Raven’s Bane, the sequel to RITS, is coming closer to being published. While the manuscript was finished a couple years ago, it remains in post-processing – my apologies. The good news is that the third and final book to the trilogy is coming along while RB is being polished. This means that there should be a much shorter wait between books 2 and 3. Irulen, Farah, Quinn, Kay, and Merek have not been abandoned. Their stories will be told and I thank you for your patience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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