Author: allene

  • The Adventures of Einarr Stigandersen

    The Adventures of Einarr Stigandersen

    The Adventures of Einarr Stigandersen updates Tuesdays and Thursdays by noon Eastern time.

    • Book One: Einarr Stigandersen and the Jotünhall

      Einarr Stigandersen is the dispossessed prince of Raenshold, his father its landless Thane. They sail from port to port, leading a vagabond’s life aboard the longship Vidofnir, until a fateful battle with a demon ship and an unnatural storm send them reeling to Kjell Hall. A princess’ beauty and the Jarl’s wrath soon conspire to send Einarr on a series of impossible quests.

      Will Einarr and the Vidofnings find adventure, glory, and revenge, or will they end as ashes in the frozen seas?

    • Book 2: Einarr and the Oracle of Attilsund

      Einarr has retrieved the Isinntog for Jarl Hroaldr, but it seems he is no closer to winning the princess’ hand in marriage.  As they’re setting sail once more, the Lay of Raen inspires Jorir the svartdvergr. Might this new ally be just the impetus they need?

    • Book Three: Einarr Stigandersen and the Allthane’s Masquerade

      The crew of the Vidofnir sets sail to investigate a ship’s graveyard not far from Attilsund in search of treasure and tales to tell. The waters they must sail are treacherous, though, and wind and wave are far from the only forces they will need to contend with.

    • Book Four: Einarr and the Demon’s Fleet

      When the crew of the Vidofnir learns that Jarl Hroaldr’s ship is now actively hunting the same demon-headed crew that murdered Astrid, and that the princess Runa has been kidnapped, a hasty alliance is formed.

    • Book Five: Einarr and the Tower of Ravens

      Having just escaped from the demonic fleet of the strange cult, Einarr and the crew of the Vidofnir are in need of some way to fight the horrors unleashed and eliminate the cult for good. Fortunately, it just so happens that those who are experienced in the ways of magic and story tend to accumulate wisdom as well as lore…

    • Book Six: Einarr and the Isle of the Forgotten

      After escaping from the Tower of Ravens, Einarr and his companions discover that they have been transported to an unknown portion of the sea. To make matters worse, they are there becalmed. When a storm blows up, they take their lives in their hands in hopes of finding their way back to the waiting Vidofnings.

    • Book Seven: Einarr and the Crimson Shroud

      After freeing the Isle of the Forgotten from its curse and returning to his family waiting on Breidhaugr, Einarr takes on a new kind of quest: the quest for knowledge. As he has traveled, it has become plain that he must learn the magic of runes or perish.

    • Book Eight: Einarr and the Shining Valkyrie

      After wintering with the Runemaster alfs of the Shrouded Village, Einarr is finally deemed ‘safe’ to leave the village and rejoin the Vidofnir. But the elven High Roads have become unstable, so he has to find another way back with his new friends. And then one of the Order of the Valkyrie picks up their trail…

    • Book Nine: Einarr and the Wolf’s Flame

      The dromon Arkona sails into Kjellvic harbor to find it aflame, the victim of a brutal raid. All over the island, people are talking about an unknown ship with a wolf’s head on the prow. Frantic, Einarr and his companions search the island for Runa and the Jarl. And then the Vidofnir arrives.

    • Book Ten: Einarr and the Ice Wolf

      Having captured a number of the Weavess’ tapestries, Einarr and his allies now must escape pursuit long enough to destroy them and clear a path inward. But their pursuer is none other than Kaldr, a man with ice in his veins who is all-too-loyal to the Usurper.

  • Just (another) quick update

    Just (another) quick update

    It’s Tuesday morning, which means Episode 7 of Einarr Stigandersen and the Jotünhall is now live for your enjoyment.

    In other news, yesterday I finally got my manuscript submitted to CreateSpace, so there should be paperbacks available for Advent of Ruin as well as Kindle ebooks. At least to start with, I’m going to be running it in the Kindle Unlimited program. I’ll see how it’s gone after the first 90 days, and decide if I’m going to keep it exclusive or not then.

  • New post

    Hey-yo. For any of you reading along, Episode 6 of The Adventures of Einarr Stigandersen is now live. If you’re looking for the first episode, go here. For the table of contents, here.

    I hope you’re enjoying what you read! Feel free to make comments as you read along – although while speculation is encouraged spoilers are not!

  • Episode 5

    The new episode of Einarr Stigandersen and the Jotünhall: 1.5 – Tafl is now live!

    And now I have a buffer to catch up on and a file to tweak so the book doesn’t look funky on Kindle.

  • Quartz India: The ghosts of a literary Indian hill town still haunt the writers of the present

    Just recently I read a piece on Mad Genius Club talking about just what gothic romance was. Today, I found this on Quartz India and wondered how many gothic romances were inspired here, rather than on the moors of England.

    Quartz India: The ghosts of a literary Indian hill town still haunt the writers of the present. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw4r21rTQ

  • Phooey

    Phooey

    It seems that WordPress might not actually be pushing my project pages like posts. I knew I was going to need to upgrade my account, but I may actually need to move to self-hosting, as well. So! If you haven’t already noticed, Episode 4 is live. Hopefully sometime soon I’ll be able to sit down with a sketchbook and come up with some illustrations for those pages, but to be honest that’s lower priority than the story itself.

    In other news, my Patreon account is also live! If you enjoy my writing, and have a few dollars a month you’re willing to send my way, I hope you’ll pop on over there and take a look. Doing well there will help me do things like hire illustrators so that I can keep turning out quality stories – which, again, are my priority here.

    While I’m on the subject, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that my first novel, Advent of Ruin, is I believe still on track to go live on Amazon on March 1. I have a couple quick changes to make to the text, the glossary to finish, and then it’s just formatting. Fingers crossed!

     

  • Jalopnik: Heroic Driver Sacrifices His Tesla To Save Unconscious Man In Runaway Volkswagen

    I’m not on Reddit (wouldn’t have the first clue where to begin), but I kinda feel like this belongs on the “Humanity, fuck yeah!” board. 

    Jalopnik: Heroic Driver Sacrifices His Tesla To Save Unconscious Man In Runaway Volkswagen. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwp8v2szk

  • Remarkable, Indeed

    So, saw this on Passive Voice the other day and thought I’d share. We… may need two.

    https://youtu.be/34I27KPZM6g

  • Episode 3

    Good morning!

    Episode 3 of Einarr Stigandersen and the Jotünhall is now live for your enjoyment!

    If you like what I’m doing here, it would really mean a lot if you went over and took a look at my Patreon page that just launched this morning. My writing is my job and my business, so your support means I’ll be able to keep writing my stories.

    In other business news, I’ve made it through all the comments I had on Advent of Ruin, so when I’m not working on my buffer of serial chapters I’ll be preparing that file to go up on Kindle. My goal is still to have it ready by 3/1.

    EDIT 2/17/2016: I’ve rearranged the site somewhat and updated the link above accordingly.

  • The new episode is up

    If you haven’t somehow already seen, chapter 1.2 – Aftermath is now live. Enjoy! Feel free to tell me what you think, or tell your friends, or I suppose tell nobody, but that leads to sad writers.

    EDIT 2/17/2016: I’ve rearranged the site somewhat and updated the link above accordingly.