The Reaper comes soon...

11/1/2021

The pre-order for Reaper is still up, but soon it will have fulfilled its purpose, as November 2nd is right around the corner. For some, it is already here...

For you Australians and "Australians" who already have the book, please don't spoil anything for people living in the past! Please don't ruin their fun before I do.

Tonight at 9 PM Florida Time, I'll be doing my traditional launch stream on my Twitch channel! Tune in to hear me answer fan-submitted questions (not about Reaper, because spoilers) and watch me run around in circles in some video game!

I'm not sure what I'll be playing, but probably something that rhymes with Flubrottica, Plateau Hero.

I always get unbelievably nervous before a book release. People tend to make fun of me for it, since I know I'm going to sell a lot of books, but it's not book sales I'm worried about. I want people to enjoy the books.

So waiting for a book release always feels like waiting to see if you're going to get the death penalty.

Trust me; I've been in both situations a lot.

-Will

P.S. Since people are already reading the book, if you don't want to be spoiled, stay out of fan communities until you're done reading!

Especially if the thread is marked as a spoiler. Common sense, people.

60 Comments

Veronica hex

11/1/2021 09:57:08 am

Ahhh!!!!

11/1/2021 10:03:04 am

AHAHAHHA HYPEEEEEE

Mark

11/1/2021 10:03:12 am

I’m so damn excited I’m just praying it comes out 9 pm pacific time ^_^ and I PRAY the audiobook comes out then too

Will link

11/1/2021 10:09:48 am

Audible has the same release time across regions, which used to be midnight Pacific. I assume it still is, but Amazon works in mysterious ways.

Jared Bowers

11/1/2021 10:18:23 am

It is always 3 am eastern. 🥺 The 3-hour wait is always one of the great dilemmas when a book comes out and the audiobook comes out the same day. Do I read ahead while I wait or do I wait until 3:00 and start with Travis. 😭

Kolai

11/1/2021 10:15:08 am

Lets gooooooooooo

Astroturf01

11/1/2021 10:38:31 am

"So waiting for a book release always feels like waiting to see if you're going to get the death penalty."

Come now, Will. Don't fear the Reaper.

Niraj

11/1/2021 10:42:24 am

Just submitted a PTO request for tomorrow…there shall be no sleep till Brook…Reaper!

Adrienne

11/1/2021 10:46:25 am

I almost always take a couple of days off to truly enjoy your book. It's cold as the Frozen Blade Sect in Colorado right now, I'll be snuggled up by the fire enjoying the sh!t out of Reaper tomorrow.

Kat Marvel

11/1/2021 10:51:37 am

I just wish it wasn't coming out on an election day. I have to supervise a polling location all freaking day. There will be no opportunity to look at this until 10pm tomorrow. I need to know about the Sext of Twin Stars!

Kat M

11/1/2021 10:53:06 am

Oh, autocorrect. Really? Sext of Twin Stars?
Ye gods.

Darren

11/1/2021 12:05:06 pm

Sext of twin stars is now cannon 😆

Max M

11/1/2021 02:18:59 pm

WILL QUICK! You need to add another blooper with this premise!

Byakuya21

11/1/2021 11:14:46 am

I am looking forward to it. I finished binging your series all last month and I haven't had this much fun reading a series since I binged Stormlight by Sanderson or Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series.

You have a real talent for characterization and great command of Wuxia genre. I look forward to seeing how you continue the story. Best of luck, Will. I hope this latest iteration will be a success for you and the fans.

Elendar

11/1/2021 12:03:35 pm

Thank you yet again, can't wait to read it!

Hamish

11/1/2021 03:06:04 pm

Yep Reaper is out in Australia :). I woke up at 1am and had to start reading, until I couldn't stay awake any longer (damn my human frailties). Seriously considered taking the day of work to read. Loving it. Thanks Will!

Schiavision

11/1/2021 03:23:40 pm

Appreciate you and this series so much. It has filled a dull fiction void in my life and gives me something to look forward to. See you on twitch.

David Cave

11/1/2021 03:30:08 pm

A coworker got me onto this series a couple of years ago and now it has become one that I anxiously await every new book release! My wife has already forbidden me from turning on my Kindle tonight as she KNOWS that if I start reading it... I won't stop and have to work in the morning.

So excited and these books have become one of my favorite series ever! Thank you for letting all of us join you in this amazing universe you have created

Dave

11/1/2021 03:55:29 pm

Spent two hours downloading a VPN, switching my amazon account to Australia, attempting to buy the book 4x, only for amazon to cancel my "aMeRiCaN" kindle subscription and ask me to purchase a new Australian kindle subscription and still don't have the book. My advice: scream into a pillow until sometime in the AM when Americans get the book

Kugrak

11/1/2021 05:36:30 pm

This isn't fair, Will, I live in Alaska and literally the only people who get the book after me are Hawaiians. That's only because Alaska made themselves all one timezone. I'm literally 50 miles from tomorrow. If I boat over that date line the Russians will shoot me but I'll have Reaper... worth it!

James

11/3/2021 10:56:33 am

For future reference you can use a free vpn to change where you are located on your phone to be at a eastern time zone location then you can get it at the earliest time. Also you can change it to other countries to see movies available there but not available in America on video apps like netflix. Although I don't do that myself, I do not think its illegal so yeah.

11/1/2021 08:51:51 pm

Really enjoyed parts where Lindon was soulforging. At higher achievement he should be able to make more interesting stuff like those gate stones and personal storage. Wish the books covered more of that process. Seriously, if he spent half the book looking/crafting things, id enjoy it.

Madeline

11/2/2021 01:25:09 am

I want to see more about the sect of twin stars, especially now that... well. Spoilers.

Chris

11/1/2021 09:14:41 pm

It has ARRIVED! Now to begin the reading

Featherweight

11/2/2021 12:59:25 am

Listening now! It’s slow going though as I am forced to stop every ten minutes so to dance and giggle in glee.

11/2/2021 01:23:51 am

Next book when please

James Hofius

11/2/2021 02:27:51 am

First, I would like to say that I couldn't ask for a better birthday gift on Novemeber 2nd (just to be clear) than to emerse myself in one of your worlds. Second, I read alot, like I had to get Kindle subscription or I would twitch with nothing to read. With that being said your ability to tell so many different stories and produce great content, keeping it all straight baffles me.

Anyways, thank you for what you do and please take care of yourself as well. I only say this because I am selfish and need closure on my stories lol.

Thanks again for the birthday gift 🎁

James again

11/2/2021 02:30:24 am

To be clear, I have subscription and still buy every book you publish. I use the subscription to wait for the next one 😆

11/4/2021 01:54:14 pm

Happy birthday, James! It was all for you.

11/2/2021 05:56:31 am

Finished the Book, amazing!

I knew it!

11/2/2021 10:28:12 am

Please, please, do not let the conversation between... someone... and Malice where someone is incredibly frantic about sponsoring Mercy's incredibly rapid advancement to Monarch but doesn't want Malice to know why happen between books.

Avi

11/2/2021 11:11:39 am

Loved it! Now I need the next book lol.

11/2/2021 01:30:45 pm

That was the possibility I thought I would dislike the most, but goddamn if you didn’t sell me on it. Hats off to you Will you made it work.

11/4/2021 01:55:03 pm

I was really nervous about it, I'll tell you that much.

Avid Fan

11/2/2021 03:08:26 pm

I stayed up until 3am for the release and didn’t finish the book until almost 6. I’m now operating on 4 hours of sleep but it was 100% worth it!

Storm

11/2/2021 04:33:18 pm

So. When’s the next book out? :)

Bewildered

11/2/2021 05:11:35 pm

Finished it yesterday but was too tired to post.

Overall thoughts - it's probably one of the better ones in the series. While there's no cliffhanger, it does set you up to really really want the next book out, NOW!!! (/end whiny toddler tone) ;-)

Without going too far into spoiler territory, the start has a nice focus on the aftermath of the previous book + 'the boy is now a man'. There's still a lot more questions to answer about the labyrinth - though whether we'll ever get them fully answered in this series is TBD. And of course there's a twist at the end which means we really really need to reread and relook at the entire series.

Spoiler Alert. Little Blue should never have gotten her hands on that marble! (/Spoiler Alert) :-D

11/4/2021 01:55:35 pm

There's no limit to her shenanigans now! She will begin a dread reign of terror: the Dynasty of Blue.

Thundertrain

11/2/2021 11:36:14 pm

I'm not certain, but I think being #1 on "Amazon's Best Seller - Paid" list is a good thing, right?

WELL DONE, WILL! Loved Reaper, looking forward to the next one.

Theseasasleep

11/3/2021 03:43:19 am

Fantastic book, Will!!! I savored every word and Reaper most certainly taking a spot in the top 5 of all your books!

11/3/2021 05:49:46 am

PLEASE FINISH THE NEXT BOOK BY TOMORROW

please i dont want to wait anymore

11/3/2021 06:25:34 am

So good. Top three for sure. I loved the character development, the world building, the amazing twists, and how you brought heaven and earth together in this one. Thank you, it was such a joy to read. I have never been more thankful for how prolific you are!

11/4/2021 01:56:07 pm

Thanks, JT! I like to keep things moving as much as I can.

Average Cradle Fan

11/3/2021 07:19:28 am

When is book 11 out I can’t wait for the next one already.

David

11/3/2021 09:36:56 am

AMAZING! So glad the paperback version is out now!

Top 3 on my list of the entire series. Great Job!

David Again

11/3/2021 09:39:35 am

P.S. Some one needs to slap Lindon's Dad....

11/3/2021 01:16:52 pm

Ehhh. Is it weird that I kind of get where he's coming from, given his background?

Lindon's mother is a Soulsmith. She's a maker of things, which means when Lindon shows her examples of the things he makes, she knows he isn't boasting emptily, because she can recognize the sheer quality of his crafting. So when she's told Lindon is a once in a hundred generations genius with the unmatched willpower and drive to go from nothing to Sage in a few years, she might have a hard time comprehending what that MEANS, but she doesn't dismiss it out of hand because, again. She's a maker of things, and she sees the things he's made. You can't fake that.

Lindon's father is a warrior. He isn't a maker of things, he's a fighter, and not only that but a crippled fighter, who is blind. He can't watch Lindon sparring, to appreciate the sheer ability Lindon's willpower has earned him. All he knows is that advancing faster than your willpower can stabilize your foundation is a bad idea. Which IS true. That's why Lindon wanted him to wait before Jade. And Lindon and Yerin did advance fast enough that Yerin had to use her gift from the Monarchs to heal herself. So Lindon's father does have some grounds for doubting here.

Particularly when you factor in the fact that Lindon badly doesn't want his family to bow before him like the others. He's veiling himself for a reason. It took someone who Lindon's father could actually sense, bowing to Lindon, to drive that home, because Lindon himself couldn't.

11/3/2021 11:52:29 am

Thank you for a thrilling and thoroughly entertaining book Will! Been looking forward to this release for months and it certainly did not disappoint! Never read anything as fast :D

Bradford

11/3/2021 01:02:17 pm

My partner and I found your series while doing a road trip across country a while back (I think book 5 was the latest one back then). We've been big fans ever since. You mentioned being worried that people enjoyed it, so just wanted to let you know you have two very happy fans over here.

Brian

11/3/2021 03:08:09 pm

Reaper was EXCELLENT. Possibly number 1, certainly number 2 in the entire series right now! I can't wait for Dreadgod... speaking of which, when will it release? :D

Alex

11/3/2021 07:00:20 pm

Will, amazing book, loved every bit of it! Thank you for sharing your worlds with us!

Nigel

11/4/2021 11:01:53 am

By far Reaper is the BEST BOOK EVER... Really was enjoyable through the whole experience. Will, I salute you.

11/4/2021 01:52:35 pm

11/4/2021 11:32:27 am

The thing that impresses me most about Will, as demonstrated in this book, is his patience to develop these twists over 10 books. It would be so tempting to slip them in early, but he strings it out and the series is better for it. Kudos!

11/4/2021 01:53:02 pm

It was a real struggle, I won't lie to you.

Different James

11/5/2021 07:21:02 am

I agree the other James, now we just gotta wait till we see the soulsmith how sits on a throne of burning skulls. Also the ending, I read so much that I can guess whats going to happen sometimes, but I didn't see that coming, I thought it was awsome.

Brent

11/4/2021 01:04:53 pm

Amazing book!
This is an incredible series and can’t wait to see where you take us next.

jabrwok

11/4/2021 02:01:31 pm

Well, that explained a lot. Looking forward to the next book, of course.

Drrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

Andrew Fleming

11/5/2021 03:16:45 pm

Wow,
Part of it I had sort of figured out, but the end was great.

Looking forward to the next one.

P s. : do you take Cookies as payment ?

11/5/2021 09:03:30 pm

Probably my top one or two favorites of your books so far. Great job.

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