Did you miss me? Or did you not notice I was gone? Well, either way, I'm happy to have a new story start today. The Assassin is up and running.
The Assassin is a story in the Swarm Cycle Universe but I've listed it as "non-canon." This story will push into the future further than anything else in the cycle and when I do that, I necessarily create a history in its wake. It's non-canon so other Swarm authors won't feel bound to my view of what comes after Year 20. And my view is a little darker than that of most other authors. I don't think the future is quite the paradise that most seem to expect.
The story has, however, been reviewed and approved by the Swarm Authors Group and Thinking Horndog. Anything it says about the first 20 years is consistent with what has been written in the cycle so far. It's what happens next that has me intrigued.
While this story is posting, I'm busy writing two others and hope to have one finished and ready by the time this one concludes at the end of May. It's a sequel to Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain and is coming along fine. I'm not sure yet if I'll get a new title for it or if it will just be Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain 2. In this book, Jett and his harem face the hardships of typical sophomores in college, but it is complicated by things like job loss, money running out, a stalker, and the usual problems with interpersonal relationships. And a pandemic that closes the school. Yes, this is the 2020 year for our heroes.
I'm also moving along with the sequel to Wayzgoose's A Place at the Table. I think A Place Among Peers will heighten the tension between Meredith and Liam while they deal with a confab of Leaders at the University, all leading different directions. Because this has a much longer editing cycle than my aroslav stories, I don't expect it to begin posting until late fall or early winter. By that time, one of my other ideas will have taken hold and I should have something else to post for you.
So, here we go. Enjoy The Assassin!