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Thursday, January 1, 2026

January 2026

Well fuck 2025 and thank God it's over.

Let's hope 2026 starts to turn this decade around because fucking hell that'd be nice.

Onto book stuff...
First, we have a preorder up for Antecedents' Legacy 5. Sadly, it isn't going to be released into the wilds until the end of the month. But it's at least before AL6 eBook comes out.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Assemblys-Folly-Audiobook/B0GC9YQ5GH

Next, we had HC4 out at the start of December. It did what we expect out of HC, so good news there. Glad everyone is enjoying the series. I won't spoil things as the audio is a Podium thing and we have no idea how long that will take. But we do know Andie is recording it this month, so if you listen to her Discord server it's coming over there soon.

Now onto what is coming up...
Antecedents' Legacy 6: Dreams Manifest, will be out on eBook on February 1st. The preorder for that will likely be up around the 15th so I can talk about it during the live chat.
You'll need to come back next month for the link, or just pay attention to any of the usual social media pages, or the mailing list.

I'm currently neck deep in AR12, and it's a good book. Krogga arc is over, but we do see the goodbyes at the start of 12. I know there are some twists here people will not be expecting, fun times. If you want the preview of it, Patreon will be getting chapters in February.

As soon as I wrap that up and send it off to the editors, I'll be rolling over into HC5.
This is when I'll really start to see if a 3 series rotation works for me. The end of 2026 will tell me if I'm good as is, or if I need to switch back to a 4 series rotation. That'll all come down to the characters talking to me or not.

The live chat for this month is going to be on the 15th at 3 pm Pacific time. So if you want the chance at challenge coins, come join us on Twitch at the right day and time.

Think that pretty much tells you all you need to know for the month.

On the backend of things, my word count has been stable. I'm looking at a little over 950k words. Not as many as some authors, but nice and consistent for me. Of course some of that has been side projects I've had brewing, none of which is being talked about right now. If I removed the extra, I'm probably sitting at 720k words. But that's my free time that normally goes to video games, but sometimes something just says 'HEY' and I give it some time.

This year I'll only be at LITRPG-con in July, and a slight possibility of me hitting the one-day in Vegas again for Reader Nation. I'm skipping out on Dragon Con this year, not sure I can do both LITRPG and Dragon without feeling dead for a straight month. I'm currently going to hit both in 17 and then make my decision about what to do about them.

That's it. Let's keep our fingers and toes crossed that 26 is better than the rest of the 2020s.

Be safe out there,

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0G3QRLPFS

Monday, December 1, 2025

December 2025

Fucking hell, we made it to the finish line of this sucktastic year.
It's been a rollercoaster for my family and friends, and a little for me too.
Just glad it's going to be over soon. Then we'll get to see what fresh hell 2026 has for us.

But you're all here for book news so let's get to that.

First of all two months back was when Aether's Revival 11: Princely Mistakes dropped. I'm glad you are all still enjoying Aether's. Book 12 will be coming along on time, and it sees the family leaving Krogga behind.
The book news though is that Andie did the audio, and not even a day after it was sent to ACX for Audible, it was released into the wilds. So if you missed the social media posts, here is the link for AR11 audio.

Let's talk about what you all really wanted to know about, Heavenly Chaos 4: Graduating with Honor. The preorder has been up for weeks but by the time this posts it should be in the wild for you to grab.
Ben, Sadie, and Atropos are back and looking toward graduating from the academy, and hopefully being part of the tournament before they go. It was a lot of fun to write, and you'll likely see some unexpected things happening.
Hope you are all still enjoying the journey of Ben and what he has happening in his life.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1VTTP3R

With December underway the next thing now that HC4 is in the wilds is AL6.
It's with my editing team, and we'll likely see the preorder a couple weeks before February 1st.
Zander is a blast to write, as he's finding a new way to live. Still no-nonsense, but softening for those he actually cares for and loves.

Of course since AL6 is with my editors that means I'm actually writing AR12, bringing me full circle to the start of this post. Gregory and wives leave Krogga and head back to the empire. I'm not sure if you'll all expect some of what happens especially at the start, or not. Time will tell.

I should mention the Kickstarter for AR1 too. Things are in progress. Production people are getting their shit and starting in on things. I believe Jenn will send out a monthly post to do an actual update. But things are in motion, so we should still hit the estimated goal.

With a full month left to end the year, I wish you all the best. May the troubles of 2025 fade like a bad dream, and hopefully, even if I'm starting to doubt things myself, may 2026 bring some bright points to our lives...bright points that aren't on coming trains or mushrooms clouds.

Stay safe out there,

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

Saturday, November 1, 2025

November 2025

This year is coming to a close...thankfully.
It's been a rough one for me and my family, but we've staggered through it.

Let's get to book stuff, that's why you're here.

Last month we had Aether's Revival 11: Princely Mistakes come out.
It did what Aether's does, the series is going strong. As AR11 basically wraps up Krogga, we'll be seeing the family head back into the Empire in book 12.
Andie has been recording the audio for Ar11 during the last part of October. If things go well, we might see it come out in December. If not, January if the latest I'd expect it. Barring life and ACX holding things up.

On the audio front AL5 is still with Podium. Once I have information from them, I'll share it around the normal social media places I update.
And of course, HC3 audio came out October 28th, so if you're late to that party it's there for you now.

Which brings us to what should we expect to end the year out.
Heavenly Chaos 4: Graduating with Honor is slated out December 1st for the ebook. The audio will lag behind as it's with Podium. But I'm sure Andie will have it recorded well before any deadline they give her.

The first book of 2026 will be Antecedents' Legacy 6 on February 1st.
2026 will be the year that tells me if a 3-series rotation is going to work for me or not. I've had a lot of questions about it during the live chats. A partial year was never going to be enough to really let me know, but now as we keep the cycle going I'll be able to find out.

Odds and ends:
The Kickstarter did well and funds were collected. Now the process of paying artists and such happens, and we can begin the work of getting money to production companies. All of those updates will come from the team working the Kickstarter, naming Jenn Bean.

I'll be in Vegas on November 7th for the Reader Nation Convention Day. I'll have 30-ish books to sign and give out to the people who attend that. I'll also have other little keepsakes to hand off as well. So if you're in the Vegas area and have time on that Friday, stop in and get free swag.

That pretty much sums up all the news to cover. Short, sweet, and to the point this month.

See you next month. Stay safe out there.

Daniel Schinhofen
Schinhofen Books

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

October 2025

Month 10 of 12, 2025 is on the way out...but fuck did it feel like 4 years not one and it's not over yet. Really hope you're all doing good.

Let's tackle the big news for the month first.
Aether's Revival 11: Princely Mistakes is out as of this going live.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQFNG3Q5
There you go for the link if you didn't preorder it already.
Greg and his wives are dealing with the aftermath of the Buldoun attack Krogga. Lots of things in here with some friendly faces showing up too.
Small spoiler, skip the next bit if you don't want it...This ends the Krogga arc.
Really hope you all enjoy the book.

It'll be recorded this month I believe. Andie either has it slated for later this month or early next. Which means we might see it out on audio before the year ends. I know the audiophiles will enjoy that.

Speaking of audio...If you missed it AL4 is out on audio now...https://www.audible.com/pd/Antecedents-Assembly-Audiobook/B0FN15N87M

Also the preorder for HC3 audio is on preorder too...https://www.audible.com/pd/Heavens-Reflected-Audiobook/B0FSG4T95H. The good news here is it drops on the 28th of October.

That's kind of it for Audio news right now. Podium has AL5 and that's all I can say about it currently.
Once they update me, I can update you via social media. I'll also tell you here, but we know it's not going to be before October ends.

Where does that leave book news? Next book to be published is HC4 on December 1st.
It's with the editing team currently and it will cover the end of the academy arc for Benedict, Sadie, and Atropos. It has a lot of moving parts, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

That means I'm currently writing AL6. Zande and crew are always a lot of fun to write.
When I finish that I'll be going back to Greg and family again.

This is where I'll slowly start to see if a 3-series rotation is going to work for me or not.
Has there been enough time between the series for me to have that same itch to dig into things again or not? I'll find out in 2026 as that'll be the first real tell for me. It was always going to take a couple of cycles for me to tell and that meant more than 1 year.

I'll let you know once I can say one way or the other.

In related book news two things:
The Kickstarter ended. 371 people raised $63k, before expenses for everything to be made. That is a lot of love and support for AR, my deepest thanks for making the first Kickstarter a wild success. It funded the $10 goal in 7 minutes! I was blown away by the support. Now Jenn will be hard at work getting everything lined up and things moving. Payments are being processed and once the money hits the account it'll begin to be spent to get your rewards made. She's hopeful for a May2026 fulfillment date, and I believe her because she been on point this entire time.
The other news is my 9-year published anniversary is October 3rd. That's right published for 9-years. Damn! What a ride! All because you crazy people enjoy my stories. The giveaway is open for another couple of days on Facebook and Discord. If you want a challenge coin or to be one of the lucky 2 who get red shirted, you need to go join the contests.

That's it for October news. I do want to mention I'll be at Reader Nation November 7th in Vegas.
Not sure what I'll have with me to hand out, but I'll be there.
So if you're in Vegas on that day and want to stop in and see me, well I'll be in public to make that happen.

Okay that's it.
Until next month, stay safe out there.

Daniel Schinhofen

Schinhofen Books

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'