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Paperbacks ready for Signing & Packaging!

AuthorAppleton on December 16, 2023

My favorite Christmas memories involve unwrapping new books, then lounging on the couch to read while Christmas music played and my family laughed. Christmas is almost here, and the best way I know to celebrate is with a new book!

Among Broken Gods (The Sword of the Dragon series Book 6) already has 5 ratings/reviews on Amazon… and all of them say 5-Stars!

Ready for Signing and to be Packaged for Shipment!

Today my shipment of ABG paperbacks arrived. They look sharp on the shelf😎 Tomorrow, I will be Signing these, and my lovely wife is going to help me package them to ship out to the Kickstarter backers.

God bless you and yours!

Cover reveal! The Sword of the Dragon Series (book 6) Among Broken Gods

AuthorAppleton on August 21, 2023

Today is the cover reveal for the sixth book in The Sword of the Dragon Series. As a reminder, In Search of Dragons will now be book seven in the series. Without further ado, here is the book cover!

As an added bonus for you, here is a free graphic for your computer background and social media. Thank you for being on this journey with me.

Among Broken Gods (The Sword of the Dragon Series book 6)

Available now! Shards in Belial on Kindle

AuthorAppleton on June 14, 2022

Over a thousand years before Ilfedo and Dantress were born, the Unholy Trinity of wizards seek scorched earth, and heroes rise to oppose them.

Curl on a couch with your Kindle

The abbot seeking to protect an orphaned boy, the young woman thrust into the role of High Priestess, and the Swordmaster forced to watch his loved ones die.

When the cockatrice appears, it may doom them all.

Reverend Ashinah promised to take care of the orphaned Xavion, but events are beyond his control. Ooletta never wanted to become High Priestess, but she’s stuck with the responsibility at the expense of her own dreams. Only Olympan the Swordmaster has a clear path, but it is a dangerous and bloody quest.

Rated PG-13 for violence and sensuality. Paperback edition will release next, then hardcover, and there will be an audiobook version as well.

Audiobook progress update and sample!

AuthorAppleton on September 17, 2020

The audiobook version of Swords of the Six is fully recorded now! This is a big project but feels very rewarding. Right now I am taking all of the rough files and putting them through postproduction in preparation for their publication on Audible, Hoopla, iTunes, and other audiobook vendors.

I think this is going to finish at about 16 hours of listening time. The audio quality turned out better than I had hoped and I have found that the key with the narration is to simply relax, be myself, and sink into the story.

I have been promising you guys a more substantial sample of this audiobook, so here it is at last! This is the excerpt where albino the dragon hatches his daughters from their eggs. I hope that you enjoy it! It is my intention to have the audiobook published by this Christmas.

Swords of the Six (audiobook) chapter 4: Shizar Palace

Key Of Living Fire special edition now available!

AuthorAppleton on April 16, 2020

Book three in my primary fantasy series, The Sword of the Dragon, is finally available both in paperback and on Kindle! Check out the three-book-collection and get ready for next week’s release of book four to match!

You can now purchase the original three books in my series. Next I am going to delve into the writing of book five, In Search Of Dragons.

Amazon has added a series page to help readers navigate the order of my fantasy novels. You can find my series’ pages here:
The Sword of the Dragon series’ page
The Neverqueen Saga’s page

Purchase the new edition of Key Of Living Fire here:
Key Of Living Fire (paperback)
Key Of Living Fire (kindle)

Promo materials for Special Editions!

AuthorAppleton on March 7, 2019

I am excited to share with you a glimpse at the promo materials being created for the release of the Special Editions of The Sword of the Dragon series! Easy handouts are invaluable, thus a new business card is in order. Simply a showcasing of what is to come… and “to come” is coming quickly.

Business card face:

Card reverse:

Neverqueen2 available now in print!

AuthorAppleton on November 20, 2017

The wizard wanted a male heir, but when he saw that the boy born to him was malformed he determined to kill him. Born into a life of cruelty, Valor could easily have fallen into his father’s darkness. Instead he set out to undo the wizard’s madness by covering those around him with the Creator’s compassion and light. The prophets are at work in the shadows, bringing forward the Neverqueen as the next prophetess whose reign will bring hope to the people of Paradon, and to her own people by the Eiderveis River. Her mysterious interactions and judgements will settle a caution and a terror in the hearts of the sorcerers and others who ignore her warnings. Unlikely alliances are formed in this story of hope that rises through adverse circumstances.

In time for Thanksgiving and Christmas, if you enjoyed Neverqueen then here you have the sequel we’ve been waiting for! In paperback this link and on Kindle this link.

Neverqueen 2 now available on Kindle! & coming in Paperback!

AuthorAppleton on November 14, 2017

The wizard wanted a male heir, but when he saw that the boy born to him was malformed he determined to kill him.

Finally Neverqueen2 is at your fingertips! Available now on Kindle and I cannot wait for you to get into this story:

Born into a life of cruelty, Valor could easily have fallen into his father’s darkness. Instead he set out to undo the wizard’s madness by covering those around him with the Creator’s compassion and light.

The prophets are at work in the shadows, bringing forward the Neverqueen as the next prophetess whose reign will bring hope to the people of Paradon, and to her own people by the Eiderveis River. Her mysterious interactions and judgements will settle a caution and a terror in the hearts of the sorcerers and others who ignore her warnings.

Tomorrow I will be reviewing the first Print proof of Neverqueen2. As long as it checks out well, it will be released immediately in Paperback! Enjoy! Follow this link to find it on Amazon.