on going forward,” Lucia said, “we should pray for a great rain to conceal our advance. Now.”
Mya …
The Rezzian army could barely be heard marching in from the east. A gust of dry heat blew across the land as pregnant clouds formed and distant thunder rumbled.
Afterword
If you’ve read this far, then you’ve read 15 of the early chapters of The Black God’s War . The full novel, which is now available, is 85 chapters long. In order to put together this novella-length story, I chose to leave out six of the early chapters that show the Pawelon side of the war. In the novel, the major Pawelon characters (you’ve met only three of them briefly: Rao, Indrajit, and Briraji) are just as important as the Rezzians and they are introduced after the Rezzians beginning in chapter six. Of course, I love all my characters equally, so it was hard to leave Narayani, Aayu, and Devak out of the novella. I hope they’ll forgive me (and you, too).
For this novella, I decided to cover one story arc from the novel: Caio and his ability to resurrect one person from death. I hope this was a satisfying ending for you.
This is my first attempt at writing publishable fiction, so I welcome your feedback. I hope to be able to continue doing this for a long time, improving with each effort.
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Thanks so much for reading this story.
Acknowledgments
Without the following people and websites, this work would not be as it is today. I thank you all from my heart and I also thank everyone who has supported or challenged me on this journey.
In alphabetical order:
AbsoluteWrite, Authonomy, Brandon Sanderson, Chuck Taylor, Clancy Metzger, Colette Vernon, Colton Goodrich, Craig Saunders, Critters.org, D.T. Conklin, Damien Stolarz, David Anthony Durham, David Dalglish, David Farland, David Kerschner, Debra L. Martin, D.P. Prior, Evan Braun, Grace Siregar, J.A. Konrath, Jillian Sheridan, Joshua Essoe, K.C. May, Kevin J Anderson, Kylie Quillinan, Lane Diamond, Laura Resnick, Leah Petersen, Leigh Galbreath, Lenny Gredel, Libbie Mistretta, Michael Tobias Herbert, Molly Siregar, Nikki Neal, Rebecca Moesta, Rich W. Ware, Scott Nicholson, Steven Forrest, Tania Gilchrist, William Campbell, and Zoe Winters.
Double thanks go out to my nimble copyeditor, Jillian Sheridan, and my other editors D.P. Prior and Joshua Essoe.
The writing of this story was powered by the album The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists. The editing was powered mainly by Black Symphony by Within Temptation. While writing it, I also listened to this playlist:
Lose Yourself, Eminem
Hurt, Johnny Cash
No Quarter (Live), Led Zeppelin
Grux & Shake Me Like a Monkey, Dave Matthews Band
Bard’s Curse, Kit Soden
Won’t Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga), The Decemberists
Boy With a Coin, Iron & Wine
Catch and Release, Silversun Pickups
Joni(Stardust), Jozef Slanda
Different World & The Pilgrim & The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Iron Maiden
I don’t know if I could write a novel without music, so I want to say thanks to these musicians and the muses who inspired them.
About the Author
When I was ten, I fell in love with an anime series: a space opera spanning three human generations, a saga that unfolded over 85 consecutive episodes and four months of after-school TV. Watching Robotech was a spiritual experience for me. I still remember how high I felt after watching the final episode for the first time.
That’s when I decided I wanted to be a storyteller someday, hoping to inspire other people as Robotech inspired me. A few years ago, I finally got back around to my heart’s desire when I was a boy: telling the big story.
I’ve never had so much fun.
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