Welcome to August!
Wow how did we get here already! August, who would have thought 2026 would pass by this quickly! The bright side is, I’m well on my way to finishing off another book - I’m just going through the final draft before sending it out to the ARC readers! I’ll be looking for feedback before its final release, so there could still be a few months before it hits Amazon, but I’m excited to see what everyone thinks. The title has been confirmed as Slayer and I’ve just sent the description off to a new illustrator to see what we can come up with for the cover :D
In the meantime, if you haven't started my Trials of the Aegis series, Warden's Justice is currently FREE on all platforms so be sure to grab yourself a copy!
In other news, I’m also putting together everything I need for my next Kickstarter project, the Limited Edition Omnibus edition for one of my oldest series, The Evolution Gene! I’ve got another artist working on a special design for the edition, which since its more in the Scifi field we’re thinking of something more symbolic rather than illustration - although if you’ve read the series and have any thoughts on omnibus cover ideas I’d love to hear them! The story of Chris and Liz is one of my old time favourites so I’d really love to do them justice.
And finally, for those who backed my last Kickstarter for King’s Reckoning, all the books have now been ordered and will be dropshipped directly to your given address (or should already be in your Bookfunnel libraries if you haven’t already checked!)
Okay that’s it for me for now. I hope you all have a great August, and I hope come September I’ll be ready to launch these plans :D
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.
Warden’s Justice: https://aaronhodgesauthor.com/wardensjustice
“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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