The Invisible Chains - Part 1: Bonds of Hate available on Amazon

The Invisible Chains - Part 1: Bonds of Hate (Book I of Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse) went live on Amazon at $2.99.

This is the first part of three of The Invisible Chains. It is over 120,000 words long. The three parts together are over 410,000 words long.

In a few days it will be available on Ximerion, my own website, in mobi (Kindle compatible), epub and pdf format at the same price.
 

You can read the first twelve chapters online here.

Dark Tales★Bk IV: The Invisible Hands — Part 1: Gambit ★Chapter 1: Prince at the Crossroads

The first chapter of

Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book IV: The invisible Hands — Part 1: Gambit,

Prince at the Crossroads

is posted.

For a limited time you can read it here: Ximerion


I've rearranged The Invisible Chains in three parts, which is why this is called 'Book IV', but actually you have missed nothing.

A Dish Served Cold now available on Amazon for Kindle

A Dish Served Cold is now available in the Amazon Kindle Store under my pen name Andrew Ashling.

The price is $2.99, for a novel of ± 80,000 words, which roughly translates to around 320-340 pages in paperback and 228-240 pages in hardcover. If you live outside the US taxes may apply. E.g. for Europe VAT and other taxes bring the price to $5.74.

Online Novels

Online Novels contains the titles of more than 1000 online books written by both published and unpublished authors who have made their work freely available on the internet. The novels listed there are organized by category, with brief descriptions taken from the websites on which they can be found.

The site is very organized and divided into several sections, which makes looking for a particular genre very easy. There is a large selection of gay novels.

Both my novels A Dish Served Cold and Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse — Book I: The Invisible Chains are mentioned.

Worth a visit: Online Novels

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 51: Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 10 510 words - Total: 422 912 words (September 8th, 2010)
Status: Complete
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 51: Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms

Guess what happens in the end...

It is one month after the Battle of the Zinchara.

Lorcko visits Timishi at the place where the capital of Wolf Mukthars is being built. We also get a glimpse of Ambrick. Both Trysulda, First Daughter of the Order of the Great Goddess and Emelasuntha receive surprising letters form the warlord. The High King as well receives a report and discusses it with his two oldest sons, Tenaxos and Portonas.

And finally Anaxantis and Ehandar...

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 51: Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms

The final chapter, no. 51, of

Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The invisible Chains,

Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms

is posted, at the moment only for registered readers.

You can read it here: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 51: Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms

The final chapter, no. 51, of Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The invisible Chains, is called Anaxantis, by the Right of Arms.

It is almost ready to be posted for registered readers.

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 50: Some Kind of Love

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 7 414 words - Total: 412 402 words (August 30th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 50: Some Kind of Love

Guess what happens when the warrior prince returns home...

What is Anaxantis going to do with the captive Mukthars? And the arrested pages? A lot of other decisions have to be taken as well. Ehandar also makes up his mind. The warlord returns home, but first has a conversation about the future with Uppam Fraleck, the Lord Mayor of Dermolhea.

Anaxantis and Ehandar finally meet again...

Randamor gives Mandigaill some background information and his own insights.

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 50: Some Kind of Love

Chapter 50 of Dark tales, Some Kind of Love, is posted, for the moment for registered readers only, on Ximerion.

The aftermath of the Battle of the Zinchara. The warrior returns home.

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 49: Tmeritektos

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 9 610 words - Total: 404 988 words (August 20th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 49: Tmeritektos

Guess what Tmeritektos means, and if you know already, who it is.

Anaxantis is in a very dangerous situation...

Actually, there isn't much more that can be told without spoiling the fun, except that the battle rages on and some of the pages get mixed up in it.

Some people die, some get horribly wounded.

At last the warlord is forced to make a terrible decision.

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 49: Tmeritektos

Chapter 49 of Dark tales, Tmeritektos, is posted, for the moment for registered readers only, on Ximerion.

The outcome of the Battle of the Zinchara

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 49: Tmeritektos

The new chapter 49, Tmeritektos, is finished. The still very raw draft that is. I suppose another four days or so before I will post it.

If you're wondering just what Tmeritektos means, there is a little bit of an explanation in the blog section of my site.

Well, more of a riddle than an explanation, I guess.

Questions

With chapter 48, The Battle of the Zinchara, the events related in Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I - The Invisible Chains are coming to a head.

Some readers have asked me all kinds of questions. Mainly they seem to revolve around the age of Anaxantis as governor and commander in chief of an army, his wild cavalry charge into enemy ranks and the betrayal of his chief general.

In a few posts I'm trying to give an answer to those questions. You can find them in the blog section of my site.

Please, first read up to and including chapter 48 as they might contain major spoilers. On the other hand, it is by no means necessary to read them to be able to follow the events related in the story.

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 48: The Battle of the Zinchara

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 9 838 words - Total: 395 378 words (August 5th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 48: The Battle of the Zinchara

Guess which surprise guests turn up at the battle? (There are several)

Is Tarno getting second thoughts? Or is Ehandar? Anaxantis leaves Mirkadesh. The pages lead their mini army in the direction of Ghiasht. The Mukthar army of Shigurtish is spotted in the valley region and Anaxantis directs all troops there. Trying to block the enemy he takes up position on a hill, but his army is slow in arriving. Shigurtish makes an attempt to get what he wants without having to fight for it. He also sets a trap...

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 48: The Battle of the Zinchara

Chapter 48 of Dark tales, The Battle of the Zinchara, is almost ready to be posted on Ximerion.

Finally the battle is there.

I hope in a day or so, maybe a little bit sooner, depending on how the usual typo hunt goes.

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 47: Shorgah

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 10 463 words - Total: 385 540 words (July 23th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 47: Shorgah

Guess who gets what's coming to him and who doesn't?

Lee-Lack Scarminckle fights a desperate struggle against the Mukthars in Mirkadesh. As a result of the outcome he takes a remarkable decision. Anaxantis regroups and Timishi and Lorcko have a heart to heart. Anaxantis takes a decision regarding Timishi and his friends and has a comforting talk with Lorcko... which leaves him depressed. Ambrick pours poison in Lorcko's father's ears. Shigurtish and his army cross the Mirax. The pages struggle with the prince's tent. Volcko of Iramid and Ambrick have an appointment with destiny.

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 47: Shorgah

Chapter 47 of Dark tales, Shorgah, is almost ready to be posted on Ximerion.

I hope in two days or so, maybe a little bit sooner.

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 46: The Previous War

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 9 684 words - Total: 375 077 words (July 12th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 46: The Previous War

Guess who will be very surprised (more than once)?

Lee-Lack Scarminckle investigates the place where the horses were stolen. Anaxantis arrives at the base camp near Dermolhea and gets a surprising invitation. Tarno daydreams. Lee-Lack Scarminckle reconnects with his gang at their hideout in the Pashira Forest. Anaxantis attends a ball organized by the ladies of the Dermolhean Forty where he receives unsettling news. Tenaxos learns that his son has brushed aside his royal charter and is going to war. Volcko of Iramid and his regiment have lost their way. Timishi explains some things to Anaxantis, who understands now what the war is all about.

Link: Ximerion

Dark Tales★Bk I: The Invisible Chains★Chapter 46: The Previous War

The next chapter of Dark Tales (46), The Previous War, is almost ready to be posted on Ximerion.

Expect it in a day or two. I'm still typo-hunting (and hating it).

Finally the Mukthars have appeared and everybody seems to make mistakes.

Dark Tales ★ Book I: The Invisible Chains ★ Chapter 45: Dancing Dragons

Title: Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains
Format: Novel - Original characters
Length: Chapter: 9 108 words - Total: 365 393 words (July 3th, 2010)
Status: WIP
Rating: NC-17 - M - M/M Slash
Warnings: Violence, incest, rape, non-con, domination may all occur in varying degrees

Chapter 45: Dancing Dragons

Guess who (there's more than one) gets arrested?

Anaxantis receives news from one of his sentry posts. Lorcko and Timishi have breakfast but are interrupted. Anaxantis convenes a Council of War. During a showdown with commander Demrac Tarngord he gets unexpected help. Ryhunzo prepares breakfast. Two arrests are made. Lee-Lack Scarminckle investigates the horse thieves. Shigurtish, commander in chief of the Mukthars, prepares to open hostilities. Anaxantis marches the army out of Lorseth. Randamor is irritated at Mandigaill the Hunter.

Link: Ximerion