A special kind of magic lives in the smallest moments—those quick, quiet affirmations that slip in while brushing your teeth or brewing coffee. For authors, one of those moments is the soft chime of a new book rating. This morning, I checked my notifications and saw it: a single five-star rating for The Novice ofContinue reading “Not Just Stars: How a Tiny Click Changes Everything”
Category Archives: Thanatos
Into the Abyss: Who Is the Dark Fantasy Reader?
Last time, I wrote about how I didn’t set out to write dark fantasy but found myself here all the same, drawn by the arcane, the spiritual, and the broken beauty of stories that don’t look away from pain. I’m still learning the boundaries of the genre (if there are any) and figuring out whereContinue reading “Into the Abyss: Who Is the Dark Fantasy Reader?”
Dark Fantasy: Rising from the Ashes
I never set out to follow trends, but now that I’m here, I’m curious. My love for the arcane, the spiritual, and the unsettling pulled me into dark fantasy long before I realized that was where I was heading. I’m ashamed to admit, I’m not well-read in it—at least not in the way others canContinue reading “Dark Fantasy: Rising from the Ashes”
Jezelle updates and Audio Books!
If you’ve been keeping your ear to the cobblestones, you know things have been stirring in the shadows. I’m still working away at Jezelle: Theif of Forks. It is currently at 53,474 words or roughly 200 pages, and I’m in love with how it is unfolding thus far. Jezelle’s story—raw, bruised, and burning with defiance—hasContinue reading “Jezelle updates and Audio Books!”
A New Look for “The Novice of Thanatos”
If you’ve been following my journey, you might notice something different about The Novice of Thanatos. Yes—I changed the cover! It was not a decision I made lightly. I’ve been promoting the book with the old cover for almost two months. When I first released the book on March 7th, the dark, medieval-inspired design wasContinue reading “A New Look for “The Novice of Thanatos””
The Novice of Thanatos Is Out Now—A School Unlike Any Other
A boy. A journey. A school unlike any other. The Novice of Thanatos is finally here, inviting you into a world where the lessons are written in bone and silence, and the dead are never far behind. Think Harry Potter, but for adults—where magic is replaced by the cold, uncompromising study of death itself. MishalContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos Is Out Now—A School Unlike Any Other”
The Novice of Thanatos – A Dark Journey Begins March 7th, 2025
In just a few days, the gates will open. The dead will call, the past will stir, and a young novice will take his first steps into the dark corridors of a world few dare to tread. On March 7th, The Novice of Thanatos releases, and with it, a descent into the shadowed halls ofContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos – A Dark Journey Begins March 7th, 2025”
The Novice of Thanatos and the Red Cloths
The Red Cloths, with their red cowls and branded foreheads, are not merely rebels or cultists within the shadowed world of The Novice of Thanatos—they are zealots who know something of the mysteries beyond the Threshold. Known formally as the Followers of Eosphorus, these mysterious figures began as mere observers in my Lucardia world. However,Continue reading “The Novice of Thanatos and the Red Cloths”
Doldroms
Just a quick update this weekend. I’ve finished editing Duke Rhime of the Spire and started querying. I am taking a slow and systematic approach there. There is no particular rush. It is a good book with good market appeal. The Novice of Thanatos is available for preorder and will be released on March 7th.Continue reading “Doldroms”
The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus
Writing a book about a group of monks who primarily deal with the dead brought me down an assortment of macabre rabbit holes. Some of it was fascinating, and some will plague my nightmares. Although I write fantasy, I write grounded fantasy in the late-medieval period. Patching together the real with the fantastical gives theContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus”
