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I'm currently hard at work drafting two projects set there. One is Rage Like the God's sequel Folly of the Gods which I shall say absolutely nothing about because of spoilers.
But the next project I am so excited to share more about. It's the first book set in a totally different series that takes place in Ruskhazar. I've said before that there are twentyish books set in Ruskhazar. Well this series is fiver of them (four full-length novels and one novella)
The special and exciting thing about this four-book series is that it is set during the same time as my Rage Like the Gods series. With one exception, none other of my twenty-or-so books set in Ruskhazar take place during this timeframe. A Tale of Gods and Glory is set nine years before RLtG. Of my other series, Blood of the Gods book one An Assassin's Guide to Cheating the Gods is set more than twenty years before RLtG and the Ancient Gods series is set for the most part hundreds even a thousand years before RLtG (although it starts off at the same time as RLtG only to have my protagonist go back in time). Blood of the Gods book three A Lady's Guide to Defying the Gods as well as a few other stories are all set after the events in RLtG in what is called the fourth era (RLtG is during the third era). The only other book set during the same time as the events of RLtG is Blood of the Gods book two An Immortal's Guide to Betraying the Gods.
But everything that happens during this four-book series, titled What the Gods Did, takes place at the same time chronologically as everything that happens in the Rage Like the Gods series. It shows a different view of what is going on with different characters. So it has a special sort of connection to my RLtG series.
But I've been too busy writing A Tale of Gods and Glory, publishing Of Stars and Shadows, and finishing Rage Like the Gods that I was unable to truly give this story the attention that it deserves. Now with all of those finally out of the way I'm able to turn to it.
Book one is The Gods Created Monsters.
As I said in the announcement post, it's about four strangers and a cat being conscripted by the king's brother to form an elite monster hunting group. Their task is to stem the tide of the undead and keep the people of Ruskhazar safe until the Gods' Chosen Ones can save everyone. Except if you know anything about Rage Like the Gods you will know that the Gods' Chosen Ones are not even remotely interested in saving the world.
So, it sort of falls on these four individuals to try to do what they can to keep society from crumbling and people from being killed by their ancestors until my RLtG cast can get their heads screwed on straight and their A-Game on. Which is definitely not happening anytime soon because my RLtG characters are a mess. I say this lovingly of course.
And I don't want you to get the wrong impression about my characters from What the Gods Did. They aren't perfect little angles themselves, even if they are crown commissioned warriors, they are far from saints. There's a reason why they are part of this group and it's not because they willingly joined.
Ikor: A Lower Elf magicker and the esteemed Scholar of Spells at the Acadamy of Magickers, is forced to join when the truth of how he got his position came out and people learned that he has more than a few bodies in his closet. If he joins this group, then he will be restored to his former position once his conscription is up.
Zarynn: Is a clever, witty, and spiteful Higher Elf. Also, he is facing a death sentence for being a sorcerer. If he joins this group, his past crimes will be forgiven, and he can walk free.
Alya: Is a noble lady, the daughter of a wealthy Lowlander family, and betrothed to marry the man who will be the next king. She always dreamed of an adventurous life outside of politics, however she never wanted it at the cost of her family being ruthlessly murdered. She's in this for only one thing, vengeance. If she does this job, then she has been promised a chance at her former fiancé, the otherwise untouchable crown prince who is the one who gave the order to kill her parents.
Conan: Actually... Conan is a saint. A former member of the crown prince's guard, Conan saved Alya's life, only to realize afterwards that it was his employer, the prince, who was the one who tried to have her killed. Now he is looking for a worthy cause to give him a purpose again since apparently his whole life as a guardsman was a lie.
Fluff: Alya's gray tabby. Never underestimate this cat. Doubtless the most ruthless of the lot, there are many mice that have had to be raised without fathers due to this fiend. He is in it because Alya is and also Ikor gives superior chin scratches.
^^^The Grumpy One—aka Alya (Image Via Pinterest)
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| The Gods Created Monsters |
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As you can see, as opposed to RLtG (where my MCs don't even meet in book one and some end up as each others' nemeses), my characters in this book are actually a team. This is a story of Found Family because dang I love that trope.
But what a chaotic grouping these four and Fluff are, it's a bit like a game of D&D with different alignments and each of the characters having differing moralities that oftentimes clash. Oh yeah, and there's monsters and the slaying of monsters. So hopefully you can see why I'm just so excited to finally be working on this story.
But in case, that hasn't convinced you, I will let on that it also has the trope of The Grumpy One Loves The Sunshine One...
^^^The Grumpy One—aka Alya (Image Via Pinterest)
The Sunshine One—aka Conan (Image Via Pinterest)>>>
Finally, a meme I made that pretty much perfectly represents the relationship these two Ruskhazar series have with each other...
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