🚀 We Have Liftoff! 🚀
Oleg’s Audiobook Kickstarter launched  Sept. 30 and we met the initial funding goal in 3 days! Now, our team is getting psyched to present this project to the world. NEXT: Encouraged by your support, we’ll be adding some very cool rewards & swag for “stretch goals” to fund the Book 2 prologue, translation & editing. Jump on before Oct. 30!
An Author, A War,
& A Magical Tale
Tales of the Wandering Mists trilogy
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- Book One: Tales of the Wandering Mists (Feb. 24, 2025)
- Book Two: The Man with Four Shadows
- Book Three: The House of Deceit
When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 24, 2022, Oleg Veretskiy’s career as an author was just taking off. Without hesitation, Oleg put his writing career on hold to support his country’s fight for freedom and rebuilding; eventually joining the military.
Pierce Press is honored to be able to publish Oleg’s magical tale in English and eventually more languages, so that the world can enjoy his transcendent storytelling.
Book One is available now: Order online or get the special first edition directly from the publisher.
In recognition of Oleg’s courageous service to his country and humanity, the publisher will transfer all net revenue for the first print book in his trilogy to the author.
“Tales of the Wandering Mists blends the wild imagination of Alice’s journey to Wonderland with the melancholy wisdom of The Little Prince to create an altogether unique narrative.” – Alex Shvartsman, author, speaker, translator
Pre-Order Your Mists Collector’s Cards!
Start your collection of Mists Trilogy treasures and artifacts with this collector’s card set for Tales of the Wandering Mists. Now available for pre-order, these tarot-style cards, beautifully illustrated by Luis Esquivel, evoke the book illustrations and will introduce you to the characters and draw you in to the story and settings.
To use the cards as a game, you can guess the character by reading text on the flip side of the image (don’t peek!). Use them as bookmarks for the characters, or simply admire these illustrations that visually connect to the fantastical worlds of the Wandering Mists.
Set of 35; $40 incl. shipping; 2.75″ x 4.75.” Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Additional sets will be made as the trilogy is published, so start your collection now!
Chanticleer OZMA Awards & Paris Book Festival Award!
Oleg’s book has been shortlisted in the second round of Chanticleer’s Ozma Book Awards! Attracting hundreds of entries, the Ozma Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Magic, Steampunk and Fantasy Fiction. Grand Prize winners are announced in April 2026. This honor means so much to Oleg, his readers, and the book production team! Buy the book and support Ukraine here. This summer, we also won runner-up status in the fantasy category at the (US-based) Paris Book Awards. And the reviews keep coming in!
Oleg’s trilogy is translated by Marina Palenyy Bailey in close cooperation with author Oleg. Book One just rolled off the press, but Marina’s already nearly finished with translation of Book Two! Our lead editor is Megan McKenna; UCCN Chronicles artist Daria Kochnieva created the dynamic cover illustration; digital nomad Luis Esquivel parries our complex requests and returns amazing graphics from his creative lair in Argentina; and Kelly Shifflett, aka our “fairy book-mother” proofreads, cheerleads, and sends us her natural artwork. Laura Williams rocks as our WordPress web wizard. Jessie O’Leary is now assistant editor; Victoria Pudova is our star 2025 intern, and Monika Krueger will be coming on as an intern soon. Additional editing and proofreading was done by Ceylan Ozguner, Maryam Nawaz, and Megan Harris.
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