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The Color of Houm Book 3: Skies of Gray

As the skies of Houm darken with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. Triste, the Houman people face the uncertainty of what is to come, reliving a decades-old calamity. While some are threatened by these forces, others formulate their agendas and ambitions for how to take advantage of the crisis. After the burning of the white flags of détente, the conflict reaches a point of no return. The Final Chapter in The Color of Houm series: Skies of Gray.

The planet Houm finds itself facing the forces of the planet once more. During the previous age of ash, the Nest Corporation had come across the system and became the conservator of its people. After facing and settling the unrest in Houmil and in the lunar city of Akresh, the Corporation pivots to serving the native population in their time of need.

The show of force by the locals of Hrrent shoved off the corporate hold over the city. With it came the city’s vital infrastructure, putting a target on those leading the revolt. The ousted Security official, Corbin Skye, allies himself with the enigmatic Niyas, a forerunner of the Sanguine Tears. With the experience of both men to guide them forward, they vow to employ all of their resources to seek out further debasement of the corporation.

The Council of Houm, made up of the territorial leaders of the planet, find themselves once more at Nest’s doorstep. Facing the volcanic fallout upon their people, they are forced to negotiate with each other and the corporate powers in an attempt to contain the situation at hand. Zelda Pashek, governor of the territory bordering the volcanic barrens, finds herself stuck between helping her people and concealing the connection to her nefarious allies.

Orbiting the planet in Nest’s flagship, Veema Binnek takes the stage to speak out against the Sanguine Tears in Nest’s official news broadcasts. In exchange for speaking these words, she is promised the safety of the child still growing inside her. As questionable information spreads across the system, Veema’s old allies down in Akresh realize that the power of propaganda is also within their grasp. It is only a matter of time before it takes hold and those across Kaydal demand for the truth to come out.

If you haven’t read books one and two, you can get the ebooks free until Friday! 

Seeing Red * White Flag Burning

Is this all you’ve been doing, Mr. Author?

This book took longer than I expected. Yes, Elden Ring is a good part of the blame. And Monster Hunter. And… well, let’s leave it at that. Regardless, this is the longest book I’ve ever written at 80K words/nearly 300 pages. And it had to be that long, to give the trilogy a fitting end. Get the Ebook this Friday, or wait for the paperback some time this month.

What else is new?

I wish I could have written more of Cycles Go ‘Round. Then NaNoWriMo hit last November. But is is a serial, which means it could come back at any time. It never has to even end! 

But what happened during NaNoWriMo? Well, I tried writing a book in a style and for an audience I hadn’t considered before. And I’d say it came out pretty well. I hope to start posting chapters from it this month as well. Look forward to: The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept.

And on top of that, I have a pile of fresh ideas to be turned into even more stories. Keep an eye out! 

-Sandwich Sean