A brief update-

Right now I’m working on MHI. Specifically the collaboration with Les Johnson for another memoirs book involving space aliens.

In the immediate queue I’ve got Academy of Outcasts #3, MHI #9 (Monster Hunter Trespass), and then American Paladin #2.

I just finished the edits for American Paladin. My next releases are the Monster Hunter Files 2 anthology of short stories in March, Magic & Bullets (Academy of Outcasts #2) in May, and I believe American Paladin is also May.  

My current releases are Heart of the Mountain which just came out in audio, and Dust Sacrifice (the AmPal graphic novel) is shipping now.

There are other collabs also in the works, Jason Cordova is working on the sequel of Monster Hunter: Fever, and Steve Diamond is working on the sequel to Servants of War. There is also going to be a graphic novel adaptation of Gun Runner (and the art for it looks amazing).

Trying to balance all this stuff, my original plan was to write MHI #9 and #10 (Omega) back to back to complete the Owen storyline, but I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do that as I’m not good at spending too much time working on one setting, and I really need to nail that ending.

Before the FAQs (I get these same questions every time I do an update post), would I like to write more Grimnoir, Tom Stranger, and Lost Planet Homicide? Absolutely. I just don’t know when that’s going to get squeezed in yet. Will there be more MHI universe after Omega? Yes. That’s just the end of Owen’s story arc that began in MHI, but as demonstrated by things like Alpha, Nemesis, Guardian, and Memoirs there are plenty of others stories to tell there. And sadly no, there will not be more Malcontents ever, because that’s out of my hands, I don’t own that IP, that was work for hire.

And the worst frequently asked question of all (which is really more of a perpetual whine) here’s my perpetual answer: I’m terribly sorry that I’m working on (the series you despise) rather than (the series you love) and yes, even though I claim to write different things at different times for logical business or creative reasons you don’t grasp, in reality writers are like those soda machines with a hundred flavors and you just push the button you want and wonderful stories effortlessly come out super fast on demand, so clearly I am only writing books in this order because I am cruel and spiteful against you personally, even though I don’t know you at all. Cool? Run with that.

The audiobook is finally here!

Heart of the Mountain

That’s it, the series is done. This is the last thing we’ve been waiting for. Hell yeah! 😀

I got the edits back for American Paladin. Working on those now. Due this month.

Then I’ve got the MHI Memoirs collab with Les Johnson waiting for me. Hoping to be done with that by the end of the year.

Then it’s back to regular MHI for #9, MH Trespass, followed by Academy of Outcasts 3.
Jason Cordova is working on the sequel to Fever and Steve Diamond is working on the sequel to Servants of War.

Academy of Outcasts is in stores tomorrow, and available in eBook, Kindle Unlimited, and audio.

All Oz Carnavon ever wanted was to become a master mage.

Except, to do so requires the natural gifts or wealth necessary to secure an appointment to one of the prestigious magical academies in the Core City at the center of the seven realms. Oz had neither.

He was born without magical talent, serving in the elemental plane of fire, a nightmarish hellscape of treacherous lava and vicious monsters, where life is cheap, and escape is rare. But Carnavons never give up.

When Oz fakes his death to get out of his family’s contract and crosses the Nexus gate to sneak into the Core, everything seems to be going according to plan… Until he gets blamed for an assassination attempt on the fire realm’s ambassador.

Now, Oz must become a fugitive in a vast magical city, while trying to earn a place among the magical academies which have nothing but disdain for his kind. And the clock is ticking, because in one week, the most dangerous wizard in the realm of fire is coming to track him down and drag him back to hell.

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This was a really fun story to write. It’s my first foray in the Progression Fantasy genre, and it came out really well. In fact I was enjoying myself so much that I went ahead and wrote the second book as soon as I finished the first one. I almost never do that.

The American Paladin Kickstarter launches Tuesday (Sept 9, 2025) at 9:00 AM Mountain. EDIT : WE ARE LIVE NOW!

American Paladin is my new series that I’m kickstarting with Ark Press. Set in the modern west, it’s the story of a lone vigilante that takes care of problems, both the regular kind and the supernatural. This one, we play get to play Cowboys vs. Aztecs. 🙂

There’s a ton of details in the video. There’s my novel, there’s a corresponding graphic novel with incredible art by Alex Wisner and a script by me, super special limited editions (I’m shooting the title page and sending you the brass!), and the audiobook is narrated by the legendary Nick Searcy.

Here’s the KS page – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/886820401/larry-correia-american-paladin-series-launch-from-ark-press?term=american%20paladin&total_hits=1&category_id=47

I am super excited for this one. Please tell your friends and jump in early, because Kickstarters are all about momentum and velocity. The more people who back, the earlier, the more attention and promotion the project gets.

EDIT: We funded in the first FORTY FIVE SECONDS.
We broke 50k in the first hour.
You guys are amazing. I love my fans.
Please keep it up, tell your friends, and let’s keep this momentum going!

EDIT: We are approaching the one week mark and are at $203,500 at the time I’m typing this. Our next stretch goal is challenge coins at $250k. We’ve got three weeks left, so keep on spreading the word. You guys rock.