Genuine Modern Fantasy set in North Dakota
Have you ever wished you could drink from the skull of your enemy? err, me neither. But how about drinking coffee (or your breakfast beer–we don’t judge) from a classy ceramic mug featuring artwork from your favorite urban fantasy series? No, not Harry Potter. We’re talking Ascending Mage! Our new swag shop features mugs of different sizes and styles, each…
This weekend, Frank sat down for a chat with local comedian (and longtime friend) Brock Anderson. That chat evolved into a quick-cut interview–the first in a series of profiles Brock plans on doing with notable local personalities. Watch, and you’ll get a glimpse into the deadpan style of a fellow storyteller:
I’m a bit of a map nerd (he said proudly), and I just love creating worlds. World building is easily my favorite part of storytelling. I spend untold numbers of hours (weeks, really) researching geography, history, animal and plant evolution, and mythological origin stories, all so I can create our own. We refer to Aedynar throughout our stories, from the…
Your ears are in for a treat! Actress A.V. Caris has been recording voiceover narration for the audiobook version of Ascending Mage 1: Changeling Justice. It hasn’t been to the production engineer for fine-tuning yet, but we wanted to share a sneak peek with you. Here’s the raw recording for Chapter One of Ascending Mage 1: Isn’t she amazing? We’re…
Excuse us a moment as we squeal excitedly. There might even be some celebratory war horn blowing happening today. Q: Why the silly catfacery? A: Another milestone has been reached here at our nascent publishing venture: we’ve hit 10,000 books sold! It’s taken us seven months and five novels to hit that mark, mind you, so it’s not like we’re…
It’s not even been a week since Ascending Mage 5: Changeling Uprising was released, yet we’ve already begun outlining for the next novel! Ascending Mage 6: Hold The Line picks up the story in the aftermath of the previous book’s battles (no spoilers!). Here’s the gorgeous cover: Our cover artist, Ben Roque, yet again nailed the emotions in this scene….
“The odds are never in her favor. Good thing this mage doesn’t play by the rules.” With a tagline like that, you know Ember Wright is about to throw down and kick some asses! The latest installment–and Season One finale–of our Ascending Mage series is coming out on Sunday, September 22, 2019. You can order it now in paperback form, or pre-order the…
Last month, we began auditions for the voice actor who will narrate the Ascending Mage series. We posted audio samples of our top four picks and invited you to cast your vote. Several hundred ballots were submitted, along with helpful feedback. Everyone had their personal preferences for who gave the best performance resembling their own interpretation of Ember Wright. Ultimately,…
We’re such lucky squirrels. If you regularly watch our videos or read our articles, you’ve probably heard us make that claim a few times. We have such amazing readers, many who have evolved into fans and even friends. They show their support by telling their friends about our stories, and by buying our books and pre-ordering titles before they’re released….
Audiobook production of our novels has been on the ol’ To Do list for a while. Like everything we procrastinate on, eventually it gets tended to! We’d like your help making the decision: who will be the voice of our Ascending Mage series? We asked a selection of talented voice actors to read a sample passage from Ascending Mage 1:…
