First off, the audiobook of Echoes of Chaos is up for pre-order! It’ll be out on September 22nd! Here’s the Audible link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Echoes-of-Chaos-Audiobook/B0HF3SNKQZ

Tempered in Battle is currently at 150,000 words, so it’s coming along pretty well. Lots of character development occurred, and things are to the point where most of the major events I needed to get done in the book before I can focus on the wrap-up have occurred. It’s still got a lot to go, though! I wouldn’t...