Written by Benjamin Medrano

November 9th 2026 Update

Yes, I’ve returned from my trip, and I have news!

Crucible of War, Book 1 of Embers of War, is now available for pre-order on Amazon! I’ll be getting it up for pre-order on other sites over time, but at present that’s the only location you can pre-order it. It’ll be out on December 7th, 2026. If you can’t wait, you can also read the rough draft of ~2/3 of the series over on My Patreon. Word of warning, reading it requires the Master tier at a minimum.

The following are the planned release dates for each of the other four books (I’m waiting on cover art for putting up more pre-orders). Yes, the rapid release is a bit of an experiment, but I’ve been chafing to release them.

  • Forged in Conflict – February 1st, 2027
  • Quenched in Blood – April 5th, 2027
  • Tempered in Battle – June 7th, 2027
  • Tested in Strife – August 2nd, 2027

The rough drafts of all five books are complete. And yes, this is the complete series that I had planned. Last Thursday I finished my final pass on Crucible of War, and sent it to my editor. Today I’ll begin my final pass on Forged in Conflict, then I’ll be sending it off to my editor as well.

The latter three books haven’t received full second passes (about 2/3 of Quenched in Blood has), so they’re likely to take a bit longer to complete my editing, but my hope is to have all of them done and to the editor before the end of the year. The books range from about 100,000 to 120,000 words in length (roughly 400-480 pages).

Additionally, I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this, but I’ve signed a contract with Podium Entertainment to produce audiobooks of the series. I’ve informed them of my schedule, and am going to be sending them the files as I complete each volume. No idea on the narrator yet, but considering how rapidly I’m releasing, don’t expect them to come out simultaneously with the ebooks.

This is obviously going to take some time, but I’m eager to get the books out to you! Once this is set up, I’ll be focusing on Talyn’s Saga, which I’m also looking forward to.

Have a wonderful week!

7 thoughts on “November 9th 2026 Update”

  2. Can’t wait to get to read this one and this will give plenty to read during next year. Also happy to hear Talyn is getting a new book next. Although, would really want to see new beesong book as well.

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  3. I hope you enjoy them! Now, if I decide to write another beesong book after this, which is a big if, it’ll be after Talyn. And if I do, it also means I’ll be setting Eve of Destruction aside for the foreseeable future. I just ‘need’ newer stories to keep my muse placated, so I can’t alternate ongoing series indefinitely. It would be so much easier if I could…

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  4. Eve is one of my favorites with Talyn so no complaints on getting more for her either. Beesong is one I hope you can get back eventually, but I understand that keeping muse happy is quite important.

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