Katverse Archives - Nicholas Woode-Smith

The 10 Most Chaotically Funny Characters in the Katverse, Ranked

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFantasy, Fiction, Katverse, World 22 July 202622 July 2026Comments are Disabled

Hope City is filled with monsters, magic and impending disasters. Somehow, these ten characters still manage to make everything considerably stranger. A note for new readers: This ranking avoids major plot twists, character fates, romantic developments and late-series revelations. It discusses personalities, running jokes and largely self-contained moments of chaos. There are minor references to …

November Update for Warpmancer & Katverse

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction, General 6 November 20237 November 2024No Comments

I’ve been pretty silent on the blog here for – checks website – 80 days! Yeah, that’s not good. But the reasons are good. I’ve been hard at work for these months. If you follow my newsletter or my social media, you will have heard some snippets of what I’ve been up to. First, of …

The Titan Awakes Book Trailer

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction 29 May 20237 November 2024No Comments

Titan Awakes Pre-Order and Giveaway

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction, General 5 May 20237 November 2024No Comments

The time has finally come! The Titan Awakes has an official pre-order date. On June 13th, the final Kat Drummond book will be hitting Kindle shelves. And if you pre-order it, it will be hitting your device first thing! I’ve got a special pre-order and release discount for early bird Crusaders. The final price of …

The Titan Awakes: The Final Kat Drummond Book

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction 1 November 20227 November 2024No Comments

Shadow Realm has been released and I hope you are enjoying Kat’s brutal trek across the world. The end is in sight for our comrades. Not the final end of the Katverse, but an end to the Kat Drummond Series itself. I am extremely excited to announce the, until now, classified title of the 16th …

The Future of the Katverse

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction 13 October 20227 November 20243 Comments

I’ve been unfortunately quiet on this blog for over a month now. But for good reason! I was writing and finishing Shadow Realm, the 15th and penultimate book in the Kat Drummond Series. Yes, you read that right. Penultimate. Second last. The Kat Drummond Series is drawing to a close, leaving many readers distraught and …

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August and September in the Katverse

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFantasy, Fiction 8 September 20227 November 2024No Comments

It’s been a long time, Crusaders! August and September have been chock-a-block. I’ve been hard at working writing Shadow Realm, book 15 of the Kat Drummond Series, and I am really excited for you to read it come the 31st of October! Remember that you can pre-order the book for a discount here! On September …

Kat Drummond: Third Collection and Shadow Realm Pre-Order

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFantasy, Fiction 18 July 20227 November 2024No Comments

With the suspension of Warpmancer releases for the year after Conquest of the Defiant and Children of Empire are released (which have been expedited to the 20th of this month), I am now turning my focus completely to the Kat Drummond Series and the Katverse. First, I am really excited to reveal the cover, blurb …

Warpmancer: Change of Plans

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction, General 17 July 20227 November 2024No Comments

For those who have followed my blog posts and newsletters, you may have guessed that I’ve been having a tough year. At the beginning of the year, I excitedly announced a relaunch of my Warpmancer Series, and that I would be completing the sci-fi series. I spent the majority of the year painstakingly re-writing, editing …

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Map of the Post-Cataclysm

by Nicholas Woode-SmithFiction, Katverse, World 4 July 20227 November 20243 Comments

While the events of the Kat Drummond Series are centered around Hope City and Southern Africa, there is an entire world that formed after the Cataclysm. This Post-Cataclysm world is defined by shifting borders and power structures, as magical warlords, gods and monsters war for supremacy. I have put together and interactive map of many …

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