers to, now's the time to tell me!
Leave a comment.
I'm considering half a dozen options for the next book and I'm on the fence right now whether tha...
2024-08-28 14:31:15 +0000 UTC View Post
An Omnibus edition of Guardian of Aster Fall 1-3 is out on Amazon and Audible.
55 hours. One credit.
I have some US and UK review codes.
Let me know if you or a friend who is new to the genre needs one.
Audible: 2024-08-15 22:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Since it was requested.
Here is a picture of items I have and that I’m going to take to the convention with me.
I’ve cut these prices down as much as possible for y...
2024-07-24 21:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Pins of Sam for the Pinpalooza event at Rose City Comic Con, Portland, Oregon, Sep 6-8.
These are 2 inches tall.
Silver metal backing, two pins to hold them on.
Looks like they turned out pretty well.
I picked up 200 of them for this run. They’ll go on the Pinpalooza b...
2024-07-24 01:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostArcs of astral energy glowed brightly around the relic, highlighting the entire mountain and making the valley gleam with starlight.
He stood on the peak, gathering those arcs of energy and fusing them one by one into the control pillar. The runes on it grew brighter until they burned with ...
2024-07-03 23:50:44 +0000 UTC View PostSam held onto Alora’s hand as they reached the Void.
She had reached Level 503 while he was gone, making her one of the few Fifth Evolution defenders of her world. He was impressed by that.
She, her father, and her uncle were the only three who had reached that level before th...
2024-06-30 01:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostAlora’s world, Verdant, was a shining green gem in the Void. It was a different hue from Emerald, warmer and full of life.
It had been a long time since he’d seen it and as he headed for it, a slight smile quirked his lips. He’d promised Alora he would return, so he was looking forwar...
2024-06-28 18:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostAhead of Sam, there was a dark-scaled monster that twisted as it bared shadowy fangs, which swept down to bite him.
Each of the fangs was a dark spike a hundred feet long, but compared to his current height, it was on the smaller side.
He seized the upper and lower jaws in his hands, ...
2024-06-22 21:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post