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A Very Special Announcement: BEYOND THE RUINED NIGHTS, SUMMER 2025
This entry will be a little different. No big project updates/announcements section because I have a big announcement I want to spend the entirety of my time here on.
As some of you may have seen, I announced my debut novel BEYOND THE RUINED NIGHTS, currently slated for release in late Summer 2025.
For those of you who’ve been following my publishing journey here, you’ll understand why this is such a huge decision. I’ve spent the better part of a year querying agents in hopes of going the “traditional” publishing route, but after some previously discussed issues in this process (which you can read about here) I’ve decided to go the self-publishing route. For years, this story was the unnamed “sci-fantasy story” I’ve been working on. In reality, it’s a kind of scifi-tinged Dark Fantasy story in the vein of the Dark Tower.
Here’s a quick blurb of the story:
Sarah Silvergrove has spent two years trying to outpace the guilt she carries over the death of a friend. Living as a nomadic traveler and attached to no one, she discovers the Belhaven, a haunting library hidden in the ruins of a long abandoned city. It holds the secrets to commanding the world’s magic, and Sarah, now one of the few magic users not under the control of the struggling empire, sets out to build a new community in hopes of redemption. But when a charismatic traveler arrives and integrates himself into the budding community, Sarah begins to worry that she is destined to fail again. Terrified of the task at hand, but knowing she cannot pass it on, Sarah must decide if she will let her failures define her or if she can defend the library and those who have come to trust in her. Greater mechanisms than her are pulling at the chords of destiny, and her fight for redemption will test everything she thought she knew about herself.
The Song has yet to be Sung.
If that sounds like you’re kind of thing, please follow along and grab the book when it becomes available. I’ll keep you all updated, trust me.
As far as what this announcement means for these newsletters and my blog in general, there’s a few things you should all probably know going forward;
- There will be a lot more promotion here going forward.
–This will mean a lot of things, but most of all that the purely opinion/announcement focused nature of this thing will change quite a lot. I may push my socials more, I will absolutely bring up the book every change I get.
- There will be no more “Project Progress” announcements.
–Instead, this section will be replaced with “Publication Updates”. This will give me some space to keep you all updated on the publication timelines.
- A lot more will be going on strictly on my website (billyloperhistory.com) so if you don’t check there every once in a while, maybe do.
Other than that, I don’t think there’s much more I can say besides: thanks. Thank you all for taking your time to read these, for being part of this journey. We’ll be back to normal business next month.
And remember: The Song has yet to be Sung.
Thanks for reading.
