Jamie McFarlane’s new series – The Afterwar Saga
Chasing his twin sister through an unstable wormhole connects Quinn Hoffen with long-lost family struggling to overcome unscrupulous brigands…
You read that right. Our hero’s last name is Hoffen. Quinn and his sister Liv are the twin children of Liam and Tabby. The Afterwar Saga picks up twenty years after the end of Privateer Tales and the war that’s referenced is of course, the Kroerak war. For me, the story (with help of an unstable wormhole) is a fresh start with characters who feel familiar but have a whole new set of challenges their parents were never faced with. I love being back in the Privateer Tales universe, even as I search through its nooks and crannies for dark villains to pit against our inexperienced crew.
On February 1st, I’ll release Brigand’s Choice: A Privateer’s Legacy (Afterwar Saga Book #1). That’s great, you say, but maybe you’re still thinking about the longer than usual wait. Those are good instincts on your part and in fact, there’s more. On April 1st, I’ll release Hostile Legacy (Afterwar Saga Book #2) and then on June 1st, I’ll release Forsaken Colony (Afterwar Saga Book #3). That’s right, starting in February, I’ll release a new installment every two months. That’s darn near a year’s work for me.
As of this writing, I’ve completed Bandit’s Choice, have delivered to beta Hostile Legacy, and have written six chapters of Forsaken Colony. The deadlines are achievable but I won’t be sitting on my hands anytime soon. I look forward seeing how you’ll receive this stand-alone yet follow on series.
In other writing news, I’ve identified that the project following Forsaken Colony will be Junkyard Commandos in the Junkyard Pirate series. I don’t have much beyond a title and an expectation for an epic battle, far from home. I’ll get back to the ground-pounding excitement of high-tech combat with grumpy old vets who understand the meaning of the words, honor and sacrifice.
Floating around in my head but with no firm dates or even plans to actively engage are the projects The Oldest Starfighter, Wizard Prince and completely new idea about an alien invasion that hasn’t gone so well here on Earth. I’ll release a short story on the latter as a test balloon to see what you all think. All of these are skunk works projects and I can’t be held to any dates on them, even though Wizard Prince is 85% complete, and The Oldest Starfighter is 30% complete.
So that’s it — Happy Reading!!
Jamie McFarlane
