Monday, July 4, 2016

July Update

I'm now up to chapter 16 of Perilous Waif, and making reasonably steady progress. Having to stop and do worldbuilding every other scene continues to slow things down, but I think the end result is going to be worth it. Expect to see several more essays on various aspects of technology and future history here over the next couple of months.

The audiobook version of Black Coven is now available on Amazon, for those of you who prefer that format. The Extermination audiobook is currently in production, and it looks like it should be out around the end of summer.

Finally, my apologies to Patreon supporters who were wondering where the June reward went. It's online now, and the one for July will be posted latter this week. That's going to be the second chapter of Perilous Waif, for anyone who wants an early look at it.

21 comments:

  1. How long is Perilous Waif expected to be?

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  2. Take your time Mr. Brown. I am impatient but I would rather like a properly written story than rushed and inconsistent story line. I cant wait for your scifi books to come out. I hope someday there will be a fantasy western adventure in your plans. so thank you.

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  3. Great news and glad to see you back to writing. Looking forward to both books!

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  4. An unrelated question: Are there any plans to continue Lucky Apocalypse, from the Fictionpress page? Or, for that matter, any of the unfinished fanfiction? (It would be understandable if that were dropped, in order to spend writing time on something for which you could actually get paid. If not, however, I'd love to see more of For Want of a Jinchuuriki.)

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  5. It's ALIVEEEE!!! It seems your sci-fi is going to be really thought out, really looking forward to reading it. On a side note, I would love to see a Daniel Black continuation soon, but hey, as long as it comes out I can wait

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  6. For the Daniel Black series, how many books did you plan on making?
    I have really enjoyed the whole series so far. Looking forward to the next installment.

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  7. Just bought the audio book for fimbulwinter! Great news to hear that the audio book for Black Coven is out

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  8. Any tidbits about the current status of the next Daniel Black book?

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    1. Totally second that. Really looking forward to the next one.

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    2. Isn't "Perilous Waif" the next Daniel Black installement? Oh no! I thought that's what it was. That's devastating news, I've been checking everyday for any news about the daniel black series and now I find out there'll be a new serie in between! I hate when that happens. I've already read the trilogy three times, I really can't wait for the next one.

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    3. Read the series "only" 3 times...I have read the books 4 times and listened to the first 2 twice now.

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    4. Well talking about it made me wanna read it again and extermination in audible just came out so that makes 4 times :)

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  9. When is the next Daniel Black book coming out?

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  10. Cant wait to listen to Extermination on Audible!

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  11. I say we run amok till it comes out, we can always say we need to feed our addiction.

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    1. Honestly I would just appreciate an update on where the book stands at the moment even if he has shelfed it for this new book he is writing.

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  12. Hey William,
    I've been wondering, how would Time Braid Sakura compare to the powers of the Daniel Black-verse? A rough match to Daniel? His entire entourage? A minor god? A major god like Thor or Odin?

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  13. Let’s shorten the waiting time with some fun speculation!
    Please comment and/or post your ideas.

    How do you think will Daniel improve himself in book 4 / Revenant?

    And he needs to upgrade himself!
    Not because of his enemies.

    He has four supernaturally strong and tough sex kittens at home. Sooner or later one of them will accidentally push him through the bed and break him to pieces.

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    1. I will start with a not so creative speculation (based on another Brown-story):

      There are resemblances between Mr. Browns ninja story heroine and Daniel (insane medical techniques vs flesh sorcery / chakra sensor vs mana sight).

      From the ramblings of a certain ninja named Sakura about her “magical” self-improvement….

      “…..Imagine doing a full physical conditioning program for a couple of decades, until you reach the limits of physical training, without accumulating any training injuries or age-related deterioration. Except really what I have is better than that, because I`ve thrown in a lot of subtle physical enhancements based on my medical techniques. Improved joint flexibility, increased bone strength, that kind of thing. On top of that I`ve redesigned all my muscles to tolerate massive levels of chakra boosting and… …optimized for speed and endurance…”

      (source https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5193644/25/Time-Braid)

      In book 1 Daniel already did a basic version of this stuff….so take this to the next level (with the help of the empowered dryads and the magic banana.

      The tree-fairy-dryads do a power of nature blessing and bestow the potency of the legendary sabre-tooth tiger, quickness of the cheetah, senses/perception of the fox….

      Throw in Daniel working with his flesh magic integrating those blessings, perhaps improving them with his modern knowledge… on top of a shit ton of mana…and the groundwork laid by the mystical god-banana….

      All while we hear his inner monologue translation into modern (medical) terms …stronger bones, increased muscle/sinew strength, enhanced lung/oxygen absorption and heart/circulatory system, optimized reaction rate, higher resistance to trauma, sharp senses like 20/5 vision, night sight, sensitive hearing, the capability to process all these detailed sensory impressions superfast….

      His body is now hardy enough to withstand massive mana-pimping (temporary strength, speed, resilience boost….like matrix-style bullet time).

      Daniels empowerment could be part of the hinted at Dryad-orgy (=even more fun).

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    2. Further this (highly speculative) level up scenario could offer some additional indirect benefits.

      Perhaps Daniel gains further insights in his flesh sorcery by experiencing this transformation ritual.
      So now he is able to do the wolfen upgrade for his henchmen and/or do other cool applications??

      This dryad power up for Daniel has to be a high magic ritual (that is a very mana heavy thing).
      Daniel could gain further insights in his mana sorcery by being in the middle of this mana-storm that is channeled through him.

      Perhaps even better mana sight/perception and/or some insights into the basic nature of magic??

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