A. F. Kay

July 22, 2023 - Update

Hi!

It’s three in the morning, so I’m going to keep this short. I posted the prologue and three first chapters again as I made some significant revisions. This is exactly the type of thing I wanted to avoid but launching book 8 a week earlier really put me in a bad spot.

The release of book 8 is going well and I appreciate all of you who did what you could to review or get the word out.

The new chapters I’m releasing tonight contain world building I didn’t intend to ...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 6 (OLD)

[Author's Note: I never had a chance to read this chapter back over. It is my raw text so I expect it to have spelling mistakes and awkward sentences. I assumed you would rather read this then wait for me to revise it and delay its posting.]

[Author's Note 2: I have significantly altered the storyline and this chapter is no longer valid. Please see more recent releases which will contain the information I plan on using. Thanks]

Chapter 6

Miranda’s Divine Realm looked almos...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 5 (OLD)

[Author's Note: I never had a chance to read this chapter back over. It is my raw text so I expect it to have spelling mistakes and awkward sentences. I assumed you would rather read this then wait for me to revise it and delay its posting.]

[Author's Note 2: I have significantly altered the storyline and this chapter is no longer valid. Please see more recent releases which will contain the information I plan on using. Thanks]

Chapter 5

Ruwen sat atop a chunk of terium the ...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 4

[Author's Note: I never had a chance to read this chapter back over. It is my raw text so I expect it to have spelling mistakes and awkward sentences. I assumed you would rather read this then wait for me to revise it and delay its posting.]

Chapter 4

Ruwen rubbed his forehead and then met Uru’s gaze. “To give everyone the proper context for what I’m asking for, I’d like to speak freely about the last two years.”

“I think they already suspect, and the time for se...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 3 (Revised)

[Author's Note: I made some critical changes to this chapter so I'm reposting it.]

Chapter 3

Ruwen stepped into an unfamiliar room, the walls, ceiling, and floor made from white stone. The air had a clean scent, like after a thunderstorm, and Hamma stood over the lone bed with her arms outstretched over Sift. On the other side of the bed Madda and Padda sat, both focused intently on Sift. The ceiling provided bright but not blinding light, and completely illuminated the fifteen-by...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 2 (Revised)

Chapter 2

Fractal jumped out of Rami’s hand and Blapy caught him.

“I thought you were expanding the Frigid district today,” Blapy said, glaring at Fractal.

Fractal clumsily pulled himself up Blapy’s arm, using one of her blonde pigtails like a rope, until he reached her shoulder. He immediately began jumping and Blapy quickly steadied him with a hand.

“Doubled. Doubled. Done.” Fractal said.

Blapy raised her eyebrows. “Yank my scales, I expected to n...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 1 (Revised)

[Author's Note: I made some critical changes to this chapter so I'm reposting it.]

Chapter 1

Ruwen studied the two dead gods on the slab, keeping his eyes away from their destroyed heads. Fractal had spread the Shattered Sun dungeon over a vast area, including the location Ruwen had faced the six deities, and when he wanted the bodies stored somewhere temporarily, Fractal had happily helped.

Now Ruwen stood in one of Fractal’s research rooms. Uruziel stood to Ruwen’s lef...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Prologue (Revised)

[Author's Note: I made some critical changes to this chapter so I'm reposting it.]

Prologue

Naktos materialized fifty miles from the meeting point the summons had detailed. He glanced down at the slowly turning planet of Grave, the vacuum and coldness of space irrelevant to his Divine body. Terror still filled him, and not only from the impending meeting with the adjudicator.

Less than a day ago, Naktos had witnessed two peak deities killed in moments, while a third suffered...

July 14, 2023 - Update

Hi!

The Eighth Harmony launched this week, and it did great. I realized on launch day that it was also the first day of PrimeDay. Fortunately, it didn’t tank the book, as I feared no one would be looking for books with so many distractions. I think it did hurt the book's ranking, but it could have been far worse.

Thank you to everyone who told their friends or made a post or reviewed the book. It means the world to me and ensures many more books will follow.

I posted the P...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 3

[Author's Note: I changed the previous chapter and now Rami leaves to check on Xavier before Ruwen steps through the portal. That means Rami is no longer with Ruwen for this chapter. Also, I am still not 100% sure on the direction I am taking so this might change. Please keep the comments coming...I appreciate them a lot. Thanks.]

Chapter 3

Ruwen stepped into an unfamiliar room, the walls, ceiling, and floor made from white stone. The air had a clean scent, like after a thundersto...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Fractal jumped out of Rami’s hand and Blapy caught him.

“I thought you were expanding the Frigid district today,” Blapy said, glaring at Fractal.

Fractal clumsily pulled himself up Blapy’s arm, using one of her blonde pigtails like a rope, until he reached her shoulder. He immediately began jumping and Blapy quickly steadied him with a hand.

“Doubled. Doubled. Done.” Fractal said.

Blapy raised her eyebrows. “Yank my scales, I expected to n...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Chapter 1

[Author's Note: again, I am still finding my balance with how I want to begin book 9. There is information I want to get out, and I'm working through the best way to do that.]

Chapter 1

Ruwen studied the two dead gods on the slab, keeping his eyes away from their destroyed heads. Fractal had spread the Shattered Sun dungeon over a vast area, including the location Ruwen had faced the six deities, and when he wanted the bodies stored somewhere temporarily, Fractal had happily helpe...

July 10, 2023 - Update

Hi!

The Eighth Harmony eBook will be live soon, and the audio actually launched earlier today. Part of me feels like we just started that book, but here we are, posting book 9 chapters already. Time flies when you're having fun I guess.

Everyone in Tier Step Master and above should have received the epub version of the final book. If you didn't, send me a message and we'll get it worked out.

The draft chapters of book 8 are also open to Root and above. I'll be taking them do...

Divine Apostasy Book 9 - Prologue

Prologue

[Author's Note: I'm not 100% positive about this prologue, but I rarely change them. Also, this might be a tad rougher than normal as I didn't get a chance to revise it much. I'm excited for book 9!]

Naktos materialized fifty miles from the meeting point the summons had detailed. He glanced down at the slowly turning planet of Grave, the vacuum and coldness of space irrelevant to his Divine body. Terror still filled him, and not only from the impending meeting with the ad...

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Epilogue

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 64

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

July 8, 2023 - Update

Hi!

To my surprise, the audio for book eight is in its final stages. I am trying to get a few more details on the process and I still need cover art from the designer, but if I can get all that straightened out, then I will likely launch the book this coming week. In fact, it looks very likely the new date will be Tuesday, July 11th.

That is a week earlier than I intended, so I’m not sure what next Friday will look like for chapters. If the release does happen early, I will of c...

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 63

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 62

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 61

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

June 30, 2023 - Update

Hello!

We are traveling tonight, and I guessed you might want the chapters early instead of late. So, surprise! The big news this week is Travis started his narration. From previous books, I’m guessing the audio will be ready most likely by mid-July, so that is the date I used for the pre-order. I can’t do a pre-order for the audio book as Audible requires a longer notification, but it will also be available (if everything goes to plan) on July 18th.

Other than that, I have ha...

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 60

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 59

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 58

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Travis starts tomorrow (6/26/2023)

Hi!

Travis will start the narration of The Eighth Harmony on Monday, June 26th. So if you enjoy watching him perform live here is the link to his discord.

https://discord.gg/dADSBth3xr

Thanks!

AFK

June 24, 2023 - Update

Hi!

I’m going to keep this update quick as I’m burning the midnight oil to get the last revision done so Travis can have a clean manuscript to do the narration. Last I heard, that would start Monday. I’ll let everyone know when I get confirmation.

The big thing this week is related to health, unfortunately. My gallbladder decided it wanted attention and caused me a very painful and unpleasant night. It took me two days to recover, which has brought this deadline for Travis d...

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 57

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 56

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

Divine Apostasy Book 8 - Chapter 55

This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.

If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.epub file for you to add to your Amazon device.

I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can remain in the KU program.

Thanks for your understanding.

AFK

June 17, 2023 - Update

Hi!

I had a quiet week since book 8 is with the editor. Most of it I spent on writing chapters for the Royal Road project. There is overlap between events in the RR book and books 7 and 8 that I wanted to iron out while I still had the chance. I’m not quite there yet, but hopefully this weekend I can get all my ducks in a row, before I get the book 8 edits back next week. That will catapult me into a frenzy of revision to make the deadline for Travis.

For those of you who still ...