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Book #2 of The Human Gods: DONE

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Over the last year+ I’ve been working hard on editing, rewriting, and fixing the sequel to The Last Human. After finishing the final chapter in April, I discovered there was still quite a lot of polish left out. So, on top of the 100s of hours spent editing this book, I spent another unholy amount of time in April/May cuttin...

What’s Next?

The first draft of The Last Human (series title: The Human Gods) is finished.

This is the first time I’ve ever finished an entire series, so I thought I’d talk about my writing process, what I learned, and—most importantly—what’s coming next.

Early April: Book #2 Drops

I’m going to drop the newest version of The Last Human Book #2 here.

This is my “almost...

The Last Human IV - 69 - Of Old Friends

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New moss bearded the ribs of the Ark, cutting lush green lines against a bright, blue sky. Clouds built white castles in the distance, tinted with the promise of rain. But...

The Last Human IV - 68 - To Bless and Be Blessed

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The two avians locked themselves together. It didn’t seem to matt...

The Last Human IV - 67 - One Last Prayer

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This new universe looked much like the one they had left behind. The stars were different, and the galaxies, closer and brighter.

But Poire h...

The Last Human IV - 66 - The God Who Was There

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Poire did not touch the ground. There was no grou...

The Last Human IV - 65 - The Turning of the Key

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From this vantage, the twin fleets appeared like a streak of me...

The Last Human IV - 64 - One Last Test

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The falkyrs’ wings beat the air, driving the hot winds away. One wrapped his talon...

The Last Human IV - 63 - The Ninth Hell

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Avians and cyrans both believed in the Eight Hells—one for each of the eight Great...

The Last Human IV - 62 - Unbroken

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Agraneia couldn’t stop shivering. The ceiling spun, and the floor felt like it was...

The Last Human IV - 61 - Some Kind of Saint

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This was not Thrass et Yunum.

Then why could Agraneia hear the artillery? Giants, walking. Their footsteps shook the ceiling. And she could smell the trees, and the smoke from...

The Last Human IV - 60 - The God

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Poire wielded the Crown, and time bent to his will. And with the Crown, he opened ma...

The Last Human IV - 59 - The Gift of Mortality

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Broken scales littered the floor around her. Two of her ribs had cracked. Probably ...

The Last Human IV - 58 - The Birthworld

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The Ark drifted through a field of shredded ships. Twisted hull fragments, mangled ...

The Last Human IV - 57 - Pearl and Crown

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The Last Human IV - 56 - What Comes After Death

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Thunder echoed through the trunks, as Anu’s branches began to bre...

The Last Human IV - 55 - The Unmaker

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Anu’s limbs stretched to the edge of sight, and beyond. A near-in...

The Last Human IV - 54 - The Howl of Nothing

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A cast iron pot cooked over a fire. Flaming logs filled the air with a sweet, burnin...

The Last Human IV - 53 - Through Faith Alone

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Cloaked in titanium lace, brimming with the contained power of a sun, Yarsi ...

The Last Human IV - 52 - The Sacrifice

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A hundred could fit on the Bridge of the Ark, but twice as many xenos crowded...

The Last Human IV - Ch. 51 - The Screams of the Damned

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Hints of metal gleamed in the shadows. Cold machinery clinked and rasped, calling to Agraneiaâ...

The Last Human IV - 50 - The Elder and the Younger

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Poire frowned at the Boy. The Boy frowned at the rock. And the rock sat very ...

The Last Human IV - 49 - Sight Unseen

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Between the Ark’s generators, bathing in the hum of machines and the glitte...

The Last Human IV - 48 - The Twin Fleets

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Sweat and dirt and dried blood streaked Khadam’s face. Her lips were cracke...

The Last Human IV - 47 - The Veins of the Earth

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The cave was a dagger wound in the Earth, hollowing out the rock for hundreds of yards straight down....

The Last Human IV - 46 - Where Gods Once Stood

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Concrete steps, cracked and crumbling and stained by ages of rainwater led do...

The Last Human IV - 45 - Scavengers

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Asphalt and concrete prevented the rain from soaking into the ground. So, it ...

The Last Human IV - 44 - Easier Ways to Die

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Agraneia ran through the suit’s diagnostics—again. 

Onboard power, h...

The Last Human IV - 43 - Still Alive

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…still alive. 

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The Last Human IV - 42 - The Slaves - 42

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When the black door irised open, Khadam’s jaw dropped. A t...