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Author of the Tarot Sequence and the Magnus Academy Series. Published by Pyr. Reader of Sci-Fi/Fantasy, YA, Mystery, Graphic Novels, and LGBT+.

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How many volumes do you have planned for the Tarot Sequence? I am hoping for nice tight trilogy, but the term 'sequence' is so open-ended, I don't know what to expect.

K.D. Edwards Hello Marc! I have 9 books planned, grouped into three distinct arcs. The first three slowly reveal the secrets that Rune is keeping from the reader; …moreHello Marc! I have 9 books planned, grouped into three distinct arcs. The first three slowly reveal the secrets that Rune is keeping from the reader; the second three books focus on the secrets that have been kept from Rune; and the final three is Endgame. I prefer to think of them as a nice tight....er, novology? What's the word for a 9-book series? NONOLOGY! Just looked it up.

Anyway, I have an extensive outline on all the novels in the series -- I know exactly what is going to happen, which lets me plant all sorts of hints and Easter eggs as I go......(less)

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May I ask, when can we expect The Misfit Caravan to be published? because there are two different dates on Goodreads, one in a few months and the other in 2026 😱😱😱!!! I am freaking out a tiny bit😭💔!!!!

K.D. Edwards I spent a lot of time thinking about how to answer this question. So, so much time. There are a lot of factors at work.

For example, I put a ton of tim…moreI spent a lot of time thinking about how to answer this question. So, so much time. There are a lot of factors at work.

For example, I put a ton of time into my outlines. (I've been working on the outline for Book 4 for over 10 years now.) I also am not a fast writer -- though I have tried so hard to improve. Also, and maybe most pertinent of all, the basic reality is that most publishing doesn't pay enough to live off. Most small authors need to be both writers and....well, something else for 40 hours a week.

(I actually love my "something else" -- it's a fun, intense, and demanding day job. Though I dream and dream and dream of being a full-time writer someday soon.)

Another basic and personal reality for me is that I don't have a very rewarding relationship with my print and ebook publisher. It's something I try hard not to talk about publicly, but it's a real and present frustration in my life.

I don't know why they released a pre-order link and a pub date of May 2024. If May 2024 was ever a reality, it certainly wasn't when that link got posted. I also don't know why they shifted it to January 2026 -- I can only guess, since they didn't communicate the change to me in advance.

The moment I heard it had happened, I knew a lot of readers would be upset -- and I'm sorry I didn't have the opportunity to address it in advance. This bond I've made with a lot of you? You, the reader, many of whom have become real and online friends? It's one of the coolest things in my life. I had no idea how much I'd cherish this connection, but I do, and I feel like I've let you down. It's a horrible feeling, even if some of the decisions are out of my hands.

Anyway.... Since I can't control the pub date, the only thing I can do is to be honest with you about my process and milestones.

Here it is:

I spent about 18 months on the final outline for Misfit Caravan. I think -- I really hope -- it may be one of my best books yet. (At the very least, it's making me laugh A LOT, and I almost never laugh out loud when I'm reading my own writing. Putting them all into two RVs -- and throwing in someone like Lord Wheel -- has been a freaking joy.)

I am now fully in "writing mode." The manuscript is almost exactly half done, and I'm happily wallowing in the second half this weekend. I'm writing or preparing what I call "scene notes" every day. I genuinely hope to finish this over the next ten to twelve weeks, with a beta reading process that begins even sooner than that.

I'll let you know when all that happens. All of it. I'll let you know when I turn in my book, and I'll let you know what happens every stage after that. I usually update readers on Twitter -- but I'll try to remember to post here as well.

I am hoping that the shift to January 2026 was just the publisher pushing out the date as far as possible until they have an actual book in their hands to set a more realistic date. Either way, like I said, I'll be honest about my milestones going forward. Unless a bus hits me, this is my creative life's goal -- to get all 9 books in people's hands. There is so much ahead -- Dragons! Storms!

(That's not a secret -- they're in the names of the next two books: The Dragons Rise, and The Living Storm.)

More soon, I hope. I'll keep in touch.

KD

PS - Oh, and my tentative working title for Book 7 is "Atlantis Reborn." I've been playing with a lot of words like reborn. And resurrection. ;)

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Average rating: 4.35 · 31,994 ratings · 4,836 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 12,493 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 8,035 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3) 4.56 avg rating — 5,902 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eidolon (Magnus Academy, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 1,302 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sunken Mall (The Tarot Sequence, #1.5) 4.15 avg rating — 1,330 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes from Quarantine (The Tarot Sequence, #2.5) 4.32 avg rating — 898 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes from the Holidays (The Tarot Sequence, #2.6) 4.35 avg rating — 747 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy (The Tarot Sequence, #2.7) 4.22 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Separation (The Tarot Sequence, #0.1) 4.38 avg rating — 421 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amnesia (The Tarot Sequence #0.3) 4.28 avg rating — 152 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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K.D. answered Val_99's question: First of all I wanted to say that I absolutely adore your books and they live rent free in my head the whole time. I read them all one after the other and I'm planning on rereading them this summer. I also wanted to ask, I loved the Eidolon, and knowing more about the children and their perspective, are you planning on writing a sequel for them? Best of lucks with writing the next tarot sequence book! Oh, I absolutely want to write stories for my book teens. Now that I’ve made the leap to full-time writing, I can finally start making that a reality. The next two books in The Tarot Sequence will include interlude scenes focused on Quinn, since s See Full Answer
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“My name is Rune Saint John. I am, before anything else, a survivor:”
― K.D. Edwards, The Last Sun

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“What is it we need to talk about, Lord Sun?”
“Matthias, this isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.”
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“Don’t you do it, Rune,” Brand said without having to ask what I was thinking. “Don’t you fucking dare.”
“I’m just going to wait. Over there.”
“I’m fucking serious. Get the fuck out of there.”
“Right over there.” I pointed innocently.
“I will shoot you in the ass, the goddamn ass! I will shoot you in the ass, and you’ll be shitting through an inner tube for weeks!”
“I’ll be right back,” I said.
“In! The! Ass!”
I headed for the secret room.”
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