Poetry from Sudea

I am definitely not a poet. I don't really read any poetry, or appreciate it overmuch, I am sorry to admit. I only ever recall writing one poem for a high school English class; it was a Shakespearean sonnet titled "Shit." I did a few song parodies with my best friend from college, Steve, but … Continue reading Poetry from Sudea

Audiobooks Progress

As of this morning, Stewart has the opening credits, prologue, and seventeen chapters of The Halfblood King recorded and uploaded to ACX, Audible's production site.  He plans to complete production in early to mid-September, so we should have it published and available sometime that month. Below is his contact information, for anyone wanting truly exceptional … Continue reading Audiobooks Progress

Audiobooks Soon to be Released

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

Sign of the White Raven, Second Edition is out!

I am happy to inform you that the second edition of Book Two of The Chronicles of Aertu, Sign of the White Raven is available on Kindle, in paperback, and hardcover. United States: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6RF25M9?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks United Kingdom: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C6RF25M9?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks Thank you all for your support. Best regards, Julian E. Benoit

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