I've talked a little--on this forum and the old one--about my efforts to self-publish rereleases of three novelettes: Hanging at Crosbhothar, The Gale at Quiet Cove, and The Skull in the Tree. These three titles appeared in various anthologies over the years, and I sold them as standalone reprints to a small indie publisher last year. Unfortunately, this publisher chose to use AI to generate the cover art and made some formatting choices (like leaving the right margins in the paperbacks ragged) that didn't sit well with me at all.
So I decided to have those taken down under the terms of our contract and do new editions myself.
Between revisions and edits, reformatting the manuscript files to create professional-looking ebooks and paperbacks, commissioning proper cover art, navigating KDP, it's taken a lot of work to reach the end of this road, but I've finally arrived: preorders for Hanging at Crosbhothar went live earlier this week on Amazon, and The Gale at Quiet Cove and The Skull in the Tree will follow over the coming weeks and months. Hanging at Crosbhothar is due out on Halloween, while I'm aiming for the end of November with The Gale at Quiet Cove and December 19th for The Skull in the Tree.
Since this thread is for three different titles, I'll just link the series page:
These novelettes are at the core of my dark heroic fantasy series Tales of the Watchers, which centers on a religious military order dedicated to safeguarding their medieval-esque fantasy world from magic and monsters. All three follow Knight-Mother Arlise Dun as she seeks to make penance for her mistakes through service with the Watchers. Lots of swordplay, strong mystery elements, and a dash of horror.
Here are the covers and blurbs for all the stories:
Hanging at Crosbhothar
The Gale at Quiet Cove
The Skull in the Tree
I'm really happy with how these turned out, especially the covers, and unlike the last time around, I couldn't be prouder to have my name on them!
So I decided to have those taken down under the terms of our contract and do new editions myself.
Between revisions and edits, reformatting the manuscript files to create professional-looking ebooks and paperbacks, commissioning proper cover art, navigating KDP, it's taken a lot of work to reach the end of this road, but I've finally arrived: preorders for Hanging at Crosbhothar went live earlier this week on Amazon, and The Gale at Quiet Cove and The Skull in the Tree will follow over the coming weeks and months. Hanging at Crosbhothar is due out on Halloween, while I'm aiming for the end of November with The Gale at Quiet Cove and December 19th for The Skull in the Tree.
Since this thread is for three different titles, I'll just link the series page:
Tales of the Watchers
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These novelettes are at the core of my dark heroic fantasy series Tales of the Watchers, which centers on a religious military order dedicated to safeguarding their medieval-esque fantasy world from magic and monsters. All three follow Knight-Mother Arlise Dun as she seeks to make penance for her mistakes through service with the Watchers. Lots of swordplay, strong mystery elements, and a dash of horror.
Here are the covers and blurbs for all the stories:
Hanging at Crosbhothar
Corpses hung from the ancient maple like leaves…
Brutal. Valiant. Monstrous. Heroic. Folk say many things about Eoghan One-Ear, but Knight-Mother Arlise Dun has seen for herself what the rebel-turned-bandit leaves in his wake: butchered innocents and burned-out villages.
After half a decade of faithful service with the Order of Watchers, Arlise knows all the faces of evil, and she knows this evil is more than a man. The distinct whiff of demonic influence surrounds these atrocities. Yet no demon seems to dwell inside the man himself.
If she’s to uncover the bandit lord’s true nature and deliver justice for those lynched at Crosbhothar, Arlise will need to contend with a carnomancer, a band of fanatical reavers, and her own thirst for vengeance.
Brutal. Valiant. Monstrous. Heroic. Folk say many things about Eoghan One-Ear, but Knight-Mother Arlise Dun has seen for herself what the rebel-turned-bandit leaves in his wake: butchered innocents and burned-out villages.
After half a decade of faithful service with the Order of Watchers, Arlise knows all the faces of evil, and she knows this evil is more than a man. The distinct whiff of demonic influence surrounds these atrocities. Yet no demon seems to dwell inside the man himself.
If she’s to uncover the bandit lord’s true nature and deliver justice for those lynched at Crosbhothar, Arlise will need to contend with a carnomancer, a band of fanatical reavers, and her own thirst for vengeance.
The Gale at Quiet Cove
After a month on the road battling monsters and magic, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun just wants a hot bath and a decent meal. Not conversation with some selkie at Quiet Cove. But when Earc Mac Toghda tells her about the endless storm threatening his clan with starvation, she vows to discover who—or what—is behind it. Faced with wild magic, an unruly subordinate, and her own self-loathing, Arlise must battle monsters real and imagined to unravel the mystery behind the gale at Quiet Cove.
The Skull in the Tree
Knight-Mother Arlise Dun rode into Ó Méith in search of a warm meal and soft bed. What she found instead was a skull in an old oak tree. A skull inscribed with dreadful curses on an innocent mother-to-be.
Arlise knows the horror of maledictions bound in blood. Even better, she knows how to break them. But she isn’t on business for the Order. She’s on leave with her infant daughter, bound for a reunion at Quiet Cove.
If she’s to ferret out the hexer before their curse claims a stranger’s child, Arlise may be forced to endanger her own…
Arlise knows the horror of maledictions bound in blood. Even better, she knows how to break them. But she isn’t on business for the Order. She’s on leave with her infant daughter, bound for a reunion at Quiet Cove.
If she’s to ferret out the hexer before their curse claims a stranger’s child, Arlise may be forced to endanger her own…
I'm really happy with how these turned out, especially the covers, and unlike the last time around, I couldn't be prouder to have my name on them!
