Peek Behind the Curtain

Chains

What a difference a couple of weeks makes.

The ebook is now live as well as a hardcover preorder both signed and unsigned. I cancelled the paperback as it was only $3 less than the hardcover and nowhere near as high quality. The proofs are finalized and after I pay for the copies to be sent to the UK libraries on July 3rd we should be able to start getting the preorders sent into production immediately afterward and begin shipping.

The signed copies are $10 more than the standard editions, and that increase is almost entirely due to shipping. At 942 pages, Chains is an absolute brick of a book. Each copy has to be shipped to me for signing and then shipped back out to the reader, which costs approximately $9.40 each way. The additional charge simply helps cover that extra shipping while still allowing me to personally sign the books before they head to their new homes.

If you would like to support me directly, purchasing through my Curios store makes the biggest difference. I have had it taken down from everywhere else but it takes time to come down from everywhere Ingramspark distributed it. I don’t want to be on Amazon. I am exclusively selling on Curios.  Like most authors, I receive only a small percentage of the sale price through many third-party retailers. Purchases made through Curios allow far more of that support to go directly toward funding future books, artwork, maps, merchandise, and the continued growth of The Fading Light Saga.

I know some readers may prefer Amazon because of international shipping. The good news is that my print partner also offers global shipping. If you live outside the United States and are interested in a physical copy, feel free to reach out to me and I will help get you the correct pricing for your region. We can figure it out together!

For now, the best place to purchase the ebook, paperback, hardcover, and signed editions is through my Curios store:

Store Link: https://curios.com/KPAubrys

On the website side, the entire Book 1 reader guide is now complete! The character guide, locations guide, timeline, gods, species, and lore sections have all been finished. Future books will expand the guide further, but the Book 1 encyclopedia is officially complete.

Chains is also now listed on Goodreads! If you’ve been following the journey, please consider adding the book to your shelves, following my author profile, or leaving a rating or review. Every interaction helps new readers discover the series and makes a bigger difference than most people realize.

Thank you to everyone who has followed along, shared posts, joined the community, purchased a copy, or simply cheered me on. This dream has been years in the making, and seeing it finally become reality has been incredible.

Ashes (Book 2)

Work on Ashes is officially underway.

I have written the first twelve chapters and am sitting at over 55k words. The first three chapters wrap up the cliffhanger and get everyone in the story onto the same page before catapaulting forward. 

There are scenes in Ashes that I have been looking forward to writing for a very long time, and after everything that happened in Chains, I am incredibly excited to see where these characters go next.

My goal is to move much faster this time around. Chains took roughly ten months to write, edit, format, and publish. Now that I’ve been through the process once and have so much of the world already established, I’m hoping to have Ashes drafted within the next several months and ready for editing shortly after.

More updates soon.