THE THIRD SOUL is coming back

Now that GHOST IN THE FORGE is in the can, what’s next?

I’m going to start the final DEMONSOULED book in April, but before that, I’m going to write something new in THE THIRD SOUL series.

Actually, to be more specific, I’m going to write three new things in THE THIRD SOUL. Specifically, a novella, and then two short novels in the setting. They’ll bring in a lot of new characters, and they’ll have new protagonists. I will return to Rachaelis and Corthain at some point, but before I do, I want to explore and expand the world of THE THIRD SOUL a bit more.

To do that, I’m going to revive a really, really long novel I wrote before I actually wrote THE THIRD SOUL called “The Black Paladin.” “The Black Paladin” was the origin of the setting in THE THIRD SOUL, and like GHOST IN THE FLAMES, I spent a lot of time trying to get “The Black Paladin” published. After I gave up, I wrote THE THIRD SOUL using the same setting as “The Black Paladin”.

And then ebooks happened.

Anyway, the novella is tentatively entitled THE OUTLAW ADEPT, and will take place in Araspan, with Thalia Kalarien as the main protagonist. The two novels will be THE BLACK PALADIN and THE TOMB OF BALIGANT, and will take place a good distance from Araspan. (And in fact, as the plotline goes on they get farther away from Araspan.)

Anyway, look for THE OUTLAW ADEPT sometime in April, with THE BLACK PALADIN and THE TOMB OF BALIGANT after that.

Watch this space for more information!

-JM