u/Far-Establishment104

My first book was about 78,000 words. I’m still aiming for 2,000 words each day to reach 100,000 words total. If I can keep this up for ten more days then the sequel draft will be complete.

I write military sci-fi and I’ve spent a lot of time trying to expand the world building based on the elements I established in the first novel. One of these aspects is the void thread, a cosmic curse that is spreading across the galaxy and consuming worlds. The image I attached is of my main character Kaelith Sothrak as he goes through a promethean-style punishment of pulling the thread from the cosmos. It was drawn by the cover artist.

I also wanted to share the epigraph I plan on using for the sequel:

The truth concealed from the priest and revealed to the warrior: that this world always was and is and shall be ever-living fire. Revealed to the lover too: every lover is a warrior; love is all fire.
Chandogya Upanishad, V, iii 7. Heraclitus, frg. 29.

(Not intended as self promotion, this is a writing update on my process as I near writing the end of the story)

I aim for 2,000 words a day. This really is for me, the secret to getting books completed. The writing flows for some strange, pulled from the ether, reason if you just keep the flow state going day after day.

I hope to have a 100,000 word first draft sometime at the end of September.

This is at Bookshop West Portal. I grew up going to this bookshop and have always wanted to have my book stocked here. It is surreal to see my novel on the same shelf as so many great authors. The link to the book is below:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWTD71HG

A sci-fi novel, “Age of the Titan.”

THE VOGROM ARE COMING.
The fanatical alien clan has unleashed its armada on a galaxy already torn apart by conflict, and humanity has nothing left to throw at them.
Two warriors stand in the wreckage on opposite sides of the war. Kaelith Sothrak claws his way out of a death camp, driven by hatred and unrelenting faith.
Louis Wolffe has drifted through space for two years, carrying a secret that could save his people, or destroy them.
They don't know it yet, but both warriors are seeking the same thing.
Something ancient, something powerful, something hidden inside a dead boy's soul.
LET THE WAR COME.

What books, movies, shows or audiobooks have you found that remind you of Hyperion’s sci-fi? I need a new sci-fi book.

I’ve had a copy of this Escher lithograph in my room since I was a kid.

Since it’s Saturday I’d like to share this new sci-fi universe that I’ve built. This is a world set a thousand years into the future and humanity is on the run from an alien clan called the Vogrom. Our species has run out of options and so must commit to all out warfare against the Vogrom in an attempt to survive.

The dark style cover is the sequel. I’m currently 58,000 words into drafting the story. I’ll include both book blurbs.

Book one:

THE VOGROM ARE COMING
The fanatical alien clan has unleashed its armada on a galaxy already torn apart by conflict, and humanity has nothing left to throw at them.
Two warriors stand in the wreckage on opposite sides of the war. Kaelith Sothrak claws his way out of a death camp, driven by hatred and unrelenting faith.
Louis Wolffe has drifted through space for two years, carrying a secret that could save his people, or destroy them.
They don't know it yet, but both warriors are seeking the same thing.
Something ancient, something powerful, something hidden inside a dead boy's soul.
LET THE WAR COME.

Book two:

THE VOID BECKONS.
Sovereign Kaelith Sothrak has claimed a throne built on blood and betrayal, but now the void claims his spirit in return. He sets out to climb the mountain of his dreams, the same summit that has swallowed every pilgrim who came before him.
Captain Louis Wolffe has lost his family, his lover, and himself. Only his hatred satiates the darkness now living inside him, a darkness he feeds with every life he claims on the battlefield.
As a coalition of unlikely allies marches on the Daju homeworld, and the void thread stretches its fingers across the galaxy once more, both warriors are drawn toward the same terrible truth.
THE VOID DOES NOT SHOW MERCY.
AND IT DOES NOT FORGET

I took this photo when I visited the Nagasaki museum. I see why it got its name.

It’s made out of marble and Jade. Some of the pieces have broken and been glued back together. It’s superrr heavy😆 very cool that’s still intact after all this time (50+ years.)

I’ve been working on this follow up story for a few months now and have reached 55,000 words. This scene occurs early on in the book. My work in progress blurb is as follows:

THE VOID BECKONS.
Sovereign Kaelith Sothrak has claimed a throne built on blood and betrayal, but now the void claims his spirit in return. He sets out to climb the mountain of his dreams, the same summit that has swallowed every pilgrim who came before him.
Captain Louis Wolffe has lost his family, his lover, and himself. Only his hatred satiates the darkness now living inside him, a darkness he feeds with every life he claims on the battlefield.
As a coalition of unlikely allies marches on the Daju homeworld, and the void thread stretches its fingers across the galaxy once more, both warriors are drawn toward the same terrible truth.
THE VOID DOES NOT SHOW MERCY.
AND IT DOES NOT FORGET

It’s been about 5 months since publishing Age of the Titan and finally reached this milestone. One thing I noticed is that if I don’t run Meta ads kenp goes to 0.