May 31, 2026

Kwan’s Last Mission is on Amazon.

Kwan’s Last Mission is now set up on Amazon with a Launch Date of July 29, 2026. During this pre-sale period you can pre-order a paperback or eBook.
Thanks.

March 9, 2026

Another New Year, Another New Book

Long time no see. I’ve been writing. The new novel is at the Proof Reader and I hope to see it in print in June 2026. Amazon requires a pre-sale period so it will probably be available to purchase late June or so. I’ll be sending out an announcement email. If not on my list, please navigate to Contact and email it to me. Thanks.

I’ve been getting good feedback on the latest, Kwan’s Last Mission. It’s a prequel to Follow the Dragon, taking place in August of 1945 and straddling the Japanese surrender on August 15th. The protagonist is M.T. Kwan, the Dragon, from Book One, only thirty years old at this time. His aide-de-camp is a young James Chua.

February 5, 2025

New Year, New Book

Brazos Bookstore is still carrying my book. About 5 months.

The good news is that I’ve finished a first draft on Number Two of the Trilogy. It looks like a big fat outline at this point; all of the essentials are lined up, it’s structured the way I want. Now comes the fun part—the revision. I have the editor lined up for May and I have the Beta-Readers expecting a call this summer. I’m shooting for August. Unlikely. Anyway, the working title is The Dragon at War, but that won’t happen because Amazon already has a couple with that tag. But, its setting is WWII… I’m thinking. I’m thinking.

November 5, 2024

Reviews

It’s odd what moves you. Today I received a very nice note from a friend of my sister who had been given a copy of Follow the Dragon. She liked the book, briefly told me the characters she liked best, and was taking it to Australia intending to pass it on there! What better feedback could I ask for.

In addition, about 6 weeks ago my local bookstore, Brazos Bookstore in Houston, a highly regarded independent, accepted the novel to display and sell on their shelves; after reading and critiquing it, “a good read”, the book buyer told me with a smile. That was definitely not a “mercy review” by any means and I was on a cloud.

But let me tell you about my Kirkus review. First, they put it in their Recommended Buy category. Second, they did a 250 page review which was generally descriptive but included: “Daniel delivers a first-rate adventure and mystery that’s well-paced and skillfully plotted. The narrative is awash in local color… A promising mystery debut that vividly describes its intriguing setting.” And they’re planning to include the review in their monthly newsletter.

Some days just go my way. And I appreciate every review, written or verbal, that I have received. Keep ’em coming and thanks.