{"id":7530,"date":"2026-07-11T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meerkatmusings.co.uk\/?post_type=book&p=7530"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:07:02","slug":"the-awakening","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/meerkatmusings.co.uk\/?book=the-awakening","title":{"rendered":"The Awakening"},"content":{"rendered":"

The powerful Chon’ith Empire has expanded rapidly and aggressively, conquering all in their path. Stubborn and dogmatic, the Chon’ith do not accept retreat, and for years their passionate approach to warfare has won them many battles – until they pick a fight with a clever, cunning enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Superior Chief Seluban watches as his fleet torn is apart by the superior tactics and technology of their new foe and does the unthinkable – he retreats. Excommunicated and shamed, he is banished to Coward’s Forge, an inhospitable wasteland, but he knows time is against his Empire. Somehow he must unite a band of outcasts and lead them to revolution before everything he loves is destroyed – but will he destroy it from within first?<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to the relaunch. The Awakening is my first book, previously self-published in 2020 and then traditionally published via Jumpmaster Press in 2022. In 2026, that arrangement came to an end, and so The Awakening returns as a self-published venture. I remain passionate about this story, and the world I’ve created, and I won’t give up on it. The Awakening is presently available as an ebook via Amazon<\/a>, but as I am publishing via Ingramsparks, it should soon become available via other avenues. Watch this space!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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