Hello dear. The world and our lives continue to change radically in all its aspects. From the e-mails I receive, companies sell their products cheap to get just a few extra $s out of you... The book sales have been close to nothing, but no matter the commotion everywhere, we are still alive! Interesting, maybe a more relaxed approach to life will let us see more options.

Reading on, you will find that we have been working all the time on different fronts with a new format and translations.

- Erik Istrup

Comments from Eriqa Queen

So what have I and my writing bodies been doing since the previous newsletter back in May? There has been no actual writing on The Adventures of Julia Wang, nor on Five Angels on a Hill. BUT never the less, we have been working all the time on turning the Luzi Cane series into a new format, visual novel (or VN).

A visual novel is not a physical book, but like a computer game or program, where we combine the words of the story with picture backgrounds and characters, maybe also movement, music, sound and voices. And here they are, all five "books":

https://eriqa-queen.itch.io/

Each novel has a free DEMO for download, and I guess you will find, that our skills improve during the series. Following the link above, you will also find more screen shots.

The novels has been submitted to the Game Development World Championship 2022: https://thegdwc.com/

The plan is to continue writing on the two series. I'm sure, there will be more focus on the visual novel format when writing. I can even imagine that Five Angels on a Hill, could be illustrated.

Book 2 in German is out

With steady work, the second book is now published and book three is in the works.

https://www.erikistrup.dk/eip6_crimson_dragon_de.html

Book 4 in Spanish is out

The Spanish translations are also in the works, now with book four published and only one left.

https://www.erikistrup.dk/eip6_black_dragon_es.html

Book 4 in the amazing Apa Shanko series in Spanish and English

https://www.erikistrup.dk/eip6_apa_shanko_en.html

From the back cover:

“Endless” is a hard concept, our human minds can barely grasp it, and experiencing it with the help of a plant Spirits, goes beyond words. This book deals with glimpses of it, and Life in this Realm is nothing other than a School, preparing us to face those endless Realms inside us, and even short glimpses of the unfathomable help us to prepare ourselves for the time when we will be awake!

 INFINITO es un concepto difícil, nuestras mentes humanas apenas pueden captarlo, y experimentarlo con la ayuda del Espíritu de una planta, va más allá de las palabras. Este libro trata de vislumbres de ello, y la vida en esta Realidad no es otra cosa que una escuela, que nos prepara para enfrentarnos a esos reinos interminables dentro de nosotros, e incluso breves atisbos de lo insondable nos ayudan a prepararnos para el momento en que estaremos despiertos.