May 31, 2026

The books published so far in the series mention the gallus and the usumgal, but, with the exception of The Forge, they currently remain on the periphery of the story. That is about to change, so I thought that I would provide a bit of information about them. The gallus are the beings that inhabit…

May 2, 2026

I recently had the privilege of being a featured author in a small facebook group for Australian and New Zealand Fantasy writers and readers. In a series of daily posts, I introduced my work and The Great Plan series. It has been both a really enjoyable experience and a surprising one. Through the planning and…

March 8, 2026

Update on the progress of the next novel and a sneak peak. The prequel to Chosen of The Dark Realm is well underway. Currently sitting at 113k words, this one just keeps building and building. The story is set before The Great Collapse (Chosen is set 1003 years after that cataclysm) and follows the events…

January 3, 2026

What a twelve months. Printed my first novel, launched two new novellas, attended my first author event and started work on the next major novel. It has been a massive year, one that has seen 1300+ eBooks downloaded and physical books purchased around the world. Read more, here. Thank you to all my readers, reviewers…

December 27, 2025

We are expanding! The Forge is launching this week in Apple Books, all markets. Until now, all books have only been available on Amazon, but we are now stretching to cover different platforms. Apple Books is the first and there are more following. The Great Plan will be releasing in chronological order on these new…

November 1, 2025

Exploring the nature of ‘magic’ in The Great Plan series. https://substack.com/@davidcornford/note/c-172373996?r=5b1pro&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web

October 16, 2025

First review and it’s 5 STARS! This is on the UK amazon store https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFPKBVQ but Blood is available in all amazon stores and FREE until Oct 16 midnight Pacific Time, so grab yourself a copy and please leave a rating and ideally a review if you enjoy it.

October 11, 2025

As we count down to the release of Blood and Wild Places, The Great Plan series has found a new home on Substack. You can still receive my newsletters via email, but you can also find them in a space on the Substack app. I’ll also be adding more content in the space such as…

October 4, 2025

Blood and Wild Places will be releasing October 11th on Amazon. Set before The Great Collapse, Blood and Wild Places is the second novella in The Great Plan series and takes place at a similar time to the other novella, The Forge. Both are set before Chosen Of The Dark Realm, book 1 of The Great Plan series. The…

August 10, 2025

Whilst working on the next instalment in The Great Plan series, I’ve found a little time to produce some new material. Drops of Blood is a short story set in the world of The Great Plan and features the antagonist from the soon to be released novella, Blood and Wild Places. The story will be…