Over the last few weeks, I’ve conducted a review of the existing Cassan Astor books. The purpose of this was twofold: firstly, to prepare myself and re-up myself on all the existing lore as I write book 5; and secondly, to find and fix any typos or errors that may have gotten through.

And wow! There were far more typos than I thought!

All content has now been updated. Books 1-4 are now better than ever. Book 3 even includes a slightly reworded chapter 28. I am glad to have these books fully updated now and I can go into book 5 with the confidence that the series is in its best shape yet.

But the typos…

If I’ve learned one thing from this exercise, it’s that I rushed the last four books. I really need another proof-read and to slow down as I go went through this process.

In 2023, I released three books: Pax Egyptus, Cassan Astor and the Desert Empress, and Cassan Astor and the Sea of Krakens. That’s a lot to release in one year! On top of that, I released two books in 2024: Cassan Astor and the Immortal King and Cassan Astor and the Harbinger’s War. That’s five books in two years. Definitely fast!

Prioritizing speed may have proven to come back to bite me as, obviously, I ended up going back and updating several things. These updates may not have been as likely if I had taken proper time to get these books out at a reasonable pace.

So what am I up to now?

Well, now that everything has been updated, I am going to return to work on book 5: Cassan Astor and the Dragon Storm. The manuscript is already huge – already as long as some existing Cassan Astor books, but there is a lot more needed in the manuscript still!

And if I’ve learned anything from this exercise, it’s to take the process slow. That means writing, editing, proofing, and releasing. Sloooow. After all, that will save me work in the future.

I am excited to see where the fifth and (maybe) final book goes! I know it will be a great book and I’m glad I know have the experience and perspective to write this the way it needs to be written the first time.