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Daniel T. Jackson

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Daniel T. Jackson is a fantasy enthusiast, with a love for fantastical worlds and epic adventures. After 25 years of creating stories for friends and family, Daniel finally escaped from his day job to fulfil his lifelong ambition of writing Illborn. With The Illborn Saga, he hopes to create the next classic fantasy series.

Daniel can also be found on Instagram on danieltjackson_illborn and on Threads (again, as danieltjackson_illborn).

Daniel is married with four children, and lives in the United Kingdom. He also loves hiking, cycling and piano, and volunteers for a number of good causes. Illborn was his first published novel, and he continued the epic story with Aiduel's Sin. Book Three, Gatebound, was published on 28th February 2025. ...more

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What is the publication date for AIDUEL'S SIN, Book Two of The Illborn Saga, going to be? Please will you provide a progress update as at 30th August 2022?

Daniel T. Jackson I am delighted to announce that I have finalised the manuscript of AIDUEL’S SIN, Book Two of the Illborn Saga (and the sequel to ILLBORN).

I have also …moreI am delighted to announce that I have finalised the manuscript of AIDUEL’S SIN, Book Two of the Illborn Saga (and the sequel to ILLBORN).

I have also submitted this manuscript into the typesetting, printing and publication process of the self-publishing service which I use.
I am therefore happy to share that the publication date of the novel will be… 28th JANUARY 2023.

I am excited that the writing process for AIDUEL’S SIN has now finished, and that I am on the countdown to the release of the book. I cannot wait for the readers who have enjoyed ILLBORN to read this second novel in the planned four-book series.

Apologies that I have not been able to hit a publication date within 2022, but I wanted to take a little more time to do a final couple of rounds of edits on the book, and I believe that this extra work has been worthwhile.
AIDUEL’S SIN has finished as a 200,000-word story, compared to 220,000 words for ILLBORN, so it is another long, epic fantasy tale! I was thrilled by the positive response of my beta readers to the book, and I hope that it will produce a similar reaction amongst ILLBORN’s wider readership.

I am planning to share lots more information on AIDUEL’S SIN across the period between now and publication. I have now received the artwork for the cover (which I love), and I am excited to reveal the finalised cover and book blurb (within the next 2-3 months). I am also looking forward to sharing lots more news on the Illborn Saga series across the remainder of 2022.

If you have read and enjoyed ILLBORN, thank you so much for your support, and I hope that you will continue on with the story onto AIDUEL’S SIN.

If you have not read ILLBORN but are interested, the next few months would be a great time to start the series, to allow you to have the story fresh in your mind for when January arrives!(less)

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What is the title of Book Two of the Illborn Saga going to be? Please will you provide a writing progress update as at 1st May 2022?

Daniel T. Jackson The title of book two is going to be… Aiduel’s Sin.

(please note that I shall remain steadfastly tight-lipped in response to any queries as to what the…moreThe title of book two is going to be… Aiduel’s Sin.

(please note that I shall remain steadfastly tight-lipped in response to any queries as to what the title refers to!)

Book two writing progress update as at 1st May 2022:

I finished draft one of Aiduel’s Sin at the end of last December. Since then, I have been working hard on rewriting and editing, and generally on improving the book. I have now completed c85-90% of that editing process, and intend to complete the rest of that work during May.

I have also sent the first two thirds of the edited book out to my beta readers, and I am delighted with the positive reaction so far.

After I have finished edits and rewrites, I want to spend a few weeks doing a final ‘polishing’ edit of the whole book, and my target is to have the manuscript completely finished before the UK school summer holidays in July (but if I decide before then that it needs more time and work, that is what it will get!).

The publication date thereafter will be dependent on what publishing route I decide to go down, so unfortunately, I am still not able to state a specific publication date. I will aim to announce a definite publication date before the end of the summer.

I hope that the above is of some interest, and apologies that I am still remaining vague about precise dates.

In conclusion, I am excited to finish writing Aiduel’s Sin and to share Book Two of The Illborn Saga wih my readers. I am massively grateful to everyone who has read and enjoyed ILLBORN, and I would love for you to continue the journey onto book two of the series.(less)

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Average rating: 4.21 · 4,682 ratings · 862 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Illborn (The Illborn Saga, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 2,912 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Aiduel's Sin (The Illborn Saga, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 1,391 ratings — published 2023 — 2 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
	Gatebound (The Illborn Saga, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2025 — 2 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

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ILLBORN AUDIOBOOK RELEASED TODAY!

I am delighted to announce that the ILLBORN audiobook is now available through lots of retailers, including Audible, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, Storytel, Google Play, Kobo, Audiobooks.com and Barnes & Noble (plus about 70 others).

I have listened to this in full, and I love it. If either you are new to The Illborn Saga, or are an existing fan who would like to experience the story through a new medium Read more of this blog post »

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