My First Kickstarter Project - A Hardcover Version of Supermage!

One hundred fifty thousand books later, and I have finally reached a point that many creators only dream of: My first Kickstarter project launch! The project will begin running on June 12th, so if you want to contribute, please visit this link here. 

I've been a bibliophile my entire life, and the fantasy genre has always held a special place in my heart. I remember every trip to the library or bookstore as a child. The smell, sound, and feeling of walking into one, even to this day, still brings a smile to my face. I can remember being greeted as a child, by row upon row of stunning and colorful books and wondering if mine might be among them one day. The one format that Amazon doesn't offer is hardback books, the type that lasts forever. The ones you can read over and over, without the cover bending and never sitting straight again (you know what I'm talking about)!

Supermage came to me one night as I was lying in bed. I had previously tried - and failed - to self-publish a book, and for about two months, I refused to write. But finally, as the book continued to bounce around in my head, I had to give in and at least try. I saved for three months to have enough money to afford a good cover and editor, and after hundreds of hours of work, Supermage was finally published.

I resonate with the main character, Morgan, very well, as I'm a bit of an outcast and don't have many friends. His story brought me strength and the freedom to pursue a career in writing.

Supermage is an Epic Fantasy GameLit book. That means it is set in a fantasy world, with aspects of a role-playing game incorporated as part of the plot (think Ready Player One, only less futuristic). The plot follows Morgan, a powerless street orphan suffering from memory loss, malnutrition, and poor treatment by the city's guards. His only friend is Sarah, the daughter of the city lord, and when Morgan finally discovers how powerful he truly is, the story really takes off!

As an avid collector of hardback books, it's been my dream to see a book of mine published in that format. So, I turn to you, the fans of fantasy—those who can spend an entire day perusing a genuinely epic novel to help me realize my dream. Thank you for your consideration, and I hope to see this book published soon!

The options available are as follow:

1. Special Hardcover Edition of Supermage (with dustjacket): $27

2. Special Hardcover Edition of Supermage (with dustjacket) and Supermage bookmark: $30

There will also be limited and special editions, in limited quantities:

1. Special-Edition - Signed Hardcover Edition of Supermage (Limit: 100)

2. Limited-Edition - Signed Hardcover Edition of Supermage and Signed Special-Edition Supermage Bookmark (Limit: 75)

3. Collector's-Edition - Everything in Limited-Edition package, plus Three 8x10 prints of the Full-Cover Art, Concept Art, and the Ice-Bristle Wolf (Limit: 40)

4. Superfan-Edition - Everything in Limited-Edition package, plus Three 11x17 posters of the Full-Cover Art, Concept Art, and the Ice-Bristle Wolf (Limit: 20)

5. Supermage-Edition - Everything in the Collector’s- and Superfan-Editions, plus a Personalized Message on the Cover Art Poster (Limit: 5)

I hope to see you guys there on June 12th! Thank you all for your tremendous support!

Supermage is free this week!

Hey everyone!

“Supermage: Rise to Omniscience Book 1” is completely free this coming week, as I prepare for the release of “Rampage: Land of the Elementals Book 1” which will be releasing September 26th! If you don’t already have a copy of “Supermage” you can get it here. (Little known fact, if you get the eBook for free, you can also get the Audiobook for $7.50 which is a huge discount.)

“Supermage” is far and away my best-selling book, and it launched my career as an author. There have been over 8 MILLION page reads on Kindle Unlimited (which is an insane number) and over 5,000 copies of the book have been sold!

Now is really the best time to get the book as next week, I’ll be giving away “Starbreak,” the second book in “Rise to Omniscience.”

If you or anyone you know would be interested in the book, what are you waiting for?! Please spread the word to your friends that would enjoy an epic, fantasy LitRPG book!

Go, go, go!

Free Books Incoming!

Hey everyone!

In honor of the upcoming release of my brand new book, “Rampage: Land of the Elementals Book 1,” a select book will be completely free for you to grab on Amazon for an entire week!

That’s right, for each of the weeks leading up to Rampage’s release on September 26th, you can grab a free copy of one of my books! Starting today, you’ll be able to nab “Somerset,” which serves as a prequel to Rise to Omniscience, free of charge!

The week after, I’ll probably be giving Supermage away for free, so stay tuned for that as well.

If you wanna read more about why Rampage is going to be one of my greatest books ever, make sure to read yesterday’s blog post!

Don’t forget to tell your friends to pick up their copies for free while they can, and please like, comment, and share!

Keep on being super!

Rampage - New Book Announcement!

I’m incredibly excited to reveal the first book in my brand new series, “Land of the Elementals!” The name of the first book is “Rampage”, and I’m sure that it will prove to be an exciting and thrilling read!

Rampage is a truly enormous book, and is nearly a year in the making! The total word count for Rampage is over 158,000 words (around 470 pages!), which is a truly staggering number, especially when you take into account that most first books in a series rarely go above 100,000 words.

It has really been a wild ride since I started working on this book. I’ve released five other books in the interim, and finally, this one is nearly releasing! Writing a book of this scope and magnitude was really difficult at times, but the final product is really amazing, and I’m so happy that I stuck with it until I saw it completed.

Rampage is an epic fantasy book, along the lines of “The Wheel of Time” by Robert Jordan, and “The Stormlight Archives” by Brandon Sanderson. If you want to read more about what makes something Epic Fantasy, you can check out this great article on Fantasy-Faction. The shortened version is this: Epic Fantasy takes place in world other than our own. Pretty obvious. Also, they’re long.

In Rampage, you’ll travel along with our protagonist, Arbor, who has his entire world turned upside down in one night. Fate often has a cruel way of bending us to its will, and Arbor learns this in the harshest way possible. However, he isn’t willing to take such a beating sitting down and ventures out into a dangerous world to exact his revenge.

You’ll get to meet a variety of super cool races in this book! In addition to humans, there are elves, dwarves, gremlins, and salamanders. (There might also be some others, but I won’t be spoiling anything now.) Each of the races all have unique histories and ways of living, which go far beyond their mere physical appearances.

Also, can we talk about how amazing this cover art is?! The insanely talented people over at MiblArt have really outdone themselves! I love the way that Arbor and Grak (who’s a gremlin, by the way) look, and the cover overall is super cool and atmospheric.

In fact, it’s so good, that if the book is successful, I might just print out some hardcover copies and do some signed giveaways. So it’s really in your best interests to make this book do well!

“Rampage: Land of the Elementals Book 1” releases on September 26th, so make sure to mark your calendars.

As always, if you enjoy my work, please like, comment, and share with your friends!

Now here’s a look at the cover in all its glory!

Book Cover of “Rampage: Land of the Elementals Book 1” an Epic Fantasy book by Aaron Oster

New Web Series! Pal-Tee Planet

Hey everyone! I’m incredibly excited to announce a new series of short stories that I’ve been working on, with my good friend Nathan Chesterson!

The name of the series is “Pal-Tee Planet” which is a humorous series of fantasy short stories, that will live exclusively on the web.

In the series, you’ll get to meet many interesting and quirky characters, including Zundel, who will be the star of the first short story!

I’ve had the ideas for these characters for a while, but I could never find a way to fit them properly into my books. However, I had so many great ideas, and I was loathe to let them go, so I figured I would make them into their own series!

I’m also incredibly excited to be working with Nathan, who’s a close friend of mine, and who has also given me so many ideas for this series!

I’m not entirely sure yet when the first story will be done, so stay tuned for that announcement. When it does release, it will only be available to read on the website and also on my Patreon. I’m really hoping that you will enjoy the series!

Have an awesome weekend! Also, don’t forget that “Power: Buryoku Book 1” will be releasing on August 29th, so mark your calendars!

As always, if you enjoyed, please leave a like, comment, and share with your friends!

Here’s a mockup of the scene that will inspire the first story!