Spear of Destiny by James Baldwin (little bear else holmelund minarik .TXT) 📕

life has to throw at us. And sometimes, they’re like Karalti and Rin: optimistic, bright, smart people with visions of the future and a love of life.

When we rise up to challenges, we can overcome them.

I got covid while writing this book, on Christmas Day.

The point of infection was a restaurant. I went to pick up Chinese food for my wife and I, and a man came into the restaurant, maskless and ranting about various conspiracies when he was asked to either put on a mask or leave. Me and a woman waiting in line stepped up to remove him when he began coughing in people’s faces. We bounced the dude out to the curb, but two weeks later, I got sick. My lungs hurt, my everything hurt, and I was eerily reminded of the symptoms I described Hector having in those blissfully mask-free days of February 2016.

About 50k words of this book was written while I was sick. I found myself doing the cocktail of pills thing I wrote about in Dragon Seed, though I didn’t ride a motorcycle through anyone’s fence despite the fever. All things considered, I had a mild case, and have recovered everything except my sense of smell.

My friends and family were invaluable through the course of writing this book. I couldn’t have done it without them. Almost all of us have stepped up for someone else this year. We supported gamer friends and bought each other groceries. We consoled family and struggled to motivate one another. We played Among Us and hung out on Discord. So take a moment to celebrate you, and all you have done to make this strangest of years a better place to be. I believe we will overcome the challenges ahead with boldness and intelligence. There are better days ahead.

You may notice that there is no pre-order for Book 6 yet. There are a few reasons for that: Firstly, Archemi is getting a makeover. I am going through all of the books with a new editor, cleaning up all the math and straightening out kinks and conflicts in the game system that have naturally arisen as we approach 1 million words in the series (!), and also will be getting new covers for every single book. Secondly, I desperately need a rest. Post-covid, I need to take some time to nurture my body, lose some weight, and find ways to regain all the fitness I lost this year.

And thirdly, I am taking some time to work on a second series. Join the Discord or Facebook group (or both!) to learn more about this and stay in touch while I plan and write it.

Thank you so much for taking this journey with me. I owe a huge amount to my Discord crew - Zohatu, Wanderer, Murdimus, Keebler, Parker, Noah, G.M.M.A Hamish, FS3D Pete and others. I am also incredibly grateful to my patient, understanding wife, Canth, and to my editors, Mimi and Kirri. Thank you so much, guys.

-          James.

List of James’ Books Hound of Eden Series

Dark, gritty urban fantasy with a cosmic horror twist, join Russian mafia hitmage Alexi Sokolsky as he confronts the mad demons of the abyss, finds redemption, and saves the world. Hound of Eden is an LGBTI series.

•Hound of Eden Omnibus (Books 1 – 3)

•0 - Burn Artist (Prequel)

•1 - Blood Hound

•2 - Stained Glass

•3 - Zero Sum

Archemi Online

A LitRPG saga about a young dragonrider’s ascension to greatness inside the virtual world of Archemi.

Archemi Online Box Set 1-3

•1 – Dragon Seed

•2 – Trial by Fire

•3 – Kingdom Come

•4 – Warsinger

•5 – Spear of Destiny

•6 – Blaze of Glory (Coming in 2021)

  Other Titles

•Fix Your Damn Book!: A Self-Editing Guide for Authors

•The Expanding Universe #1 (Paperback)

•The Expanding Universe #2 (Paperback)

Copyright

Archemi Online and all associated intellectual property is Copyright © 2021 James Osiris Baldwin and Tamtu Publishing LLC.

Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner.

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author or publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

For permission requests, please contact James Osiris Baldwin: [email protected]

 

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