
by Brandon Highbaugh
Chanter is a Bombastic Busker, here to blow your mind. Within seconds of unknowingly taking a one-way trip to a new world, disoriented and still finding his footing, Chanter is attacked. He learns that being known as a changeling is a death sentence. Able to shift into any race he touches, Chanter must hide his true form. He is driven by a promise made to his brother, who died rescuing victims from an apartment fire. To be a hero and save as many people as he can. Years spent playing guitar on street corners and dive bars have prepared him to be an offensive bard whose repertoire of songs begins with one that provides explosive enchantments to coins, darts, and even fists. He won't explore this world alone. Along with new adventuring companions, he meets a sarcastic martial artist who teaches him how to fight, steals his heart, and refuses to let go. A nine-tailed, winged fox watches him from the skies after marking him as a potential bond. Meanwhile, a saboteur who also took the one-way trip is corrupting the remnants of a dying god, threatening to drive the citizens of their city into a murderous frenzy. How much will Chanter sacrifice to honor his brother’s memory and save those he’s come to love? What to expect: -Quick thinking MC with musical magic.-Shapeshifting MC able to take the form of any race he touches.-Adventuring friends that become a found family.-Intense emotional events with humorous injections.-Explosive action and real stakes.-Romantic subplot (30+ chapters in.)-Mythical, musical, winged nine-tailed fox companion. -Daily chapter releases through September, then moving to M-W-F release beginning in October. -Book 1 written, next book in the works.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book 1 Chapter 1: Overture; Into Aestra | — |
| 2 | Book 1 Chapter 2: The First Transformation | — |
| 3 | Book 1 Chapter 3: A Worn Note | — |
| 4 | Book 1 Chapter 4: Protect Others | — |
| 5 | Book 1 Chapter 5: Chanter, the Bombastic Busker | — |
| 6 | Book 1 Chapter 6: All Explosions Are Unsanctioned | — |
| 7 | Book 1 Chapter 7: The Saboteur | — |
| 8 | Book 1 Chapter 8: Proper Preparation | — |
| 9 | Book 1 Chapter 9: Her-i-lage | — |
| 10 | Book 1 Chapter 10: Homecoming | — |
| 11 | Book 1 Chapter 11: A Night in Moswynd Village | — |
| 12 | Book 1 Chapter 12: Goldenpuddle | — |
| 13 | Book 1 Chapter 13: Tasks | — |
| 14 | Book 1 Chapter 14: Kitsiho Marked | — |
| 15 | Book 1 Chapter 15: To Become a Truly Accepted Pupil | — |
| 16 | Book 1 Chapter 16: Jeffrey the... Sheep? | — |
| 17 | Book 1 Chapter 17: A Meal With the Family | — |
| 18 | Book 1 Chapter 18: New Friends | — |
| 19 | Book 1 Chapter 19: Darts, Forms, and a Saboteur's Gambit | — |
| 20 | Book 1 Chapter 20: A One-Man Symphony | — |
| 21 | Book 1 Chapter 21: An Eye for an Eye | — |
| 22 | Book 1 Chapter 22: A Shiny New Blue Lute | — |
| 23 | Book 1 Chapter 23: Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild! | — |
| 24 | Book 1 Chapter 24: Proof of Kill | — |
| 25 | Book 1 Chapter 25: Overkill | — |
| 26 | Book 1 Chapter 26: The Ever-Hungry Flames | — |
| 27 | Book 1 Chapter 27: Party Funds | — |
| 28 | Book 1 Chapter 28: Missing Jewelry | — |
| 29 | Book 1 Chapter 29: Ghahoulic Monstrosity | — |
| 30 | Book 1 Chapter 30: Lute Call | — |
| 31 | Book 1 Chapter 31: Cliffside Pastries | — |
| 32 | Book 1 Chapter 32: Cahl's Tatsu Pizzicato | — |
| 33 | Book 1 Chapter 33: A Seaside Duet | — |
| 34 | Book 1 Chapter 34: Cloak of the Four Winds | — |
| 35 | Book 1 Chapter 35: All Aboard the Wave’s Mistress | — |
| 36 | Book 1 Chapter 36: The Breakthrough | — |
| 37 | Book 1 Chapter 37: Puppets on a String | — |
| 38 | Book 1 Chapter 38: Otterkin and the Envenomed Blade | — |
| 39 | Book 1 Chapter 39: The Secret Revealed | — |
| 40 | Book 1 Chapter 40: The Saboteur's Proposition | — |
| 41 | Book 1 Chapter 41: Caught | — |
| 42 | Book 1 Chapter 42: A Broken Promise | — |
| 43 | Book 1 Chapter 43: Doppelganger | — |
| 44 | Book 1 Chapter 44: Rage and Restraint | — |
| 45 | Book 1 Chapter 45: The Council's Blame | — |
| 46 | Book 1 Chapter 46: Petals of the Same Flower | — |
| 47 | Book 1 Chapter 47: Joy | — |
| 48 | Book 1 Chapter 48: Silencing Nature's Symphony | — |
| 49 | Book 1 Chapter 49: The Second Mark | — |
| 50 | Book 1 Chapter 50: Encore | — |
| 51 | Book 1 Chapter 51: Absence of Warmth | — |
| 52 | Interlude: 25 Minutes Before the Launch | — |
| 53 | Book 1 Chapter 52: Ten Katas | — |
| 54 | Book 1 Chapter 53: Boons for the Favored | — |
| 55 | Book 1 Chapter 54: Little Brother | — |
| 56 | Book 1 Chapter 55: And Then There Were Nine | — |
| 57 | Book 1 Chapter 56: Songcache | — |
| 58 | Book 1 Chapter 57: Broken Bones | — |
| 59 | Book 1 Chapter 58: Into the Desert | — |
| 60 | Book 1 Chapter 59: Wholesale Slaughter | — |
| 61 | Book 1 Chapter 60: The Unbroken | — |
| 62 | Launch Announcement! | — |