Resistance 10th Anniversary Announcement

Can you believe that on May 20th it will have been 10 years since the release of Resistance?! I can't. It has been an amazing journey to see where God has brought Ilyon Chronicles over those ten years. I have some fun surprises coming this month to celebrate, plus here is a big announcement: Ilyon Chronicles will finally be available in hardcover! This is something I have been working on for SO long, and it seems really appropriate to finally have them ready for this anniversary.

One of the reasons why I'm so excited about these hardcovers is because I created special edition dust jackets for them! While the case laminate is the same as the paperbacks, the dust jackets are all new artwork. I'm really excited about how they turned out. Plus, each book will include some of my notes for planning the series so you can see how it all came together, how things developed, and where some things even changed along the way. 

Next week, starting on Monday, I will be revealing the new dust jackets here and on my social media, one each day. So, make sure you check back here or pop over to either Instagram or Facebook to see the reveals. The hardcovers will be available on May 20th. I also have a couple more fun surprises to celebrate that I will be sharing throughout the month leading up to that day, so stay tuned!

The Future of Ilyon

I hope everyone enjoyed release week for Daican's Heir! I can't believe, after all these years, the series is complete. This has been nearly twelve years of my life so far. Now that it has reached its conclusion, I thought it would be fun to write a post about how I see some of my characters' futures going after the end of Daican's Heir. While I may write some short stories about it, I can't promise anything. Don't worry, just because I don't mention some characters doesn't mean anything bad happens to them. ;) Spoiler warning! I wouldn't suggest reading any further until you've read DH.

The Hunger Games: Ilyon vs. Fandom - Day 5

 

Welcome to the fifth and final day of the Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games!

The Hunger Games: Ilyon vs. Fandom - Day 4

Welcome to day four of the Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games!

The Feast

The Hunger Games: Ilyon vs. Fandom - Day 3

 

Welcome to day three of the Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games!

The Hunger Games: Ilyon vs. Fandom - Day 2

 

Welcome to day two of the Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games!

The Hunger Games: Ilyon vs. Fandom - Day 1

Welcome to the first Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games! I was introduced to this Hunger Games simulator by my friend, Addy. She showed it to me, Morgan Huneke, and Tricia Mingerink during our writing retreat last year, and we all laughed our heads off as we gleefully pitted various characters against each other. (One simulation resulted in Leith and Martyn from The Blades of Acktar holding hands. Lol!) When I started planning fun events for the release of Daican's Heir, Addy once again brought up the simulator and said I should do it for the release. So, here we are. For the next five days, you will see various Ilyon characters battling it out. But it didn't seem fun to just have my own characters killing each other, so I decided to do half Ilyon characters, and half characters from some of my favorite fandoms. Below are screencaps from the simulator for day one, as well as my thoughts on the events (click the pictures to make them bigger).

If you would like to run your own Ilyon vs. Fandom simulation, you can do so here.

For our Ilyon contestants we have, Jace and Holden, Leetra and Falcor, Kaden and Talas, Daniel and Davira, Aaron and Alex, and The General and Richard.

Representing the Merlin fandom, we have Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, and Uther.

Representing the Star Wars fandom (specifically The Clone Wars), we have Hondo Ohnaka, Cad Bane, Maul, and General Krell (who I added for absolutely no other reason than hoping he dies a terrible death. He deserves a thousand of them.)

Representing Middle-earth, we have Aragorn and Thranduil, because how funny would that be to see King Sassy Pants in The Hunger Games?

And, finally, representing the Grishaverse, we have Kaz Brekker and The Darkling.

Who do you want to win the Ilyon vs. Fandom Hunger Games? I'd love to read your thoughts, speculations, and who you're rooting for in the comments!

Now, without further ado, let the games begin, and may the odds be ever in your (favorite character's) favor!

Day 1