Winged Hussar Books for Infinity? Anyone know when?

Wizzy · May 8, 2024

Marc Barbier has published a review of his next and future infinity novels with Winged Hussar Publishing.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/permalink....vrnmbbTphSmsMqjq7VN1vxLJ7l&id=100082353055694

A message popped up here from Facebook, telling me that more people are following this page and giving me a proverbial kick to do more posting. So, here's another post!

Not a great deal to update:
- Infinity: By Fire and Sword is pretty much finished. It's all written, and I'm 80% of the way through the author's proof read and edit, before I then send that next draft on to WHP. It will then receive its full edit and lore check.
- I re-wrote the ending three times. Nothing to do with the big picture of Corvus Belli's worlds, but more to do with the characters. De Fersen - very much Corvus Belli's imagining and property - was on loan to me for this story as the main protagonist, so I needed that character to be handed back in a good state, ready for if ever another author carries on with his personal story beyond what is already in the CB lore books. Two characters from Downfall appear in this book; one as the secondary protagonist, the other in a handful of cameos. There's a chance that this might be my last outing in the Infinity world, so I wanted to end their stories correctly.

nothing is set in stone; there's just no contract signed or discussed for a third book. It's nearly impossible to predict exactly what will land with any franchise community and what won't work, so who knows if this next book will be well received or not. Never say never! Just currently no plans for another one.
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Wizzy · May 10, 2024

There's a new podcast with John Leibee, who wrote the latest novel.

Episode 8: John Leibee Interview Part 1

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nuw43-...
Brandon and Mark are joined by fellow author John Leibee for part one of this interview about his writing career! We talk in depth about who John is, what he's writing, and how he got into writing.
Airaghardt: https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/scifi/p...
Check out the store: www.whpsupplyroom.com
Like us on Facebook: / whpubcast
And make sure to rate us on whatever platform you listen on! It helps spread the word to others!
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Wizzy · Jun 25, 2024

Podcast by arachne.

Episode 30: Downfall: An Infinity Novel Review
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/37729bfa-bcf8-4f0a-beb6-0762744d6686

The boys (Dr.D and Ernesto) talk about the very first novel that came out for the Infinity universe. They talk about what they think about it before spoilers and then really lay in it afterwards with spoilers. We recommend if you are interested in this book you give it a read before you listen to this full episode.

Wizzy · Jul 29, 2024

Recap news from last weeks :

Episode 32: Mark Barber Interview
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/01d26447-6dd3-4104-a384-664f8490e0da/

Dr. D gets to talk to the author of the first Infinity novel, Mark Barber. This is a great follow-up to episode 30, in which they read his book and invited him for an interview. They talk about the origin story of nerds and what it takes to write a book. They also make some horrible jokes. So goes Arachne!
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News about the next infinitythegame novel by Mark Barber.
Post: https://www.facebook.com/permalink....3QEAbXcm5dgsp1MTrZac7LhD6l&id=100082353055694

Infinity - those of you following here will maybe remember that I submitted my final draft for Infinity: By Fire and Sword some months ago now. There are quite a few stages to work through in between author submission and book hitting shelves. Unfortunately, there has been a delay somewhere in that process, so you might notice now on Amazon that the release date has moved from August to October. I fear that, too, might be optimistic.

UPDATE: Infinity - Things are looking slightly more optimistic for 'By Fire and Sword' as the delay in the system has been cleared. I'll keep you all informed
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Wizzy · Sep 13, 2024

Some news for next infinitythegame novels.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/permalink....VrjBaT92AYZaheMJbSnWaup5Bl&id=100082353055694

- My second Infinity novel is due for release at the beginning of next month. I'm afraid that when it gets to this stage it is very much in the hands of distribution, so I have no idea whether there will be any more delays. I'll find out via Amazon like everybody else! Link is below. No current plans for another Infinity book, we'll see how this one goes.
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1958872547#SalesRank

Wizzy · Oct 27, 2024

Some news for next infinitythegame novels.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/permalink....SRuvy4AYfxbYcS7an5AKzs8NSl&id=100082353055694

I'll start this post as I seem to start all posts these days...I really should be writing here more often!
So, what's been going on...

Infinity: By Fire and Sword was due out in October, then November, then December... this is pretty typical in the run up to release, but the firmest and most recent estimate on date of release is November 4th in the United States. So...that's pretty close!

I've been asked by a couple of people what will happen after that for Infinity fiction and my part in it. To be honest, I don't know. I love the Infinity setting, but it's a simple question of Demand versus Resources. There is clearly a demand for Infinity novels based on the sales we've seen, but there is also a growing roster of Infinity authors. And, with other franchises taking up more of my time, it seems the logical thing to do is surrender my tiny part in the Infinity lore to these authors who live and breath the franchise so that I can give my time to other arenas. However, I remain flexible as always so if there is any interest in these little corners I write, feel free to pester Winged Hussar Publishing, LLC!!!

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Wizzy · Nov 8, 2024

New podcast from channel of WHP with John Leibee.

Episode 9: John Leibee Interview Part 2

We're BACK after a hiatus, bringing you part two of the interview with John Leibee! Hopefully you've had enough time to digest Airaghardt, because we're getting into the spoilers and background of the novel - strap in for an in-depth discussion on our Infinity novel, Airaghardt!
Airaghardt: https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/scifi/p...
Check out the store: www.whpsupplyroom.com (http://www.whpsupplyroom.com/
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Wizzy · Nov 13, 2024

Release of the new Infinity novel, Chronicles of the Human Sphere: By Fire and Sword by Mark Barber.
https://www.reddit.com/r/InfinityTh...nfinity_novel_chronicles_of_the_human_sphere/
https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/scifi/p/by-fire-and-sword-ebook#gsc.tab=0
https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/scifi/p/by-fire-and-sword#gsc.tab=0

War rages across the surface of Paradiso. The Combined Army of the Evolved Intelligence advances steadily across the surface of the planet, seizing territory in bloody campaigns against the divided factions of the Human Sphere. Across the front lines of Norstralia, the forces of PanOceania prepare for a counter offensive.

At the tip of the counter strike are the armored knights of the Military Orders. In command of one such unit is Gabriele De Fersen; an aging veteran of decades of combat, infamous across the Hospitaller Order for the stubborn determination that has brought successes on the battlefield, and the scorn of his superiors off it.

De Fersen and his team are tasked with an objective far behind enemy lines, avoiding the patrols of the Morat Aggression Force that scour PanOceania’s territory to the west of Zulu Point. Striking deep in the heart of the enemy’s infrastructure to prove that humanity is indeed on the offensive is just the beginning of De Fersen’s war against the alien invaders. Backed up by an inexperienced team including Kyle Hawkins, an increasingly reckless young knight who is torn apart by his feelings over the war, and Stanescu, an underperforming combat doctor with his own past and score to settle with the Morats, the vanguard of the Military Orders wage their own war against the brutal alien invaders.
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Wizzy · Nov 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM

There are two reviews of the new novel: Chronicles of the Human Sphere: By Fire and Sword by Mark Barber:

First in reddit and a lot dense :
https://www.reddit.com/r/InfinityTheGame/comments/1gww0ls/by_fire_and_sword_review/

And on the dark net by Upir Lihi:
https://discord.com/channels/118301609146056709/964650212599685170/1309158715433418772

Okay, finished the novel.

Barber knows how to describe platoon-level and smaller engagements and he manages to create a good mental map at least in my head about what is going where. This is rather important for the book, because one of its roles is to inspire people about the small level engagements that the game is about.

The novel is decidedly more heroic than the previous one, which I am not a fan of. The throwdown between the enemy commanders in the end didn't need to happen. But I suppose it was decided that it would be cool in a cinematic way and thus good for readers who are less fond of Charlie team relocating to zone Sierra 0 Forward.

Morats are a bit too human sometime but work well as an enemy that you can hate without being cartoonishly evil. This is another reason that I think some of them should have survived. They can make cool villain returns. Oh well, they have cubes, so hopefully.

There are some fun European stereotypes that people might enjoy. The French and Belgians dealing with politics, Germans being duty-bound soldiers, Romanians and Bulgarians producing medics and of course the Greek dude is collecting money to pay a debt of sorts. Some people might enjoy those less, personally it didn't bother me. Meta jokes about PanO not employing smoke and everyone hating Mendoza overstayed their welcome a bit. I feel they are a bit too childish for the audience.

I think we could have used some more exposition on the Morats. How were they handling POWs, what was their command structure, those command languages, what is going on so that they rotate a very spent unit in a zone they can be reasonably and easily hit? Barber knows how to write military fiction and did great job with the PanO barracks life, he could have absolutely done a good job here too. We know that Winged Hussar has contracts for relatively fixed novel lengths, or at least this was the situation here. It would have definitely better if this length was well longer

Alternatively, make it in two novels. It's not like they didn't end it on a 'to be continued'. If the part that's going to be continued is more political intrigue, that would be interesting. We haven't seen internal PanO political intrigues much.

Finally - we need HVT De Fersen in a Floral shirt and shorts. CB, make it happen!!!!
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