March 2025

 Well fuck you very much 2025.
This year has opted for the nuclear option for my family. We lost a family member on the last day of February. So before I get into the normal blog stuff, I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of something.
Take a moment and appreciate your loved ones.
You never know what life is going to do, and at times that means profound loss. So stop and give them a hug, a kiss, a kind word of love. Just appreciate your loved ones and let them know you love them.
My thoughts are with my sister and her kids as she deals with what has happened.

Honestly the rest of the blog just doesn't seem as important now. I'll still give you the recaps and upcoming news, but I'm just not feeling it.

LV9 came out right at the start of February and did...not good. It missed the mark for covering debts. Not surprising as the last three books were dropping off faster and faster, but it still stings to know the last book went out with a whimper for the fans.
The audio of LV8 and LV9 are going to be recorded this month and into next. I'll update next month once I know more.

Aether's 10 is slated for April 1st, and no it's not a joke.
It was a good one to write, and I think is either the shortest AR or the 2nd shortest.
Book 11 will see some time skips and might likely see the ending of the Kroggian posting...maybe. We'll find out once Greg tells me.

After AR10 we get to HC3. I know a lot of people are looking forward to more HC. It'll be a good one and I know people will be shocked at least once.

As for myself I'll be starting in on AL5. Zander has a mission from the Assembly and friends to help do the impossible. It's going to be interesting to see how it goes down.

That's pretty much it.
I'll be at the LITRPG-Con in Denver during July. If you look for it, you can find the website and info for it.
I'll also be going back to DragonCon in August-September.

Until next month, make sure to stay safe, and to love your loved ones.

Daniel Schinhofen
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February 2025

 Well, here we are...February...man the 2020's really need some help.
Let's get to good talk about books.

This month has seen the release of the last book in the Luck's Voice series. Luck's Voice 9: Blessed Nations was released on preorder on the 1st of this month. Doc's story comes to its conclusion as he does something he never wanted to do...play politics.
Here's the link:
Blessed Nations (Luck's Voice Book 9) - Kindle edition by Schinhofen, Daniel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

A comment about audio, Andie has told me we're still on track for her to record LV8 at the end of this month. She'll then follow LV8 with recording LV9. That should mean late March or early April should see the audio for LV finish up as well.

Since LV is now done, that means the rotation now drops from 4 series to 3 series. The next book will be Aether's 10, then Heavenly 3, before we get to Antecedents 5. Aether's is currently slated for April 1st, and no that's not an April Fool's joke. I'm trying to move to a book every 2 months on the 1st. Aether's as they tend to go long might mean we miss the mark, but we'll be doing our best to hit it. I won't put up a preorder until I know we can meet the date.

I've already started writing Aether's 10, and man it's going to be so good...no spoilers but I love the hell out of the book and series. There is so much for you to look forward to and I can't wait for it to happen. A couple of months and you'll understand.

Once I finish writing AR10 I'll actually be moving onto AL5, because HC3 has already been written. For those hoping I'll shift the schedule, it isn't happening, but June 1st will see you with CH3 in your hands. You'll all have a few answers to things you've likely been curious about in the series, but it just means more questions.

I think that's about it for updates. The next live chat is the 15th at 6pm Pacific this month. Come and hang out and get the chance to win one of the challenge coins. They're live on Twitch for those who want to show up.

Oh wait, some people did ask me. AL4 actually took the record for top sales spot for the series. It did more for the 1st month then the first 3 books did for their respective months. Not often a book 4 outshines the rest of the series, normally you see a drop off not a swing up. I'm gratified and happy that so many people jumped in with Zander and gang. IF you've read it you know what's coming and if you're waiting on audio, that's in Podium schedule. I don't know when they plan to have it recorded or put up for sale yet, but I will update once I know.

That's it, so stay safe out there and I'll see you in March.
Daniel Schinhofen
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