Jeff Ayers - Author
  • Home
  • Books
  • About
  • Press
  • Contact
  • Store
  • Home
  • Books
  • About
  • Press
  • Contact
  • Store
Picture
Beware of spilling ink!
Skate is a thief, trained and owned by the local crime syndicate, the Ink. When she tries to burgle a shut-in’s home, she gets caught by the owner—a powerful undead wizard. He makes a deal with her: “borrow” books from other wizards in return for a place to stay.

Caught between her growing fondness for the wizard and her past with the crime syndicate, Skate doesn’t know where her loyalties lie. But she’d better figure it out, because there’s a new player in town, one whose magical hypnotism puts them all at risk.
Read a sample
Buy now

Picture
On the run!
Her mentor is dead, but he doesn’t have to stay that way. He’s left Skate a clue to bringing him back, and she and her friends are determined to follow it.

No sooner do they set out for unknown lands, however, than things get dangerous. Hot on their tail is the wizard Ossertine, furious over Skate’s part in her friend’s death and thirsty for revenge. Worse still are the attacks that come at night: dark, mysterious, and palpably evil.
​

In this race against time, magic, and implacable foes, Skate must rely on her wits and her friends to save not just her mentor’s life, but also her own.
Read a sample
Buy now

Covers and creepers

4/3/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Skate the Seeker
As announced recently, I can finally share the cover art for Skate the Seeker! Keep an eye out for further updates and previews; September 12 cannot get here soon enough. Special thanks to Nada Orlić for her work on the cover. I was excited to get the same designer for book 1 working on book 2, and am very happy with the results.

Media
I picked up a middle-grade graphic novel called Estranged from my local book resale shop, Once Upon a Time Books. It was a quick read, and very fun. Fans of the Amulet series will find a lot to like here.
I’ve continued into season 2 of His Dark Materials, and I’m loving that. Tense and emotional, exciting and magical, all at the right moments, with just the lightest touch of humor to ease you forward through the story, I look forward to carving time out each week to watch on the couch. With House of the Dragon still months (years? I don’t remember) away from more episodes, it’s a strong contender for best new fantasy show on a streaming service right now.
Picture
Image copyright belongs to Joy Pictures, Inc.
I also watched the animated The Legend of Hei from Joy Pictures. This was easily my favorite random find as far as shows go from the last few years. Fans of Wuxia, magic martial arts, and clean entertainment should definitely give this a watch. Elemental magic à la the Avatar universe plays a part, and I’m a sucker for that sort of thing.

Miscellany
Work on side project Rainbow continues; I took a break from it for almost two months waiting on Skate news, but now I’m a couple chapters away from a finished first – and VERY rough – first draft. As soon as I put finishing touches on Seeker, I’ll set Rainbow aside and begin work on Rag & Bone 3. Until then, it’s giving me something to work on without spinning my wheels in frustration.

I introduced my eldest to Minecraft yesterday, and he was engrossed. In creative mode, nothing can hurt you, so he enjoyed meeting zombies and creepers, squids and pigs. It was fun to watch him explore, too. It’s a wonderful world we live in, where these imaginary places can grow for infinite exploration at the click of a button.

That’s all from me for now.

Tell your story!
​-J. E. Ayers
Picture
0 Comments

    Author

    Jeff Ayers writes books that are pretty good.

    Buy me a coffee!

      Subscribe!

    Subscribe to Newsletter

    Archives

    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.