Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Meet Ranclath, a terrestrial octopus and higher-up in the Ulthian hierarchy. He's no friend to Allison Lee and a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

On the 20th of next month The Bane of Dragons, the fourth & final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles drops! So exciting, especially since this volume completes my first fantasy series!

When I started writing Dragons Walk Among Us, I knew I wanted to produce a series, but I didn't put much thought into planning/plotting/outlining the subsequent books. I had the sense that what I had written was good, far better than what I had ever produced before, but I wasn't confident that I find an agent or publisher.

As hard as it is to believe, I have two new releases coming out in the next two months—Solarflame in March and The Bane of Dragons in April. That will give me six published novels under my belt. Of these, five feature dragons. So, it begs the question, why dragons?

With 2025 in the rearview mirror, now seems like a nice time to reflect on what an awesome year for writing it was!

This is one of those fun posts for an author: the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles is under contract! You can read the prologue here for free. A Moment to Celebrate - YA Fantasy Series Complete My typical jubilation when I finish a story or publish a novel is to start writing the next one. No pause. No rest. My only drink, a cup of coffee. But being on the cusp of finishing Allison's adventures once and for all does feel like a bucket list moment. When I

Inspiration What inspires you? What inspires me? The picture above exudes a sci-fi vibe. In my opinion, at least. It reminds me of  Dune...

Volume 3 That's right! The third book in The Allison Lee Chronicles is officially coming soon. Hopefully, sooner than you think! At the...