It got pointed out that I’ve not done one of these for a while. My apologies! I’ll try to keep up on that better.
Book Release Stuff
I’ve been working on Graveyard of Demons, which is the 5th and final book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, but I had to split it in half because it got too big. So the first part is still called by that title and will be out in November.
I’m working on the second half now, which I don’t know the date for yet, but should be fairly close (as in 3-6 months after that). It will have a different name, and everything go restructured so Graveyard has a good ending. Luckily for me I had a very pivotal scene that was right around the half way point in the manuscript so it worked out great.
The other new release is Five Points Ripper which is the third episode of the Lost Planet Homicide series, which will come out in September. However this series is still an Audible exclusive for now, though I’ve got plans for it in print. (I really love writing this series).
I know that some of my books have been unavailable in paperback recently (hence the crazy prices for some things on Amazon). That’s because they run out of copies. They are reprinting one of my books every month in trade paperback. MH Alpha – July 2024 MH Vendetta – Sept 2024 MHM: Sinner – Nov 2024 MHM: Saints – Dec 2024 MHI – Mar 2025 MH Fantom – Apr 2025 MH Guardian – Apr 2025 Swords of Exodus – Apr 2025
And yes, Fantom is going to be in print, April 2025. That’s been in ebook and audio so far, because it is the one where a bunch of Czech authors wrote stories in the MHI universe, in Czech, and published it there, and by popular demand we translated it into English. That was kind of an experiment, but sales justified a print run.
There is also going to be a new 15th anniversary edition of MHI complete with a really nifty special fancy leather edition. I’m going through and doing another edit pass to incorporate all the little things that I wish I’d known way back when I started.
Speaking of special editions, the leatherbound Warbound is about done I believe. And should be shipping pretty soon. This project has hit so many snags it has been painful so it will be great to finally have it done.
Upcoming Stuff (what I’m working on now)
After finishing the final book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior (which keep in mind, should have been about done except it got too big and I couldn’t release a 270k final book in a series where every other book was 130k) this is what I’ve got coming up-
Next is a progression fantasy called Outcast Academy (or possibly Academy of Outcasts I’m not sure yet). The publisher on this one is Aethon. This one draws heavily from a lot of RPGs I’ve played over the years and I’m really pumped because the world is just fun. It’s full on gun wizard school.
Then I’ll be getting back to the regular series Monster Hunter #9, which I know the working title, but I’m not sure if that’s what I’m going with yet. This one is going to be wicked cool.
In there I’ve also got three different active collaborations going on, but schedules on these get weird because there’s another writer involved, and all of these guys are talented and busy people who are working on their parts now, so I don’t know when these will be ready yet. In the Age of Ravens series with Steve Diamond, the sequel to Servants of War is tentatively titled Instruments of Violence. Then the next Monster Hunter Memoirs will be the sequel to Fever, with Jason Cordova, which I don’t think we’ve announced the name yet. And then there is another different memoirs novel with Les Johnson in development (and we are meeting in August for more brain storming).
Also I’m compiling Monster Hunter Files 2 (with Jason Cordova as co-editor). The first anthology of MH stories was wildly successful (seriously one of the bestselling anthos I’ve ever heard of) and will be out next year.
Ancillary Stuff
WriterDojo is back! We took a month long hiatus on the podcast in order for both of us to hit June 1st deadlines, but recorded four more episodes this week, and we will be recording more at the upcoming Utah Writer’s Cantina.
The MHI Board Game and Miniatures are almost done! They sent out a Kickstarter update just a little while ago with more details, but the project is nearing completion, and I am super excited to paint all the minis.
Appearances
I’ve cut WAY back on this one, because honestly, I’m just tired of travelling. I love seeing my fans but conventions kick my butt. I’ll be at the Utah Writers Cantina on June 28th-29th but mostly to chill out and interview people for WriterDojo.
I believe at the end of the year I’ll get a table and sell books at DragonSteel.
I have no plans for FanX because the booth I usually sold books out of went out of business. After being GoH at LibertyCon last year, I’m taking this year off, and will probably go back next year. I’m not sure when I’m going to do DragonCon again yet. As of right now I’ve got no plans for any book tours yet. Those are fun, but I don’t think you guys realize just how flippin’ tiring they are (plus the losing 3 weeks of productivity). Especially when you do them the way I do them, because if I go on tour, I’m going to hit as many things as humanly possible, as fast as possible.
But is it gen-yoo-ine Luska hide leather?
” It’s full on gun wizard school.”
Because of course.
Never change, Larry. XD
“This one is going to be wicked cool” but you say that about ALL of them…and you’re always right! But you tease us!
Seriously though, listening to Fantom right now and it’s great.
Wow its an eye opener how many pots an author can have on the stove.
Really looking forward to Outcast Academy sounds fun and after the ending to the last main Monster Hunter book I’ve been psyched for what comes next.
You rock!
A great author, who actually cares about his fans and his work. It’s an eye opener how many authors have zero pots even waiting to go on the stove. GRR Martin…..
I am thrilled Warbound will soon be on the way, thanks!
But where is Larry laughing at Privateer Press’s collapse?
Flip side of that is we never get that third Malcontents story Into the Dark. But I also understand that those stories were not moving a lot copies. Still great stuff.
Waiting for any and all of your current projects to be released. I read Fantom on a flight to the other side of the world. Those were great stories! I wonder if this could inspire some writers in other countries or regions to do the same type of thing?
Appreciate the update post, especially as not all of us FB and can’t really look at the Twitter/X stuff anymore without signing up.
Two Q’s for you on topics that weren’t in your update:
1. There was some discussion of a Gun Runner sequel at one point. Is that still a possibility and just on the back-burner due to # of projects you’ve got going, or have we gone into the “unlikely at best” territory?
2. Anything new on the Gritty Cop Show TTRPG front?
Will miss seeing you at LibertyCon and DragonCon this year, but totally get that cons are even more exhausting when you have to be “on” all of the time there.
Looking forward to it! And will see you at Writer’s Cantina in two weeks!
Keep going, Mr. Correia!
I continue to be in awe at your productivity.
And in need of at least one leather-bound tome for my library. A tuned and tweaked MHI sounds amazing.
I’m really looking forward to seeing your progression fantasy project with Aethon.
Over the last few years I acquired a bit of a prog fantasy addiction, (Largely because that genre has a lot of serials that I can read for free like a daily soap opera), and one weakness the genre has is authors who are knowledgeable about practical (or fantastical) applications of firearms and such.
In a dreamy eyed ideal world, I’d love to see an A.M.A. with yourself, Travis Deverell, Jeff Haskell, JF Brinks, G. Harthane, Dean Henegar, and Erin Ampersand all chatting at a con.
Anyhoo, really looking forward to reading it, and I hope you have a great day!
Should someone go ahead and tell Audible and Graveyard of Demons release date? They have been forgetting the past two.