I was recently asked by a reader to provide a timeline of when the
various books occur, especially when it comes to the Clan Beginnings
series. I’ve been meaning to do this for
myself, as I am starting to get confused as to when certain events happened. It seems like I’m constantly going back and
looking at older books to get my bearings.
The Kalquor saga is growing faster than even I can keep up with.
So to that end, I have done my best to figure out the ‘when’ of each
book, whether already written or in the planning stages. Here is what I came up with, though knowing me,
I might have made some miscalculations.
If you catch me placing something in the wrong sequence, do me a favor
and tell me. Heaven knows, I need all
the help I can get!
My ‘zero point’ is Armageddon.
The timeline is based around that occurrence. Here’s what I have:
Clan, Honor, and
Empire (Clan Rajhir’s WIP): 55 years
before Armageddon
Clan and Crown (Clan
Clajak’s WIP): 40 years before
Armageddon
Clan and Conviction: 16 years before Armageddon
To Clan and Conquer: 6 years before Armageddon
Clan Companions 1 (Untitled WIP): 4 years before Armageddon
Alien Embrace : Approximately 2 years prior to Armageddon
Alien Rule, Michaela
(WIP), and Clan Bacoj Beginnings (Untitled WIP): Approximately one and a half years prior to Armageddon
Alien Conquest, Sister
Katherine: Armageddon occurs during
these books
Shalia’s Diary: Starts 2 months after Armageddon
Alien Salvation: 6 months after Armageddon
Alien Slave, Brianna’s
Clan (WIP): Over a year after
Armageddon
Alien Redemption: 2 years after Armageddon
Alien Refuge: 3 years after Armageddon
Alien Caged
(WIP): Almost 4 years after Armageddon
Alien Indiscretions
(WIP): 4 years after Armageddon
Alien Hostage
(WIP): 4 and a half years after
Armageddon
Okay, I have something else to put out there to the
readers. Like many of you, I adore
physical books as well as e-books. However,
I have begun to pull away from putting my own books in print. The last one I did was Alien Refuge. I’m not sure I
want to bother with putting the next one, Alien
Caged, in any format besides e-book. While I make some money from print books, it’s
little enough that I can live without it (especially given the aggravation of
formatting it). If you will do me the
kindness of voting on the poll at the top right of the blog, answering whether
or not you plan to buy Alien Caged in
print, I would be most appreciative.
Thanks!
Thanks for the timeline!! Worth pointing out, voting can only be done on the web version, not mobile version... Took my silly brain a few minutes to figure that out :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up. :D
DeleteWhoa, I didn't realize Alien Caged will be four years after the war ended! That's crazy knowing the guys have been prisoners that whole time!!
ReplyDeleteThey weren't prisoners that whole time, Cara. They were captured well after the war ended by a rogue battlecruiser for very nefarious reasons.
DeleteNefarious....one of my favorite words. :D
ReplyDeleteJust so you know, all of the books of yours that I have were purchased as e-books. I can't wait to find them in print format and I get them the minute I find out they are available. lol
Oh, I almost forgot...thank you so much for taking the time to figure out the time-line. Once I've got 'Alien caged', I may just re-read all the books in the time-line order while I am waiting for the next book to come out.
DeleteI'm so excited to see you have so many WIP books waiting in the wings. You have created such an exciting universe for us to visit. I can't thank you enough!
Thanks to you for reading! It's all of you who keep me going. :D
DeleteI know I found your books by accident and began to read them out of order. Do you have plans to put "Book 1 of the Kalquor Clan Beginnings Series" or something like that so your new fans can read your beautiful books in chronological order?
ReplyDeleteI know you actually have two different series under the same planet we know and love as Kalquor. Just making a suggestion, since as time goes by you'll have more and more books in the series. :)
Of my self-published books, the series number appears on the covers. As I get Books 2 - 5 back, I will be fixing them as well. When I put the series online, I tell Kindle and the rest what number the book is in the series. Amazon never posts it...big surprise.
DeleteLove the time line. I'm not surprised you start getting tangled up with so many books out now (are you going to have two books titled "Alien Slave?" I thought that was the name of Dani's book.) Whatever you call them and whatever the timeline, I'll keep buying them as soon as they come out, in whatever format I can get them. Love those Kalquorians. So yummy.
ReplyDeletePS. You're my hero and my inspiration so I have to tell you - Finished the first draft of my own romance novel today. OMG I wrote a book! Now I'm sick to my stomach. What if it sucks?
No, there are not two Alien Slaves. I'm not sure why you think there are? It's only mentioned once on the timeline that I see.
DeleteYay for your first book!!! Good for you! Now you edit, edit, edit, get someone to proofread it, have a couple of beta readers check it out and report back to you...that's how you keep it from sucking! By the way, I always ask at some point with each book, 'what if it sucks?' I'm doing that right now with Alien Caged. Eek!
Alien Slave, Brianna’s Clan (WIP): is on the timeline but Alien Slave is also Dani's story with Clan Gelan, right? Dontovon slave girl, Clans of Kalquor 5. Sorry if I'm being obnoxious but I'm confused.
ReplyDelete'Alien Slave' (Dani and Clan Gelan) is one book. The WIP 'Brianna's Clan' is another (It is not 'Alien Slave: Brianna's Clan'). Both books happen at about the same time. Hope that clears it up! :D
DeleteI wouldn't worry too much about Alien Caged. If your books sucked you wouldn't have such a rabid fan base, stalking your every move and panting after each new book. I know I'm going to love each new Kaquor book before it even comes out (but no pressure, right?)
ReplyDeleteNo, none at all. *checks on liquor supply*
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