Arthur woke up.
He wasn't entirely sure what was going on, other than something was terribly wrong.
Notifications from his Heart Deck flashed in front of his face. Though he saw the words and recognized them to some degree, he was unable to piece them together. It was as if someone wa...
2022-12-28 04:50:46 +0000 UTC View PostArthur walked.
His awareness came and went in vivid flashes.
One moment he was crossing through the canal, soaked from the chest down. The next he was on the other side, halfway through the next churned field. Another blink of an eye and he stood with others his age all tog...
2022-12-24 06:38:31 +0000 UTC View PostArthur almost wanted to ask, "Are you sure?" but he didn't want to give Penn the chance to take it back.
So he moved to stick it in his card anchor.
Quick as a striking snake, Penn caught his wrist before he could complete the movement.
Their eyes locked. Penn's gaze was hard. 2022-12-23 06:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Arthur's stomach felt like it turned to ice. "Why would he do that?" he said but his words were lost over Penn and Echo's exclamations of horror.
"The king?"
"He's coming?" Echo's face paled. "No... no, he wouldn't. Not for this!"
Penn turned to her. "What do you mean?"
Ar...
2022-12-22 06:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe only reason I got away with hiding the bag for as long as I did was because it was still chaos in the rest of the village.
From the screams and shouts, the battle — or invasion? — Was still going full force.
Mom shot a despairing glance to dad and then transferred me over into...
2022-12-21 20:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostToday is All The Skills - Book 1 release day!
As promised as part of signing as Patreons, you get a copy of book 1 for free!
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/k4hoejxbj8
(I've never used ...
2022-12-20 16:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostLet me back up a moment.
You know how it is back on ol’ earth in the 22nd century. The only nature you could get would be out in the preserves, rich people gardens, or the elite zoos. The ones with real animals and not the holograms.
Whenever there was a clear day without a su...
2022-12-20 06:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a moment of consideration, Arthur placed the Wind Release card in his card anchor.
"That's not going to do you any good," Echo said and for good measure added, "Dummy."
"Uh, it needs to go in your heart to unlock the mana," Marion added, slightly kinder.
"Not unless you wa...
2022-12-20 06:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Arthur was torn by a choice.
Marion knew – or at least strongly suspected – Arthur had stolen his card. And it was a very good card.
He didn’t have to stand back. He just had to be a few steps too slow.
Then the mother weasel would have access to a Legendary ti...
2022-12-15 06:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this Isekai bullshit is not all it’s cracked up to be.
I woke up buck naked in the middle of a field confused as fuck. Strangely, it wasn’t the field part that confused me: We were all told that we’d soon be planet-side on a new world. My most recent memories were spott...
2022-12-10 04:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a perfectly normal summer’s day, right up until Amara sensed sister alligator on the hunt for a human child.
She turned horrified eyes to the opposite bank of the wide river. A toddler stood at the water’s edge, easily visible with a shock of brilliantly red hair. He was naked, m...
2022-12-10 04:04:16 +0000 UTC View Post
In a world where people draw magical power from spirit animals, Seth dreams of receiving something powerful: A tiger, a wolf, or even a fox.
He gets a goose.
But he's not going to...
2022-12-10 04:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostIt was clear the scourge-weasels could sense the presence of humans nearby. Thanks to Echo’s arcane camouflage spell, they couldn’t pinpoint them. More small packs had joined the others. Together, they ranged across the mud-churned field.
With a relieved breath, Echo dropped her hold on...
2022-12-10 03:58:35 +0000 UTC View PostIf I had posted this yesterday as planned, some of you wouldn't have guessed the twist! That'll teach me.
They couldn’t stay here.
More scourgelings were breaking off with the aerial fights with the dragons and flying on a B-line towards the city. They’...
2022-12-08 07:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a few seconds that felt like years for Arthur to realize he hadn’t hit the bottom of this endless fall.
This wasn’t an endless bad dream. He was trapped in an illusion.
Which meant he was likely standing in the middle of the fog, surrounded by scourgelings, assassins, or b...
2022-12-06 06:55:23 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a new month, which means a new discord link in case anyone wants to sign up.
https://discord.gg/xwTtAreeTe
Reminder that book 1 of All the Skills will be coming out on Kindle and Audible as o...
2022-12-01 23:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostArthur had only spent a couple hours in the tent, but the landscape outside had drastically changed. With the silencing magic placed around the area, Arthur hadn’t suspected a thing. The Legendary recruits had been busy.
Now he stared at a twenty foot high stone wall which encircled...
2022-12-01 23:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2 for tonight! Check chapter 1 if you haven't yet. :)
Arthur imagined his newly learned skill would be put to good use. He didn't quite count on the pure chaos that existed inside the tent.
Either the weaver guild stitched some silencing runes in the tent's fa...
2022-11-30 07:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostTwo chapters today!
Tess and her passengers emerged out of the rip in the sky into blazing afternoon sunshine.
Echo, who sat behind Arthur, let out a girlish scream. She had briefly returned to her natural 12-year-old form at Johanna's request. It meant less weight for Tess...
2022-11-30 07:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostI'll admit up front this isn't a plot heavy chapter. I suppose I'm still in the light-hearted holiday mood. All the fun violence and scourge is coming soon, though!
Arthur couldn't quite figure Penn out.
When he'd first met his cousin, he was gregario...
2022-11-26 07:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it!
I know I'm behind on comments. I plan to respond to everything tomorrow.
Valentina closed her fist. For one heart stopping moment, all of the air in the room… evacuated. Arthur’s ears popped painfully ...
2022-11-24 18:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostQuick chapter delay until tomorrow, everyone. Got all my vaccines reupped because we're expecting a new baby in the house soon (not mine, a nephew) and... I am straight up not having a good time.
Anyway, as there's no scheduled work due to the holiday I'll get that chapter out asap. 2022-11-24 04:32:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It took every bit of Acting skill for Arthur to look politely interested.
Inside, he was reeling.
He had half-guessed it was something like this, but to have it confirmed meant that Lional had intentionally sold the second card out of a Legendary set. That ...
2022-11-23 05:42:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe very next instant, Arthur found himself standing, whole, in his personal space.
He looked around wildly. It took him a few moments to realize that he had come immediately here. He didn’t even go through the extra step of standing in front of the bookshelf, first. Apparently, panic was...
2022-11-19 06:30:41 +0000 UTC View PostArthur had to show his formal invitation at no less than three check points on the way. Each was staffed by professional looking hive guards Arthur had never seen before -- likely men and women who worked exclusively in the upper levels. At each waypoint, the invitation was carefully examined as ...
2022-11-18 06:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostI hope this answers a few questions (and raises others!). :)
The downside, of course, was the headache.
At first Arthur thought he could handle it. Then he stood to put the time-mark candle out. The pain in his head sharpened as he moved. IT was as if someo...
2022-11-17 05:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostLike most businesses, the card shop was doing brisk business for festival day. There were several around the hive's city, but Kenzie and Arthur went to the one mutually known as the largest and best stocked.
However, it didn't mean that the shops were well-stocked with what he wanted.
Book 1 has a official release date of December 20th on kindle AND audio.
Somehow my publisher finagled Luke Daniels (Iron Prince, Ascend Online, the back half of the Compleationist Chronicles) to narrate it.
Here's the preorder link for the audio book 2022-11-10 06:49:05 +0000 UTC
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By the time Arthur made it back to his room within the hive, the beginning of dawn was visible along the bare edge of horizon. His mind was still buzzing with revelations, but his body had hit the wall. Exhausted, , he stumbled in, haphazardly tore off his clothing and laid down on his bed.
If anyone needs the discord link, try this: https://discord.gg/w5bqQ8VY
(And let me know which role you'd like if you want to be pinged for new chapters.)
~ Honour
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