# Sand and Blood
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Sand and Blood[1] is my first published novel set in the Fedran[2] universe. It is a story about a teenager struggling with his own lack of ambitions, a desire to be most powerful one and yet unable to ever reach the abilities of any of his peers.

=> https://fedran.com/sand-and-blood/ 1: https://fedran.com/sand-and-blood/
=> https://fedran.com/ 2: https://fedran.com/

=> /blog/2023/06/24/fedran-infrastructure/ 2023-06-24 Fedran Infrastructure
=> /blog/2023/04/15/obligations/ 2023-04-15 Obligations Hanging Over Me
=> /blog/2018/03/22/second-hand-dress-43/ 2018-03-22 Life Cycles, Second-Hand Dresses 43, and Coming Next
=> /blog/2018/01/12/writing-monies/ 2018-01-12 2017 Writing Monies
=> /blog/2016/02/17/weekly/ 2016-02-17 Sand and Ash 29, Flight of the Scions 11, suicide, and racism
=> /blog/2016/03/30/weekly/ 2016-03-30 Sand and Ash
=> /blog/2016/01/10/writing-monies/ 2016-01-10 2015 Writing Income
=> /blog/2016/01/27/weekly/ 2016-01-27 Sand and Ash 26, Flight of the Scions 8, and mistakes
=> /blog/2016/11/01/weekly/ 2016-11-01 Sand and Bone 5, Flight of the Scions 39, splitting novels, and Exalted
=> /blog/2016/09/20/sand-and-blood/ 2016-09-20 Sand and Blood is finished!
=> /blog/2016/09/06/weekly/ 2016-09-06 Sand and Blood 28, Flight of the Scions 33, and social rules
=> /blog/2016/09/13/weekly/ 2016-09-13 Sand and Blood 29, Flight of the Scions 34
=> /blog/2016/08/02/weekly/ 2016-08-02 Sand and Blood 23, Flight of the Scions 28, and giant telepathic toads
=> /blog/2016/08/16/weekly/ 2016-08-16 Sand and Blood 25, Flight of the Scions 30, and character depth
=> /blog/2016/08/10/weekly/ 2016-08-10 Sand and Blood 24, Flight of the Scions 29, and teachers
=> /blog/2016/08/23/weekly/ 2016-08-23 Sand and Blood 26, Flight of the Scions 31, and doubt
=> /blog/2016/08/31/weekly/ 2016-08-31 Sand and Blood 27, Flight of the Scions 32, and mistakes
=> /blog/2016/07/06/weekly/ 2016-07-06 Sand and Blood 19, Flight of the Scions 25, and recovering from action
=> /blog/2016/07/27/weekly/ 2016-07-27 Sand and Blood 21-22, Flight of the Scions 27, powers, and secrets
=> /blog/2016/07/13/weekly/ 2016-07-13 Sand and Blood 20, Flight of the Scions 26, death, and lessons
=> /blog/2016/10/31/writing-with-markdown/ 2016-10-31 Writing with Markdown and YAML
=> /blog/2016/10/04/weekly/ 2016-10-04 Sand and Bone 1, Flight of the Scions 35
=> /blog/2016/12/12/eligibility/ 2016-12-12 My publications for 2016
=> /blog/2016/12/21/sand-and-bone-10/ 2016-12-21 Sand and Bone 10 and hair styles
=> /blog/2016/05/18/weekly/ 2016-05-18 Sand and Blood 14, Flight of the Scions 20, and being weaker
=> /blog/2016/05/11/weekly/ 2016-05-11 Sand and Blood 13, Flight of the Scions 19, angels, and types of intelligence
=> /blog/2016/05/04/weekly/ 2016-05-04 Sand and Blood 12, Flight of the Scions 18, speech patterns, and the Industrial Age
=> /blog/2016/06/29/weekly/ 2016-06-29 Sand and Blood 18, Flight of the Scions 24, seeing in the dark, and violence
=> /blog/2016/06/08/weekly/ 2016-06-08 Sand and Blood 15, Flight of the Scions 21, and telepathic computers
=> /blog/2016/06/15/weekly/ 2016-06-15 Sand and Blood 16, Flight of the Scions 22, and differing personalities
=> /blog/2016/06/12/trigger-warnings/ 2016-06-12 Trigger Warnings
=> /blog/2016/06/22/weekly/ 2016-06-22 Sand and Blood 17, Flight of the Scions 23, magical healing, and power addiction
=> /blog/2016/04/20/weekly/ 2016-04-20 Sand and Blood 10, Flight of the Scions 16, and gaining powers
=> /blog/2016/04/06/weekly/ 2016-04-06 Sand and Blood 8, Flight of the Scions 13 (again)
=> /blog/2016/04/27/weekly/ 2016-04-27 Sand and Blood 11, Flight of the Scions 17, Sand and Ash status, abusive relationships, telepaths, and economics
=> /blog/2016/04/13/weekly/ 2016-04-13 Sand and Blood 9, Flight of the Scions 15 (again), five chapters of Sand and Bone, and injuries
=> /blog/2012/11/02/paths-of-least-resistance/ 2012-11-02 Paths of least resistance
=> /blog/2012/10/29/miwafu-glyphs/ 2012-10-29 Miwāfu glyphs
=> /blog/2012/10/20/finished-a-first-draft/ 2012-10-20 Finished a first draft
=> /blog/2012/10/05/fear-of-submission-2/ 2012-10-05 Fear of submission
=> /blog/2015/03/25/sand-and-blood-v1.2.0/ 2015-03-25 Sand and Blood v1.2.0
=> /blog/2015/03/15/fictionaries/ 2015-03-15 Creating a Fictionary
=> /blog/2015/01/06/writing-monies/ 2015-01-06 2014 Writing Income
=> /blog/2015/08/09/sand-and-ash/ 2015-08-09 Sand and Ash, Creative Commons, and Patreon
=> /blog/2015/08/21/tarsan-families/ 2015-08-21 Tarsan Famlies, Building Cultures, and Naming
=> /blog/2015/08/19/sand-and-ash-03/ 2015-08-19 Sand and Ash 03, Pacifism, and the Chosen One
=> /blog/2015/10/28/sand-and-ash-13/ 2015-10-28 Sand and Ash 13, Mikáryo
=> /blog/2015/10/04/sand-and-ash-10/ 2015-10-04 Sand and Ash 10 and Tsubàyo
=> /blog/2015/12/02/sand-and-ash-18/ 2015-12-02 Sand and Ash 18, Flight of the Scions, and Second-Hand Dresses
=> /blog/2015/12/09/weekly/ 2015-12-09 Sand and Ash 19, Flight of the Scions 1
=> /blog/2015/05/06/wiscon-and-blood-bound/ 2015-05-06 WisCon and Bloodbond
=> /blog/2015/04/12/writing-news/ 2015-04-12 Writing News
=> /blog/2019/04/01/writing-monies/ 2019-04-01 2018 Writing Monies
=> /blog/2013/02/02/slight-belated-goals/ 2013-02-02 Slight belated goals
=> /blog/2013/02/15/switching-gears-on-becoming-a-man/ 2013-02-15 Switching gears on Becoming a Man
=> /blog/2013/02/24/and-now-i-have-a-title/ 2013-02-24 And now I have a title
=> /blog/2013/03/20/creating-unicode-charts-for-fonts/ 2013-03-20 Creating Unicode charts for fonts
=> /blog/2013/03/12/less-than-glowing-feedback/ 2013-03-12 Less than glowing feedback
=> /blog/2013/01/18/looking-for-beta-readers-again/ 2013-01-18 Looking for beta readers again
=> /blog/2013/01/08/the-end-of-2012/ 2013-01-08 The end of 2012
=> /blog/2013/11/18/icon-38/ 2013-11-18 ICON 38
=> /blog/2013/11/11/a-relaxing-weekend/ 2013-11-11 A relaxing weekend
=> /blog/2013/09/04/holding-my-breath/ 2013-09-04 Holding my breath
=> /blog/2013/09/17/time-keeps-on-passing/ 2013-09-17 Time keeps on passing
=> /blog/2013/07/15/sand-and-blood-cover/ 2013-07-15 Sand and Blood cover
=> /blog/2013/07/22/making-a-cover-for-sand-and-blood/ 2013-07-22 Making a cover for Sand and Blood
=> /blog/2013/12/22/well-that-wasnt-on-the-plan/ 2013-12-22 Well, that wasn't on the plan
=> /blog/2013/05/21/preparing-for-wiscon-37/ 2013-05-21 Preparing for WisCon 37
=> /blog/2017/02/28/sand-and-bone-20/ 2017-02-28 Power Discovery; Empowered; Sand and Bone 20
=> /blog/2017/02/14/sand-and-bone-18/ 2017-02-14 Sand and Bone 18 and the noble death
=> /blog/2017/02/22/sand-and-bone-19/ 2017-02-22 Sand and Bone 19, sorrow, and fear of the dark
=> /blog/2017/01/03/sand-and-bone-12/ 2017-01-03 Sand and Bone 12, HERO system, and pacing
=> /blog/2017/01/10/sand-and-bone-13/ 2017-01-10 Sand and Bone 13, Nudity verses sex, Struggling for money
=> /blog/2017/09/12/second-hand-dresses-16/ 2017-09-12 More on Hair, Eye Colors, Falling Rain, and Second-Hand Dresses 16
=> /blog/2017/08/07/changing-gears/ 2017-08-07 Changing Gears
=> /blog/2017/06/20/second-hand-dresses-04/ 2017-06-20 Romance, Bylines, NSFW Scenes, and Second-Hand Dresses 4
=> /blog/2017/06/13/sand-and-bone-35/ 2017-06-13 Advent Children, The End, Sand and Bone 35, What's Next
=> /blog/2017/04/25/sand-and-bone-28/ 2017-04-25 Violence, Mutual Destruction, Midnight Flight, Pacifism, and Sand and Bone 28
=> /blog/2017/04/11/sand-and-bone-26/ 2017-04-11 Death Marches; Burnout; Publication Status; Sand and Blood v3; Sand and Bone 26
=> /blog/2017/04/05/sand-and-bone-25/ 2017-04-05 Losing Wars; Rites of Passage; Information Overload; Sand and Bone 25
=> /blog/2014/02/03/another-week-of-editing/ 2014-02-03 Another week of editing
=> /blog/2014/02/10/a-rather-stressful-week-and-then-another/ 2014-02-10 A rather stressful week and then another
=> /blog/2014/02/19/swears-epitaphs-and-insults/ 2014-02-19 Swears, Epitaphs, and Insults
=> /blog/2014/02/17/and-more-editing/ 2014-02-17 And more editing!
=> /blog/2014/03/03/been-a-few-weeks/ 2014-03-03 Been a few weeks
=> /blog/2014/03/10/a-lot-of-little-things-going-on/ 2014-03-10 A lot of little things going on
=> /blog/2014/03/21/the-difficulties-of-the-third-book/ 2014-03-21 The difficulties of the third book
=> /blog/2014/01/29/rejected-by-harper-voyager/ 2014-01-29 Rejected by Harper Voyager
=> /blog/2014/01/20/and-a-lovely-monday-to-say-the-least/ 2014-01-20 And a lovely Monday to say the least
=> /blog/2014/09/07/sands/ 2014-09-07 Sands
=> /blog/2014/09/26/mostly-updated/ 2014-09-26 Sand and Blood is mostly updated
=> /blog/2014/08/16/r5-d4-plots/ 2014-08-16 R5-D4 Plots
=> /blog/2014/07/03/what-in-a-name/ 2014-07-03 What is in a name?
=> /blog/2014/07/15/goodreads-giveaway/ 2014-07-15 Smashwords sale and GoodReads giveaway
=> /blog/2014/07/05/added-novel-quotes/ 2014-07-05 Adding novel quotes
=> /blog/2014/10/14/scheduling-delays/ 2014-10-14 Scheduling Delays
=> /blog/2014/10/22/why-the-desert/ 2014-10-22 Why I chose the desert
=> /blog/2014/12/01/journals-of-fedran/ 2014-12-01 Journals of Fedran idea
=> /blog/2014/05/16/choosing-between-two-sand-and-blood-covers/ 2014-05-16 Choosing between two Sand and Blood covers
=> /blog/2014/05/20/sand-and-blood-is-finally-here/ 2014-05-20 Sand and Blood is finally here!
=> /blog/2014/06/29/match-book-pricing/ 2014-06-29 Match Book Pricing
=> /blog/2014/06/09/fulfilling-an-obligation/ 2014-06-09 Fulfilling an Obligation
=> /blog/2022/01/21/content-warnings/ 2022-01-21 Content Warnings - This Book Contains Death
=> /blog/2022/06/24/a-little-give/ 2022-06-24 A Little Give


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