# New fantasy novel: The Ventifact Colossus **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148 "2016-01-14T16:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/41 "2016-04-27T13:07:41Z")
Hey fantasy-readin’ Dopers! Just a heads up: today and for the next few days, I’m running an Amazon Free Promotion. The Kindle version of [The Ventifact Colossus](http://amzn.com/B01AC3V8TG) is free like air is free! If you were skeptical, on the fence, feeling penny-pinched, or just like free stuff, now’s a great time to pick it up! ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/42 "2016-06-22T22:40:20Z")
Hey Dopers! So here’s a neat thing: My fantasy novel The Ventifact Colossus has been short-listed in the fantasy category for ReadFree.ly’s "The 50 Self-Published Books Worth Reading 2016.” There are 15 books in the running, and at this point the winner will be chosen largely (if not wholly) by popular vote. So, want to help a Doper win an Internet Popularity Contest? 🙂 Go here and vote for The Ventifact Colossus! [http://http://www.readfree.ly/vote-50-self-published-books-worth-reading-2016-fantasy/#votehere](http://www.readfree.ly/vote-50-self-published-books-worth-reading-2016-fantasy/#votehere) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/43 "2016-06-29T02:46:59Z")
I’m still waiting for the second one. And you better not hurt Sister Morningstar or we will have words… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/44 "2016-06-29T06:38:21Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > I’m still waiting for the second one. And you better not hurt Sister Morningstar or we will have words… 😃 Second book is coming along nicely – probably 85-90% finished the first draft, after which will come several months of revising, editing, more revising, proofreading, formatting, and miscellaneous publishing nonsense. As for Morningstar, er… um… can we just say that stories are more compelling when bad things happen to characters we love? :o Thanks for the support! ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/45 "2017-11-15T12:28:53Z")
Just bumping this thread to say “Why didn’t you tell me the second book was out!” 🙂 Can’t wait to get time to read it. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/46 "2017-11-15T20:29:11Z")
So, I’m guessing it’ll be another year and a half before the third book comes out.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/47 "2017-12-17T03:47:00Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > Just bumping this thread to say “Why didn’t you tell me the second book was out!” 🙂 Can’t wait to get time to read it. Goodness! I had forgotten about this thread, but yes, as you discovered, Book 2, **The Crosser’s Maze** , is out! I suppose I ought to start a new thread for it, but in the meantime, thank you for bumping this! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148/48 "2017-12-17T03:51:29Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > So, I’m guessing it’ll be another year and a half before the third book comes out.:rolleyes: I’m afraid that’s likely, yes. ☹ I’m not a fast writer, and I don’t have many hours a day to devote to writing, but I promise I’m doing my best. At the moment I’m about 15% through the first draft of Book 3, and I’d like to be done with the draft by July. But it takes me about a year to revise a first draft, get feedback from readers, revise some more, get the book edited, revise yet again, have the final draft proofread, fix the last few typos, and then go through the formatting/uploading/publishing process. I thank you in advance for your patience! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148.md?page=2)