Will Wight, New York Times Best-Selling Author of 'Cradle'
  • Home
  • Books
    • Kickstarter Bonus Content!
  • A Blog of Dubious Intent
  • Podcast
  • Merch
  • Say Hello
  • Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Press

In which we ramble on.
And by we, I mean me.

I Have Lied To You

11/1/2014

50 Comments

 
I know none of you trust me, so it will come as no surprise when you hear that I've been lying to you for months.

You see, I've told you all that I'm working on a new novel entitled Of Sea and Shadow, the first in a new trilogy. That's not...entirely accurate.

I've been working on two new novels.

One, as I've said, is titled Of Sea and Shadow. The other? Of Shadow and Sea.

You may notice a resemblance.

I'm trying a new approach this time, one that I've never seen another author attempt: I'm writing two trilogies, set in the same world, in parallel. Each book will be roughly as long as The Crimson Vault, if that gives you some perspective, and will be released at the same time.

Of Sea and Shadow follows Calder, a member of the Navigator's Guild and captain of his own ship, as he carries a mysterious passenger to an Elder-haunted island in search of a mystical artifact.

Of Shadow and Sea follows Shera, an assassin in the employ of the Consultant's Guild, as she works to stop her target (a certain mysterious passenger) from finding the mystical artifact that would allow him to become the new Emperor.

I'm calling this structure "a parallel trilogy," because the books will come out two at a time until the series is complete.

I may change that terminology between now and the books' release, though. I change my mind a lot.

You can read whichever one of the two books appeals to you, or you can read both (for the most complete picture), but you don't have to. If you only like one character, just read that one. If you don't like Calder, try Shera. Or, if you find that the world intrigues you, read both!

For those of you who do choose to read both books, you'll find it's like reading one book that's double the length of a Traveler's Gate book. Meaning that, when the series is complete, it will be twice the number of words as the Traveler's Gate Trilogy. But it won't take twice as long to release, because I am as merciful as I am wise.

I know I'll get questions about this, so let me try to head them off now: Calder is working against Shera, and Shera is working against Calder. As a result, they do clash at several points in the book. So, in those scenes, you'll see the same fight from two different perspectives (which might change your view pretty drastically).

In the rest of the scenes...well, Shera knows some things that Calder doesn't. And Calder has some goals that Shera isn't aware of. If you're worried that the books will be too similar...well, I can't spoil anything. But stop worrying.

As usual, I can't guarantee a release date.

But I can tell you that Santa Claus really wants to read this book. And he doesn't come to town that often.

-Will
50 Comments
Forward>>
    ​Waybound Progress:
    Seven-star Phoenix

    Last Written:

    THE END
    Of the Cradle series


    Amount Complete:
    100%

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All
    100 Review Extravaganza
    April First
    Audiobooks
    Blog Matters
    Chronicles
    City Of Light
    Conventions
    Fan Stuff
    Guild Guide
    House Of Blades
    My Epic Adventures
    Of Darkness And Dawn
    Of Dawn And Darkness
    Of Sea And Shadow
    Of Shadow And Sea
    Original Fiction
    Polls
    Preview
    Release Date
    Sales Update
    The Crimson Vault
    Weekly Post

    RSS Feed

    Want to get short stories and book releases before anyone else? Sign up below!
    Hey, what about those short stories you claim to have already written?

    Apparently they're kept here!
Copyright © 2023 Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Home
  • Books
    • Kickstarter Bonus Content!
  • A Blog of Dubious Intent
  • Podcast
  • Merch
  • Say Hello
  • Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Press