I’m honestly floored by this—thank you doesn’t feel big enough.
To see Blood of the Anunnaki mentioned alongside Mistborn and Eragon, and to be spoken of in the same breath as Tolkien and Lewis… that’s a comparison I never expected, and one I don’t take lightly. Those are the giants whose works helped shape me—not just as a writer, but as a person. So to know that something I created made you feel that same mythic weight, that same spark of wonder and introspection, is overwhelming in the best way.
You saw what I tried to do: to root sweeping legends in real emotion. To let the magic mean something. To let the silence between characters carry just as much power as the clash of blades or the crumble of a wardstone. Aiden’s journey was always meant to be deeply personal, even as the world unraveled around him—and hearing that you connected with that balance of myth and memory, trauma and legacy, tells me I hit the mark I was aiming for.
Your observation about the cosmic horror elements… that gave me chills. The unknowns lurking beneath ancient magic were never meant to be spectacle alone—they were meant to haunt, to echo our very human fear of what we don’t understand in ourselves or our origins. And yes—as a veteran, I poured a lot of myself into the discipline, the weight of duty, and the quiet choices that sometimes cost more than any battle.
Your words aren’t just encouraging—they’re fuel. Thank you for believing in this story. For honoring its depth. And for placing it among the works that shaped the genre. If Blood of the Anunnaki can stand even one step beside those legends, it’s because of readers like you who were willing to feel its heart.
This saga is just beginning—and I promise, the best is yet to come.
To see Blood of the Anunnaki mentioned alongside Mistborn and Eragon, and to be spoken of in the same breath as Tolkien and Lewis… that’s a comparison I never expected, and one I don’t take lightly. Those are the giants whose works helped shape me—not just as a writer, but as a person. So to know that something I created made you feel that same mythic weight, that same spark of wonder and introspection, is overwhelming in the best way.
You saw what I tried to do: to root sweeping legends in real emotion. To let the magic mean something. To let the silence between characters carry just as much power as the clash of blades or the crumble of a wardstone. Aiden’s journey was always meant to be deeply personal, even as the world unraveled around him—and hearing that you connected with that balance of myth and memory, trauma and legacy, tells me I hit the mark I was aiming for.
Your observation about the cosmic horror elements… that gave me chills. The unknowns lurking beneath ancient magic were never meant to be spectacle alone—they were meant to haunt, to echo our very human fear of what we don’t understand in ourselves or our origins. And yes—as a veteran, I poured a lot of myself into the discipline, the weight of duty, and the quiet choices that sometimes cost more than any battle.
Your words aren’t just encouraging—they’re fuel. Thank you for believing in this story. For honoring its depth. And for placing it among the works that shaped the genre. If Blood of the Anunnaki can stand even one step beside those legends, it’s because of readers like you who were willing to feel its heart.
This saga is just beginning—and I promise, the best is yet to come.