Down to the Crunch
Readers and Friends,
With Bastion's release rapidly approaching, I have dedicated the entirety of my writing time to ensuring that it provides as complete and satisfying a conclusion to this first trilogy of novels as I am capable of producing. I do have a few updates to send your way, however. This won't take long, because it is crunch time, and there are plenty of tasks ahead of me between now and Bastion's September 30 release.
First, if you haven't had a chance, please consider visiting my official website, Freewilds.net. I have added a decent amount of new content, there, to help provide extra information about the world of the Freewilds and its many inhabitants. I have paused any future development on the site until after Bastion's release, but if it has been a while since you've checked it out, I hope you will visit and look it over.
As always, I greatly appreciate any feedback you choose to provide!
Second, Peter Wicks, the producer and one of the two voice actors responsible for the audiobook edition of Stormsend, has made a lot of progress on the audiobook production of the second novel in the series. We do seem like we should see a release for the Vagabond audiobook sometime in October, if everything goes to plan. Then, the same team will begin production on the Bastion audiobook, as well.
Lastly, I am gauging interest in a special edition release of the first three books in a single, omnibus-style volume, with a hopeful release by the end of the year. This would coincide with the Cult & the Constable Box Set, including Stormsend, Vagabond, and Bastion, which I also plan to make available by December 31.
I thought it would be rather poetic, having started 2022 by unpublishing my first, large-format novel, then spending the year fine-tuning the story into a trilogy of separate novels, only to come full circle and release the Cult & the Constable once more in a greatly expanded, single volume, limited run special edition.
Bastion - Saga of the Freewilds, Book Three is still on schedule for an official release on September 30th, 2022
VAGABOND - Official Book Trailer
Thank you, all!
Regards, Michael Paul Scott - Author MPSAuthor@freewilds.net TheFreewilds on Facebook
This is part of a series of newsletters that I will be providing both as an e-mail to readers who subscribe and as posts to the blog on my website: freewilds.net
Have you had a chance to read STORMSEND - Saga of the Freewilds, Book One, yet? If not, please consider picking up a copy for yourself! It is available now on Amazon.com in Paperback, Hardcover, and Kindle eBook formats!
The Audiobook Edition of STORMSEND is also now available! Narrated by Peter Wicks & Frankie Porter, you can buy this Audiobook on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes!
VAGABOND is the continuation of the adventures of disgraced former Detective Constable Lukarde Alfans as he makes his way south to the beleaguered coastal city of Westport in the forbidden region of the world known as the Freewilds. It was officially released on June 30th, 2022 and is available in Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle eBook formats!
The Special Preview Edition of BASTION - Saga of the Freewilds, Book Three. This e-book, available in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats, includes the Prologue and Chapters 1 & 2 from the novel. Bastion will be released on September 30th, 2022!
STORMSEND & VAGABOND are also featured in the following sale event:
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The Special Preview Edition of Bastion is featured in the following sale events:
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