5 Days Until Release of HotA 2!

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I can’t believe we’re already here, but it’s 5 days until July 1st, the eBook release date for Hymn of the Ancients Vol. II: Blood of the Demonheart.

I’m really psyched for this novel, I think it’s easily the best I’ve written. And I’m hard at work on HotA 3, so the next volume is already coming down the pike. As for Blood of the Demonheart, Leonel Anglian now is on a path to find out the truth his father was exiled and died for, and alongside him as a companion is the last person he’d ever expect to see. Every writer knows writing blurbs is a painstaking science, and here’s my initial blurb for Blood of the Demonheart:

Leo Anglian and his companions never in a lifetime thought they’d end up here. Having discovered priceless relics, a long-forgotten truth of their past and the true history of Demarest, they are faced with an impossible task: sell these ancient relics without being killed by Awakened cult of demons, the Cantry Church that have branded them heretics, and the Twelve Divines of the Ancients that have returned to the world. Oh, and try and save the world from the encroaching tides of darkness, if they can get around to it. All while a war for the crown of Ellaria and the oncoming threat of the orcs returning to Demarest ferments around them. No big deal.

I can’t wait to hear from the readers. Happy reading y’all!

-Evan Pickering

HotA Vol. 2: Blood of the Demonheart Kickstarter (50% funded!)

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I’m excited to announce that I’ve launched the Hymn of the Ancients Vol. 2 Kickstarter this past week, and it’s already 50% funded!

The novel is already near completion, just in the final editing stages at this point, and if you join the Kickstarter you’ll get a chance to get Blood of the Demonheart two months before amazon release!

I’m thrilled to be continuing the saga of Leo Anglian and his companions. If you want to more, click the link or check it out below!

Much love,

-Evan

LAUNCHED: Hymn of the Ancients Limited Edition Hardcover Kickstarter!

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It’s alive, It’s ALIVE!!!

(Oh and by the way… It’s my birthday! Wooooooooooo yeaaaaaaaa)

After a lot of prep and legwork, I’m so excited to share the launch of my first Kickstarter campaign as an author. Behold, feast thine eyes:

Hymn of the Ancients: Hardcover Kickstarter!

How sweet it is.

I’m really excited about this, hoping it blows up, but we’ll see how far it goes! I’m excited for Kickstarter as a publishing platform, and hoping my first foray will be a smashing success.

So if you’re interested, please sign up and back the campaign! You get an awesome epic fantasy story, I get a birthday present 😀

Much love all,

Evan

Goodreads Giveaway for HYMN OF THE ANCIENTS

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Hey all,

So I’m running a Goodreads Giveaway for 100 copies of Hymn of the Ancients, If you want to enter for a chance to win a free eBook of my newest novel, sign up now for free!

As for Blood of the Demonheart, Book 2 of the Hymn of the Ancients Series, I’m nearly done with the first draft, then its on to editing and revisions. Hoping to have it out in the Spring!

Also, I’m going to giveaway some free Audiobooks for the American Rebirth Series, so keep an eye out for those emails!

Much love,

-Evan

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hymn of the Ancients by Evan Pickering

Hymn of the Ancients

by Evan Pickering

Giveaway ends March 03, 2022.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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AUDIOBOOK RELEASE: American Rebirth

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File this under my life has been far too crazy lately, but I’m proud to (belatedly) let you all know that American Rebirth, Book 3 of the American Rebirth Series was released on Audible last month!

Oh yeah.

Voiced by the incomparable Mike Jameson, I’m really proud to finally have the whole trilogy on audiobook (took me long enough to get around to doing it, lol) and I’m very pleased with his performance. Mike is an awesome guy and a pleasure to work with, it’s been so much fun watching him bring the characters to life.

I have some grand designs to try and voice my own audiobooks for some of my newer works–I’d love to give it a shot, provided I can voice-act well enough to live up to my standards. Anyway, I’ll keep you posted on future audiobook releases. Y’all are the best.

Much love,

Evan

Cover Reveal: Blood of the Demonheart

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I’m really excited to share with you the cover of Book 2 of Hymn of the Ancients: Blood of the Demonheart! Feast your eyes on all its glory, courtesy of cover artist Jeff Brown. It took some time and workshopping but he had great ideas on where to go with it, and I’m really happy with how it came out. What do y’all think?

WRITING UPDATE: I’m glad to say I’m most of the way done with the first draft of Blood of the Demonheart. It’s taken a bit longer than I’d normally like with this novel, but I’d rather do it right than rush it out. I’m hoping to have it released by Spring of 2022.

In other news, I have been continuing to workshop and write both a new Post-Apocalyptic novel, and a piece of contemporary fiction as well. Those are still in the early stages, but I’ve written a number of chapters for both. I’m looking forward to continuing to work on those, because I’m a crazy person and I have too many ideas and not enough time to write them.

Much love,

-Evan

I Love Maps. I Really Do. HYMN OF THE ANCIENTS Updated Map & Progress Update!

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So I’ve been working on my next projects (Book 2 of HotA and a few others), but nonetheless I’ve been continuing to tinker with Hymn of the Ancients, mostly just correcting grammatical errors missed in the edits. But also I UPDATED THE NEW MAP OF DEMAREST!

Man, it’s so beautiful. I LOVE MAPS.

I’ve been using this super fun mapmaking software called Wonderdraft, it took a little while to learn but it’s so much fun. Certainly gives me something fun/productive to do when I’m procrastinating writing anything.

I decided to go with the classing “paper” version of the map rather than the color one. I think it just looks classic and cleaner, and the other version came out a little dark in the paperback, so I updated that as well.

Anyway, I wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who’s been reading Hymn of the Ancients, and everyone who left a review or gave me feedback I really appreciate it! I know there were a few grammar errors that were missed in editing but I believed I’ve cleaned just about all of them up at this point. I’m really proud of this book, and it’s fun jumping into a new genre and seeing how it flies on its own like a bird leaping out of the nest.

I’ve got some more projects percolating, both fantasy and post-apoc, so stay tuned.

Much love y’all.

-Evan

Hymn Of The Ancients Release Celebration!! LAUNCH SALE $0.99!

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The day has finally come. My beloved new fantasy novel Hymn of the Ancients is officially live on Amazon Kindle Unlimited!

I cant wait to get this baby into the hands of readers. It’s finally done and it’s time to celebrate for a few days before I get back to the grind.

All I can say is that I am incredibly proud of this work–and for those of you who are used to me writing post-apoc, don’t fret, I will write more of the wastelands. But if you have any interest in fantasy or if you enjoy my writing–I’d be honored if you gave it a shot.

And on top of that, it’s on sale for $0.99 for launch! Part of my tactical launch strategy to make the most of the Amazon Algorithm.

Anyway, to all of my readers who have supported me along the way, I am so grateful to y’all, and I really hope you enjoy this one. I know I have.

Love and gratitude,

-Evan

Cover Reveal: Hymn of the Ancients

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Hello, dear readers.

It’s been a while now, I know. Despite the relative silence, and amid the absolute madness of 2020 I’ve been working hard on my next WIP I have told y’all about, entitled Hymn of the Ancients.

I’m proud and excited to say I’m just about done with the first draft, and I should have the finished product done within the coming months. I can’t wait for it, it’s been exciting and a little nervy starting a new series in a new genre, but fantasy novels have been my first and truest love in fiction, so I sort of feel at home writing this in some ways. I don’t know if I can properly express my excitement and optimism for it–I think it’s going to be my best work by far.

So today I’m happy to share with you the cover reveal for Hymn of the Ancients, now that my cover artist Jeff Brown has completed it:

Let me know what you think. I’m looking forward to sharing more with y’all about this as I build-up towards the release date. Can’t wait to see it come to life. I will keep y’all posted.

Much love,

Evan Pickering