Trading Allegiances (Book 9 of Yrden Chronicles)

 Merry Christmas, everyone.  

With nothing else to do on this festive day (for some, I suppose), I gave myself the final kick in the pants that I needed and hit the publish button for "Trading Allegiances" Book 9 of the Yrden Chronicles. I had hoped to get it out just before Christmas, but it looks like I didn't quite make it. Still, I did make the date I had mentioned in my last post here: before the end of the year.

For any who are interested and still sticking with the story:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRHK22NJ

At the end of "Back To Pelgraff", Colleen Yrden got her alliance together and now she must force the Damarg Empire to the negotiating table to stop Star Patrol's raiding of human tradeships, stations, and planets ... and to repatriate the prisoners that the Damarg pirates took, including, hopefully, her husband, missing now for 14 years

Standing in the way of that are spies that have reported on Yrden doings and the mighty Damarg Navy which she hopes the Empire will not turn against her alliance before they are ready for it.

Welcome to the penultimate book of the series. Buy it now while supplies last!

In other news, Book 10, "A Dangerous Species, the final book in the Yrden Chronicles series, has now entered editing and proofing. With just a little luck and effort, you may see it before the end of January 2025. Definitely before the end of February unless disaster strikes.

It feels really good to have ended the story, which I started some 23 years ago. I had intended "A Dangerous Species" to be a stand-alone novel, but it kinda grew, as things are wont to do.

Anyway, once again

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. (May we all get what we desire in 2025 and not necessarily what we deserve.)

Live Well, Live the Joy.

D.A.