Lann Dàn – Blades of Destiny Revised Edition II Update

Hey, fans of Destiny Cycle - it is where Gaels Rule! I have an update to share on Lann Dàn – Blades of Destiny. I found a new professional editor - or editors, as Holly and Bridget work as a team - and both contributed to improving my novel. We've been working on a Revised Edition of Destiny Cycle One for the past serveral months, an effort that led to significant restructuring and thousands of suggested edits, most of which I accepted or tinkered with.

Along the way, Holly clarified that "dogs shall not be hurt or killed." Otherwise, she would "declare war!" Hmmm, I said to myself, okay, I had no plans to kill a dog, even if they belonged to the "bad guy" in the first book.

Anyway, the Revised Edition II of the first novel in the series is now available on my sales channels for the eBook and Trade Paperback! I also have a video trailer available for the novel on the "Page Link" below.

Best - James

P.S. As a follow-up, we are working on the Revised Edition of Lia Dàn – Stone of Destiny. And, of course, what did I do in what is now the opening scene of this novel, I killed one of the bad guy's wolfhounds. When Holly read this, it put her on the warpath. You can understand why I rewrote that scene already and saved the dog!


James Raquepau is the American author behind the Dàn Cycle, a captivating series set in ancient Celtic Ireland. In this series, legends come alive, and Gaelic heroes, gods, and Druids fight to shape the Emerald Isle's fate. Each novel scores an impressive eighty-six rating based on Quantifiction's predictive Iris AI-based analytics, inviting readers to step into a rich reimagining of ancient history, blending myth, magic, and adventure.His writing journey began alongside a career in information technology. After earning an English Creative Writing degree from Eastern Michigan University, he started crafting the origins of his Dàn Cycle (pronounced Dawn Cycle) in the 1990s, inspired by his Gaelic roots and a lifelong passion for ancient history, myths, and legends. Today, he continues to expand on this mythic series from his home in the Great Northwest, bringing readers deeper into primeval Ireland with each new chapter (yes, the third novel in the series is well underway). Welcome to Dàn Cycle (Destiny Cycle in English)! It is where Gaels Rule!

Lann Dàn – Blades of Destiny Revised Edition II Update

Hey, fans of Destiny Cycle - it is where Gaels Rule! I have an update to share on Lann Dàn – Blades of Destiny. I found a new professional editor - or editors, as Holly and Bridget work as a team - and both contributed to improving my novel. We've been working on a Revised Edition of Destiny Cycle One for the past serveral months, an effort that led to significant restructuring and thousands of suggested edits, most of which I accepted or tinkered with.

Along the way, Holly clarified that "dogs shall not be hurt or killed." Otherwise, she would "declare war!" Hmmm, I said to myself, okay, I had no plans to kill a dog, even if they belonged to the "bad guy" in the first book.

Anyway, the Revised Edition II of the first novel in the series is now available on my sales channels for the eBook and Trade Paperback! I also have a video trailer available for the novel on the "Page Link" below.

Best - James

P.S. As a follow-up, we are working on the Revised Edition of Lia Dàn – Stone of Destiny. And, of course, what did I do in what is now the opening scene of this novel, I killed one of the bad guy's wolfhounds. When Holly read this, it put her on the warpath. You can understand why I rewrote that scene already and saved the dog!


James Raquepau is the American author behind the Dàn Cycle, a captivating series set in ancient Celtic Ireland. In this series, legends come alive, and Gaelic heroes, gods, and Druids fight to shape the Emerald Isle's fate. Each novel scores an impressive eighty-six rating based on Quantifiction's predictive Iris AI-based analytics, inviting readers to step into a rich reimagining of ancient history, blending myth, magic, and adventure.His writing journey began alongside a career in information technology. After earning an English Creative Writing degree from Eastern Michigan University, he started crafting the origins of his Dàn Cycle (pronounced Dawn Cycle) in the 1990s, inspired by his Gaelic roots and a lifelong passion for ancient history, myths, and legends. Today, he continues to expand on this mythic series from his home in the Great Northwest, bringing readers deeper into primeval Ireland with each new chapter (yes, the third novel in the series is well underway). Welcome to Dàn Cycle (Destiny Cycle in English)! It is where Gaels Rule!

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