Rick Scott

Book 4 Cover Sketches

Hey all!

So this is the cover design that my artist came up with based on you guys ideas. This one focused around the cursed star. Which one you guys like better and also let me know what ideas you all have for the color scheme of the cursed star.

Also, will hopefully get a new chapter out soon. Still busy travelling but i think i might get some words out today!

Cheers~

Rick

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 12

“Oh well,” Hein said. “Looks like our plan didn’t work, Chun.”

“What are you talking about?” Lin Fei said. “What plan?”

“That’s him!” the crippled man shouted, pointing at me while clutching his stomach. “That’s the one. That’s the bastard who crippled my Dantian!”

Well, shit… I thought. Guess Hein was right after all.

I cycled my Frenzy as I stepped out in front of Captain Lin Fei. “I’l...

Launch day!!! Please post your reviews to Amazon!

Today is the day guys, the launch of book 3! :D

This is a bit nerve wracking for me as always, but especially so because I've never done this long of a preorder before. I'm not sure if it will pan out or if the algorithms are already screwed for the launch. What would really help in any case would be early reviews, so if you can please hope on Amazon and leave one. It really helps for that first day books.

Link is here! Amazo...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 11

As we stepped through the doors of the Golden Spire, it felt as if I’d been instantly transported back home again. It wasn’t that the place looked the same as the Golden Spire back in Jurin, far from it actually. The place was huge for one, more like a dining hall than a bar and there had to be over a company worth of soldiers already inside. What was instantly familiar, however, was the atmosphere.

Lively music played in the backdrop, competing with the loud and raucou...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 10

When I ran into the old guy, Sung Wei at the Golden Spire back on Earth, he’d told me that there’d be ‘Places like this’ on every world. But I didn’t think he meant literally. Especially not by name even. But I supposed it made sense in a way. How else were star flung soldiers to find their way to the veteran’s bar no matter where they were?

Although I figured the Golden Spire here would be ten times better than the one back in Jurin, judging by what I could see of the capit...

Book 3 Release on Amazon soon! Need any edits sent in!

Hey guys!

A few of you picked up the Advanced Reader Copy of Book three and for that I'm thankful. My plan is to release after the next couple of chapters of book 4 are out, hopefully by August 2nd. If you've had another read through and found any errors please drop me a comment here or send me an email please with the chapter and the location.

Would greatly appreciate it!

Cheers

Rick   

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 9

Princess Lunalah’s mind drifted as Ling Wei delivered her briefing on the latest global economic report. They were within her private office as usual, but Lunalah wished she could be anywhere else. The tedium of rule had become burdensome of late and her only reprieve was found within the refuge of her own thoughts and imagination.

Happier days were yet to come.

Of that she was assured.

Days when she would find herself finally betrothed after these long decades of isolatio...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 8

Fia stood on the balcony veranda outside her bedchamber, nervously looking down into the main courtyard below. There, her father, Hei Dong, was engaged in a lively conversation with Gui Zu and Ju Gong as they played a game of Xiangqi.

This was something that had become a routine of late.

Evey mid-morning, Gui Zu would engage her father with a lively game while they enjoyed tea and discussed business and politics with Ju Gong. This was all by design of course, and than...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 7

I shuffled along with my hands bound in front of me as Hein guided me by the arm towards the gangplank leading to the top of the prison roof. I got about halfway across the skiff when Governor Tai Su Long suddenly cried out.

“Wait, stop!” he said.

Sweat beaded on his brow as his eyes darted back and forth rapidly in thought.

“How much did you communicate about the battle, General Gong?” he asked. “Did you give details?”

Gong shrugged. “Not mu...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 6

I sat in the back of the command skiff with my hands bound by a pair of shackles that I had placed on myself. It was frigging ridiculous, but I’d have to let things play out for now. Or at least until I figured out what the hell I could do next.

With my anger now reduced to a simmer of irritation, the Struggler was assessing the situation, and it wasn’t looking good. For all my bravado, no way in hell could I afford to spend another stint in prison. Fia was due in a mon...

Need ideas for Book 4 Cover

Hey guys!

It's that time again. I need to order the cover for book 4 and I know you all might have some cool ideas.

Book 4 is Max heading to the Hell Worlds so I'm thinking something along those lines.

The "Max from Behind" shot seems to have worked for the first 3 books, but I wonder if a more action driven cover would be good.

What do you guys think?

Like me know in the comments below!

Thanks,

~Rick

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 5

I was beside myself with questions.

How the hell could he be here?

Well… I kind of knew the answer to that one already.

Master Hei Dong had packed him off to military school after I trounced his ass nearly two years ago, so finding him in the army was perhaps no big surprise. But to find out that Hein and the person the Sergeant had begged me to save—the one now fighting the S Class behemoth in front of me to save his men—was one in the same, was what was ...

Advance Reader Copies for Book 3 are here for Jade Bracket Members!

Hey all!

If everything goes well, I hope to release Book 3 on Amazon in the beginning of August.

I've just completed the final edits and compiled the ebook. As you've been some of my biggest supporters throughout the book (and since you have read it all already) I'm providing you access to an Advance Reader Copy of Book 3.

The story won't have massively changed, but it should be fairly typo free and be more polished. Plus it's in a much more user friendly forma...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 4

I didn’t have to give my order twice.

My men jumped with me off the skiff before Jei Su Long could even get a word out. I tucked my arms close to my body and went into freefall, wind pressing into my face as I dove to get to the ground as quickly as possible.

Scorched earth and demon hordes rose up to meet me as I slammed on the brakes with a burst of [Lightning Walk] right before slamming into the ground itself. My body exploded with a shower of earth and lightning...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 3

“Come on, Junior Platoon Commander! Get it together!”

I clenched my fists and teeth as Jei Su Long’s obnoxious crooning drilled into my ears. Even my mask of indifference was starting to slip as his constant badgering threatened to push me over the edge. It was only the fact that I knew that that was exactly the result he wanted, that kept me from lashing out and pummeling the little bastard in front of the entire battalion of army personnel.

It was our third da...

Happy 4th of July guys!

Got surprise special for you. Audiobook one is now on sale for the whole month of July. So if you haven't given it a shot yet, now is the opportune time. Grab it below on Amazon and Audible

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C78KH6F8

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Book 2 out on Audible today!

Hey Gang!

Book 2 just released on audible today. Big favor to ask of those of you who have accounts! Please leave a rating or review if you can for launch day! The audiobooks have done amazingly and in no small part due to Wayne Mitchell's performance.

Some love and some hate him, but I think he makes for the best Max!

Have a listen!

Link to audible is here: 2024-06-25 11:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 2

Fia cycled her Qi as she formed her three jian blades into a triangle formation behind her back. She leapt into the air with qinggong just as Kel Zhi came at her with a lightning arc strike from her axe. She avoided it deftly and retaliated with a blast of radiant Qi from her palms.

Just as she did so, Zu Tien emerged from thin air behind her, utilizing her [Flash Step] technique. Fia was quick to parry her with her three blades, causing sparks to fill the air. With a loud...

Path of the Berserker 4 - Chapter 1

Dear Fia,

Well, today is the day. I’m finally departing for my tour of the Hell Worlds to battle the scourge of the Cursed Stars. I know that sounds kind of dramatic and all. Honestly, they say most of that time will be spent on an army cruiser just getting there and then a single night to get it all done.

It sounds dangerous, I know, but trust me I feel more than ready.

I’ve grown a lot since I’ve been here. 2024-06-20 23:16:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Path of the Berserker 4 - Intro and Book 3 Recap

A world destroyed. An axe to grind. And a path to infinite power. Welcome to my reality.

School is out, but my education is just beginning.

My trials at Du Gok Bhong Academy pushed me to my limits and then some, fueling my breakthrough into the Sacred Soul Realm. But with new power comes new responsibilities, and my twin Dao to not only defeat the Empire but protect it from the demonic scourge of the Cursed Stars has me on a collision course for t...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 44 - Epilogue

I finished penning the last character of my letter to Fia before sealing the envelope and then stuffing it inside my duffle bag. I would have to find time to send it later, but as of right now, I was in a rush.

It was early morning still and the gongs were already sounding for the two-week assembly to commence. It would be bad form to be late for my final assembly, especially when I was a platoon commander now. I gave myself a once over in the mirror, smoothing the seams of my freshly p...

Path of the Berserker - Chapter 43

Kelsey breathed a sigh of relief as she once again entered the safety of Venja’s barrier. It would be for the last time tonight, or so she hoped. The Bloodmoon was setting, and the first rays of dawn were cresting over the horizon.

She was exhausted both mentally and spiritually—her Frenzy reserves depleted and her body full of fresh scars. A tough night, but one she was glad to be a part of. Kelsey still wasn’t certain what exactly had happened to Max, but she knew f...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 42

I soared over the open desert at what had to be close to the speed of sound. I shot past both my platoon and Jei Su Long’s, and this time I noticed a couple of heads look up towards the sky.

 I was pushing through the air like a rocket, passing huge swarms of demons as they roamed the landscape, looking for prey. I had the power to take out hundreds of them now in just a single technique, but I was after only one demon in particular at the moment. I arrived back at t...