Visions in Exile is Published

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After 15 years, Visions in Exile is published!

The sequel to my first novel, Visions in Exile takes up the story where Imperial Visions left off.

Forced into exile, the young queen Rianda takes refuge in the hills, where the forces that have occupied her homeland relentlessly pursue her.

Even Thomas, the last True Seer, cannot help her, for he has departed, seeking to master his powers. In the mystical city of Linnarson, riven with feuds between merchants and mages, he will meet new friends and old allies - and learn many things he did not expect.

But beyond the southern passes, the true enemy waits as the Desert gathers its power. Will even the ability to foretell the future be enough to keep the demons and droghkar at bay?

So what now?

This is the part where I urge you to buy it and read it. Visions in Exile is available to buy from Amazon in Kindle form for the princely sum of £1.99, and in paperback for the slightly less¹ princely sum of £8.99. There is also a special hardback illustrated version, of which more below.

For those coming new to this, Imperial Visions is also available from Amazon on the same terms.

• Buy Visions in Exile - for Kindle - and in paperback

• Buy Imperial Visions - for Kindle - and in paperback

The background

Imperial Visions and Visions in Exile are fantasy novels set in a c. 18th century world, featuring two main characters: Thomas, an Imperial diplomat who discovers he has the power to see the future, and Rianda, a young queen of a nation squeezed between the expansionist powers to its north, and a greater enemy, allied with dark powers, to the south.

Imperial Visions was written in my early 20s. It was published by small press, sold a few hundred copies, was remaindered and the rights have since reverted to me. I’ve been working on the sequel on and off for fifteen years, with a couple of false starts and some lengthy breaks when my children were born - and at long last have finished.

As well as completing Visions in Exile, I’ve also updated Imperial Visions - principally revising the first five (weakest) chapters, as it turns out my writing has improved over the last fifteen years. There are no plot or character changes, so no need to read again if you’ve already read it - but if you are planning to, or you’ve not yet read it, I would certainly recommend the new version.

For those unsure whether to give it a try², I’ve put below the prologue and first chapter of Imperial Visions, and the first chapter of Visions in Exile.

Imperial Visions First Two Chapters

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Visions In Exile First Three Chapters

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The Illustrated Hardback Edition

Finally, thanks to the dedicated efforts of a very good friend, A6 M8, I’ve been able to produce an illustrated hardback version containing 13 full-colour illustrations of characters, scenes and locations from the book. These are, in my view, absolutely fantastic³ and absolutely bring to life the images which previously existed only inside my head and on the page.

I’ve reproduced four of the pictures below - each occupies a full page of the book.

The university city of Linnarson

Tychon riding his tarathin, Nemthos

The Citadel of Hyrnar

Mareischi hillmen riding to battle

The illustrated hardback edition is also available from Amazon for the somewhat pricier cost of £29.99, a price which entirely reflects the cost of publication⁴.

Thanks

Finally, some thanks - most of all to my painstaking and persevering editor, S5 R6, for diligent editing and much improving my prose, as well as putting up with receiving chapters - at times - years apart, as well as beta readers K6 M8, D6 C6 and N4 R6.

In addition, thank you to everyone who bought and read Imperial Visions so many years ago - I hope plenty of you are still along for the ride - and to all of those who’ve purchased it since my post last week: I hope you’re enjoying it.

And get your copies now - happy reading!

• Buy Visions in Exile - for Kindle - and in paperback - and in illustrated hardback.

• Buy Imperial Visions - for Kindle - and in paperback

1. More?

2. Though if you’re subscribed to this blog, you presumably have some degree of enjoyment of my writing!

3. I can say that because I didn’t create them!

4. Self-publication and print-on-demand is set up very well for ebooks and paperbacks; rather less well for full-colour hardbacks.