Hello readers and fans of The Silver Talon! I did promise to keep everyone up to date as Book II develops, and so I write this post with some exciting news: I have finished writing the rough draft of Volume I of Book II. I have some working titles in mind, so I don't want to give anything away just yet. I will say, though, that this volume tells Orthel's tale as he attempts to cross Farahdin to get to the sea where he hopes to find a way to reach Alderdor, the ancestral home of the elves. There is a specific purpose to his mission, a task in which he must not fail if Arius and the elves are to defeat the new evil stirring in the realm. His odyssey is not easy: he gains some new friends along the way as well as some new beliefs that promise to lift his spirit but may strip him of his magic and leave him vulnerable. Treachery abounds at every turn, and Orthel must be wary lest he fall into a trap from which there can be no escape...

Now I just have a few more volumes to go, and Book II will be complete!

Stay tuned...

AJ