Explorer of Edregon

Hey everyone, today is the long-awaited day!

Explorer of Edregon was my first series I ever started posting to NovelPhoenix, and after close to two years of daily chapters and over a million words, the story is officially published! Book 1 for Explorer of Edregon: The First Wave is now available on Amazon/Audible!

This includes:

-Kindle Edition: The professionally edited version of the story, complete with the first bonus chapter of Officer Bigs and Officer Smalls trying to figure out what happened to Vin

-Audiobook: Narrated by the amazing Neil Hellegers

-Paperback: With a brand-new cover courtesy of Slothbeing and Mango Media

While this isn't my first book launch, as my second series The Eternal Assassin ended up getting published first funnily enough, as many of you know, Explorer of Edregon was my first real foray into the world of writing. I wanted to read a story about an exploration-focused main character, and when I couldn't quite find what I was looking for, I decided to try my hand at writing one myself. Vin and the gang quickly came into being from that original concept, and the rest is history. It's been a blast seeing the world of Edregon evolve into what it is today, in no small part thanks to many of you. I know I haven't done them in a while, but all those polls for fragment concepts, bonus chapters, and even whether Vin ended up getting a prosthetic arm or not played a pretty pivotal role in shaping the story. I'd love to see the story we all worked on together hit the ground running, and that starts with today's launch!

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If you happen to be in a position to be able to help with the launch and would like to, there are a few things that would be incredibly helpful:

-If you have Kindle Unlimited, please consider downloading the new book. All downloads count as sales, so every bit counts. And if you decide you want to try rereading the now professionally edited story, I certainly won't try to stop you! Ratings and reviews are much trickier to get these days than in the past sadly, so if anyone decides to give it a read or download it, any/all of them would be appreciated!

-Spread the word! While there are plenty of readers here on NovelPhoenix, the fact of the matter is Amazon is just a little bit bigger. Word of mouth goes a long way, so if you've enjoyed Vin's story across Edregon thus far, don't be afraid to tell others about our lovable gang of misfits and the adorable rat that definitely isn't secretly running everything from the shadows. Here are some promotional posts I've put up on r/LitRPG and r/ProgressionFantasy that you're welcome to share if you'd like.

And as always, regardless of everything above, I want to give all of you one more massive thank you for all your support. You guys have no idea how terrifying it was for me to push that 'publish chapter' button for the very first time back in 2024 and let others read my writing, and I never imagined my silly little concept of a vagabond-turned-magical explorer would turn into the sprawling work it is today. The story is far from finished, but we're certainly getting there, and I'm just as excited as you guys are to see where Vin and Terra as a whole end up!

You guys rock, and I shall chat with you with tomorrow's chapter!

(P.S., Yes, my official Pen Name on Amazon is W.D. Swanson, as I can't remember if I specifically mentioned that with this series yet haha.)