We are currently working on production of the first two volumes of The Chronicles of Aertu for release as audiobooks on Audible.com. We are proud to announce that the very talented Stewart Magrath has agreed to narrate both The Halfblood King, and Sign of the White Raven. http://www.stewart-magrath.com
Category: Audiobook
Sign of the White Raven
Good day! The second edition of the second volume of The Chronicles of Aertu is fully edited and uploaded to the publishing site. I am waiting only on delivery of the cover design. That process is taking a bit longer that for the first volume, so it looks like the publication date may push to … Continue reading Sign of the White Raven
Cover Design
Hello All, Editing is complete for the second edition of Sign of the White Raven. Changes for this edition were not as drastic as for The Halfblood King; mostly editorial, with one additional chapter and some minor expansion in the existing chapters. We are currently waiting for initial sketches from the cover design team. It … Continue reading Cover Design
Maps of Aertu
Below are a couple of maps associated with The Chronicles of Aertu This is the one I used to scale distances. In some cases, I literally counted individual pixels along the route to properly scale the timeline of the story. Though the map is rectangular, I scaled the land masses properly, so that only the … Continue reading Maps of Aertu
The Halfblood King Second Edition
I am happy to report that the revised edition of The Halfblood King is now live on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY9K4CJ1 Amazon.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BY9K4CJ1 Amazon.co.uk I finally found some free time to pursue and complete the revision I've been working on for many years now. I am currently revising Sign of the White Raven, with plans for release … Continue reading The Halfblood King Second Edition
Next Volume in the Works.
Greetings Everyone, After years of sidetracks, not the least of which were the rewriting of the first two volumes of the series, I've finally managed to make some progress on the third volume of the Chronicles of Aertu. The initial working title is "Empire of the South". I'm still not totally sold on this title … Continue reading Next Volume in the Works.
The Halfblood King: Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Gurlachday, Day 25, Sowing Moon. 8760 Sudean Calendar “Are the horses saddled yet, Aleron?” “Yes Grandfather,” Aleron replied. “Did you remember to wait for them to exhale, before you tightened the girth straps?” “Yes I did, Grandfather.” “Good boy; now get the saddlebags while I finish this,” Hadaras instructed as he finished loading … Continue reading The Halfblood King: Chapter 4
The Halfblood King: Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Corballday, Day 21, Sowing Moon, 8760 Sudean Calendar Aleron walked along the narrow lane that led to the village from Hobart’s farm, Hobart being Geldun’s father. It was late afternoon, and Barathol and Geldun walked beside him. The boys had worked the last two days to get Hobart’s planting done. Tomorrow they would … Continue reading The Halfblood King: Chapter 3
The Halfblood King: Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Zorekday, Day 18, Squash Moon, 8759 Sudean Calendar Sweat dripped into Aleron’s eyes as he circled Hadaras around the makeshift ring in the stable. They were practicing great-sword this afternoon, and the summer heat was oppressive. Somehow, the heat never seemed to bother the old man; he was barely perspiring. Aleron shook his … Continue reading The Halfblood King: Chapter 2
The Halfblood King: Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Carpathday, Day 4, Sowing Moon, 8757, Sudean Calendar Aleron sat with legs dangling over the side of the wooden bridge. His friends Barathol and Geldun were there beside him. All three had their fishing poles in hand, lines dangling into the languid flow of the river below them. Cork bobbers tugged at the … Continue reading The Halfblood King: Chapter 1
