I think I’m done.
With the publication of Monstrous Things the “Black Sun Rising” epic will be brought to completion.
9 books is perhaps not as sexy as 13 but it’s a perfectly respectable number, rich in associations, and well suited for the story it tells. At least 2 of the remaining 4 are just intermedio; nothing essential will be lost and the cycle will be tighter and thus more enjoyable for their excision. I can always keep the remnants in reserve – “Black Sun Rising” being but Act One or the first narrative arch in a much vaster work. Of course, that way lies madness. Which means that I’ll probably do it.
Hmm. What happens after apogee? Guess we’ll find out soon enough!
