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I can’t post this announcement until after Christmas, because this is a super secret big surprise for my parents, so I’m scheduling this post to go up the day after.

But as of writing this in mid-November, I’ve just ordered the proof copy for The Hopeful Wanderer!

It is…it’s going to be real. I’m going to hold this book in my hands.

I spent just about every minute of the past week and a half formatting and formatting and freaking formatting the interior and the cover. No compromises, I wanted it to look so good. I’ve loved the Wanderer. You’ve loved the Wanderer. They deserve the very best.

My parents are getting the first copy ever for Christmas. They’ve shared something like half the Wanderer posts from my blog, told me how much they love the stories, and nudged me and nudged me to create a print copy. This project is for me, but it’s also for them.

Cover reveal coming soon! (aaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!)

P.S. Want a sneak peak into the book? Check out the updated and expanded release of “Evidence of a Struggle” straight from the upcoming novel-in-stories!

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Bring the Wanderer Home

The Hopeful Wanderer

Wander a world driven from mundane to magical by a secret hidden at its heart.

A slow apocalypse has corroded a distant planet, with the uncanny living in uneasy commune alongside those remaining. On a forgotten quest from the stars, the Wanderer roams among them, through crumbling societies and vibrant wildernesses, navigating a murky path toward an incredible past.

While helping and receiving help-or hindrance-from strange denizens of unusual destinations, the Wanderer must finish righting a wrong that threatens to extinguish the universe itself. Should memory of the responsibility return at all.

Featuring

100 Hopeful Wanderer tales
20 new short stories
10-episode revelatory ending
100% revised and expanded

A far-future science fantasy with sub-tones of soft-apocalypse and climate change, this hopeful adventure combines exploration, eeriness, and wonder across 100 short tales.

Join readers who loved the web series and journey alongside them in discovering the Wanderer’s wondrous past and hopeful mission to save the stars.