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Tales of Ciel: Reader Q&A Celebrating the Release of Ophiuchus Flinched


Posted on February 3, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Tales of Ciel demo logo

In response to last week’s solicitation, I’ve got a triptych of reader questions related to the Tales of Ciel. Thanks for participating and answering the call! From Ryan in Brooklyn,…[...]

Posted in Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, Fantasy, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Reader Questions, Tales of Ciel, Writing, Zach's Blog

It’s Publication Day: Ophiuchus Flinched (Tales of Ciel Book 2) Is Now Available Wherever Books Are Sold


Posted on February 3, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Ophiuchus Flinched Cover v2

I promised that you wouldn't have to wait. Less than three months after the release of Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, Tales of Ciel Book 2: Ophiuchus Flinched is officially…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Tales of Ciel, Zach's Blog

Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies Flash Sale: Score the Ebook Edition for $0.99


Posted on February 2, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies cover v2

To celebrate the impending release of Book 2: Ophiuchus Flinched, we're dropping the price of this series starter for one week only to $0.99. There's never been a better time…[...]

Posted in Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, Fantasy, New Releases, Publishing, Publishing Business, Tales of Ciel

Reader Poll: Series Fatigue Is Peaking in Hollywood


Posted on February 1, 2026 | Posted on zachary
The Eternals

I got some interesting poll results from Weekly Ride subscribers a couple weeks ago. Here is the question as I posed it: Which SFF IP Needs to Take an Extended…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Publishing, Publishing Business, Science Fiction, Zach's Blog

SPR Gives Ophiuchus Flinched a Perfect 5-Star Book Review


Posted on January 28, 2026 | Posted on zachary

Self-Publishing Review has a forthcoming five-star review of OPHIUCHUS FLINCHED (Tales of Ciel Book 2), which comes out one week from today (February 3). Senior Editor John Staughton has been…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Publishing Business, Reviews, Tales of Ciel

Reader Question of the Week: Ruxindra Done Did It This Time


Posted on January 23, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest Front Cover

Special Solicitation: Since our Q&A feature for Seven Days of Mercy went so well, I’m now asking all Tales of Ciel readers to submit your questions this week in anticipation…[...]

Posted in Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, Fantasy, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Reader Questions, Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest, Tales of Ciel, The Divine Heretic

Kirkus Reviews: Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest is ‘an impressive dystopian fantasy’


Posted on January 23, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Kirkus Reviews logo

No surprises here–they like it! That’s a unanimous vote of confidence from the trades, and two critical honors we get to display. You can now read the Kirkus review in…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, New Releases, Publishing, Reviews, Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest, The Divine Heretic

The Art of The Divine Heretic Series


Posted on January 23, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Ruxindra Tarot portrait

The sword and sorcery genre has always been synonymous with the rich, kinetic paintings of artists like Frank Frazetta and Michael Whelan. It’s hard to separate those early pulp stories…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, New Releases, Publishing, Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest, The Divine Heretic, Zach's Blog

Weekly Promos & Giveaways: Enjoy KU First-in-a-Series Reads!


Posted on January 22, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Tons of books

For this week’s sales promo, I found a cool bundle featuring first-in-a-series reads, all available to read for free on KU. Many of y’all found your way to The Weekly…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Giveaways, Publishing, Publishing Business, Science Fiction

Tales of Ciel Book 2: Ophiuchus Flinched is Ready to Ship on February 3


Posted on January 20, 2026 | Posted on zachary
Tales of Ciel demo logo

Tweaks to the cover design are now approved and executed with the printer. Props to series artist Zefanya Maega for turning these around so quickly. The book now looks as…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Publishing Business, Tales of Ciel

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