Wizards, Warriors, & Words is a fantasy writing advice broadcast hosted by Jed Herne, Rob J. Hayes, Michael R. Fletcher, and Dyrk Ashton. See video on YouTube, or listen on all your favorite podcast stations. Past guests include Adrian Tchaikovsky, R.J. Barker, Anna Smith Spark, Will Wight, Gareth Hanrahan, M.L. Spencer, John Gwynne, and fantasy artist Felix Ortiz, with more to come!
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PATERNUS: THE COMPLETE TRILOGY Audiobook now available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes
PATERNUS: WAR OF GODS AUDIOBOOK NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, AUDIBLE, AND ITUNES!
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War of Gods is the highly anticipated conclusion to the critically acclaimed, award winning epic urban fantasy series, The Paternus Trilogy.
From Africa to Asgard, to an invisible island in the Pacific and the Bone Road of a forgotten world, Fi and Zeke must come to grips with not only their newfound abilities but also who they are – and accept what they are becoming. Wielders of ancient and dangerous powers, warriors, and hopefully, heroes. But the end of worlds is coming, and time is short.
Titans will clash. Gods will battle. Monsters will swarm.
Can Peter and the Deva possibly defeat their age-old enemy in the face of overwhelming odds against them? There’s only one way to find out.
CRY HAVOC, AND LET SLIP THE GODS OF WAR.
PATERNUS: THE COMPLETE TRILOGY
PATERNUS: THE COMPLETE TRILOGY
All three books in the critically acclaimed, award winning epic urban fantasy series, The Paternus Trilogy, together in one digital box set.
What's Next for Dyrk?
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.


