NaNoWriMo 2020 WIP Excerpts

So Sarah and I wrote the third book in The Pirate Hunter Chronicles for NaNo 2020. We actually only made it a little over halfway through the outline, but hey, it went well otherwise. :)

Today I have a few excerpts. Non-spoilery, of course. But a taste of what is to come...

You're welcome.

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A slimy tentacle rose out of the harbor, dripping water onto the deck of the ship. Justin choked on his words and the tea cup fell to the deck and shattered. Shade muttered a few words that Ravin hadn’t heard in a while (and hopefully would never hear again).

“Oh, yeah,” the High Dragon’s voice echoed across the harbor. “There’s a kraken.”

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A pirate rushed towards Ravin, cutlass in hand. Ravin pulled a knife from his pocket, dodged the man’s thrust, and sunk the knife into the back of the man’s hand. The cutlass tumbled to the deck, and Ravin kicked it away.

“Please be careful.” Ravin adjusted his grip on his violin. “I don’t want to drop this.”

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“You’re the one that ran,” the assassin said, pointing to the tattoo on Ravin’s bare arm.

“I hope you’ve heard a little more than that,” Ravin set his crossbow down on the ground and drew a knife. “I’ll give you one chance to drop your weapons and surrender right now.” 

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“You got more knives?” Adi didn’t look surprised.

“They’re Jaco’s.”

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“You doing alright?” Adi put a hand on his shoulder. “From the pirates?”

“Oh, yeah, it’ll take more than that to worry me!”

“Justin, you passed out!”

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“Well, the king was busy.”

“Doesn’t excuse his tardiness or negate the fact that we had everything under control.”

“So having the entire port in flames is your definition of ‘under control?’”

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Anyways, there you have it. I wanted to share more, but some are spoilery for book three and book two. So oh well.

Good news is, we are still pushing for a publication of Sins, Sons, and Siren Songs in May 2021. Not only will you be able to buy the paperback and get cool swag (music?? another short story?? stickers??), but you'll be treated to the title of book three. :) So stay tuned!