What If: South is Up?
Hello, and Welcome to the What If: South is Up? Podcast where we invite you along with us as we learn to wing it like an author. We are Derrick, Xtina, and Meg. Three new-to-the-game fantasy authors taking our first steps into the great unknown of creating worlds from scratch.
Derrick is a working photographer and author of the Crimson Prophecy series. He can be found at his website www.DerrickHallAuthor.com.
Christina 'Xtina' Lefebvre is an assemblage artist and aspiring author currently writing her first novel (tentatively titled "Cogs & Arrows") and can be found at www.UniquelyXtina.com.
M.J. (aka Meg) Lindsey is a published short-story and novel author and can be found at https://www.threebugspublishing.com/
What If: South is Up?
Author Reading: The Heart of Death - Derrick Hall
Listen to the author read a portion of the first chapter from his upcoming novel, The Heart of Death, which releases on 12/12/25, Paperback, Kindle, KU!
"Aeron Mast, billionaire tech mogul and former god of death, has lived so long he's seen--and sometimes helped--empires fall. When the few remaining gods begin disappearing, Aeron grows desperate to leave a lasting legacy that doesn't involve scythes or eternal damnation. In an effort to kindle the divine sparks hidden within humanity, he hires a down-on-his-luck writer to chronicle his story.
As they sift through the highs and lows of his immortal life, Aeron confronts the human cost of his divine exploits and the emptiness of his wealth and power. With the other gods disappearing, Aeron is forced to confront the value of his own existence and the legacy he'll leave behind - a story of power, mortality, and what it means to be human."
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