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Hey Everyone, Here are the last two chapters of Quest Academy. I hope you enjoy them, Book 5 comes in at just over 228,000 words, making i

Hey Everyone,

Here are the last two chapters of Quest Academy. I hope you enjoy them, Book 5 comes in at just over 228,000 words, making it the second longest after Book 4.

This is not the end of the series. Saw a few comments scared of that. You've nothing to worry about!

There are a few things happening that I wanted to draw your attention to:

Quest Academy: Legacies releases tomorrow, 23rd of May on eBook & Print.

  • All Patreon Chapters will be deleted tonight, but comments and posts will remain. I'll change the title to reflect the removal of chapters.

Patreon Tiers have been changed.

Citizen - €5 [Advance Chapters]
Student - €10 [Create a Student at Quest Academy]
Ranked Hunter - €25 [Create a Ranked Hunter in the Hunter's Bureau]
Guild Master - €45 [Create a Guild and Guild Master]

  • Your price won't change as long as you don't cancel your membership. Everyone has been grandfathered at whatever tier they were in before these changes.

  • All benefits are purely vanity tiers, with no promises or guarantees on appearances within the story. If you give me a character called Excelsior Thunderfist 5000, there's a much less chance of him appearing than someone who matches the theme of what's been established in the books so far. I'm not trying to bloat the books with unnecessary characters, and I'll be careful to make sure that every character referenced matches the story I want to write.

  • Discord has not been playing nice and new memberships aren't synchronising at the moment. I need to fix this and Patreon is not making it an easy process, so please do bear with me while I pull all my hair out.

  • Quite a lot of people asked for these sorts of roles. I appreciate that it's a lot of money, and I never want to create an unfair paywall for readers. Citizen role will have access to all chapters I release.

  • It's been 5 years since I've updated my Tiers on Patreon. I've been putting this off for years, but with the release of Book 4 tomorrow, now was the right time. Hopefully it all doesn't blow up in my face. :)

And finally, a nice note to end on. Thank you all so much for the support in getting us to the end of this story. I'm going to be sleeping for quite some time after this. Expect a post tomorrow to celebrate the release, and maybe a fun little poll. It's going to be the question you've all been fighting over. :)

Brian

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Michael Foreman

Thanks for another great book!! Looking forward to seeing where you take Sal in Book 6!!

The Foolish One

Unless you live in Australia and the release is now...

Voror

Ah ok I was going to say I appear to have been kicked out of the Patron section of the DIscord. Just hold out and comment here on the chapters once I've read them.

Darryn

So this is the final book of Quest Academy. Will there be a spin-off/sequel series? I was hooked ever since I picked up Silvers after sleeping on it for so long.

wendy woolley

Omg please say it's not gonna end

Karen Shelton

Thanks Brian for the ending chapters. Please don’t pull all your hair out! Like Samson, It might affect your outstanding strength & imagination. 😁

Marco

Shut up and take my money!!!! Lol this is a great journey. Thank you for letting us be part of it. Cant with for more books.

caleb smith

So does that mean this is the last book

Explosions_Underway

Two separate chapter releases in the same week? Is it christmas already??

Chris Hoopes

Thank you for all your hard work. The book is great. I'm very much looking forward to tomorrow when legacy is available. Is thos really the final Quest Academy book? Will the name of the series be changing with book 6? Either way I'll be continuing with whatever comes. Cheers.

duhoverlord

What would look like for these create-a-character? Like a page talking about them? Just kinda the basics a name, description and, power?

Fred Fontenot

Was thinking I was going to have to wait until Monday so this was a nice surprise

T W

You know I was going to wait till monday before i resigned up here, seemed I picked my timing perfectly if an hour later the price was about to change lol

Jonathan Robichaux

I've been wondering why it's Factor, and not Stage, Phase, or Evolution?

Will Campbell-Jones

Yay this was awesome. My only question is how long until we start getting chapters for the next book on patreon.

Nick Barrett

You're an extremely talented writer Brian, you deserve to be paid like it! Never feel bad about asking for what you are worth. Thank you for all of your hard work, these last few chapters have been an awesome climax to the book!

Raymond Mouton

I was wondering/worried about this too. I am really enjoying this series, and I see lots of places for the story to go still…

Samantha K.

Thank you for the story! I NEED MORE. Hope you have a great release day.

Steffen

Hopefully you will start the next book after you have recovered well. If i understand correctly now, we are still in the middle of the second semester of 6. i am very happy with the current powergap of the characters and hope you don't try to push too high too fast. i for one don't like it when the main character becomes a god in a short time. worldbuilding, relationships with each other, team dynamics and common growth plus a few (many) chapters with dungeon towers and runs would be nice. thanks for your work

David Garcia

Great ending! Can't wait for the new chapters for the next book.

chiranjeevi velaga

Amazing. Can’t wait for the next volume. Brian when should we expect the start of the next vol?

Pickled Rick

Nice couple of chapters and only a soft cliff to wait for in Book 6. Enjoy your nap and hope Book 4 launch goes well for you tomorrow. Now my house sale has gone through I can finally treat myself to your hardbacks. After your gear analogy with the skill weaves I kind of prefer Gear over Factor. I think it just encapsulated the different skills grades better and how Sal needs to look at his own skill upgrades in the future by adding those earlier gears to his own skill weaves.

Zwil

someone help me out, what’s the question we’ve all been fighting over🤣 thanks for a fantastic book/series Brian!

BrianJNordon

Not the final book, I've added a clarification on the main post. A thousand more years of Quest Academy :)

Greencappedcole

I've enjoyed book 5. It's good to see a more confident and competent sal. Thanks for the book Brian.

Thomas Todd

Thanks for the chapters!

BrianJNordon

I'll be writing up a sheet for that. It's just a bit of a mess at the moment with Discord deleting everyone's role in the last 30 minutes. I'll be posting again tomorrow with more context.

Aaron

Damn, you write a great story.

Koral

If you get a 1000 people at ranked hunter, are you really going to be able to write them all into the story?

C

And here I thought it would take a while before he figured out how to get divinity into his guild. Guess her family will be moving to silver sanctuary soon.

Jonathan Campbell

Whew! 😓 You seriously scared me for a bit there. I was prepared to vehemently campaign for more books! Doubly so once I finished chapter 90, and while it's a rather mild break point, somehow it still feels at least a little bit like a cliffhanger.

Christopher Jenkin

Great ending to another outstanding book, well done. Can't wait for what is next.

BrianJNordon

It's very unrealistic to think that many people would go for that tier. If it gets to a stupidly high number I'll impose a cap on it. :)

Chris Kennedy

Awesome end to a phenomenal book! Well done Brian. You should be so proud.

Tikiza

Thanks for providing us with such great content! Will you take a break before you start posting more chapters or will we get more on Monday? I have the unhealthy habbit of reading all published chapters at once the moment I get home from work and can't wait for the next week to scratch the itch of reading my favourite story

David Deden

Great Ending! I can't wait for the next book to start. I feel like you've done a good job leveling off the shock from his accomplishments to reach a new plateau of expectations so you can raise the stakes again next book. I was so hoping for Sal to surprise Divinity with a kiss she didn't see coming. Poor Sal will just have to end another book surrounded by insanely attractive women without any romance in his life. I guess you can't have everything.

Alteron

Thank You for the ending, it has been a great book.

Tim Walloch

Great chapters!

Kiwi

Thanks Brian, have a great break and well deserved rest.

Frilas

Amazing way to finish the book, and I have a hunch about what the vote is on—it's making me very nervous! 😁

Orod

Great chapters. Was smiling the whole time I was reading these chapters. Only a little sad we don't see the fight.

Heather Herren

Awesome book.. now I have to wait for the crafting.. Oswald’s daughter.. and Sal’s parents reaction.. ugghh…:-). Awesome.. thank you for a wonderful reading experience

Orod

Hopefully the next book starts off with the spar 😀

Charles Gillentine

This is amazing, you are doing great, and pretty please with titties on top, keep it up.

M

Thank you, Brian. Have been waiting impatiently for those wings!

Uncle Snoo

Damn Sal gave Divinity sharingan.

TheWorldbearer

Great book!! This was first my experience with Patreon chapters format and it is a struggle sometimes waiting for the next week haha, now the longer wait till the next book. Thanks for sharing on here and rest well!

Dlandis

Wait?! Did I lose time again?! Why am I at work right now?? Seriously though, good seeing the book release and I look forward to reading the finished product and bragging about how awesome it is in the reviews section. Stay frosty. :)

nin10do

Wow that was a really natural ending for book 5. Sal is taking on Robert looks like fireworks from were I’m standing. Already a probably a start to book 6

Daniel Sifrit

Nah, all he needs to do is promise Robert access to her abilities which will be enhanced with mythic level gear. Just need to wait regular members are showing up with gear.

Adam Roche

Love the story and happy to support a fellow Irish man. Upgraded to the hunters tier as I want you to continue writing as long as I can. You have turned my Monday mornings into something I look forward to 😀! Now to come up with a hunter name! Congratulations and I look forward to book 4 tomorrow, when is the Audible out?

Jim Swift

Great ending. Many thanks. The details about the Lord Cores are very intriguing. Needing to get LOTS for Athena is a tantalizing beginning of a new story line. That brings up the topic of Tier progression and the very puzzling requirements. You only !!!! have to kill 1 Commander to reach Tier 7, but what if you kill 6, does that alter the requirements for other demons? Also, while we are talking about Commanders. I thought Jackal technically killed the War Spider, so does credit go to the one who contributed most to the killing?

Jonas Kirchner

I got to say that I had the feeling that you lost “tempo” and excitement mid book 5. But holy shit you’ve outdone yourself with the last 18 chapters or so. I think picking up the pace and escalating the progression with Athena and Divinity was perfect. I‘m excited for book 6- and who knows… as we have seen future is not set in stone- I wouldn‘t mind if divinity ends up as Sals partner in crime. I look forward to seeing what you come up with for the upcoming episodes!

Si

Excellent book can’t wait for the start of the next one …. Hopefully we won’t have to wait months for new chapters of the new book ? Have a good rest

Dawn Zeleznik

Enjoyed the end of the book. I can’t wait for the next one.

nin10do

What time does the kindle edition go live

Brian Masincup

This was a phenomenal ending to the book. The last 30 or so chapters took it to a whole new level! Enjoy the rest and Ill be looking forward to the start of the next book!

Crystal B

Great! Thank you, it was fantastic. Super excited for the release too. Why did I think Divinty was blonde? Ugh my brain 😜

Kurby

I COULD HAVE SWORN ON MY UNBORN CHILD THAT DIVINITY WAS BLONDE! SINCE WHEN DOES SHE HAVE BLACK HAIR! OH MY GOD I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY CHARACTER LOOKS LIKE!

BrianJNordon

My current thoughts are Mid-June at the earliest. Going on a holiday in Greece for a week, and going to need to take some time to figure out what happens in the next one. :)

Sunita Caton

This was an amazing end. I am vibrating with anticipation for the next book. It's time for a reread!

Tanstaafl

Outstanding. excellent work and fitting conclusion to book 5. I would think that the Paradox folks might fetch a few Lord cores for the effort or at least go with them as support in a red zone

nin10do

I wonder what the rewrite or reworking of the original first draft will look like and input from the publishers if any or surprise additions Brian has included in final edition

nin10do

I thought that Sal had blonde hair by looking at the front cover of book one but it describes it as black in book

Kiwi

Yeah I'd say some of the guilds would help with this, definitely Delivers and Paradox doing joint missions with Eclipse offering support.

Volarus

A wonderful ending to an amazing book! Can't wait for book 6 - cannot deny that I am a little addicted and that mondays have become my favorite day of the week because of these chapters :D

Nina Speicher

agree, I so thought that the last chapter would include the kiss, especially when Divinity was grabbing his face and asked him who he was.... those two have way more chemistry than Sal and Fabi imo :)

Grakyn

So that's more or less a no to Fisty McThunderfist?

keoki

great job on book 5. can’t wait for book 6 chapters.

Kazys Dylys

Great ending to the book 5. Absolutely glad to see last chapters earlier. Any idea on when book 4 is going to be released in audio? I love to listen to books when am working 😀

BrianJNordon

Funny you should ask, i found out like 2hrs ago. 30th September is the Audio release date for Book 4. :)

TashL

I'm glad you circled back to divinity since she has been so important to Sal's growth. Thanks for the surprise chaps. Such a change of pace in the last couple of weeks :)

M Schweibold

Thank you for sharing your story- beautiful work!

Roy

Thanks for the surprise chapters. Love the ending of this book bij bringing it back around to Divinity. And congratulations on the upcoming release of the book four audio book. It is what got me into this series.

Ron Blondeau

Love the ending. This is a terrific book. It brings out a maturing Sal and more intrigue with the Hunters Bureau and the UGA. Time to kick Robert's butt! What is the timeline for publication?

Robert Smart

So glad Divinity didn’t end up … a broken PITA. Great ending. Ty

Sam

Historically Brian takes a few weeks off to outline the new book before he starts releasing chapters

Brad Stokes

Thanks for the update. I loved Legacies and am looking forward to sitting down and binge-reading Legions.

Robert D Hayes Jr

Any time frame for the audiobook of Legacies?

John Duncan

Well crabzilla, I wish there was more chapters now.

Madisyn

What’s the discord?

Ron Blondeau

Its a free chat program. Brian Nordon's server address is: https://discord.gg/jqcys8Gv

Abhishek

I had given up on this series so many times, not that anything was wrong but i wasn’t seeing the kind of character development i wanted to see. I’m glad i stuck around. What An amazing addition to the series this book has been. Almost on par with the first which is to me one of the best all time. Brilliant work Bryan!! We finally see Sal balance out and progress towards his full potential. Cannot wait to read more sir. Great to see Divinity coming in clutch at the end of forth there :)

Max

Chapter 90, last paragraph of page 3 I believe it could be more impactful if Sal would accept Divinity's gratitude than playing it down.   Here is a suggestion, maybe you like it. Sal looked Divinity deep in the eyes and said in a calm tone, "Divinity, you are very welcome. We are friends - I don't need you to pay me back. I need you to be happy again."

Max

Chapter 90, mid of page 7 If you were up to bring the romance back, I think there could be a perfect moment. After Sal says he knows what lies ahead, Divinity could give him a peck on the cheek and say, "Have you seen that coming?"

Dawn Zeleznik

Divinity is too distracted by other things to care about romance. Of course I also don’t like her for Sal. Barry handles her well, so I thought about them.

Muntu Omnyama

Such a fun ride . Thank you

Fast Lance

Excellent ending, great foreshadowing and overall brilliant ending to book 5. The success Sal has had is finally leading to him gaining confidence and behaving accordingly. Solid character development and I can’t wait to see what ends up happening with portal dives

Nimueee

Thank you for another amazing addition to this series and what a perfect ending for book five :) The last 30 chapters really brought the story and characters to yet another level, while giving glimpses into so many exciting possibilities for the future - in book six- that now I can’t wait to get to read the first chapters of …

Jonathan Campbell

So given this drop ahead of schedule, should we be expecting a pause of chapters and you taking a short break, or will Monday herald the prologue and first few chapters of the next book? I ask simply so I can set my personal expectations for the next week or two.

Dennis Smith

When will the audiobook be available?

Jim Swift

Re-reading the last 18 chapters gives a much clearer picture of the big impact of Chapters 74-80. At last we see the same kind of growth in Sal's character that we have seen in his abilities. Really looking forward to learning more about the more mature Sal, in future books. MANY thanks Brian, Enjoy the holiday in Greece.

Semper Malus

Will you be continuing with book 6 soon or are you taking a break?

Jim Swift

Yesterday, Brian said that he would be taking a week's holiday in Greece and that we are not likely to see Book 6 chapters before mid-june.,

DRA

I don't know if we are supposed to point out spelling/word errors or not. If we are the sentence, when he was first exiting the pod, he said he was excited. ... Love the books!

DRA

I have a question about book one. When Sal was fighting his first fight in combat class, what changed so he could win? It was hinted "I think" that Erica had done something, but I am not sure how.

DRA

When will the next book(s) come out on Audible?

Kiwi

i can just see skills class now being Lombardi locking the students in the Athena pods and talking through their reports haha

Heather Herren

Actually, I can se Lombardi but I see grant and coach running the machines once they are fine tuned. That gives Sal time to do other things.. but.. we will see what our industrious author cooks up for us..

Nozzy

Really hoping to see what sals moms reaction to him killing a commander will be

Elizabeth Dean

Love this ending for this book! Divinity and Sal’s relationship is the best - the struggle to work compassionately with each others shitty tendencies like Sal’s poor communication and Divinity’s manipulation to cling to a desired future version of Sal. Things I am excited to see in the next book are the barrier upgrades Sal will come up with, more of Sal kicking ass at combat through his own abilities rather than just gear (although I love the equipment I feel that his growth without it is more compelling as it has been harder for him), Sal setting up more trade deals and contracts - I feel like he really needs to come up with a solution to pay crafters commission on any blueprints the Arkwright builds and Argento auction sells, and they need to come up with a catalogue of a repeatable product line they can produce - that way he isn’t undermining the other crafters and the whole crafter economy but is making use of the resources he has to mass produce equipment for the masses of heros and civilians that need it. I want to see more collaborations like he had with Chatfield in terms of finding being set a problem by other people (as opposed to the Elixir machine and Athena where he came up with the idea and the product spec himself without much consultation with the ones who will be using the end product), like maybe with the medical scanners, or through what he sees/hears on his excursions with Ark and Harmony guilds - I am super excited about what he finds to help the refugees on the Darwin Cruise ships after his conversation with Hannah. I also want to see what Sal does in terms of the scavenger network and reclamation guilds as I think that there are some really interesting crafting and skill weave ideas there when you consider the abilities of both Arkwright and Athena - like can Sal make equipment and use these Legion trackers to give the refugees without powers their own ability weaves and potential? Coach implied that he could, so that whole storyline has me intrigued. My mind keeps trying to work through the ramifications of doing that and what problems it could cause for Sal if he went ahead and empowered the masses. I am so excited for the start of the next book and to see where the story goes next! Have a great break Brian and thanks for another fantastic book!

Dlandis

Just got legacies, waiting for the audible version to ring out for a leisurely stroll through the story while I work some day. Didn't see anything but positive reviews for Amazon reads while I added to the list; good show.

Jeff Sicard

I binge read this whole series when I found it (just before book 4 dropped). I am so glad I found this site with the advanced chapters because waiting till the end of the year is torture! Loving this world, the characters and story.

Charles Ital

Really great writing. Great characters and very engaging plot. Can’t wait to see what you bring next. Tyftb

LitLeveler

So... do you think Divinity would be upset if you asked her to view the future on the next few books... then copied them and posted them in the next few weeks?

ts25679

I assume everyone has heard of the literary technique "Chekov's gun"? I believe this series is suffering a bit from all the potential story threads and cool ideas that get forgotten or aren't developed. I understand that life gets in the way, but the books (and Sal to a lesser extent) feel like an ADHD kid who keeps making cool promises to the reader, only to forget about them. It also doesn't help that this seems to be the point of Divinity's character as well; to tells us about all the cool shit that will never happen. There are so many characters, and not enough time to develop them. Sal keeps defaulting to his cowardice, overprotectiveness, and irrational hand wringing about fairness; which I personally find grating. Upgrade and Quest often come across as sanctimonious and preachy, only to flip completely in the next paragraph. I'm glad Divinity and Hannah got some character development, but the story doesn't make enough time for it. Perhaps if alternate pov chapters had been a thing we could learn about the other characters and the world whilst Sal is in a flow or trapped in a hospital. I don't know, I'm rambling. I love this series. It has so much potential. Each time I get a new book I reread it multiple times and get so hyped for what might happen next.

Rus Chiasson

Is it possible to get one document with all of book 5 chapters?

M D

Woohoo love it all the way from New Zealand

Tony Grubke

I am so glad to see divinity and Sal getting closer again. It makes sense that there was the tension between them because of divinities insecurities about her powers, but there’s always been a tension between them that I really enjoy. I’m glad that they’re becoming closer friends again and hopefully we see more of our in the future. As much as I like Fabi I like divinity way more

Paul West

Great series I totally binged the whole thing. I will say that Saul has painted himself into a corner with his three big super computers, basically residing in the chair. Hopefully he can disconnect those and make sub chairs that link up to the main system. Or a tracker that can be standard issued to everybody to Shepherd their development. Will be interesting to see where you take this.

Bill Hilliard

Ok I just finished reading the book. First of all you are just mean for leaving us all with such a HUGE cliffhanger at the end darn it!! All joking aside, the book was amazing! I love that Sal is becoming so overpowered but staying humble. Its great that he is cares so much about making the world a better place but knows that he needs to profit from his work in order to make the guild the massive success he wants it to be. Also great he surrounded himself with so many amazing people! Vanessa blew my mind! I had no idea she was such a badass so I love how you snuck that in there! Last, live that Sal and Divinity are staying close. I feel like they are so perfect together. She gets it that he needs his space and knows they are so close she doesn’t need to worry about his friendship. They need to get married and have little ones. Their kids would be so overpowered it would be ridiculous! A skill master and myth crafter that could see the future…literally could have an idea and just look into the future to see what way that idea needs to be done for the best outcome. Cant wait for the next book!!!

Anna

I think that once everyone is using his trackers, Prime can become the Mythic Guild Battle management program. The perfect undertaking from a tier climbing support guild.

Haddy

... You are doing great, keep going

BrianJNordon

Thanks for reading the story, and for being immersed enough in it that you've picked it apart to this extent. I can't promise you that everything will be addressed, and I can't spend an hour going through each detail and answering, since a lot of stuff is no longer fresh in my head as I work on Book 6. When the editing process starts up for real, I'll have a proper look at this. Thank you for writing it up. :)

Kenneth Darlin

Great way to end the book!!

Sitsume

OMG this book and series makes me so happy! Joined, started, and finished reading in just over 24 hours! You really know how to make things exciting. Looking forward to reading to final version when it comes out in November and sharing the 4th books audible with my husband. Love listening to them as I fall asleep. I hope one day I can write a story as engaging as this one has been! Now to start reading the chapters you have for the next book.

Nicolai

Thanks for the great book. I had to come read book 5 here - I couldn't wait until November.