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Kal’s February 2024 Update

Happy February everyone!

It’s a bit of a belated update here, we’re halfway through the month and all. Earlier this month, I released Loaned Valor, the latest in the Forsaken Valor series. There was a bit of a mixup with the cover text (it said book 7 instead of book 6) though I got that fixed on Amazon so we should be good now.

I’ll be releasing the 9th book of the Children of Valor series in about 2 weeks, I’m aiming for the 1st of March for release. Look for the announcement soon, I just saw the cover and I’m really excited for it.

On the writing front, I’m finishing up Maligned Valor, the sequel to Loaned Valor, and the *actual* book 7 of that series. Once I’m done with that, I’ll finally start work on the next Shadow Space Chronicles book. It’s been far too long, I’m excited to get to work on the series and my plan is to have 3 more books in that series ready to go this year.

I do have a lot on my plate, and even with a leap-year, February is a short month. So wish me luck and look for more updates soon! Thanks for reading!

Coming Soon: Valor’s Uprising

Valor’s Uprising, book 8 of the Children of Valor series is coming January 5, 2024!

“We fight not for ourselves, but for future generations, though we may not live to see it.” -Izhak Katznelson

Jiden Armstrong has fought and bled for her homeworld of Century, now she has to put it all on the line.  The UN Star Guard, the self-appointed rulers of humanity, have decided that the Centurions are a threat to their control of human space.

The Guard have detained all the refugees from Century for use as hostages.  They plan to force the Centurions into the front lines of the fight against the alien Culmor Empire, there to fight and die until none remain.

Before they act, Jiden has a narrow window to save her people.  It will require extreme risk and a no-fail mission, and that’s only the beginning.  Because the Star Guard have run roughshod across many worlds and the only way for the Centurions to save their people is to ignite an uprising in the heart of one of the Guard’s strongholds.

Jiden is taking on the most powerful military in human space.  She and her teams have no allies, no support, and no reinforcements.  If she fails, then her people and even her newborn children, will pay the price.  Because the Guard realize they are losing control and they will kill entire planets if that’s what they have to do to remain in power.

Valor must carry the uprising because the alternative is the destruction of all that Jiden knows and loves.

Kal’s December 2023 Update

It’s December, already… 2023 has been a very hectic year, at once both long and at the same time, far too short. Mostly in the aspects that I have been extremely busy all year, between work, a move, writing, and all the rest.

That said, I released my forty-second book, Forsworn Valor, the fifth book of the Forsaken Valor series, on 1 December. I’m working on the Children of Valor series right now (currently finishing the ninth book).

Valor’s Uprising is set to release on 5 January 2024. I’m working on the sixth book of the Forsaken Valor series next, then switching tracks to the Eoriel Saga and Shadow Space Chronicles.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

Kal’s November 2023 Update

Hey everyone! November is here, Valor’s Strike is out, and I’m hard at work on another novel! The eighth book of the Children of Valor series, Valor’s Uprising, is done and so is Forsworn Valor, the sixth book of the Forsaken Valor series.

I’m aiming for a 30 November / 1 December release for Forsworn Valor. So stay tuned, and hopefully it will be here before you know it.

I’m working on Valor’s Return, the 9th book of the Children of Valor series right now. It’s a working title (I’m not sure the name fits the plot, but we’ll see as it wraps up). If everything works out, I will have it finished and off to my beta readers by the end of the month at the latest.

In other news, I’m attending Games Workshop’s 2023 Warhammer 40k Grand Narrative Event in Atlanta this month. I’ve done up a video about the army I’m bringing to that (watch it below). It should be a good time and I certainly had a blast last year.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

Kal’s October 2023 Update

Hey Everyone, it’s October! I’m excited for a number of reasons, not least of which is that 27 October I plan to release Valor’s Uprising, the seventh book of my Children of Valor series. That’s right, the next Children of valor book is done and will be out at the end of the month!

This will be my 40th book release, which means I’ll have released 40 books by the time I turn 40. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing, but it’s a cool milestone for me.

In other news, I have been writing busily away and I have Forsworn Valor, the 5th book of the Forsaken Valor series done, which I’ll be releasing in November.

Assuming I can keep the writing going, I’ll have more new books ready to finish out the year and start 2024. I’m also producing some content over on my YouTube channel, though that’s more on the gaming / crafting side right now. With videos on Warhammer 40k painting and terrain right now, but I have some scripted writing content that I want to get done. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCghIKEoMvnIQ4eZid1gSpQ

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

StarPortal Universe Timeline

Hey everyone, due to questions asked by some of my readers, I’ve created a quick reference guide for the many series in my Amazon bestselling StarPortal universe.

I’m posting it here, and I’ll also have it in the StarPortal Universe section here on the site. As time goes on, I’ll update it as well. I’m at 16 written books in the universe right now, with 15 of them published, and I’m writing the 17th right now as well.

Thanks for reading!

Dragon Awards

Hey everyone. The Dragon Awards nominations close in July, so I thought I’d post what I have that’s eligible (in what categories) for the Awards and what I think are good nominations for some of the other categories.

My stuff:

Young Adult: Shadows of Valor

Fantasy: Sorcerers of the Black Fortress

Below are some great entries that I personally think are deserving of nominations (go read/watch them for yourself and see if you enjoy):

Alternate History:

Annoyed with Lloyd

by Christopher Woods

Science Fiction:

Nothing but Time by JL Curtis

Best Movie: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Best TV Show: Andor on Disney +

Kal’s March 2023 Forecast

We’re already doing this March thing? Okay then…

Sorcerers of the Black Fortress is edited and complete. Sorcerers of the Black Fortress is the 4th book of the Eoriel Saga. I am excited to say that it releases on March 24th. The feedback from my beta readers has been fantastic, a couple of them have told me it’s my best book, yet. High praise, which makes me feel pretty good about releasing it.

I’m well on my way to finishing the 5th book of the series with goals to release that in May.

Next in the queue after that is the next Forsaken Valor and Valor’s Child books. Both series are set up for some really epic events in the near future and I am excited to get back to them, shortly.

This is a busy year for me so far, but I have been getting a lot of writing done. Here is to hoping that continues.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!