Campaign promise kept!

Done--it feels good to finally keep a promise. There's more to do, but it's a start. The short version: this book covers the Stranger arc from The Zone, and is the beginning of my effort to finish Atrophy. I also have settled on how I'm going to re-release all of the original serials. (Though I'm not making promises or setting dates for that yet.) 

Atrophy is back in business. Check my site for details on how to buy/read this--there will be a giveaway this month, and it's on Kindle Unlimited, so there are some free options. Thanks for hanging in there. 

PS: I really, really don't plan to update this blog anymore. For future Atrophy/Zone stuff, you definitely want to be checking my main site: www.seandanker.com

Thanks for reading!

2020 Update

So it's been a few years because all my updates have been at www.seandanker.com, and I really don't check here anymore.

Here's the deal:

Right now I plan in 2020 to begin the process of re-releasing and finishing the Atrophy series--it will have some changes, but also some improvements. That process will begin with a new novel that will condense the events of The Zone/The Way Home to fit with the rest of the continuity. With the way things are going, I think it will be toward the end of the year, but I'm hoping for October/November.

My priority is to get Atrophy taken care of. After that, I am open to re-releasing all the original serials (sanitized) in some manner.

I do apologize for the very clumsy handling of all this over the years; it's been busy on my end, and I'm sorry. I'm working hard on trying to make it right.

Thanks for reading.

www.seandanker.com has my social media information and everything else.

2017 Update

Sorry for being so late with this, but here's the deal: in an attempt to get the Zone/Atrophy stuff going in the real world, a couple years ago I adapted them into newer, much better books and gave them to Roc, the imprint of Penguin Random House that publishes my science fiction. This winter, Roc replied saying they were going to pass on it because Admiral wasn't a bestseller.

That leaves me in an awkward situation, because though I know the number of people who actually care about Zone/Atrophy stuff is pretty small, I don't like to leave a story unfinished.

The original serials and books aren't up to the level of quality that I'm comfortable with right now, so I don't want to re-release them. However, I do have the new books, which are solid. One way or another, I'm going to release them. I just have to figure out how.

It's not the first time I've had to apologize for you guys for the wait, and it probably won't be the last. I'm not making excuses; this is taking ages, and I'm sorry. I'm still on it.

Twitter, website, books, and newer books.

2016 Update

Just checking in to say I haven't bailed on this. I'll try to make this succinct:

The new Elizabeth/Velvet books are in the hands of my publisher, but they haven't made a decision yet. 

I apologize for the frankly unreasonable amount of waiting here, but it's just a weird situation. Thanks to everyone who read the serials when they were live, bought the Atrophy books when they were available, and followed the story. 

My goal with the new books is to tell that story better, in a way that's much easier to follow. (Everything in order.)

If you want to help me out, buy Admiral. And maybe even pre-order the sequel. This does affect the odds of Penguin Random House saying yes to the Elizabeth/Velvet book series.  

For news relating to future books - including things related to Elizabeth Belle and such - check my site from time to time, or follow on Twitter.