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Monday, September 1, 2025

September 2025

Two-thirds of the year gone already. And the last few months have been busy as hell for me, and it's not going to slow down. Let's crash into things, shall we?

First off, I'm still at Dragon Con as of this posting. I hope it was a good con.
Dragon is the second con for me this year as I was at the LITRPG Con in July.
I have a thing in Cali for Cradle's premier being shown on November 1st too.
Then I have Reader Nation in Vegas, just the fan day, in November as well.

That's more than I will be doing next year, thankfully.

With that quasi-covered, let's dart over to book news:
Antecedents Legacy 5: Assembly's Folly came out August 1st and as of the time I wrote this blog before leaving for Dragon things look good. I'm thrilled people have been enjoying Badger's continued journey in his alien universe. Still got a good chunk of ground to cover there, but if you've read it you have an idea of where things are going to go. If you're waiting on audio...I'm sorry.
A quick digression for AL audio. We should have the preorder for AL4 audio up currently. I'm hoping AL5 doesn't lag this far behind, but that's all in Podium's hands. I can't do anything about it, sadly.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Antecedents-Assembly-Audiobook/B0FN15N87M

In other audio news:
HC3 is also with Podium, and I don't have any eta for that yet.
Which also puts us with AL5 and no news there as well.
It's not great news, and I'm sorry for that.

On the book front the next book up is Aether's Revival 11: Princely Mistakes. Patreon has been getting preview chapters ahead of the October 1st release. You should see the preorder for it pop up around September 15th. I will as always post to social and hit my mailing list when it is up for preorder.

At the moment I'm hard at work on HC4. Ben, Atropos, and Sadie have found their equilibrium together. Now they'll have to tackle whatever the Rank 5 tournament is, deal with family issues, before they leave the world behind. I'm having a blast with it and hope you will too in December when it publishes.

Once I finish writing HC4 and hand it off to my editors I'll transition into writing AL6... Man, it feels a little quick, but it's going to with a 3 series rotation. I'm still good with things as they are right now, but we'll see how things keep progressing. I'm hopeful to keep things at the 3 series rotation. Of course, AL6 won't publish until February so, it'll be a bit before it becomes a thing for all of you.

What else should I touch on...oh the monthly live chat for September is going to be at 10 AM Pacific time. In case you want the chance to win some coins.

And far from least is the little Kickstarter I have going on for the deluxe version of AR1.
You've likely seen the previous post a week back touting it, but I'll mention it again now.
Here's the link so you can head over to Kickstarter to jump on board.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schinhofenbooks/aethers-blessing-deluxe-edition

Okay that should cover everything.

Be safe out there and I'll see you in October.
Daniel Schinhofen

Schinhofen Books

Monday, August 25, 2025

DragonCon and Kickstarter

An of month blog post about big things happening.

I'm heading to Dragon Con and will be on a number of panels.
I'm going to post an image here of the when and where...let's hope it works.

On top of DC happening.
As of today, the Kickstarter for Aether's Revival 1 deluxe edition should be up and running now.
This is the first time I've ever touched on something like this, and if not for my officers doing the lion's share of it, I wouldn't be doing it all. Specifically, Jenn Bean, and yes, your favorite ferocious fighter handled the majority of this Kickstarter.
I'm going to post the link below so you can go check it out and back it if you'd like.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schinhofenbooks/aethers-blessing-deluxe-edition

Normal blog post will be up on September 1st.

See you at Dragon if you go. Otherwise you can find me where you normally do.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books'

Friday, August 1, 2025

August 2025

Here we are at august already, good gods time is flying by.

Let's start with old news first. LITRPG con was on fire...literally and figuratively. The small fire that got us evacuated from the hotel was definitely something to remember. For those of us there it again brought home the family feeling the genre has as people pitched in to help calm each other and also to help track down those who were staying in the hotel. A major thanks to those who stepped up in the moment.

Now the figurative part, it was said that 1,200 tickets or so were sold for the convention- I do not have the real numbers- and that's amazing. A first-year con pulling in 1k people is insane, but then again most of us are passionate about the genre. I know I came with 800 shirts and we got rid of around 600-ish of them. Along with dozens of coffee cups, 150 signed copies of Heavenly Chaos 1, and then the complete, or near complete, signed sets of every paperback I had.

There was never a moment something wasn't happening, between panels and games on offer. It was a packed three days of fun and comradery. I got to see all my friends in the genre; plus see fans I've met before and fans I hadn't met before. Sure it personally taxed my introvertedness to be so extroverted, but I did my best. I can't wait for next year to do it again, they already announced it'd be July 10-12 2026, once again in Denver.

Okay let's shift gears now and drop back to book stuff.

Audio stuff is smaller so we'll cover that first:
Luck's Voice 9: Blessed Nations- is now out: https://www.audible.com/pd/Blessed-Nations-Audiobook/B0FHL31JC2
For those that have been waiting enjoy.
Antecedents Legacy 4: Antecedents' Assembly is supposed to go up with a preorder on the 15th, according to Podium. We will have to see if that happens. I will post to my socials if it does.
Heavenly Chaos 3: Heavens Reflected audio was recorded and handed off to Podium as well, but I don't have any date for that yet.
That covers audio stuff for now.

Book stuff is next.

HC3: Heavens Reflected did amazingly well, not discounting the negative reviews. I'll be looking forward to how you all enjoy the next book when it comes out.

But what you might be here for is the fact that Antecedents' Legacy 5: Assembly's Folly is out by the time you read this. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHMFTX27
Hope you all enjoy Zander doing Zander things. It was fun to write and it's going to be amazing to write the next one in the series too.

Of course, with AL5 out the door that means the next book up will be AR11. It's with my editors now and we're looking at October 1st for the release of that. Greg and family in Krogga, lots of things happening before the Krogga arc closes out.
This does mean that Patreon chapters will be shifting to AR11 for those who want a taste before the book comes out.Just remmeber to keep Patreon info in the Patreon discord channel if you bring it to discord.
And of course we have the Kickstarter for the deluxe AR1 book that officially launches on the 25th, but the pre-page is up now if you want to be emailed by Kickstarter when it launches to get the early bird discounts.
I will be showing a little something off this live chat too, sooooooo....

Live chat this month will be 6pm pacific time on August 15th. Join us on twitch for that if you'd like.
It is the easiest way to grab a challenge coin too, by being there and giving me a question or a talking point. That gets you entered into the drawing for coins. I give away five every Live Chat.

And now onto DragonCon news:
I know I have at least 1 panel. But I don't know if there will be more or even when the 1 is yet. I'll post to socials when I know more, which is normally a week prior to the con.
I will be there though, and I should be at a signing table at least once as well. So easy to find me to sign something if you are coming.

Wow that was a lot of stuff to cover.
I think I touched it all though, so we'll call it done here.
Until next month, be safe and best wishes on everything in your life.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July 2025

Here we are in July, mind the heat.

Before we get into book stuff, let me mention that I'm going to be at LITRPG Con in Denver this month from the 18th-20th. If you are in attendance, make sure to stop in and say hi. If you are in the area but haven't decided yet, consider it. I should have some free stuff to hand out.

Okay now onto book stuff. HC3 came out last month, and did what Heavenly Chaos has done before, making it a solid series. I won't go into the review bombing on launch day, or the dislike for the trauma the characters are dealing with. We'll have to see how people enjoy book 4 and the continuation of the series. Trauma won't just vanish from the series, but with major points having been touched on it will likely see far less time as the major point to be focused on.

Next published book will be Antecedents' Legacy 5: Assembly's Folly. August 1st is the slated release date. I'd look for a preorder around the 15th of this month. I dislike putting preorders up until I have a final document in hand, which is why you won't see it before that. Badger has a major mission ahead of him and he's got plans for how to deal with things. I loved this book and can't wait for you all to read it.
Well to read it beside the preview chapters on Patreon that is.

On the audio front, I'm waiting for Podium to give me information on AL4 preorder. I'll post it on social media once they tell me about it.
LV9 audio is with Andie's proofer, so we might see it this month. I'd think August at the latest.

For everyone asking what comes after AL5, that'll be AR11. That is slated for October 1st, and man it's been a blast to write so far. I'm coming up on the last few chapters and it's looking to tie up the Krogga arc. Lots of things that tie back to earlier bits and pieces too...sooooo much to look forward to.
On the AR front there's also a little something int he works. I'll have more on that in August though, so make sure to come back then if you don't see news about it on social media beforehand.

That's it for book stuff right now.

Other news is DragonCon at the end of August and start of September. No word on panels for me there yet, and I won't have any in time for the August blog either. But I will be at DC, and will be glad to meet anyone who wants to see me.

I think that covers the big news for now. I do want to remind people about the October giveaways on Facebook and Discord. It's when I giveaway redshirt cameos to two people and coins to another 28 people. So make sure to check Facebook and Discord at the start of October for that.

Until August, stay safe out there.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

Sunday, June 1, 2025

June 2025

Here we are in the 6th month of 2025 already, and man it's been something.

Let's kick off with the big news of the month, Heavenly Chaos 3: Heavens Reflected is out. Ben and Atropos not only survived the mock war and tournament they won them. Now it's back to the academy for their second semester where Sadie is waiting for them to start their relationship and journey to the Heavens together.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8TPTZ54

For those wondering about audio...I don't know I gave the files to Podium and now it's in their hands. They need to schedule it with Andie and then the process continues.
Staying on Audio for a moment; AL4 audio is still with them. I believe last I heard Andie was going to get to it this month, but I don't have any firm confirmations on that.
The audio for AR10 it has been handed off to ACX and Audible, so it should be any day now. I'll post to social media once I know it's live.
Sadly, LV9 is still with the editor, so it'll be a bit longer still for it. Maybe later this month or early next for it.

Now for those wondering what next, well for you all it'll be AL5: Assembly's Folly on August 1st. Zander and crew were given a big mission and he was given a blank check on how to achieve it. I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you liked the last 4 books of the series.
After that you'll all be looking at AR11 on October 1st, then HC4 on December 1st to round out the year.
By the time the year ends I'll know if I'll be sticking with a 3 series rotation or not, until I say otherwise though you should expect this steady delivery pace.

That really kind of covers everything directly book related, but I can mention the LITRPG-Con happening in Denver again.
I'm going to be there with items to give away. Nothing to buy from me, only free merch to those who want them. I know I'll have around 100 copies of HC1 that I can sign and giveaway, plus hopefully assorted other items, and no that'll be it for books. Though if the convention does the auction thing, I'll likely have completed series, signed, for them to auction off.

The only other convention as of right now I can promise to be at is DragonCon in August-September. I love DC and seeing all the people. I really hope to see people there too.

I'm still waiting to hear from the convention in Vegas about being able to attend for just the fan day at the end of it. So I might be there, but I can't promise it right now.

Okay I think that's pretty much it on news for me to share right now.

Stay safe out there and I'll be back in July with another update.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

Thursday, May 1, 2025

May 2025

Here we are, already through a third of the year. Time is both crawling by this year and flying faster than it should. But let's take this moment in the stream of time to cover books.

Aether's Revival 10: Buldoun's Blunder, went live at the start of April. It has done what we expect from Aether's, maybe the smallest drop of in readership, but ten books in that will happen. I'm excited to keep telling Greg's story, and see the Krogga arc coming to a close. Even with everything that has happened, there's still a little more to cover before we get to close the door on Krogga. At the moment I expect to be able to wrap Krogga in the next book, but we will see. Here is a link for those who somehow missed it was out.
Amazon.com: Buldoun's Blunder (Aether's Revival Book 10) eBook : Schinhofen, Daniel: Kindle Store

Staying on AR10 for a moment. The audio book was recorded, it's with the audio editor and proofer. I'd expect to see it handed off to ACX and Audible in the coming weeks, and if we're lucky it'll be out before the month ends.
Staying with audio, LV9 audio is being recorded right now. Andie will be wrapping it up in the first week of the month, and then it gets pushed off to the editor and proofer. If things go really good, we'll see it hit audible early June. I know you've been waiting for it and we're nearly there.
Which does remind me to note that LV8 was thrown to the wilds last month, so here's the link for that.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Emerita-Divided-Audiobook/B0F5JG83PK

Now what we're looking forward to now it Heavenly Chaos 3: Heavens Reflected. Slated for release June 1st for the eBook. I don't know where the audio book will be as that's a Podium production, but it'll be coming.
For those who just want to whet their appetite the preview chapters for HC3 are being released on Patreon this month. They have to come down before publishing, but will be up until the last 2 days of May.

I've been working on Antecedents 5. Man it's been a ride for that. Zander and company have a major mission to get through, but Badgers are hard to kill. That's not going to be out until August 1st, but it's nearly done with the writing part.
The audio for AL4 is Podium, and I know it's slated for Andie to record soon-ish. I don't have a release date for it yet, but I will post it around social media once I have it.

The moment I end AL5, I'll be jumping back over to Aether's again to start in on AR11. This will be the start of my new shortened rotation, so it'll be interesting to see how it goes for me. I'm hopeful, but we'll see how it goes. If it fails then I'd end up abck to a 4 book rotation, but I hope not to do that.

Hmm, I think that covers things up, ohh right this month will see my 7-year full time giveaway on Facebook and Discord. The much-coveted redshirt appearances along with challenge coins. So do look for those announcements in the coming weeks.

Only thing left is to remind people about the July convention in Denver for LITRPG. Hope to see some of you there, I'll have things to hand off to people. Besides some signed copies of HC1, I'm not sure what else I'll have, but I will have things.

Okay, that's it. I'll be back next month, maybe without the delay today had.

Until next month, be safe cuz the world be crazy as fuck.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books