I hope you have enjoyed Book 1 of Heaven and Hellfire, the Dreaming Goddess. I'm incredibly honored that so many people have come to read the book in such a short time. It means a lot to know so many people read this.

Below is a note on the book's development:

The original vision for the book had William as thirty-eight. By then, he was already an experienced Paladin and featured the Demoness as his succubus ex-wife. Later on, the Demoness was supposed to be a dragon to a servant of Laevian called the Green Lady. The Green Lady was similar in concept to the White Witch from Narnia, and Kiyora was the main character. Baltoth would have had a much more prominent role. William as a kid, was added in as a secondary protagonist to Kiyora.

However, the Green Lady proved boring as an enemy. Despite a somewhat interesting backstory, it had no presence. Thus Melchious, an older design, was brought in. But Melchious was so formidable that there was no way William could beat him directly. So the Demoness ended up stealing the show and becoming the de facto big bad. Only to then immediately ditch the entire story because she had already won. Laughing Wraith was thus envisioned as the final antagonist. He has his own connections to events and Melchious that I hope to go into later.

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At the same time, Kiyora's ability to warp in and out of her world made for a bad protagonist. William was stuck in Seathorius and had to get out by grit alone. Kiyora, on the other hand, could leave anytime she wanted, so her POV lacked tension. As a result, the early drafts were discarded. William became the principal protagonist. Felix was created as someone for him to talk to. Felix ended up proving to be one of the most formidable characters in the narrative.

In addition, there was supposed to be an entire subplot. One dedicated to Raynor and Rusara following William's trial. But I realized the only purpose it served was setting up their rescue toward the end of the story. And that could just as easily be left as a surprise.

Beyond this point, we are getting into the sequel, Heir of Kings. Heir of Kings takes place in the same world but at a very different location. The heroes of this story will be different from William, Felix, Massacre, and Kiyora. But don't worry, we'll be getting back to them sooner or later.