End of Days is now written! The first draft, that is. I need to complete editing and minor revisions before I start looking for beta readers. But on April 14 I reached the finish line. That date is both special and amusing, since I finished the first draft of my fifth and final Geren novel, Emissary’s Sacrifice, on April 14, 2011.
To celebrate, I made images of three more key characters, since I’ve grown quite attached to them during the writing process.
I had so much fun writing this story that it felt like a sabbatical for my soul, at least until the last chapters. In part that’s because there isn’t a single human character in the entire novel. The trade-off is that there are no hyarmi in it either.
Below is a working draft of the novel blurb. The soonest I expect to publish would be in late 2027, so I have plenty of time to polish it.
The avarii of the Federated Enclaves believe they flourish. Having wings, they do not need roads or bridges. They delve their homes into the sides of cliffs, with no need to farm, make towns, or use money. They search, craft, or trade for what they require.
They have no concept of an army or why they might ever need one.
Cerussite Sings is a shapechanger seer who avoids changing form. His disability leads him to shun the pain and danger of sunlight. His passion lies in prospecting and mining, uncovering treasures hidden in the earth. Decades of exploring across the seventeen enclaves led to him being gifted by the archivists with a special role: keeper of the legendary Archivists’ Archive.
A vision of destruction drives Cerussite Sings to understand what threatens the Federated Enclaves. He finds mysteries: an avii with a message of doom, two mage-seer siblings raised in hiding, and a trail of suspicious deaths spanning centuries.
As he searches, he discovers that something is searching for him. His limitations slow him, while every delay brings disaster closer.
Is it too late for one ava to make a difference?