Weekly Bookish Update|Volume 10 Berserk Talk|Cahill Catch Up|Book 2 Update #22 (164.7k words)

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.


Chapters:
00:00 - Intro, Almighty Lightsaber mic
00:04 - What I Finished Reading
03:22 - What I Am Currently Reading (Sundered Moon/Berserk/Empire)
5:57 - Berserk and SPOILER WARNING
10:11 - Reading Plans (Royal Assassin)
13:15 - Writing Updates (160k Words)

Channel Mentions:
​⁠​⁠​⁠ ​⁠​​⁠ @NerdLevelRising
​⁠ @TheBeardedBookBeast
​⁠ @Talking_Story
​⁠ @CombativeRoboGuy
‪@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy‬
‪@CNavo.TheNextChapter‬

Books/AuthorsMentioned (out of order):
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Berserk by Kentaura Miura
Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Sundered Moon by Zammar Ahmer and The Book of Astea Duology

My Current Project—Watch my weekly updates for more on my writing and process on the road to self publishing.

Mercy: Tears of the Fallen—Book One in a four part Duology.

My Book Blurb:

Once a hero, Alevist Lightseeker gave everything to keep the world from ending, but mysterious forces felt it wasn’t enough, so they took a part of him he could never get back.

As an Exile, Erevayn struggles with alcoholism against his strong desire for vengeance. Guided by an old minstrel, he finds a path he wasn’t expecting, revealing secrets he couldn’t have uncovered alone, only to be pulled from his path of vengeance for something more; a prophecy putting the weight of the world on his shoulders. But is it truly his shoulders the burden should fall on?

Maetlynd nearly fell, all nearly died, but hero’s persevered. The Tear’s fell, demigod’s died. And maybe the enemy never returned to that land no mortal could go. Maybe the enemy never returned to Mercy.

I’ve pulled heavy inspiration from Elden Ring and Malazan—hoping to deliver on the massive scope of an ever delivering world of story. Tad Williams and Joe Abercrombie were also huge influences to my writing.

My read of part 1 of the “The Before” of my book aka the prologue -    • Read of “The Before” Part I || Epic F...  

A tentative release is July, 2025. Stay tuned for a cover reveal at the start of the new year!

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Channel: @kpyankfan48