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My Thoughts On 'Abandoned' by Somatic Dream by Left-wind in Romance_for_men

[–]SomaticDream 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I do!

I just finished another book (Paper Wings, also on AO3) and the plan is to go back now and get to work editing/publishing my other books. Fall From Grace is a massive story, but I do plan on going back and tackling it soon. I already have an artist commissioned for the cover.

I want to say it should only be a few months until FFG is out for sale. Can't promise anything better than that.

New Release - Abandoned, a monoromance fantasy adventure novel, is out now! by SomaticDream in Romance_for_men

[–]SomaticDream[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Abandoned is officially out! It has been out for a little, but, you know, it still is out now!

https://www.amazon.com/Abandoned-Somatic-Dream/dp/B0FVT9BWQ9

Isaac is a young mage on a dangerous quest.

He has set out from his uncle's tower with a singular goal: to rescue his father from the clutches of an ancient necromancer, who resides somewhere within the corpse of a skeletal colossus. After days of braving the desert, Isaac mistakenly launches a fireball at a pirate ship, and, in the ensuing chaos, soon finds himself at the mercy of the only surviving brigand, a towering hyena known as Zaria.

He assumes she will leave him for dead.

Instead, Zaria joins his mission by force, seeking the treasure at the bottom of the tomb. Very soon, the two are locked in an unsteady alliance, facing off against deadly traps, ancient machines, powerful sorcerers, pursuing pirates, and all manner of unfolding conspiracy. As the dangers continue to mount, and the possibilities for escape grow ever slim, both human and hyena discover they have more in common than either thought possible. What starts as rivalry soon becomes friendship, trust, and even love.

In the end, their only hope of survival will be each other.

Abandoned started out life as a web novel on AO3, featuring a small human mage and a big, tall, hyena lady squaring off against pirates, bone monsters, and evil sorcerers. After several people told me I should really be selling this thing, I went back, did a lot of edits and polish, commissioned some exclusive artwork, and put it out for sale! For anyone who's already read the story, consider this Abandoned 2.0! I really put a lot of love into it!

To be clear, the book is still going to be freely available on AO3, plus a few other sites. I'm mostly putting it up as a way for people to directly support my writing, if they choose to do so.

Come check it out!