And Just Like That …

That’s three novels, one novella, one novelette, and seven short stories, clocking in at 358,000 words written over fifteen years. Phew

When I started this thing back in 2010, I had some plot and character ideas and a vague notion of the direction I wanted to take the story in, but I had no idea it would become a series, cover as much ground, or take as long as it has to complete.

Minerva and Albus have occupied a significant portion of my fannish brain for more than a decade, and I think it’s time to give them a well-deserved rest after all their travails.

This is not to say that I’m completely done with them, separately or together. It’s quite possible that a few more bits and bobs may turn up here and there—like what the amazing dueltastic has dubbed the “DVD Extras” to their magnum opus—in the Epithalamium universe. But I think the major arc of the series is now complete. It’s not an entirely happy story, I realize, but few true love stories are, and what I wanted to achieve was some truth—even in the context of a fantasy story.

The (fake) “Chinese curse” may you live in interesting times certainly applied to my favorite HP couple, but I think they were happy in their way.

I’m ever thankful for the folks who’ve stuck with the series, and I hope they’ve enjoyed reading it (almost) as much as I have written it.