Hello Everyone, thanks for your patience and support during my hiatus. Book 3 of the Surviving the Succession series, "Heaven's Mandate", will begin on October 21st. The release schedule will be once every six days for the time being. Please look forward to Kayla and co's new adventures!

Book 3 will be published under a volume within the same title, so new chapters will be available from the same page as before, just under a different tab. I am not entirely certain if publishing under a new volume automatically results in update notifications, so I am posting this same announcement both in the original volume and under Book 3 just to be safe. Apologies in advance if this results in extra notifications!

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A few brief notes on the new cover. The calligraphy in the background is by Yan Zhenqing, one of the greatest calligraphers in Chinese history and a Tang Dynasty politician and military commander. He was a leader in suppressing the An Lushan Rebellion (the turning point of the Tang Dynasty) and died at age 75/76 after refusing to surrender to rebels he had been sent to suppress. The characters 承天命 are translated as "By Heaven's Mandate" or "Claiming Heaven's Mandate". It can also be translated as "Claiming Heavenly Fate." Cranes were symbols of longevity, virtue, and the longing for freedom/an unrestricted life in Ancient China.