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Prospectus 2023, Part 1

February 13, 2023 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

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It’s the heart of winter here in the mid-Atlantic US. It’s the best time of year to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate, and a pile of nascent projects for a new year of writing and professional growth. So I thought I’d share some of them, in a series of posts starting with this one, over the next few weeks.

It’s been a while since I’ve had much to say publicly about my plans. That’s partly because I’m still learning and figuring out how to make this whole “start a publishing company and author career out of basically nothing” thing work, but I’m making progress. Agonizingly slow progress to be sure, and filled with sobering revelations about how much more learning and work such plans actually take to move forward, but progress nonetheless.

Fortunately, I’m over most of the “indie author learning curve” I began just under a year ago. I’ve figured out how to create and budget for indie business; how to publish wide; how to network with other authors, and, increasingly, potential readers; how to find artists and commission covers; how to publish e-books, and now, print books, on a schedule (more or less); and a host of other details too mundane to be of interest to anyone without a mild streak of masochism. Doing that while also figuring out how to adjust my life from having a full-time tech career to being a (not entirely willing) early retiree has been a challenge, but that’s working out as well.

The only major tasks left on my publishing “learning curve” are to figure out how to create and sell an audiobook, and how to effectively market and get visibility for my work. I should be able to work out the first over the next few months. The marketing part I saved for last, since it requires having at least a modest body of work in publication, and I expect it to be an ongoing and constantly adjusting process. There’s a simple reason for that: because no one in publishing has a formula for it. I’ve read up on it extensively, though, and I’m getting ready to try some things out on a larger and more consistent scale. Whatever else 2023 will be about for me, it’ll be that.

That, of course, and writing. Now that I’ve got enough things settled, I’m ready to resume work on the next novel in the Sanctum of the Archmage Saga: Crucible of Heroes – Wrath of the Peregrine King. That’s now officially back on the front burner again, and I’ll have more to say about it in Part II. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Dawn of Chaos Excerpt on EPIC!

February 9, 2023 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

Huge thanks to the great folks at EPIC – The Home of Indie Fantasy and Sci-Fi for featuring an excerpt from my book, Sanctum of the Archmage: Dawn of Chaos. Now available in e-book and paperback editions. Link below!

BOOK EXCERPT: SANCTUM OF THE ARCHMAGE: DAWN OF CHAOS, BY TONY ANDARIAN

To read more excerpts from Sanctum of the Archmage, see the saga’s “book samples” page:

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The Measure of an Archmage

February 8, 2023 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

From Sanctum of the Archmage: Dawn of Chaos, by Tony Andarian.

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Gerardโ€™s eyes lit up. โ€œOf course!โ€ he cried. โ€œYou said that Grandfather was a master of its power, and that he didnโ€™t even need it to become Archmage. Imagine what he could do with it now! Would he not be like a demigod, were he to wield the full force of its might?โ€

โ€œI have always thought so,โ€ the King mused. โ€œAnd though he never said as much, I believe that is why he eschewed using it, and bequeathed it to me as soon as he could.โ€

Gerard frowned. โ€œI donโ€™t understand,โ€ he said.

โ€œYour grandfather is the greatest wizard in all of Kalara, Gerard,โ€ Danor explained. โ€œAnd heir to its greatest throne. But he has always disliked the very idea of wielding power over others. That is why he was always such a reluctant king. Itโ€™s why he refused the crown until he had no choice โ€” when his brother, King Victor, was killed, and he was the last of our line.โ€

โ€œWhat does that have to do with the ring?โ€ Gerard asked.

โ€œIt has an effect on the wearer. More so over time, and the more it is used. It โ€ฆ encourages the temperament to wield its power to rule. That, at least in part, is what it was made for. It takes wisdom and strength of will to keep that influence in check.โ€

โ€œI see,โ€ Gerard said. โ€œHas it affected you, too, then, Father?โ€

โ€œTo an extent,โ€ the King replied slowly. โ€œBut I spent many years under your grandfatherโ€™s tutelage, studying how to rule justly and wisely. And the unique bond I have with your mother has also helped to keep me grounded.โ€

He glanced at Elena, and she smiled at him.

โ€œSo thatโ€™s why he abdicated in your favor when you were old enough to take the throne,โ€ Gerard said.

โ€œAnd why he gave the ring to me when he did,โ€ Danor added. โ€œI canโ€™t think of anyone with less of a taste for the role of โ€˜demigodโ€™ than your grandfather.”

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Dawn of Chaos, Paperback Edition!

February 3, 2023 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

The print on demand edition of Dawn of Chaos is finally available!

The new print version is a 440 page 6×9 inch paperback on groundwood eggshell paper. It features a cover by Alex Perkins, and full color duplex cover interior maps made by me. You can order it online from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and others listed below.

Or stop by your local bookstore and have them order it! Just give them the ISBN: 978-1-959155-08-9.

Order the paperback edition of Dawn of Chaos online from the bookstores listed below:

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Or click the image to the right to order the e-book!

Dawn of Chaos - Cover

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Dawn of Chaos: Re-Release!

December 29, 2022 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

I’m extremely proud to announce the re-release of my first novel, ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ค๐™จ! It is now available on Amazon Kindle and from the Andarian Publishing bookstore, for a relaunch sale price of only $2.99 through January 8th. Pre-orders are also up wide on a variety of other online and international sites for release tomorrow, Friday, December 30th.

It wasnโ€™t demons, death, and slavery to the Dark that truly frightened her. It was the woman she would have to become to fight them.

๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ด is the first of ten planned volumes in the ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ข ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™–๐™œ๐™–. Originally published on Kindle in 2017 and re-released this year as a serial of novella-length “episodes,” this new third edition is the result of several years of re-writing and honing my craft as an author. It will also be released in January in a 6″x9″ “groundwood” paperback edition through Ingram Spark. The fantastic new covers for both are by Alex Perkins of Perky Visuals.

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Dawn of Chaos: Re-Release Pre-Order!

December 16, 2022 by Tony Andarian Leave a Comment

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๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.

I’m proud to announce the re-publication of ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ค๐™จ, Volume One in the ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ข ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™–๐™œ๐™–. E-book now available for pre-order, for release on December 30th.

A new constitution prepares Carlissa for an era of enlightenment. The harsh traditions of the past fade, and a promise of freedom stirs the air.

In the space of one terrifying day, that promise is shattered in a bloodbath of fire and magic.

Dawn of Chaos is a โ€œcompilation volumeโ€ that includes previously published titles. It was re-released in 2022, and is also available as, as a trilogy of e-books: Prologue to Chaos, Hell Gate, and Aftermath.

Dawn of Chaos was originally released in 2017 as an e-book on Amazon Kindle, but has been unavailable as a single volume for several years. This represents the rewritten and expanded third edition of that book. In addition to pre-order on most e-book stores, it will also be made available for early purchase from Andarian Publishing on or before December 23rd, 2022. The existing Amazon entry will be also re-listed for purchase at that time as well (which is why an Amazon pre-order link is not currently available).

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