A.J. Calvin

Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution

Guardian and The Next Leg of Andrew’s Journey

Guardian and The Next Leg of Andrew’s Journey This week I’m going to discuss a bit of traveling, in terms of The Caein Legacy and how it impacts the story in the series’ second book, Guardian. In Exile, the reader got to experience a few locations in Novania and its northern border with the Corodan lands, as well as […]

Brothers – And the dedication of Guardian

Brothers – And the dedication of Guardian If you’ve read Exile, you know that one of the main themes in that book is the bonds between brothers. Andrew’s the eldest, and he looks out for the others…sometimes at great cost to himself. That theme continues into book 2, with greater focus on his relationship with […]

Guardian: Things You’ll See and Early Feedback

Guardian: Things You’ll See and Early Feedback I haven’t done a great job of focusing this month. There was so much going on between the character art I commissioned for Wraith and the Revolution, the cover reveal for Serpentus, and me starting the draft of Wrath of the Dragon-kind, that I kind of forgot Guardian […]

The Cover Art Process: The Caein Legacy

The Cover Art Process: The Caein Legacy I originally shared some of this with my newsletter a few months ago, but I’ve decided to share it here too. I think it’s especially important to share this now, given some of the artwork issues that have been cropping up in the publishing industry. I hired a […]

Some Writing Updates

Some Writing Updates As usual, I have a lot going on with my writing, and it has been a while since I last posted an update. So here we go… Recent Releases & Upcoming Release Schedule: In April, I released an ebook bundle of The Relics of War. It includes all 3 books in the […]

The Caein Legacy: Magic, Magi, and The Oracle

The Caein Legacy: Magic, Magi, and The Oracle What’s a fantasy book without magic of some form? The Caein Legacy is no exception, but the way I built the magic system for this series (and the related series The Mage War Chronicles) is different than what I’ve done in the past. Rather than have a […]

The Caein Legacy’s Long History

The Caein Legacy’s Long History On May 24, 2019, I started writing something “new.” It was a story that had been brewing in my head for years, one that I’d started and stopped countless times, often with different characters featured as the main, but nothing felt right. Not until that date, anyway. There were several […]

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