HeyJaredAndrew Johnston's Substack
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A New Book! You Killed my Dragon! (opens the original)
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You read right!The first book in a dark fantasy trilogy will launch October 10, 2026. This book is set in a older and darker world than what you’ve seen in my other stories. You will experience a world where the government controls everything. A world based off of the fall off the Romanov dynasty and the rise of the Soviet Union. You can learn how this book, and those to follow it, connect to the Romanov’s in my blog.https://hwjohnston.blogspot.com/The first book, You Killed my Dragon, is about
Two Trilogies and One Reviewer (opens the original)
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You’re eyes aren’t deceiving you. I am working on two trilogies at once. The first is the Fall of the Falsehoods Trilogy and the second is the Iron Frost Trilogy. You will see in the next few months You Killed my Dragon, book one in the first trilogy. It is a dark fantasy about a one legged farmer thrown in a prison camp after his dragon is murdered. The story can be compared to John Wick and The Terminator. You will experience an oppressive atmosphere to the story based off of the Soviet Union.
Steel City Con (opens the original)
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I will for the first time ever be selling and signing books at Steel City Con. It is a comic book convention in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. A three day event not too far from the city of Pittsburgh. The event will take place August 7-9, 2026.This is a huge honor because I have been attending the convention for years. It has great vendors and a celebrity guests. The first time I went to the event I met Stan Lee. The creator of the Amazing Spider-man.Thanks for reading Andrew Johnston's Substack!
Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanov (opens the original)
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Anastasia Nikolayevna RomanovHow She ConnectsToYou Killed my DragonGrand Duchess Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanov was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Little is known about her except who she was and how she died. We do know she was a spirited, mischievous and rebellious child. Her life was short and after her death many women claimed to be her.As far as her connection to You Killed my Dragon, ther is a character who nearly shared the same
A Writing Update (opens the original)
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Grimdark fantasy has been a favorite subgenre of mine since I began reading Joe Abercrombie books. I decided to start writing in the same subgenre, but quickly found out my writing leaned more towards dark fantasy. It was with this in mind that the Fall of the Falsehoods trilogy was born. A trilogy based of the early days of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Romanov dynasty.The first book is called, You Killed my Dragon. It’s about a one legged farmer thrown in a prison camp after his dragon
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