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Chapter 999: An Interesting Message
Stealth didn’t come naturally to Thalia Mercer. Her Onslaught essence informed not just her power set but her inclinations in life, although her life had been strange for a long time. She hadn’t seen her daughter in years. Or, more precisely, Cassandra hadn’t seen her. Thalia watched from the shadowy side of a tall tree as Cassandra and her team walked across the Adventure Society campus in ...
A recap in readiness for a new chapter.
TL;DR:Chapters will resume at 9am, February 3rd, Australian time.That should be 5pm US Eastern, 2pm US Pacific, on February 2nd, if I've got my time zones right. Basically, about ten hours after I post this.Chapter release schedule will be three per week, the same as before I got sick.Below, I have a quick recap of what's leading into the new chapters, given the rather lengthy break.Some s...
This is mostly for Canadians, but all are welcome to read.
G'day all, but especially Canadians for reasons that will promptly become apparent.TL;DR:Canadians can get 25% off book 1 hardcover pre-orders.Jan 26th - Feb 1st through !ndigo.Link: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/sale/most-anticipated-fantasy-books/New chapters still set to resume Feb 3rd (Australia), Feb 2nd (USA)!ndigo, the Canadian book (and stuff) chain is holding a 'Most Anticipated Fan...
Tentative date for chapter resumption. Tentative.
TL;DR:I'm out of hospital, but still under care.December was bit of a wash.Finally getting back into writing.Tentative date for chapter resumption: Monday, February 2nd (US time).G'day all, and happy new year.So, December didn't go as I hoped, fairly obviously. Instead of going back to writing, I went back to hospital, which wasn't ideal. I got out just before Christmas, in time fo...
Two steps forward, one step back.
G'day all,TL;DR:The melioidosis is back and I'm in hospital. Have been for a week.I'm not in any danger and I'm actually feeling fine.This has not been great for getting back to the writing.The good news is, I'm feeling close to fully recovered. The bad news is that feelings can lie to us. I am currently back in hospital with a flare up of the same thing that almost killed me. ...
Early hardcover release through Barnes & Noble
TL;DR:Barnes & Noble releasing the book 1 hardcover two months earlyB&N release: May 5th, 2026, other platforms: July 7th, 2026Exclusive side story content for the hardcover release.Still hoping to resume chapter releases in the new year.https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/he-who-fights-with-monsters-vol-1-travis-deverell/1148560224G'day all,Firstly I'd just like to say that the recovery is c...
No news is good news
TL;DR:Feeling pretty not awful. Other than catching up on bills.Slowly dipping my toe back into writing.A bunch of my author friends came to stay with me and it was awesome.I'm quite bad at the board game Clank!It's been a little while, so I thought I should update you all. The recovery is coming along; I get a little better with each passing week. I am working at the writing. It's ver...
Book 1 Hardcover Pre-Order
G'day all,TL;DR:Hardcovers of book 1 available for pre-order.Release Date: July 7th, 2026Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/he-who-fights-with-monsters-vol-1-travis-deverell/1148560224Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1638493456I know that a lot of people have been hoping for a hardcover release, but I'm going to be a little selfish and start by talking about wh...
Another health update
G'day all,The recovery is coming along very nicely. I attended PAX Australia last weekend, and while I did spend most of it resting in my hotel room, it was frequently packed with authors and other friends, new and old. Lots of chatting and playing board games, and discovering which authors really rely on spell-checkers. It was a great weekend.Sunday was my biggest day of activities since gett...
First post-illness public appearance
G'day all,I wanted to let you know that I'll be appearing at PAX Australia in two weeks, on a panel with other Aussie litRPG authors. The con is in Melbourne, and our panel is on Sunday, late in the afternoon.This will be my first public event since getting sick, and it's going to be a big test of my recovery. How much I'll be out and about, versus curled up in my hotel room sick i...
Another update
G'day all,On the good news front, I am starting to see some real recovery. It's very slow and very incremental, but after months of unpleasant stasis, things are (very gradually) starting to improve. My doctors have started to pull me off some of the drug regime and I am out and about a little bit more than previous, although I still spend mos of my time resting and sleeping.I'm not ye...
Another health update
G'day all,TL;DR:Still sick.Writing attempts have not gone well (which I'm quite cranky about).Crowd-filmed video of litRPG Con Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/live/xpU2-zKmEYIYou haven't heard from me in a while, so I wanted to give everyone an update on my condition. As you may recall from the last update, my goal was to try and get back into some writing. Sadly, it didn't go great. ...
Actual Shirtaloon here
TL;DR:Hiatus will continue through JulyWill be attempting to resume writing as of tomorrow (wish me luck)Still sick as a dogG'day all,I know that everyone is eagerly awaiting news of my recovery, specifically when it will be far enough along that I get back to the writing. The honest answer is that I don't know, but allow me to go into a little more detail.As most should know by now, I got...
Another Update
Assistaloon here, again.Another week, and nothing new.Talk to you all next week.
Another Update
Assistaloon here.Shirtaloon continues his recovery, all be it with better food.Updates are not planned to resume until at least July, as stated earlier.
Update for Shirtaloon
Actual Shirt here. After almost two months (and coming scary close to death) I was released from hospital yesterday. I still have months of recovery ahead, however. I have good days and bad days, and the mountain of drugs I take every day knocks me around. I'm not back to writing yet, and I'll likely start slow. It will still be some time before chapter release resume.
Another Update
Assistaloon here. Shirt is continuing on his slow but predicted recovery.We thank you for the great response to Book 12.
Another Update
Assistaloon again.Shirtaloon continues the slow road to recovery. July is still the goal for new chapters, with no set date yet.We hope you enjoy Book 12 this week.
Weekly Update
Assistaloon again.Shirtaloon continues to make slow but steady improvement, and is still concentrating on his recovery.Book 12 release remains on schedule.July is still the goal for more writing, but no plans are in place.
An Update from Shirtaloon
G'day all. I wanted to give everyone an update, and a sense of what has happened thus far. I was on a big holiday with friends and family when I got sick. Very sick, in a couple of ways that both have high mortality rates. I came close to dying when my lungs and kidneys were unable to support themselves unassisted, but the doctors were able to save me and I ended up in a week-long coma instead...
