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Tag: Aquila’s War
Aquila’s War: Chapter 1, Part 1
First time reading? Catch up with everything on the Wingborn page.
~ Previous Chapter ~
Lady Mhysra is rather bored.
Aquila’s War: Prologue
First time reading? Catch up with everything on the Wingborn page.
Welcome back!
Spoiler Warning! If you haven’t finished Storm Wings, you don’t want to start reading this just yet.
It’s Aquila’s War Weekend!
We’re back! Despite the longer than usual wait, Mhysra, Lyrai, Mouse & Co are back and raring to go. Time to kick things off with updates across the weekend!
But first, a few quick things before we begin.
- The Storm Wings ebook is released on Sunday, but you can pre-order it now.
- I’m removing the rest of Storm Wings from here today, but you have until tomorrow morning if you’re reading on Wattpad.
- As with the rest of this series (apart from Wingborn) Aquila’s War will only be free for a limited time. I won’t be taking it down until after the end, though, I promise.
- Spoiler warning! If you haven’t read Rift Riders, Dragongift or Storm Wings everything about this book will spoil you, so be careful before clicking on any cuts. The blurb lies below this one.
- Usual update schedule of Fridays and Sundays begins next week. However, if you’d like to read more now, my Patreon readers get early access and are a month ahead.
And with that out of the way, welcome to the fifth Wingborn book!
September Catch Up
Where did September go? What happened? I had all these beautiful plans laid out, the next thing I know I have one week left and no book… Meep.
Anyway, here’s a brief list of what I’m babbling about today:
- There’s only one week left to read Storm Wings for free.
- There’s just over one week left to pre-order Storm Wings for .99 on Amazon.
- Aquila’s War is coming!
- If you can’t wait, you can read the Prologue and Chapter One now on Patreon.
- Cloud Cursed is going up in price next week.
- I have a new puppy!
More in-depth below.
Wednesday Round Up
I feel like I’ve been busier than usual of late, so here’s a quick link post to recap it all.
First, Cloud Cursed is out! And still at its low introductory price of 0.99 (or the lowest equivalent I could list it at). Grab it while it’s cheap.
Or sign up to my Patreon before this Friday and get it for free!
Speaking of Patreon, if you take a look over there right now you’ll find a couple of posts unlocked for everyone to read:
- Aquila’s War Prologue, where it all begins again.
- Goryal’s Grand Adventure, which is a short story starring a very young Goryal, long before they were magical, all-knowing or a Starshine.
There are also plenty of posts that are locked for only my Patrons to see.
- Aquila’s War Chapter 1, Part 1
- Aquila’s War Chapter 1, Part 2
- My first Weekly Wednesday Catch Up
- Aquila’s War Chapter 2, Part 1
- Cloud Cursed Freebie Code (valid until 14th Sept)
- Aquila’s War Chapter 2, Part 2
And that’s it for the moment. I’m currently taking a few days off to reset my brain before diving into Storm Wings edits, but I did read through Wingborn #6 the other day and found it less awful than I thought, which was nice. I’m also getting a much clearer idea of how the Dragonlands series is going to turn out and a few more Goryal Adventure ideas.
Here’s hoping your own September is working out as well.
Take care, my lovelies.
Patreon
All right, everyone, my Patreon has finally arrived!
It’s a bit sparse over there at the moment, but I’m working on it. If you sign up today you’ll have immediate access to the Prologue and Chapter 1, Part 1 of Aquila’s War, with more to follow tomorrow. It’ll be another month before you’ll get that here or on Wattpad, so if you can’t wait for more Mhysra and Co, this is the place to go.
Before I explain the tiers in more detail there are a couple of things to point out:
- You need to be over 13 to open a Patreon account, and over 18 to support anyone. If you are under 18, you will need your parent/guardian’s permission.
- All pledges are listed in US$ and exclusive of VAT. Please factor that in when picking your tier. It will tell you exactly how much you’ll be paying (in US$) before you commit, but it’s still nice to know in advance. If you need to work out your own currency rate, xe.com can help.
- This is a monthly charge. You can change your tier up or down, leave or join at any time. Some things will be time dependent, but others will remain available for the foreseeable future. Just remember that you pay up front, so if you’re going to leave, do it towards the end of the month so you get the full benefits :)
Okay, Patreon FAQs can be found here, so head there if you need more info. And with that out of the way, let’s see what you could get.
Updates, Updates
For those in a hurry, here’s the condensed version.
- Cloud Cursed is on track to come out next Friday!
- You can pre-order Storm Wings from Amazon right now!
- I made a mess of things, which is why the pre-order is for the wrong book.
- My Patreon goes live tomorrow! Along with the first two Aquila’s War posts.
Read on for the in-depth version…
What’s Coming Up?
I know it’s been a while, so for anyone short on time here are the main points about which I’ll ramble more below.
- Cloud Cursed (Dragonlands #3) will finally be released on September 7th!
- Storm Riders (Wingborn #4) will follow on October 5th. The free serial posts will also be removed then, because…
- Aquila’s War (Wingborn #5) serial will start, here and Wattpad, on October 5th!
- If, however, you cannot wait that long, I will start posting it on Patreon from next Friday, August 31st!
That’s the short stuff out of the way. Now for the detail.
This book has been a very long time coming, for which I can only apologise. This year hasn’t gone at all the way I planned, but I’m trying very hard to get back on track.
Full information and pre-order links will hopefully go up next week, along with the first few chapters.
It will also be on offer: $.99 for all pre-orders and the first week of release. Thank you for being patient!
The omnibus version of books 1-3 will follow in the next few months, so if you’d rather wait for all three at once (Blazing Dawn, Storm Rising and Cloud Cursed), you can.
Thanks also go to everyone who read through Storm Wings. I truly appreciate each and every one of you!
Pre-order links will go up after Cloud Cursed is finished with, and it will also be on offer until release day. I don’t normally like having my releases so close together, but I couldn’t delay Cloud Cursed any longer.
I hope you’re as excited for the next phase of Mhysra & Co’s journey as I am. Unlike books 1-4, which I wrote years ago and haven’t really changed, Aquila’s War and World’s End were both written within the last year. I really hope you like it.
As mentioned above, I’m starting a Patreon page offering early access to AW, along with plenty of other things. The page itself isn’t ready yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as it is.
It isn’t exclusive – not for the Wingborn series – because I totally understand that not everyone can pay for it. However, I will have plenty of other fun and exclusive things for those who can and/or want to support my writing in this way.
And that’s about it for the moment. Proper links and things will follow in due course. It’s going to be a busy couple of months for me, but I also hope to get firmly back into writing at some point so that by the time NaNoWriMo rolls around I’ll be ready for it.
In the meantime, thanks for sticking around. I hope life and the universe are treating you kindly.
Take care, my lovelies!
Hello, 2018
Two weeks into January, and so far the year is bumping along much like the old one did. Plenty of things to do, plenty of other things getting in the way and trying to do their best to make sure I don’t get things done, same old, same old.
No worries. This year I have decided I’m not going to make predictions, I’m not going to set any schedules, I will simply set out to achieve things and hope I manage to get them done eventually. I do have a list, but I’m keeping it private for now and will only talk about things that have actually been finished.
Which leads me to… AQUILA’S WAR (Wingborn book 5) IS DONE!
This was my NaNoWriMo project from last year that got derailed mid-November, and I wasn’t able to pick it up again until the start of this month. But after putting in an extra 36K words, it is done! WHOO! It needs a lot of work and there are a few characters and plot lines I might have accidentally forgotten, but that can be cleaned up later. For now it’s all done and the sixth and final Wingborn book is poking me with ideas, so I might just give in and write it next.
I have also finally gathered all the pieces together to puzzle out where the Dragonlands series is headed, which is also a big relief. Looking forward to sorting that one out.
Right now I’m trying to catch up with all the things that got dropped last year and putting other plans into place for future things this year. I’m also kicking around a few ideas of what I’ll tackle once Wingborn is done. I might take a break from the Overworld for a bit, but I might also stay put since there are a couple of stories trying to catch my attention. Lots of things to ponder.
In the meantime, I hope 2018 is treating you fairly thus far, and that your goals and plans – whatsoever they may be – bear the right kind of fruit for you.
Becca Lusher 