What's Next for Ruskhazar

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With the release of A Tale of Gods and Glory in the rearview mirror it begs the question of what is next in store for my beloved Ruskhazar.

Short answer: A LOT.

The slightly longer and more detailed answer...

Ruskhazar is a vast story world that houses somewhere around 23 books. To be completely honest with you guys, I think that I'll probably be working on these books for at least a decade (with of course other series on the side because let's be real, I can't fully dedicate myself to just one story for one year let alone ten).

I have my Ruskhazar books divided into two eras, the third and the fourth. With the bulk of my books taking place during the third era and a handful of stories set in the fourth. My fourth era books are the farthest off so I talk about them the least, in fact this is really the only mention they will get in this post, since as I already said it could very well take me over a decade to write these books and so we're looking at them being about nine years off and I'm not cruel enough to tease you about something that I probably won't write for nine years. Just know that they exist and someday they will be written.

Today I'm mostly going to be talking about the third era, which has seventeen (possibly eighteen, one story is hanging in limbo as I go back and forth on whether I'll actually write it or not) books set during it. This era is a tumultuous time of necromancer cults, rising dead, and civil war.

A Tale of Gods and Glory is set in the third era, it's actually a standalone so it's the perfect place to sort of dip your toes into Ruskhazar and see if you enjoy this story world without any big and scary commitments. I published it only a few days ago.

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AToGaG is the only standalone set in the third era (there is one in the fourth era, but I will remind you that we aren't discussing that right now). Of the other third era books we have a smattering of series, four of them to be exact.

Rage Like the Gods—This is sort of the "main" story set in Ruskhazar. It's the first one I ever came up with and is still the longest series in this world. It is five books long as well as having a prequel novella (Between Gods and Demigods which is available free to newsletter subscribers). It is the story of crumbling society, the looming end of the world, the gods' chosen who are destined to save everyone, and everything they choose to do instead.

What the Gods Did—This series is four books long and will have an epilogue short story (what do you call the opposite of a prequel?). It is the tale of four misfits who are conscripted into a crown commissioned monster hunting band. It's a tale of found family and chaos. I actually have a post going into a lot more detail on this series in a couple of weeks.

The Blood of the Gods Trilogy—A collection of three loosely connected standalones that span from the beginning of the third era, to the middle of the third era, and the fourth era (which book 3 is actually set in). Each book has different protagonists, but they all dwell on the darker aspects of Ruskhazarian culture. Crime lords and vampirism.

Ancient Gods—Another trilogy this one is not primarily set in the third era because I have three words for you, and they are "fantasy time travel". Yup, that's right these books are actually set in the first and second eras, delving into certain historical events that are only hinted in other books. However, since one of my protagonists is from the third era so it still counts as a third era book.

So yeah, there you have it. When you look at the number 23 it looks pretty big and scary; however, each of the books are written in their respective series (and while I do advise reading all the Ruskhazar books and in the order that I publish them, that's not necessary to understand each individual series). Now that AToGaG is published, my attention has turned to these four series. I actually have them listed in the order of which ones debut first, but I'll be working on all of these series at the same point in some capacity or the other.

Here's the official publishing list for my Third Era books so you can have an approximated timeframe for when each book will release (currently I'm aiming for two releases set in Ruskhazar a year, but I'm hoping in 2024 to start releasing three a year—only time will tell if I actually manage that though).

Between Gods and Demigods (Rage Like the Gods, Book #0.5)—Already Published

A Tale of Gods and Glory (A Legend of Ruskhazar)—Already Published

Rage Like the Gods (Rage Like the Gods, Book #1)—Coming November 11th 2022

The Gods Created Monsters (What the Gods Did, Book #1)—Coming in 2023

Folly of the Gods (Rage Like the Gods, Book #2)—Coming November 11th 2023

An Assassin’s Guide to Cheating the Gods (Blood of the Gods, Book #1)

Rage Like the Gods, Book #3

What the Gods Did, Book #2

An Immortal’s Guide to Betraying the Gods (Blood of the Gods, Book #2)

Ancient Gods, Book #1

Rage Like the Gods, Book #4

What the Gods Did, Book #3

Ancient Gods, Book #2

What the Gods Did, Book #4

Rage Like the Gods, Book #5

Ancient Gods, Book #3

What the Gods Did, Book #4.5

Anyway, to make a long post short and to answer the question of what is the very next thing for Ruskhazar?

Rage Like the Gods is releasing on 11.11.2022

Now I'm curious. What series do you think you are the most excited for that is coming from Ruskhazar? Comment below!