Week 46 of 2024
Greetings all
My grandfather served in WW1, so Veteran’s Day resonates with me not just for the remembrance of those who died serving the country, but also remembering the Great War. 11/11 is a few days from now, and I’ll have thoughts as I always do.
Moving on, it’s time for a cover reveal! Tugarin’s Revenge, book 2 of the amazing Vechnoye Saga by H.Y. Gregor has an amazing cover by Alexandre Rito as you can see.
This book comes out on November 22nd, so about two weeks. Then, on December 27th, you’ll get Chernobog’s Wrath to complete the series!
I had a good week of progress on The Feasting of Vengeance. I’m getting close now, sitting at nearly 93k. I’m in the final battle, which is large sprawling, and a whole lotta fun. I’ve also got to go back and clear up a number of rough spots and various notes, but I’m getting there.
Elsewise this week, I had an interesting time popping down to Stillwater, OK to hang out with a guy in my fantasy football. I started that league with some people I knew but also with a number of internet friends. At this point, I’ve now met nearly all of them, which I think adds to the fun of the league.
As a side note, this league has been really interesting, unlike many fantasy football leagues. To be fair, I created it, which means I shaped it the way I want it. It’s highly complex, using more players than any other league I’ve seen and with more categories that any other league I’ve seen. It also has a large number of keepers, which are players you get to keep from year to year. I like all these things, so it suits me well. I also like that we’ve had a different winner, I think, every one of the seven or so years it’s been around.
Back to the trip, we met at Eskimo Joe’s, which is a bit of a local legend down there. I got matching sweatshirts for me and the wife. How romantic am I?
Note some new additions to my upcoming schedule below. I extended it out to Pennsic, but the key thing to note is that I’m set to go to Gulf Wars again in 2025! I hope to see a bunch of you there.
With that, I’ll say goodnight as I just thought of a scene to write.
What I’m Listening To
Bengals against the Ravens. Lots of interesting players to watch in this one!
Quote of the Week
Happy birthday to Guy Gavriel Kay, a great writer and a major influence on my writing. Here, he espouses one of the tenets I aspire to in my own stuff.
“After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.”
– Guy Gavriel Kay
New Mythology Works in Progress
Tugarin’s Revenge, book 2 of the amazing Vechnoye Saga by H.Y. Gregor has an amazing cover by Alexandre Rito as you can see. It’s out on November 22nd!
Rob’s Works in Progress
- Sowing Spring’s Wrath (3,213)
- The Feasting of Vengeance (92,799)
Upcoming Events
- Market Faire, November 30, Anthony, KS
- Kris Kinder, December 14, Kansas City, Mo
- ChattaCon, January 17-19, Chattanooga, TN
chattacon.org/
I’m the Toastmaster! - Gulf Wars, March 8-16, Lumberton, MS
gulfwars.org/ - LibertyCon, June 20-22, Chattanooga, TN
libertycon.org/ - Pennsic War, July 25 – August 10, Slippery Rock, PA
pennsicwar.org/
New Releases
This week we have Shadow Wired: Alliance by Gustavo Bondoni, the third book in his Shadow Wired series. This has been one of my surprise series of the year—some series have good individual books but not a good finish and vice versa. Not Shadow Wired! Each individual book is a great story, and all three lead up to a great finish to the trilogy. Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0DLBWJRYP.
This week’s pre-release is Salvage Harbinger, the second book in the Salvage Title Universe’s new series, The Invasion. Like the first book, it was written by Nick Steverson and Jason Cordova, so you know it’s going to be a great read (and that the body count is also probably going to be pretty high.) Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0DM4DHSMQ.
And don’t forget Reka’s Grasp! Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0DK4JWFL4.
Your pre-release this week is
Tracked Items
My Weight Today: 362.4lbs
Updated Word Count: 243,000
Firehall Sagas Archives: 758 entries
Have a great week, everyone.
Rob Howell
Creator of the Firehall Sagas Universe
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