Author Archives: bensdobson

Work is progressing quickly on the next Magebreakers novel, titled The Emperor’s Mask. These books are very quick to write, so it ought to be a matter of months. If you enjoyed The Flaw in All Magic, check back here … Continue reading →

My latest novel is out: The Flaw in All Magic, book one of the Magebreakers series. It’s a fantasy mystery thriller set in a world of magic-powered steampunk-like technology. I’m going to be writing these (or other shorter novels like them) … Continue reading →

The Swampling King is out in paperback.  If that’s what you’re into, grab it on Createspace (where I get a higher cut in royalties) or on Amazon if you prefer.

On this, the 21st of December, 2016, I have finished the primary writing of the Swampling King. It was a long time coming, years more than I expected, and a hundred thousand plus extra words, but it’s done.  There is … Continue reading →

I posted the same thing on Facebook, but I’m insanely close to finished, midway through writing the big finale.  In celebration, here’s a little excerpt I posted there.  It gives some information on what one of the Deeplings–the monsters of … Continue reading →

Some cool news: I was approached by a nice fellow who goes by “Mandrake”, from NameSake Radio (www.namesakeradio.com) about him using my short story the Last Hero in their Halloween show, and I said yes because that sounded cool, and now it is … Continue reading →

I’m closing in on the end of the Swampling King at long last.  There’s about ten more chapters to write, maybe a few more or less depending on where I put chapter breaks in the end.  I’m moving along at … Continue reading →

I am thrilled to present the map of the Nine Peaks, done by the incredible Jared Blando of theredepic.com. The Nine Peaks is a kingdom of nine cities on nine mountains, raised above the endless Swamp by the Windwalkers centuries ago. … Continue reading →

Blam, a cover.  Insanely awesome, I know.  My thanks to the very talented Janette Ramos for her amazing work.  And to further celebrate, click here for a new excerpt from the book.  And for the sake of completeness, here are excerpts … Continue reading →