Brent Batla 12/22/21 Brent Batla 12/22/21

Book 2 Announcement

SPOILER ALERT - If you have not completed Book 1, please do not continue to read!

For those of you that have finished Book 1 of the Swordsong Series (Rise of the Blademaster), you know that there is a bit of, shall we say, unfinished business? Probably the biggest compliment that I get is; “When does Book 2 come out?” Well here is an answer. It will partially depend on funding from Book 1 sales since that one was entirely author financed. Don’t despair though, I promise to not leave you hanging. After a much needed break, I am currently writing Book 2 with the goal to release it some time in the late winter of 2022.

Without further ado, here is a sneak peak of the ROUGH DRAFT/developmental design of the cover for Book 2 (Wrath of the Warlock)

Any Jexi fans out there?

Rough draft cover concept for Wrath of the Warlock: Jexi, red-haired in a choker and blue-grey armour, against a pale sky

Brent Batla 8/27/21 Brent Batla 8/27/21

Final Proofread Complete!

I just received the second proofread and have submitted the manuscript to Gatekeeper Press for typesetting and publication! The book launch party is scheduled for November 6th!

Brent Batla 7/7/21 Brent Batla 7/7/21

BOOK COMPLETE!!!

Now on to proofreading (mid august) and typesetting. Shooting for a November release date for Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook, and Audiobook.

Brent Batla 3/16/21 Brent Batla 3/16/21

Writing, Writing, and Rewriting….

One does not simply write an epic fantasy without a good coffee shop.