That Cover!
Artist Daniel Kamarudin and designer Shawn King of STK Kreations have done another amazing job with this cover. David and I hope you like it too!
KRZ 2: Thunder Kraken Release Schedule
I know I've been saying that we hoped to release KRZ 2 in mid-November, a year from the release of KRZ 1, but due to a number of circumstances, including scheduling problems with our fantastic narrator Tim Gerard Reynolds because he is so incredibly busy, we've had to move things back a bit. The good news is Thunder Kraken has been completed and was delivered to Audible Studios in July. The bad news, especially for audiobook listeners, is the release schedules have been pushed. We're very sorry about that, but it's been entirely out of our control :(
So, here is the schedule:
eBook Preorders: NOW! Yes, the eBook is now up for preorder on Amazon!
eBook Release: Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Very sorry for the wait.
Paperback Preorders and Release: This time, the paperbacks will be available the same day as the eBooks, on January 7. They should go on preorder some time early in November, depending on Amazon's fickle new paperback preorder process.
Audiobooks: And, argh, here's the bad news. Because of the narrator's busy schedule, the release date won't be until late September or early-ish October of 2025. I know. That sucks. In our (meager) defense, we don't schedule the audiobook recording, Audible Studios does, and they say this is the best they could do. Sorry again, and I hope you all are well!
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Zee Tarrow’s dreams are finally coming true.
While the road to acceptance into Triumf’s Citadel Academy has been filled with pain, suffering, and more joy and surprises than Zee could’ve possibly imagined, now is his time to shine. After all, he’s the first kraken rider in more than a thousand years! Who could possibly defeat him? Except now he must be separated from his best and most loyal friend, the kraken, Jessup, as they both must complete basic training individually in order to pass and become full-fledged cadets.
Easy, right?
Not so much. Rival flights will stop at nothing to defeat or even destroy them, but Zee and Jessup will face far graver danger from mysterious powers who despise them simply for existing. Assassination attempts, monsters of the deep, and the challenges of rising from the sea to live in a world that prefers dry land will thwart them at every turn.
All the while, an evil deadlier than the most powerful dragonrider to ever exist lurks in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to come forth and destroy…
If Zee and Jessup are to survive much less thrive, they must forge new friendships, overcome the odds stacked against them, and, above all else, continue to progress their power to levels that haven’t been witnessed in a millennium.
