A: This is an adult epic fantasy, and the reading level tracks. As far as content, consider this series PG-13. There is violence, very occasional bad language, and tense situations that may not be appropriate for younger kids. There is no spice. All the romance is closed door/fade-to-black (seriously, I write these books WITH MY MOTHER!).

A: Throughout the series, there are scenes of mild to moderate violence, some moderate on-page depictions for torture, and occasional non-explicit references to trauma, sexual assault, and self harm.

Content warnings are a changing landscape. We’re empathetic to the concerns of our readers while not wanting to spoil the story. If you have specific concerns or questions on this topic, please send us a message.

A: The Palimar Saga is a planned 5-book series with each book either written or heavily outlined.

We have several companion novellas and a few spinoff novels and series planned. But our main focus for now is finishing the series. We hope to publish book 3-5 in the next three to four years.

A: YES!!!! We’re excited that Kate Reading and Michael Kramer (narrators for Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and many other great authors) have produced an audiobook of Remnant. It’s available in many audiobook markets. Click here to listen to the first six chapters. Click here to purchase on Audible. We hope to produce audio of our other books soon.

A: After months of running the hamster wheel of querying for agents and publishers, with a few favorable hits and a LOT of polite form letters, we felt it wasn’t worth hustling for months or years, only to wait even longer for the slow churn of a traditional publisher to get our book out there. We also felt our priority should be maintaining creative control of our content.

Many agents and publishers gave us feedback along the lines of, “It’s a great book. You’re writing is clean, your characters dynamic, and your story engaging. However, we feel we’re not the right fit for this book.” An encouraging let down, for sure, but at the same time, watching these publishers roll out formulaic “retelling” style books one after another gave us a good idea why we’d been rejected. Publishers aren’t looking for original stories from unknown authors.

A: We have very different skill sets and working styles. C. R. Jacobson holds the trophy for the original idea and some of the overarching themes. K. R. Solberg puts words on the screen, usually late at night or early in the morning, depending on the brand of insomnia that day. C. R. Jacobson turns those words into prose people will actually read, after which K. R. Solberg makes sure the nitty gritty plot details and character arcs stay on track. Click here to learn more details about our process.