As you might have heard, every Armada Wars novel available on the Kindle platform now has X-Ray content available. But what is it? And where?

Put simply, X-Ray content gives you a compact, dedicated database right alongside a Kindle book. It contains profiles for characters, significant terms, and definitions. It can add depth to the world of the book, provide you with a means of quickly refreshing your memory, and give you quick and simple explanations.

The X-Ray system can show you all the terms or characters on a page, or for the whole book, ordered alphabetically or by relevance. It also generates "notability" scores for some content, and it picks out passages which might be of particular interest.

All in all this is a feature that succeeds in combining functionality with entertainment, and when you're exploring an expansive and subtly detailed world like the Armadaverse it's an invaluable companion. It's available from the tool strip at the top of any Kindle's reading page, or in the book menu on mobile devices.

All the X-Ray content in the Armada Wars novels comes straight from the source, and it is designed to be consistent and spoiler-free. Due to the character limit for X-Ray entries there are of course much more extensive articles on this site: the web site's entry on the Rodori, for example, is vastly more interesting than the abbreviated version found in X-Ray. But the idea is to give you a quick summary of what a Rodori is, right while you're reading.

How to get the latest X-Ray content:

Simply delete the Armada Wars novels from your Kindle reading device/s, and then download them again. That's literally all there is to it!

• You of course do not get charged again, because the book is in your account.
• Even if you've downloaded X-Ray content this week, the latest versions (released 20th Jan 2018) have been improved and refined. It's recommended that you update all books.
• The Books 1–3 Omnibus will be getting the same X-Ray content within the next week.
• Whom Gods Shall Fear will launch with X-Ray content.

The web site just keeps getting bigger, better, and badder! Here's whats been added or changed in the past week or so:

1. New character profiles created for Nur Rohana binti Ishak (Doctor Rohana), Brehim, Imbris Laselle, and High Admiral Audrene Bel-Taulon.
2. Rupus Dyne, Frane Harth, and Ragnar Otkellsson updated with character images.
3. All Tanker profiles now include a scale visualisation image.
4. The Tanker Regiment featured article has been updated/enhanced with the latest images and links.
5. New character/society page added for Glanced Esteem.
6. Profile page added for the ICS Hammer.
7. Category pages added for the Imperial Starship Design Roadmap and Imperial Facilities.
8. Pages created in Facilities for Gemen Station and Forge Ruinous.
9. Planet profile created for Jasamma.
10. As well as Uninhabited Planets, the Places section now lists Incidental Planets. These are worlds about which there is insufficient information to justify an entire profile page.

There have been yet more additions and improvements this weekend. Strap yourself in!

Quite a lot of work goes on behind the scenes, as well as constant edits to keep the site current with the latest books and correct small, unnoticed errors.

It's always good to know that people are visiting the site and poring over the information here, so feel free to comment.

1. ​A new (and quite long) page was added for MAGA.
2. A new page was added for the Imperial Navy, which is now the parent to the freshly streamlined Imperial Starships page. Expect individual ship profiles soon for the featured ships.
3. A section on meritocracy was added to the Imperial Combine overview, and the page has been cleaned up.
4. The [spoiler] panel has been added to more character profiles, particularly those whose latest involvements are heavily plot-related.
5. The legends on [spoiler] panels have been edited to show which book/s the spoilers are from.
6. Many character profiles have been edited and cleaned up, those with long entries being broken into sections.
7. The people section was trimmed down and no longer duplicates links to all the characters listed elsewhere.
8. Image tiles for secondary characters were added to the homepage.
9. Facebook Like/Share buttons were added to main and secondary character profiles.
10. The "signing" item was removed from the store, and all paperbacks now come signed.
11. Flairs were added to product thumbnails to show sale prices or low stock.
12. The storefront was cleaned up and now only shows key featured products.
13. The Privacy & Policies page has moved under the FAQ, along with a new Asset Usage page.
14. The Books 4 & 5 Omnibus now has a placeholder page.

Some improvements have hit the site over the past week... some major, some just tweaks:

1. All main and secondary human characters now have images.
2. Some of the character images are now used as the header images for the respective pages.
3. Most characters with images now have a downloadable, high resolution image with a transparent background, which you are free to use for personal projects.
4. Deceased characters now have a skull and crossbones ☠️ icon in the browser page title.
5. For characters who have associates and/or enemies listed, it is now indicated if those people are deceased ☠️, a current love interest ❤️, or an ex-partner 💔.
6. A page was added for the planet Damastion, and one was also added for Eyes and Ears. Links have been updated accordingly throughout the site.
7. Pages were added for the characters Captain Orri Hekekia, and Master-at-Arms Willon Panovar.
8. A new section titled 'Adversity' was added to the profile pages for Elm Caden, Rendir Throam, and Euryce Eilentes.

Regular visitors might have noticed that the previously mentioned character pictures have been undergoing rapid and iterative improvements. They're now available for all human main and secondary characters, and higher resolution images are replacing the pictures which were first uploaded.

Thanks to Adobe's "free-use preview" of Fuse, their developing character design tool, the site is now getting some images of your favourite characters.

So far as it is possible, these images follow the descriptions given in the books to illustrate what various characters would look like. They are now populating to the Main Characters and Secondary Characters sections.

There are some shortcomings. For example although it's possible, it's still really difficult to apply Ren's tattoos and scars. And the controls for eye shape are fairly primordial, so Santani's heritage doesn't exactly leap out at you.

Yes, the Eyes and Ears personnel all doing a "dunno?" pose is deliberate.

As you probably guessed, this software is nowhere near sufficient to model Bruiser, Burner, or Caecald. If any 3D or digital art whizzes out there fancy a crack, fan art is ALWAYS welcome on the Facebook page.

Amazon OneLink is now being rolled out across the site. This system means that you only have to click one button to go and find a particular Armada Wars book on your local Amazon store — Amazon works out for itself what geographical region you are in, and routes you accordingly.

The system is being implemented for Kindle edition links, paperback links, and some audiobook links.

At the moment it's up and running for readers in the USA, the UK, and Canada. People from other regions can click the same link to use the Amazon.com site, or choose from the regional links which are still listed.

One known issue is that OneLink doesn't always register your region on the first click, and sends you to Amazon.com regardless of where you are. Subsequent clicks seem to be handled correctly. Presumably this is a bug that Amazon is working on already.

Encountered a term in an Armada Wars book and not sure what it means? Fear not. The brand new Glossary was added to the Universe section today.

The glossary is not yet exhaustive, but it does come quite close. It will of course continue to grow as new volumes are released in the Armadaverse, because every new book means new strange things with strange names.

A new category was sneaked into the Universe section this week, and it adds eighteen Technology articles! This section will be under continuous development, with more entries being made as more technology is revealed in upcoming releases.

Also this week... the book pages were all given a makeover to remove clutter, improve appearance for mobile devices, add images for external destinations like Amazon and Audible, and introduce a touch of per-book colour theming.

Lastly, a pronunciation audio file has been added for xtryllium.

If you're a regular visitor to the site you probably noticed these changes sneaking in over the past two weeks. If not, here they all are:

1. Most pages have now been redesigned to use section layouts, which are neater and cleaner on both computers and mobile devices. Subtle colour differences now break up large pages.
2. Many characters now have an "appearances and mentions" section which links directly to books in the store.
3. On all pages where it is possible, the style of the "you are here" breadcrumb trail has been improved (the store and blog-style pages do not support it).
4. Main sections of the site now have a snippet of customer feedback at the top of the page, with a link offering more. On book pages, the same area tells you how that volume is positioned in its series.
5. Many pages now have a jump link which takes you directly to the search box.
6. Most products in the store now have a section which points out related or alternative products.
7. Book pages for available novels have a section which offers related products.
8. Pages that were heavy with links have been calmed down a bit.
9. There are now dedicated error pages for discontinued items and deleted blog posts, which will prevent ugly 404 errors for any products or posts deleted after this date.
10. The books, novels, and novellas pages have been tidied up.
11. A new collapsible warning box has been implemented in some places, to ensure visitors do not accidentally read major spoilers.
12. Holding pages are now in the store for the upcoming paperback and posters.
13. With the arrival of the cover art for From Shattered Stars, its book page has been updated and some areas of the site have received a facelift.