Hello everyone!
I've been asked a lot lately, “Will there be more stories in the world of Paternus?” and “What are you writing next?”
I’m here to answer both.
First – absolutely! I plan to write a series of 4 to 6 shorter novels that take place approximately 20 years before the Paternus Trilogy begins. These will be more straightforward Urban Fantasy in the wizardly demon/monster hunter vein, with a whole lot of action.
I then want to do another trilogy that takes place about 14 or 15 years after the Paternus Trilogy ends.
But ...
Before those are written, and to answer the second question, I've signed on with Wraithmarked Creative to write an epic progression fantasy trilogy with the fabulous David Estes, author of the incredibly successful Fatemarked series. The working title is Kraken Rider Z. We're still working on the blurb, but it goes something like this –
If there's one thing dragons fear, it's a kraken.
Even lowly hull-scrubber Zee Tarrow knows that. Like everyone on the island Kingdom of Tosh, he was frightened by fables of krakens as a child. It seems an odd thing to press upon the children of the realm, because – luckily for the dragons and their riders – no one has seen a kraken in a thousand years.
Then again, Tosh is a society that lives off the sea, that exists only at the will of the ocean. Royal Dragon Knights guard the king's ships and vessels, defending them from the constant threat of pirates, hostile empires, and beasts of the sea. It makes sense that the people would fear krakens, even after generations of Knights graduate and take flight from the ramparts of Triumf’s Citadel, an elite academy exclusive to the rich and well-connected.
A school Zee, who has barely ever had more than two copper pennies to rub together, has no chance of getting into.
... Or does he?
Zee has a secret. A decade-old secret, unknown to anyone but himself. He has not only seen a kraken – he saved its life. When that truth gets out, will Zee be hunted by the Dragon Knights he has always envied and admired, or will he be given a chance to become the first Kraken Rider in history...?
I'm super excited about this project. My main goal is to make it fast, exciting, and fun. Writing is already underway, and I'm having a hell of a great time with the story.
The plan is for the first book to be released in 2023, then the second and third in 2024 and 2025.