Azure: Gunner

Zaire's story launched on Patreon!

Some of you may remember a long, long ways back I promised that I would write a side story about one of the characters from A:G if we made it to top ten on RS.

Well, we never quite got that high in the rankings (A:G peaked at #20), but the seed of an idea was planted in my little brain. So I went and wrote one anyway. Tonight I just dropped the entirety of Zaire's story - a full 6-chapter, 12k+ word chronicle exploring his life prior to joining the Delvers. It gives the reader a unique insight into his character and into the lives and culture of the manaborn. Much of this history may never be revealed to Az or her friends, since as we know he has a strong tendency towards privacy.

How can you read this roller-coaster of a tale, you ask? Well, there are three different ways!

1) Subscribe to Patreon and for $10/month you'll get access to not just Zaire's story but also fifteen advance chapters of A:G! Want to know what happens next with Yuri? Does he get his competence from Az or Thompson, or does his obscene wealth carry him forward with impunity? There are fifteen chapters just waiting for you to find out more! That's (as of right now) over 30k words of A:G, plus 12k more of Zaire.

NovelBin is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.

2) Don't like subscriptions, but still want to support the author and read Zaire's story right away? Hop directly to the post here - $5 gets you instant access to the full 12k word story, no recurring payments to worry about.

3) Is free your favorite price? Then have patience, and I will make Zaire's story available here on RR as a reward when we hit 1750 followers for A:G. At the current rate, that's about two months away. If the story plateaus and doesn't appear like it's ever getting to 1750, I'll likely still release it here before A:G eventually stubs (yes, I am thinking about this, and no, it's not going to happen in the next few weeks).