Dead Birds and Extinct Animals

 I have been on Twitter now for years and I have for the most part enjoyed it...

I am not going to go in to the reasons why - if you haven't figured that out, then you were not watching what has been going on.

In short - I have been getting zero new followers of late, my timeline has been full of garbage and the news section feels awful if I am frank. Of course that is just the tip of the iceberg, but I won't go there.


Time for a change.

Friend have recommended this and I just signed up to Mastodon - you can click this to go there.


I will still be using twitter to put things out, but until it changes back to a more inclusive, open and friendly platform, I will not be using it much. If you want to keep up to date with what I am doing and where I am going with my books (which I know, I really need to get a handle on this) then you can follow me on there!


Look forward to seeing you on my new social!

New Series Announcement

All has been quiet from me for some time and I know there have been no new books arriving however this does not mean that I have not been doing things behind the scenes.

Writing a story with such breadth and depth as what I have planned is a massive undertaking and I have been laying out the foundations for this so that I am covering elements that will be way down the line. The last time I was here, I introduced the Proteus Apocalypse Series. Well, now it is about time I revealed to you exactly what is going to be coming in the long term.

 

 The Death Blade Chronicles
This 12 book series covers the adventures of Zaxas and his team as they hunt down the worst scum of the galaxy. Set in the Proteus universe, the series will cross over with other series as Death Blade will make guest appearances. Darker, grittier and more violent that any of my other series this is already planned out story wise and writing has already commenced. The series starts shortly before the events of Proteus Serendipity.

 

Proteus Shadow War
A first for me as this is a young adult series as you are introduced to Hathor, a young God Hunter as she is flung to the far side of the galaxy along with a group of gifted school kids. Facing off against the nightmarish species known as the Xi, they have to find a way home, going on adventures along with way. Shadow war is a 12 book series which crosses over with the Olympus Initiative and the other Proteus series.

 

Proteus Shadow Angels
Following on in a rather indirect way from Shadow War, Shadow Angels is really the prequel to all of my books. The series starts in 2001, 16 years before the Alphians arrive on Earth and tells the story of Ghost, a lone Proteus ship flung back in time. Stranded, she takes the slow road home to her own time, but ends up becoming a legend in her own right as the phantom that will help guide the story of Proteus as well as protecting Earth.

 

Proteus Infinity
This is the final series of Proteus set after Odyssey. Infinity follows the exploits of the infamous Squad Zero, also known as the Fixers. Sent to hunt down and apprehend the mysterious and dangerous Xaris, the team get far more than they bargained for, flung in to the multiverse where alternate realities exist. Follow them as they enter one universe where they encounter the evil overlord version of the Alphians and another universe where the Avorans and the Apeyron are at war and the rest of the galaxy are caught in the cross fire. There is even one universe they encounter that they thought they would never see again. To get home they have to work with Xaris however it seems this trans dimensional being has his own agenda, searching for an answer to a question. How do you kill gods?

 

All 48 books have all the basics of the story laid out, characters and profiles created and even some provisional art work done. I have been busy writing these stories and also laying out how these books will affect the books in my other series.

 

I am also continuing to make progress on my stalled books and I am hoping to start releasing the first batch of these later on this year.

I do apologise for how long it is taking me to get everything in to place but trust me, you are in for a treat when all these books start to hit the shelves!

 

Alex

Proteus Apocalypse Series Reveal

"A year from now, Beletrix will be destroyed. Nearly everyone you hold dear will perish because of a mistake you will both make because you were being kind. It starts with the human's adopted ship, Aurora. When she came to Earth so long ago, she was one of four sisters. Her Avoran crew abandoned her there, but the other three ships travelled to their home system. Aurora will make contact with her sisters and will try to escape and you will help her and discover a place of wonders and death. A team from Beletrix will go there aboard Miras and Saya and they will uncover the secret of the Avorans, a promise of unlimited energy but a bringer of death as well. It is what destroys Beletrix. Only Koli, Saya, Qidgee and Norcee escape. Miras, Terrik, and the other younger sisters will perish alongside our friends and family, as will the young Emperor to be, Tath and so the horrible spiral of destruction begins. The Emperor's heart breaks at the news of his son's death, and within six months, he passes and the Apeyron fall in to civil war. Razon's madness is rekindled. With the remaining survivors of Beletrix settling on Aemus to mount a defence, Earth is wiped out as the start of the Second Apeyron war begins. The human race is extinguished. After a long and bitter war, the Apeyron are annihilated, but Aemus lies in ruins, billions dead. During the war, the Proteus family grows hundreds of individuals filling the sky but in time, the survivors of the Vu'kno reach the end of their natural lives and the only remaining legacy of our once proud species is Proteus."

That passage will be familiar to readers of my work. It is the Koli from 1700 years in our future as she returns to our time to right a terrible mistake she made and prevent that nightmare from ever happening. 

With Proteus as a series approaching its end, the upcoming Proteus Unbound Series has long been known about and it deals with the fall out of what old Koli did, breaking the laws of time itself to prevent that history from ever occuring. However as I have been working on Proteus Odyssey and Apotheca, setting the stage for those two series, it was becoming clear that the story of the Future That Never Was was growing beyond this simple starting point. In fact I had already go the basics of that entire timeline down.

It became clear to me that in the telling of Unbound, Odyssey and Apotheca, I really needed to tell the story of the Thousand Year War and as a result, I have now laid out a new 12 book series that will run alongside Proteus Unbound, aptly titled Proteus Apocalypse.

In the series you will learn the whole story as well as meet a new cast. In fact I have already created thirty new and unique Proteus ships that will star in the series, adding to those that have already been put forward in the other series. So... may as well do an introduction...

Meet Forze... 




Expect more on this soon.


Meet the Cast of Proteus on Youtube

One thing I do like to do is flesh out what my characters look like and considering my characters are living starships, then obviously I breathe life in to them. When you are writing, imagination is everything, but if you can really visualise what these characters look like in your minds eye, it really does give them true shape and form... which is why I create 3D models of all the main characters.

My daughter and I were talking the other day about how this is hard to visualise even with the spec sheets I create for the ships. There is a big difference between a flat image and something that allows you to see them. So I suggested I do a video animation of them... one thing then led to another and... well, I now have a Youtube channel.

At the moment I am simply doing 3D rotation animations, roughly 16 seconds in length. These let you see each of the ships in a real time environment. Most people would think this is a straight forward job, but doing high quality HD animations in 3D is quite an involved process. Each animation is 480 frames and takes approximately 4 hours to render.

On my channel you can find all of my current ship designs from Symbiotica, to Proteus, to the Olympus Initiative, to Proteus Unbound, then to Proteus Odyssey and finally to Apotheca. There are 63 ships in total and finally you can see each of the ships in a far more real way. 

I will as always be adding more to the list including more from the Odyssey Series including Mercy and the little Knights of Avalon (they are baby Proteus ships) as well as new members of the Proteus families that will be making an appearance. I will also be introducing Strava, a new Asteria ship that is one of the stars of the Infinite Empire Series.

Check out my animation work here if you are interested.

 Alexander Nassau's Youtube 


Enjoy!

Apotheca - Cast update & Images

 The Apotheca Series has slowly been taking shape and I wanted to really flesh out some of the characters in the new series. 

The first surprise will be they are Proteus, specifically from the Future That Never Was.

Anyhow... enjoy...











Proteus Art - Apotheca

Been a while... I know.
Welcome to the world of Covid... makes a mess.

I have been working on elements from the upcoming Proteus Odyssey Series and its companion series Apotheca. These are the Quai, terrifying and powerful living ships that live in a galaxy far... oh you get the idea.

 With things getting back to something of a normal, I will post more soon. I have been working as best as I can during these awful times, but balancing everything has been extremely difficult.

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

 

Release Estimates and Work in Progress (Updated)

(Updated 2nd Sept 2021... I know it has been a while, but things have evolved a lot since I was last here, too much to list but I have updated all the changes below including new series and books)
(Updated 12th June 2020... I know. Due to the pandemic life got really difficult and has left me with no time to write, but it has given me time to plan. Alphius Prime was always going to be a 12 book series and I have added the Alphius Prime The Warlord and Phantoms Saga. In addition I have just added another new trilogy - Infinite Empire which is all about the Apeyron and three unlikely anti heroes.)
(Updated 14th May 2020... Added the Alphius Prime The Three Cities Saga)
(Updated 9th April 2020... Added Apotheca Series, a background series linked to Proteus Odyssey)
(Updated 12th Feb 2020... Added the Proteus Odyssey Series)
(Updated 25th January... Added Symbiotica Origins and updated the completed %) 
(Updated 26th August... Added Symbiotica Shadow Wars Saga and updated the completed %)

(Update 11th June - Added Aioria series and the Proteus Unbound Legacy Saga to the ever growing list)
(Updated 6th June - currently in progress - Children of the Empire Book 1 & Alphius Prime Book 1)
(Update 20th June - Added final Saga to the Proteus Unbound series)

Okay... I know I have not been very good with the releases of late and this should give you an idea why. This is my current books Work In Progress list. You are seeing that right - there are 83 books there. The problem is with this many WIP's, I keep getting distracted by later books so, I think this should give you an idea of where I am up to. I will be clear on this too. All of these books have full outlines fleshed out. It is purely down to me getting enough time to take those outlines and flesh them out in to full stories. I will periodically update this so you know when imminent releases are coming.


Symbiotica Arbiter's Journey Saga
Symbiotica Book 7 - Spectres of our Past | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 2/5 written
Symbiotica Book 8 - Fallen Gods | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 1/3 written

Symbiotica Children of the Empire Saga
Symbiotica Book 9 - The Five Circles | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Symbiotica Book 10 - The Wrath of the Gods | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending 
Symbiotica Book 11 - Hell on Earth | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Symbiotica Book 12 - Origins | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Pentalore Book 3 - Legends | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Pentalore Book 4 - The Thirteen Sisters | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Pentalore Book 5 - Destroyer of Worlds | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending

Dystopian Detective Shadow Soul Saga
Dystopian Detective Book 3 - The Kakoi Riddle | Est. 90,000 words. 2/5 Written (inc the Silly Season Special)
Dystopian Detective Book 4 - Empire of Lies | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 5 - The Shadow of Helios | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 6 - (As yet Untitled) | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending


Dystopian Detective Crimson Tides Saga
Dystopian Detective Book 7 - Blood in the Water | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 8 - Crimson Tide | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 9 - Details and Devils | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 10 - The Mobeius Paradox | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 11 - Fight for the Future | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending
Dystopian Detective Book 12 - Business as Unusual | Est. 90,000 words. Currently Pending

Olympus Initiative - Shadow Wars Saga
Olympus Initiative Book 1 - One Small Step  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 1/6 written
Olympus Initiative Book 2 - Ghosts of Delasia | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Olympus Initiative Book 3 - Children of the Hive | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Olympus Initiative Book 4 - Mirages | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Olympus Initiative Book 5 - Future Tense | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Olympus Initiative Book 6 - Of Good and Evil | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending


Proteus Destiny Saga
Proteus Book 10 - Serendipity  | Est. 100,000 words. Currently 4/5 written
Proteus Book 11 - Soul Purpose  | Est. 100,000 words. Currently 1/2 written
Proteus Book 12 - One Day on Beletrix  | Est. 100,000 words. Currently 1/2 written


Proteus Apocalypse Inversion Saga
Proteus ApocalypseBook 1 - Zero Hour  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 5/8 written
Proteus ApocalypseBook 2 - Counter Strike  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 3 - Line in the Sand  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Apocalypse Blood and Ash Saga
Proteus ApocalypseBook 4 - Poisoned Soils | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 5 - The Offensive | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 6 - Morality | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Apocalypse Tides Saga
Proteus ApocalypseBook 7 - The Fall of Arisal | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 8 - An Eye for an Eye | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 9 - Visious Circles | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Apocalypse Shattered Empire Saga
Proteus ApocalypseBook 10 - Weapons of Death | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 11 - No Choice | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus ApocalypseBook 12 - Aftermath  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

 

Proteus Unbound Future Imperfect Saga
Proteus Unbound Book 1 - Rivers of Time  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 2/5 written
Proteus Unbound Book 2 - Broken Arrow  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently 1/3 written
Proteus Unbound Book 3 - Hellions  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Unbound Unity Saga
Proteus Unbound Book 4 - Three Hundred Years | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 5 - The Siege of Ravaxa | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 6 - The Enemy Rises | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Unbound Legacy Saga
Proteus Unbound Book 7 - Outcasts | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 8 - Redemption | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 9 - Nemesis | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Unbound Hyperion Saga
Proteus Unbound Book 10 - Shattered Mirror | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 11 - Survival Insticts | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Unbound Book 12 - Children of the Stars  | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending


Proteus Odyssey Illusions Saga
Proteus Odyssey Book 1 - Reality | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 2 - Speed Freak | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 3 - The Signal | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Odyssey Underworld Saga
Proteus Odyssey Book 4 - Time Out | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 5 - Trapped | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 6 - Death and Monsters | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Odyssey Mortals Saga
Proteus Odyssey Book 7 - Heart of a Poet | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 8 - Field Trip | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 9 - Light In A Dark Universe | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Proteus Odyssey Pantheon Saga
Proteus Odyssey Book 10 - Far From Home | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 11 - Dying of the Light | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Proteus Odyssey Book 12 - Wrath and Salvation | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending


Apotheca Collapsing Horizons Saga
Apotheca Book 1 - Never Died Before | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 2 - Unlikely Allies | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 3 - The Fate of a Galaxy | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Apotheca Legacy of Sins Saga
Apotheca Book 4 - Forming Cracks | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 5 - Uncivil War | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 6 - Knife's Edge | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
 
Apotheca Fulcrum Saga
Apotheca Book 7 - Worse than Death | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 8 - Dreamscape | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 9 - Countdown | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
 
Apotheca Oblivion Saga
Apotheca Book 10 - Moments of Chaos | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 11 - Dying Stars | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Apotheca Book 12 - Oblivion's Edge | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending


The Whisperer Saga
Alphius Prime Book 2 - The Edge of the World  | Est. 120,000 words. Currently 1/2 written
Alphius Prime Book 3 - In to the Void | Est. 120,000 words. 1/10 written

The Three Cities Saga
Alphius Prime Book 4 - Foundations of Hate | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 5 - Inevitable Violence | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 6 - The Short War | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending


The Warlord Saga
Alphius Prime Book 7 - The City of Pain | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 8 - Lessons of Evil | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 9 - Darkness Falling | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending

The Phantoms Saga
Alphius Prime Book 10 - Ghost of the Mountains | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 11 - Ethereal City | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending
Alphius Prime Book 12 - In to the Light | Est. 120,000 words. Currently Pending


Aioria Book 1 - Innocence | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Aioria Book 2 - Evolution | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Aioria Book 3 - Truth | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending



Infinite Empire Book 1 - Not of this World | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Infinite Empire Book 2 - Clues in the Stars | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending
Infinite Empire Book 3 - Violations & Truths | Est. 80,000 words. Currently Pending

Release Schedule For 2021:


Symbiotica - Spectres of our Past
Symbiotica - Fallen Gods
Dystopian Detective- The Kakoi Riddle

Olympus Initiative - One Small Step
Pentalore - Legends
Proteus - Serendipity
Proteus - Soul Purpose
Proteus - One Day on Beletrix
Alphius Prime - Edge of the World