A Status Update

I really try not to spam people on here with constant updates, because let’s face it, this author thing evolves slowly. I prefer to give updates when there’s something substantive going on.

Well, it is 2020, we’re all undergoing a very unusual situation with this pandemic, and I hope you are all doing as well as can be expected in such trying times.

That being said, I figure it’s a good time for some updates:

  • Due to popular demand, I’ve released a sequel to Primordial Threat. I honestly hadn’t expected to write it, even though I had a good idea of where I wanted to go. But, this proves that when enough of you buy the first book and ask repeatedly about if a sequel was coming, I’m not exactly immune to influence. So, I recently release Freedom’s Last Gasp. 

  • This year I will be releasing a thud of fantasy novels (4) whose protagonists are 17 years olds and up. I still look at them as YA novels (the audio company doesn’t like me saying that) but my beta readers, who range in age from 15 to 72, all seemed to love it. The first title, “Agent of Prophecy” is up for pre-order, and I will shortly be putting up the other three novels for pre-order as well. What you’ll see if the first novel is releasing at the end of June, and then each month, the next releases.

  • There are 3 novels (mainstream thrillers) that are very much akin to what you might expect for a Levi Yoder novel, but a new protagonist with a shared world with Levi’s books. [The Outfit is revealed]. Expect to be done with those by end of June and working with some others on the release schedule, but I’d anticipate this year.

  • If you’re a reader of German, or know any, you might be interested in hearing that I’m releasing six German novels this year. These are translations of the Levi Yoder series, Primordial Threat (and its follow-on), and Darwin’s Cipher. More will likely come after I see how those do in the German-speaking market.

  • Last but not least, a new techno thriller which Im very excited to get back to, and will likely be near the end of the year.

15 new novels for sale in 2020 – ridiculous.

Let’s just say this will be an unusual year – and don’t expect such prolific output as the norm, many of these things were cooking for a long time. There really aren’t enough hours in the day to do quality novels justice, for me, at such a pace.

I’m usually good for 2 maybe 3 novels in a year.

Again, I hope you are all doing well, and we see ourselves healthy and happy after the dust settles.

–Mike Rothman