Bryan Canter > Recent Status Updates

The Fourth Magi is finally complete. The audiobook just went live on Audible/Amazon/Apple iBooks. I had a fabulous narrator named Andy Robert who is a retired drama teacher in the UK. He does fantastic characterization of the Parthian, Greek, Roman, and Jewish characters in the story. Here's a link: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0G88Q9MDK...

Still awaiting the release of the audiobook. It should be approved by ACX and available for sale by 18 December.

One of the things I love about Dan Brown's books is the mix of history. In this book, the historical part has become almost a non-essential tag-on. At this point in the story, the history is almost gone, and the novel has evolved into a techno-thriller. The story is still very good and the storytelling is masterful. But I would like to have had more significant historical integration, as with his other books.

I love Dan Brown's approach - mixing historical information, symbology, scientific research, and a modern travelog into a thriller that pulls you along. So far, this book is filling that role in an intriguing way that keeps the pages turning. Classic Dan Brown.

So excited!! The Fourth Magi hit #1 Best Seller in two Amazon categories today (6 December 2025) - Religious Biblical Fiction and Historical Middle Eastern Fiction.

The Fourth Magi launches today, 1 December 2025!!

I hope t is a great way for you to get into the Christmas spirit by discovering the Christ child along with the Parthian Magi.

The audiobook will release before Christmas.

I hope you are as blessed by reading the story as I was in writing it :-)

Launch of The Fourth Magi is on 1 December 2025, less than a week away!!!

What a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

The audiobook narration is half way complete and I hope to have it out before Christmas. I love the narrator, Andy Robert! His characterization and dramatization are excellent!

Coming 1 December 2025!

Editing is complete. The audiobook production is underway. The book will release in all formats (ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio) on 1 December 2025. I will run a Goodreads Giveaway starting on 1 November. Sign up for your chance to win.

The initial draft manuscript is finished!!

Starting the editing process.

The final ebook cover is finished and I will update it here next week!

Getting to a hard part of the story - King Phillip's War. Not a good chapter in our American history for either the Puritans or the native American tribes in the New England area. Lots of mistakes on everyone's side that needlessly cost a lot of lives.

Finished Chapter 6, Scene 1 - Meeting with the Parthian king's agent in Jerusalem.

Just finished a new scene - Chapter 5, Scene 4. Now leaving Damascus, bound for Jerusalem and an audience with King Herod.

Fascinating history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony. Looking forward to visiting the historical reenactment site next week.

Finished another scene (Chapter 5 Scene 3)

About half way through the initial draft manuscript.

My goal is to get this published by the beginning of December 2025 in all formats (hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook).

Most recently finished Chapter 5, Scene 2. (About 36,200 words so far).

Listening to the audiobook. The narrator speaks very slowly, so I sped up the replay.

Great summary of the definition and importance of sound money. The author does support gold as a sound money investment that helps to hedge against the devaluation of fiat currencies. However, he then goes into a long discussion of Bitcoin as an even better form of sound money.