June Update!
Wow where is the year going? Seems to be flying by doesn’t it? On the plus side, I’ve been productive putting together my next novel. Titled “Slayer” I’m hoping to finish up the second draft this month and get it off to the editor for bringing it all together for a release in August. I’m then planning to start on the third book in my Swords of Heaven and Hell to wrap up that trilogy (hopefully by the end of the year!).
In other news, I’m happy to announce my YouTube channel is currently back online. Currently its only the audiobooks for The Sword of Light trilogy, but I should know by the end of the month whether YouTube is happy with the solution I’ve used for their stricter monetisation policies (no one knows exactly what’s going on but for now its looking good!). For now anyway, you can check out Stormwielder and its sequels on the channel :)
Finally, for those who’ve grabbed a copy of my Kickstarter for King’s Reckoning, I’m still putting together the formatting and digital images, but once I’ve finished off this draft of Slayer I’m hoping to really knuckle down and get those shipped out for you all to enjoy.
Alright, that’s it from me for now, hope this email finds you all well out there in this wild world. Good luck to everyone with the world cup. I’ll be watching it from down here in Argentina, waiting to see if it gets as crazy as it did last time xD
Write on!
Aaron
“The powerful will not go quietly. So long as they rule there can be no hope. To save this world, first it must fall…”
The Magisterium branded Kaila Dwyn a monster. She’s stopped trying to prove them wrong. Broken by loss, she no longer cares about rebellions or a better future. She carves a bloody path through the countryside, slaughtering any Warden who dares hunt the Gifted. Some call her a hero. Others a heretic. Kaila alone knows the truth—she’s a coward, fleeing from the wreckage of everything she failed to save.
While Kaila drowns in violence, Theron wages a different battle. The Elysian rebellion is haemorrhaging. Someone is feeding their secrets to the Magisterium, and the noose tightens with each passing day. Desperate, he turns to the last people who should be trusted: the noble houses, now outcasts like the Elysian, have their own score to settle with the crown.
But neither see the greater game being played. Ancient powers have waited centuries for this moment, and they’re not about to let a miner’s daughter or a band of thieves thwart their plans. War is coming—not the one they’ve been fighting, but something far older and more terrible.
The girl who once dreamed of protecting her people now holds their future in her hands.
The reckoning has begun.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ191TL4
B&N Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kings-reckoning-aaron-hodges/1149312773?ean=2940185200926
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Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/kings-reckoning/id6758372697
“The facts of the Magisterium cannot be challenged. They do not want you thinking for yourselves. Otherwise, someone might realise there are questions they cannot answer.”
Her entire life, Kaila Dwyn has dreamed of joining the Wardens—a noble order of warriors tasked with shielding humanity from evil. By day, she studies under the watchful gaze of the Sisters; by night she trains with her father, preparing for the trials that will decide her fate. She is ready to prove her devotion to the Magisterium and the kingdom of Fresia.
But nothing could prepare Kaila for a thief by the name of Theron.
When he steals forbidden agimet crystals from Kaila’s village, she is framed for the crime. With the entire world turned against her, Kaila must make a choice: surrender herself to the mercy of the Wardens, or flee with Theron, and be forever branded as a traitor to her people.
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