Reader Question Day #30 – book scheduling and The Third Soul
Marcus asks:
What is the order of the Demonsouled books?
The first book is DEMONSOULED, the second book is SOUL OF TYRANTS, the third book is SOUL OF SERPENTS, and the fourth book is SOUL OF DRAGONS. All four books are available at all major ebook retailers. I’m writing a fifth book right now, SOUL OF SORCERY, and I’m hoping to have that finished by the end of September or so. After that will come one (or possibly two) more books to finish up the series. Though there’s also a good chance I will do one or more novellas using the DEMONSOULED characters and setting.
Miguel Guhlin asked via Twitter about the possibility of more books in THE THIRD SOUL.
I would like to do more books or novellas in THE THIRD SOUL. I’ve had an idea for some time now, for a short novel called TOMBS OF THE OLD EMPIRE that takes place immediately after THE HIGH DEMON. Alternatively, I would also like to do a novella called THE SUMMONING, about the events that led to Corthain Kalarien’s banishment from Araspan and the “illness” of Aramane Morulan.
Miguel suggested a book about Corthain’s time as an exile, during which he went from a penniless mercenary to the feared Hammer of Dark River. That might make for an interesting project – I might spend more time with THE THIRD SOUL once the DEMONSOULED books are finished.
Martin asks:
When does SOUL OF SORCERY release?
If all goes well, and real life doesn’t interfere, hopefully by the end of September or the beginning of October. If real life doesn’t interfere.
Manwe asks:
On average how long does it take you to read a book?
About a week, usually, since the only time I have to read these days is during my lunch break. If I really get into a book I’ll stay up late and finish it sooner.
With so many books out there, what is your method for choosing which you are going to read? Is it all up to your personal taste, do you switch back and forth between genres, or since you are an author yourself, do you read certain things to see what your competition is?
Word of mouth, mostly. Sometimes I pick things at random to read because they look compelling – the Kindle free lists and the library are good for this.
-JM
That would be cool if you did more stuff in the Third Soul series!
As for Demonsouled, glad there will still be a few more. Do you think you’ll ever be finished with the series (I mean truly finished, no more…ever), or you may come back to the series every now and then, with a book here, a novella there, etc?
About a book in a week, eh? No wonder you have read so much! 😀
I’m hoping to do more in THE THIRD SOUL – we’ll see how my workload pans out.
I am definitely planning to end DEMONSOULED after the next one or two books – I’m not sure if finishing up the story will take one or two more books. That said, at this point the setting is big and detailed enough that I am definitely going to return to it, and perhaps some of the characters from DEMONSOULED as well.
Now if I could write a book a week, I would be sitting pretty. 🙂
Hahah, if you wrote a book a week I don’t think I’d ever be able to read them all. 😀