Gold, tax, web sites and a new book...

October, 2025

​October was an interesting mixed bag of experiences, ranging from editing and preparing Chasse: The Last Wizard Saga Song 2 for its debut now, November 2025, through completing a tax assessment, possibly for the last time given my writing income has been well below any taxable threshold, to competing in 60+ indoor volleyball at the Australian Masters Games in Canberra (and bringing home a gold medal - yay!).
 
Chasse is the first sequel to the original The Last Wizard and it follows on immediately from where the first book ends but seeing the unfolding events through Chasse’s eyes. As the blurb outlines:
 
“Haunted by the horrors of his summer initiation and caught up in the changes precipitated by the presence of a baby dragon on the mountain above his home, Chasse must do what he can to protect the people he loves while he comes to terms with an emerging relationship and his new role in the village.
 
Under his father's tutelage, Chasse continues his dragonwarrior training, but the return of an old foe to Harbin and the emergence of a new threat mean that Chasse must choose between the future of the village or the safety of his siblings and the treasure they are protecting.
 
Forced to abandon his home to protect his sister, Tam, his brother, Jaysin, and the young dragon, Chasse encounters a stranger in the mountains who shows him a different path towards overcoming his self-doubt and fears to become the warrior he is destined to be.”
 
Like Tamesan, Chasse is a coming-of-age tale, this time for the boy warrior who has witnessed the brutal truth of what being a warrior entails. While his sister, Tamesan, has already found her path in life through bonding with the baby dragon and wielding magic, Chasse has to accept the destiny unfolding for him, one that involves battling personal demons while learning skills and new attitudes.
 
Chasse is available on Amazon US, but, as with Tamesan, if you are in Australia and would like to buy a paperback or hardback version of the books pop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll organise for you.
 
The third book, Jaysin: The Last Wizard Saga Song 3, is planned for release in December, and book four, Harmi: The Last Wizard Saga Song 4, a story from the dragon’s point of view, is likely to be available in February 2026 at this stage.

Finally, I've been working on a web site makeover shifting the focus from purely me to our tiny niche publishing company, Millswood Books. Take a look around if you get a chance: www.tonyshillitoe.com.au 
 
So, that was October. Christmas is barely two months away…