Hello everyone, I want to give a quick update. Thank you for your patience as I complete Volume 5. I am very close, I am 50% done with the final drafts/final touches so I should be starting publishing soon (probably early next month). Patreon members will get first release, so please visit there and see other member-only benefits (I am currently halfway through publishing my very first short story, which I wrote 9 years ago, which inspired me to do WotW).
One of the other reasons I do not have a solid release date is that, as stated before, I am working behind the scenes on other details for Ad Astra. Before releasing the volume, I want to finalize my maps of the Nevali Region and the Aldrida Continent. People have asked me to create a reference book with some world-building details (factions, terms, religion, etc.). To do this, it will require some time, and between the two volumes would be best.
As I stated before, the next few volumes will be a new book. The reason, to avoid 200+ book parts like in WotW to make it easier for new readers to engage. The first four volumes were the first collection, with V5-7 or 8 will be part of Collection 2. This is a little roadmap:
Volume 5: Dual Alliances
- With the Americans entrenching themselves against a non-stop enemy, the key to success isn't only the force of arms, but bringing different groups together. One a all-mighty powerful Empire and another, birth from the victory at Salva.
Volume 6: The Triple Path
Volume 7: Fall of Ellaqua