User blog:Varkanax39/XMS Prequel Series has begun!

Two blog posts in two days. This is a record for me as of late.

You all know that my activity has been dwindling as of late. It's partly because of lack of interest, partly because of lack of things to do, and partly because school has been a pain recently. But I'm back, with a new project that (I hope) will interest y'all, and is the final proof that I'll be stuck here for the rest of my days.

I'm reviving the XMS prequel series idea. For real, this time.

Yes. There will be at least three more XMS novels coming soon, the first of which, Insurrection, is currently in progress. I've posted a chapter sample on the story's page, and hope to have the prologue finished within the next few days. Insurrection will launch a three-title XMS prequel series, collectively known as the Arcturas Trilogy. These installments will (probably) be rather shorter than Eternal Darkness (think more Shattering or The Darkest Light) but will cover the rise of the Ix Empire in more complete detail.

These are probably not the best starting point for people interested in jumping into the XMS, as they will contain some major spoilers for the main seven books. I think these are meant to be read after ''Eternal Darkness. ''

If anyone has any questions/comments/feedback on this idea it would be appreciated.

~Varkanax