Alex Robins's Blog: War of the Twelve - Posts Tagged "wot"

Four years ago today I released my first self-published book, The Broken Heart of Arelium. It started as a side project, really. I had been living in France for so long that I was starting to lose my English, especially my written English, as most of my days were spent writing and conversing in French. So, I decided to do something about it.

My love for fantasy goes all the way back to the late eighties (yes, I’m old), with authors such as Gemmell, Eddings, Moorcock, Brooks, and Weiss & Hickman moulding much of my early forays into the genre. Something I love about these books is that they’re lightning-fast, action-packed reads that nevertheless manage to make you feel and care about their characters, even over a scant three hundred pages. I was hooked, and when I moved to France, Druss, Tanis, Elric, Sparrowhawk, and many others helped me get through the difficult period of adapting to a new life and language.

As the nineties bled into the noughties, I found it harder and harder to find fantasy that fit my tastes. Game of Thrones and The Wheel of Time dominated the zeitgeist. Long, ponderous, heavy-themed series that I still enjoyed, but sometimes struggled to finish. Then I got married, had two kids, and my free time shrunk even further.

It was when I was about half-way through Sanderson’s thousand-page epic, The Way of Kings (Book 1 of 10 …), that I began thinking about writing something that would scratch that particular itch for fast-paced fantasy.
The War of the Twelve is the result. It’s not flowery. It’s not overly descriptive. It’s short, sharp, and punchy.
Much to my surprise, a lot of people liked it. So, I wrote a second series centred around another of my hobbies: Ancient Greece. And last December, the first book in a new trilogy set in the War of the Twelve universe called The City of Mist and Tears.

Eight books in four years, plus a slew of short stories and audiobooks. I should be tired. Or satiated, at least.

I am not.

More is coming. Much more. Poseidon lurks deep under the waters of Tyrris. The Weaver plots in the monochromatic wasteland of the Veil. Aldarin is … well, you’ll see. There are stories bouncing around in my head, waiting to be told. Hopefully, I will get to tell them.

Of course, none of this could have been possible without my readers, all of you who buy and support indie authors like myself. You are wonderful, wonderful, people. So, thank you, thank you, thank you. Keep being awesome.

The Broken Heart of Arelium will be free all of this week (March 17th to 21st) worldwide. I imagine most of you reading this already own a copy. Still, tell your friends, your families, your loved ones. Or, if you hated it, tell your enemies.

And hey, if you’d like to get me a little gift, please leave a rating or review on the platform of your choice. I still read every single review and in the maelstrom of self-publishing, it really helps.

Here’s to another four years!

After two years of trying I've finally nabbed a Bookbub featured deal this week! Pick up The Broken Heart of Arelium for free March 18th through March 21st WORLDWIDE!

Link below.

https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-bro...

The Broken Heart of Arelium has been picked for Chirp’s Independance Day Freebie Friday!

That means that today (and today only!) if you live in the US or Canada you can pick up the entire first audiobook for free!

The second and third books are also on sale for a paltry $1.99, so if you’ve been on the fence about diving in, now is the perfect time.


https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks...