People who know me, know I don't review my own books - but I do use my "review" to update them on important happenings with them. So here goes.- For the next seven days, I'm discounting by 90% ($0.99 rather than $9.99) as part of the Swords of Spring Sale.This sale wil include 52 books (because some of them are box sets, and each can be had for less than a single buck! Such a deal!Here's the list of what's on sale, and as you can see there are a lot of choices. But hurry, the sale ends March 7th, so you only have a week.I'm running a goodreads giveaway for 100 ebook copies of this book. While this is the third in the series, it was written as a standalone wan no prior knowledge of the other Riyria tales is required to enjoy it to it's fullest.- For three days I'm making the book free (that's a savings of $9.99). You can get copies on Amazon (which will also enable you to get the audiobook for just $1.99) or you can get a copy direct from me , which will provide formats for any reading device, and give you an opportunity to send a friend a free copy.- For two days only I've reduced the price from $9.99 to $0.99. So if you've been waiting for an excuse to read my books, this is a really good time to give it a try. Or, if you've already read and enjoyed the book - consider gifting a copy to a fantasy friend - or even two. It's a great deal but it'll end September 27th.- It's been pretty exciting since the release of the The Death of Dulgath in audio. It became the #1 best-selling epic fantasy on audible.com, and was as high as #8 site wide! It as nice dethroning Game of Thrones for a week in the top spot ;-). Sales were so good, in fact, that The Death of Dulgath hit Audibles Top 10 fiction best-seller list for the week ending De 18th, which is really cool as the book had only been out for 3 days during that period! The really cool thing about making that list is it's pushed out to various media outlets like The New York Times, ABC News, Th Washington Times, and a bunch more. It was pretty exciting seeing my name in print at these venues. I don't have total sales numbers but I can say that when looking at just Amazon data (Kindle & audio downloads), it's sold more than 9,000 not counting the Kickstarter books. That's a pretty nice launch for a book without a traditional publisher.- Gah, can't believe so much time keeps going by between updates. Well, now that the book is officially released (in ebook at least) I can make it to "read". Of course I'm not going to rate it, but suffice to say I'm happy with how it all turned out. For those interested in the hardcover and audio editions...here is an update on them. The book is on the presses and will ship 11/16. Not sure how many days to get them here - but shouldn't be too terribly long. Interestingly, that will also be the date the recording will start of the audio books...Tim had to shuffle around some other projects and he moved it as far forward as he could, but this was the soonest he could do it. Official release dates for are Dec 1st for print and Dec 15th for audio. Reviews for the ebooks have been very strong...always a good thing to see.- The book (at least the first part) is in beta. Robin is working hard to get the last half out to everyone. She's been working pretty around the clock as of late so I forced her into a few days off in the mountains without Internet. I think it was good for her.In other news, I've posted a sample chapter of the book here on goodreads. You can read it, which will also allow you to download it. The version posted at this time isn't the final version, as we still need beta feedback. But it will be close to what will eventually be published.- The book is done!! Well at least the first draft is. I'm doing my last pass edit before sending it to Robin (my alpha reader). I think it came out really well - but of course I feel that way. On thefront, things are going equally as well. We're the 4th highest-funded project for US fiction of all time, surpassed 9 stretch goals, and have six days left. There have been all kinds of bonus perks and more add-ons as we climbed through the ranks, so if you haven't looked at it recently, you might want to give it a peek.- The Kickstarter is going amazingly well - thanks all for the incredible support. We're not yet at 24 hours post launch and already at just under $22,000 which is a hair under 85% funded! Hoping to cross the finish line by the end of day 2.- The Kickstarter will launch tomorrow (6/4/2015) at 12:00 PM EST (Noon) - that will be 9:00 AM in California and early in the evening in the UK. You can preview itTwo giveaways are now live to win a total of 6 copies of the book. You can enter them from here and here! A lot is going on! First, writing is going well on the book and it is on schedule to be finished by the end of July/early August. Robin will, of course, need to edit it but it should be ready for beta reading in September. (NOTE: If you want to sign up for beta reading. I'm currently slating a release date of November 15th...but that is still "soft" until I get the book written and edited.Second, I've come up with a title, headline, and blurb for the book! Check it out on the main page here. And tell me what you think of it!Third, Cover design is slated to start any day now. It's being done by the amazing Marc Simonetti, more on this as it progresses.Fourth, the audio publisher is putting their ducks in a row to get the audio version produced. Of course Tim Gerard Reynolds will once more be narrating more updates as they become available!!Okay, I've been putting this off long enough. But it's time to make it official. There WILL be a third Riyria Chronicle book and I'm going to try my hardest to get it out in 2015. Here's the skinny.1. The project I've been working on for the past two years (The First Empire) is finally reaching the finish line. I plan on having book #5 finished by April or May. That frees me up to start something new.2. After finishing The Rose and the Thorn, I mentioned that I'm being cautious about Royce and Hadrian overstaying their welcome. But the data is in, and the overwhelming consensus is they haven't yet reached that point, and people still want more...and I'm more than happy to to oblige.3. While the ink isn't yet dry on the contract for The First Empire, it looks like that will be traditionally published. Unfortunately, it also means that it will be a 2016 release. I don't like years without book releases, so I want this new book to hit in 2015. Since I don't sign books until they are written, and since traditional publishing takes a year from submission...the only way to get this out in 2015 is to self-publish, so that's the route I'm going to take. I may also do a Kickstarter to provide some "goodies" and to get it in the hands of people early...but I've still not decided on that yet.I'm going to do some pre-sales promotions. Including ways for people to get a copy of the book LONG before the public at large. As such I have two ways you can participate in the early release process.1. Add this book to your shelf. If you do you are automatically entered to win one of the early advanced reader copies.2. Sign up, and you'll also be entered for a chance to win a copy.That's about all I have for now...not even a title yet. But I have done some outlining and have a great idea for Royce and Hadrian's next adventure. I hope you're as excited as I am.