So in a continued development of Eldgard and our artistic portfolio ...we have a new addition to the legendary world that is VGO.
She's the nemesis, and doom of the Moss Hag, she's slaughtered GrimJack more times THAN Osmark and her family numbers millions of eight legged beasties.
Yes from her done an infested lair it's the Spider Queen
…actually I'll confess its not enforced. I'm hoping its well deserved. Only time and you my readers will tell.
as you will have seen, from the exclusive chapters we have been putting up here for you eager bookworms to devour, Darkling Siege (VGO 7) is finished. the end. Or is it?
This was a herculean undertaking. weighing in at a massive Tome like nature. Now we are heading for Rogue Dungeon 4, another world defining book in a great series. I've been hard ...
2020-01-28 21:07:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! A lot of folks asked about getting some Viridian Gate Online concept art commissioned. Chris and I are getting a whole bunch of stuff put together so there should be a bunch of new art dropping over the next several weeks and months. Jay, the Runic Blood Monk, was one of the most requested pieces, so here it is! Jay riding his Flame Sphinx— a giant tiger, easily the size of a grizzly bear, its fur made of living flame, its golden eagle’s wings easily thirty fe...
2020-01-24 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
THIRTY:
2020-01-24 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
TWENTY-SEVEN:
Kiss and Make Up
The dream shifted abruptly, and I found myself standing on a brightly lit balcony, overlooking a small garden and a sea of lush green grass, stretching off in the distance. The air was crisp, the sky clear, the sun smiling down with warm, comforting rays. Abby inched up beside me, entwining her hand with mine. I pulled her in front of me, wrapping my arms around her as I rested my chin on her shoulder. Her...
2020-01-23 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
TWENTY-ONE:
Forged in Fire
Osmark’s refusal to explain anything more bothered me. Yes, I’d gotten a few scant answers, but there was still so much I didn’t know. What other pieces? And why was killing Thanatos so complicated? To me, it seemed like a simple matter of maneuvering him into a corner and using the Reality Editor to take him down just like any other world boss—albeit a very powerful world boss. What did Osmar...
2020-01-16 20:57:02 +0000 UTC View Post
EIGHTEEN:
Imperial Rescue
I tracked the time out of the corner of my eye. Eighteen minutes and counting. God, but I hated time quests. And this felt simultaneously like a timed quest and some sort of bizarre escort quest, which made it even worst.
Full dark had already come and a sickly moon hung overhead, jeering down on the world with its weak, watery light. The corpseglow from Idruz drifted up, painting hazy streaks of...
2020-01-14 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
...into the turbulent waters of VGO. Another exclusive peek is here. I hope you are enjoying the story so far?
FOURTEEN:
Gatehouse Horror
The room was occupied, and not by any of the run-of-the-mil Vogthar we’d cut our way through so far. This was something new, something I’d never seen before, and for the first time since entering the gatehouse, a flash of worry wormed its way through my gut.
This thing...
2020-01-09 11:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Already a week plus into this new year and my new years resolution was the same this year as it was last...to make more of my fans happier!
To provide better services, more of the words and lots more of the thrills and spills that Shadow Alley Press prides itself on delivering. we have for your edification and enjoyment a new Yancy Lazarus in the works! Rogue dungeon is rolling along and we are supporting a veritable host of writers to develop and enrich t...
2020-01-07 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo here we are guys and gals, 2020.
On behalf of myself and all the team at Shadow Alley Press I want to say how much we appreciate your continued support. I write because I want to tell a story, because I want to laugh , cry and wallow in a world of my imagination and it is always so gratifying that others enjoy what I do.
Thank you for coming along with me on this fantastic voyage. and with no further ado, here's chapter eleven...
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2020-01-04 08:37:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Choices, Choices, Choices
I took a deep, uneasy breath as everyone trickled out of the Command Room, save for the handful of Alliance Officers we’d asked to remain behind. The handful that stayed—all members of the old guard and close friends—took their seats around the now emptied command table, most of them looking absolutely exhausted by the events of the morning. And they had good reason to be wrung out. After weeks of infighting and quibbli...
2019-12-31 17:45:53 +0000 UTC View Post
FOUR:
After Party
I skirted through the throng of drinking and drunk guests, slowly making my way toward the dance floor where Abby and I were supposed to meet. She’d bolted almost immediately after the ceremony, giggling madly about a surprise she had planned for me. Some sort of Dokkalfar courtship ritual she’d learned from Amara in preparation for the wedding—though I had no idea what exactly it was supposed to entail. If the i...
2019-12-24 18:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post
ONE:
The Dusty Mustache
Icy slush squished up around my boots as I threaded my way down one of the narrow, twisting cobblestone streets of Harrowick, searching for the next tavern on my long list of potential taverns. With frost-numb fingers, I pulled a crumpled strip of parchment from my pocket, carefully unfolding it as I scanned the names. The Excited Bee. The Wilted Leaf. The Dwarf’s Beard. On and on they went, scrawled out in loo...
2019-12-19 21:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostVersion:1.0 StartHTML:000000174 EndHTML:000161745 StartFragment:000000431 EndFragment:000161713 StartSelection:000000431 EndSelection:000161713 SourceURL:about:blank ONE:The Dusty MustacheIcy slush squished up around my boots as I threaded my way down one of the narrow, twisting cobblestone streets of Harrowick, searching for the next tavern on my long list of potential taverns. With frost-numb fingers, I pulled a crumpled strip of parchment from my pocket, car...
2019-12-19 21:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! It's the Darkling Siege (VGO 7) cover reveal. I've been waiting on this one for a good long while, but I'm really happy with the way it turned out. What do you all think? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
I still don't have a proper back cover blurb, but I do have the majority of chapters finished (up through 30), which means preview chapters will be incoming starting tomorrow. My bro-ham from across the pond, Chris Bell, is going to be helping me...
2019-12-18 13:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Got some cool new cover art back, this time for the Lich Priest revamp cover. Of all the revamps, this one of might be my favorite--though Jade Lord is damned good, too. Hope you guy like it.
In other news, I'm about 60K into Darkling Siege... It's been a bear of a book to write--just SOOOOOO much going on as we head into the end game--and I'm hoping to start posting new chapters next week here on Patreon! As always, thanks for the support everyone. I couldn't do t...
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share this awesome new cover for the third book in the Alchemic Weaponeer Series by N.H. Paxton. I love all the covers in the VGO Expanded Universe, but this one is definitely up there in the top three. I think Path of the Blood Phoenix (the third Firebrand book) is still my number one favorite, but this is probably in second place. What do you guys think? Which is your favorite?
In other news, I'm working away at VGO 7, which I've tentatively titled Darklin...
2019-11-01 17:05:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, I’m so excited to announce I have a new book out today—this one a collaboration with the Legend himself, Dakota Krout! Bibliomancer is set in Dakota’s Completionist Chronicles Universe and follows recent college grad, Sam King as he dives headfirst into the world of Eternium and tangles with the Mage’s College while making some friends in some very unlikely places. Hope you all have as much fun reading this as Dakota and I did writing it! There's a link for ...
2019-09-17 18:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! I've got an exciting announcement that comes with some brand new content! I'm partnering up with the famous (infamous?) Dakota Krout to write a new book. which will be set in the Completionist Chronicles (Ritualist) Universe. The book is entitled Bibliomancer and is almost done (at least the first pass is). Anyway, I'm going to be posting some early chapters here, so I hope you guys dig it!
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2019-07-10 21:01:27 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm continuing to update the main VGO series so that it fits a little bit better with the VGO Expanded Universe books, and though I LOVE the old Jade Lord cover (pictured below) -- this new one is awfully spiffy. I always wanted a cover with Devil on it, and now I finally have one, which is just about the bees knees. Hope you all like it and happy 4th!
2019-07-04 14:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all back with art. All the ART. This time it's for a new fantasy/harem boxset Shadow Alley will be putting out in the not too distant future. The set will have War God's Mantle, American Dragons 1, Dungeon Bringer 1, and Full Frontal Galaxy 1. Behold the epicness of this awesome cross-over cover!
2019-06-21 12:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all. Got a couple more gift copies of Path of the Thunderbird from eden Hudson (my co-author on the Rogue Dungeon series). If you haven't picked it up yet and were on the fence, get a copy on me. It's first come first serve -- just click the link below to win!
2019-06-17 19:45:37 +0000 UTC
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This isn't anything new exactly -- were going to be putting out a boxset for all the first in series books from the VGO Expanded Universe. Still, we decided to get a cover made up to show case the characters that will be in the series and I couldn't be happier with the way this one turned out. Hope you all like it!
2019-06-13 20:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, today is the day. Troll Nation: Rogue Dungeon 3 is LIVE on Amazon. Although this is a bit unorthodox, I'm giving out free copies to all my Patreon's that are five dollars and up. My little way of saying thanks for the constant support. You guys and gals are rockstars. Click the link below to get your copy.
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/w9vozn3q03
Dang y'all. Look at this beauty which is for Aaron Crash's newest series. This book won't be out from Shadow Alley for a while, but wow is it something to look at. Hope you guys enjoy it, and more good stuff to come shortly.
2019-06-10 20:59:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Roark finished inscribing the last Curse Chain rune onto the walls of the citadel’s second floor, accepted it, then stood back to admire his handiwork. Rings of the sharp, stilted lettering circled the room, nearly invisible to the naked eye, ready to be activated. The lines of runic script were everywhere throughout the level: engraved into pillars, scrawled across the walls, even encirclin...
2019-06-07 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post