When will Black Dragon book 3 (Summer King) be available? This one isn’t written yet, although it’s planned out. The final release date depends on the editing process, but I’m hoping to release it in 2025.
What is your next project? I’ve been working on a more traditional fantasy novel set in the world of Yarthe, a steampunk alternate-history Europe – the same world that I’ve just released a TTRPG campaign setting for. I’m also working on writing the next season of the Neophile podcast with Draconum Audio, and getting audiobook versions of my novels out. Can I suggest a character name / plot point / other piece of lore to include in your books? Absolutely – come and support me on Patreon, and let me know what you have in mind. If I can, I’ll put it into the story. 🙂
Does my favourite character have their own book coming out? Probably. I have plans already for Azarol and Vivian, and for Taran, and for Jay and Alan. Even Robin’s grandmother, Mirna, has a story of her own, although it’s likely not a whole novel – there will be a collection of Shadows-verse short stories coming at some point.
Are you going to turn all your villains into protagonists?? No, not all of them. But almost all of my villains don’t think of themselves as villains – in their minds, they are already the protagonists. So it’s all a matter of perspective.
Tabletop Games (TTRPGs)
Do you have plans for more content for the Yarthe campaign setting / world? Yes I do. So many plans. There are five adventure scenarios planned out and partially written, as well as a full supplement focusing on the subterranean Deeps of Yarthe, and another focusing on the extra-Yarthian planets, Ares and Ishtar, and on space-travel (aether-ship travel).
Are there other TTRPG (table-top role-playing game) projects in the works? There absolutely are. I have plans for a campaign setting called Cats of Ulthar, which will have Lovecraftian influences. There are other plans ongoing, but none finalised or formalised enough to share at this stage.
Do you play or GM games as well as write for them? Yes! I’ve been an avid enthusiast of all sorts of TTRPGs since I was 12 years old and my aunt and uncle gave me and my brother an old D&D first edition red box set. We both started creating homebrew worlds and taking turns running games, coercing friends and cousins into playing with us. I’ve never looked back.