Pendragoon

The Reluctant Ranger update

Added 2025-08-28 18:28:36 +0000 UTC

Sorry this isn't immediately a new chapter, but I figured a proper update would be preferred ahead of that given some of the changes coming. The Reluctant Ranger isn't dead, far from it. What happened was that in editing book 2's rough draft I made too many changes and lost the plot. Much as I wanted to course correct, I'd strayed too far from some core scenes to fully correct. This led to the chapters slowing, then stopping.

What happens next? Well, I'm currently making the hard call of cutting some 50k words from the draft, editing a few chapters already out, and tuning things up so that I can finish book 2. These chapters will go up on Patreon once I get through this. (Everything after Interlude Kayla is getting hit, so don't be surprised when a new chapter alert comes in for an old scene)

What about book 3 and beyond? Well, I think I'm gonna post each chapter to Patreon as I draft it and take feedback as things go. Then once its done post it to the various sites only after I've gotten through the draft. I'm fairly certain there will be a book 4 at this point, given the major moments I want to fit into the story before the finale. (And lets be real, the Megazord needs enough time to shine, and it wouldn't get that if I made book 3 the finale)

So we'll see where things end up, but I think I can finally get back on track towards continuing this story. Fingers crossed, and thanks again to everyone who has supported me so far!