I’ve refrained from details about what I’ve been writing until certain matters were confirmed, but I can now say that another Grand Illusions book is complete and has been turned in to my editor. The title is Legalist, and it’s a prequel to Isolate, taking place more than four hundred years earlier. The book deals with the events and machinations following the fall of Aloor and the establishment of the Imperium and the increasing political and actual infighting as it becomes clear that Imperador Laureous does not have that long to live.

It’s too earlier to say when it will be released, but I doubt it could be before late in 2026 at the earliest, although, since it’s not a Recluce book, it could be sooner. That’s up to Tor.

I have barely begun work on another novel, which is all I’ll say for now.