It's been a long time since there was an audiobook release in the Armadaverse.

For the past year, Amazon has had a new programme in beta which can generate audiobooks from Kindle editions. After being invited recently, RCV has now tested the system using the two available expansion episodes: I Dream of Damastion and A Storm to the Savage.

You can obtain these immediately from Amazon US or Audible US. I'm keen to know what readers think of the job the system has done, because this could be a game-changer for books which otherwise would never have been available in this accessible format.

Owners of the Kindle edition receive a huge 80% discount on the retail purchase price through Amazon.

The Ravening Deep has now joined I Dream of Damastion in the wide marketplace!

The novel has populated across numerous ebook sales platforms and libraries already, and paperbacks are available from major retailers across the globe. More will be added as they publish their product pages.

The ebook is still available to buy for Kindle, but is no longer in the Kindle Unlimited subscription service.

More of the Armadaverse books will be arriving with non-Amazon retailers over the next six weeks. You can see approximate timescales in the previous announcement.

It was hoped that the Omnibus Editions would be able to stay in Kindle Unlimited, but unfortunately due to Amazon's Kindle Select rules they cannot. Ebooks in the programme must be exclusive to Kindle, and if the content is available elsewhere (even as separate books), then they are excluded.

So, if you're currently reading the Books 1&2 Starter Pack or the Books 1–3 Omnibus through Kindle Unlimited, you have until Monday 14th April! There may be a day or two grace period as the KU system catches up.

The Armada Wars back catalogue will soon be 'going wide', which means the Ebook editions will be available at a range of retailers and no longer exclusive to Amazon Kindle.

The drawback of this decision is that the books will no longer be available to borrow as part of Kindle Unlimited. Electronic editions can only take part in KU if they're exclusive to Amazon.

Kindle editions will still be available via Amazon/Kindle as normal retail purchases, and if you've purchased any outright they will of course stay in your account.

If you're currently reading an Armadaverse title via KU, here are the deadlines before the books leave the subscription platform:

As we hurtle towards the Tenth Armadaversary, it's slightly daunting but also extremely satisfying to acknowledge that in a few months' time, this is what the line-up will look like... 

The previous excerpts from upcoming finale Whom Gods Shall Fear were brief, but this one is possibly the one many of you have been waiting for!

The murderous Maber Castigon is worryingly popular, but who am I to judge?
Here is a whole Deep-damned scene from his flashback chapters...

Another teaser excerpt for you all! Some names have been starred out in this excerpt, as they would constitute spoilers.

Because you have all been so patient, here is a short excerpt from Whom Gods Shall Fear to get that blood pumping again.

​Not long to go now!

All eBooks have now been updated with minor changes:
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• Changes to the front matter to clarify which "books by the author" are part of the main sequence, and which are optional,
• Copyright pages updated with a new standard form,
• Links added to front matter,
• Improvement of the back matter in the "to be continued" section, including links,
• Various minor corrections in some volumes,
• All main sequence eBooks now have updated "excerpt from the next book" sections,
• New covers for eBook editions with contrast adjustments,
  
• Cover text now uses a new font family and has consistent typographic features,
• Book descriptions have been updated, subtitles added, and search keywords optimised.