Here are some specials and new releases by Nadine Little, Simon Haynes, D.W. Patterson, Camille Picott, Dave Walsh, Samuel Simons, Frances Pauli, Z Gottlieb, Maaja Wentz and P R Adams.
Captivity
by Nadine Little
“A superb work of graphic dystopian adventure.” Readers’ Favorite
“Captivating.” The Edinburgh Reporter
Ten years is a long time to wait for revenge.
Anita Carmichael has sacrificed the last decade fighting to find the people who murdered her sister and started a war. Her faction is the only one without blood on its hands. That is until her closest friends trade her to an enemy soldier.
Reeling from the betrayal, Anita is captured trying to escape and tortured to breaking point. Returning home on the wings of an unstoppable machine known as ‘the dragon’, she is cast out and forced to side with Soldiers of the Lost, the most radical faction. They claim to know who killed her sister. But they want her to steal the victory weapon from her own faction.
Will the truth make Anita’s sacrifice bearable? Or will it destroy everything she’s fought for?
Captivity is one woman’s quest for vengeance in an alternate version of Scotland. If you like brilliantly brutal dystopia, fast-paced action and a strong female protagonist, you’ll love Nadine Little’s debut and the first book in her Faction War Chronicles.
Content warning: this book is written in British English and contains swearing, sex and violence (including torture, attempted rape and sexual harassment). Some scenes also include PTSD flashbacks.
Collect One-Two
by Simon Haynes
This collection contains a dozen short stories by Simon Haynes
Sleight of Hand
The Desolator
Updown
A Piece of the Action
Catch of the Day
Yard Fail
Off Course
Billy’s Book
Loss Leader
Fizz!
Thonn!
Escape Clause
If you love science fiction, comedy, fantasy and the occasional thriller, this is the collection for you!
Mach’s Mission
by D.W. Patterson
Elias Mach had given humanity the stars with his invention of the wormhole drive. In return, he was accused of treason and sentenced to death. Thus began a journey to clear his name, which would take him further from Earth than anyone had dared. And there he would discover the menace that was developing the most powerful weapons in the galaxy. Weapons that would soon be trained on Earth. To survive Earth would need Mach back.
If you like a fast-moving story, characters that never give up, and science with a sense of wonder, this is for you.
“Mach’s Mission” is set in the future (2390s) and is the second novel in the Future Chron Universe. If you enjoyed “Mach’s Mission” consider reading the next story in the series “Open Space” for more Hard Science Fiction – Old School.
See the author’s website futurechron.blogspot.com for more information including a recommended reading order and free stories..
(Previously published as “Mach’s Metric Book 2”).
Book of John
by Camille Picott
When the dead are resurrected, not even the blessed are safe. Can one peacemaker stop a necromantic war?
John the Baptist serves his people as a weapons master devoted to keeping the peace. The murder of his wife leaves him plagued with guilt and secretly dependent on herbs that numb the pain of his loss. But when he realizes King Herod’s desire to conquer Egypt will lead to his people’s conscription, the world-weary warrior rises above his addiction to keep them safe.
Discovering to his horror that the king’s wily mistress is creating an undead army using necromancy, John realizes his people may be facing brutal extinction. And now his only option is to gather all the soldier-shepherds and make a stand against an unyielding legion of sacrilege…
Can the dedicated leader defeat an unstoppable horde before those he loves are wiped out?
Book of John is the action-packed first novel in the Jesus Christ Zombie Killer apocalypse series. If you like fascinating characters, epic flesh-eating battles, and unexpected twists on biblical times, then you’ll devour Camille Picott’s genre-smashing story.
Buy Book of John to end the bloody onslaught today!
Cydonia Rising
by Dave Walsh
The Emperor of the galaxy has fallen, slain at the hands of his own son.
Forced into exile, Katrijn was tasked with a mission sent to her by her father from beyond the grave: free the people of the Andlios Republic. Her biggest hurdle? First it’s the assassins sent after her by the emperor. After years alone on the fringes of the galaxy, who will be there to help her dethrone the mad emperor and reclaim the throne. Then, it’s dealing with her brother…
The Mad Emperor himself.
Katrijn must carve her own path forward, forging new alliances and swallowing her pride to take whatever help she can find along the way, no matter how… unconventional that help seems, even from sworn enemies.
If dethroning her deranged brother isn’t hard enough, she’s not the only one gunning for the throne, making it a deadly race to save the people of Andlios in this action-packed space epic.
The Last Spellbound House
by Samuel Simons
“The smallest meaningful unit of magical power is one mortal life.”
So said the Fae and the Dead who ruled the Spellbound World… until they vanished, along with its sunlight.
A century ago, an apocalypse of magic tore all but one of the world’s artificial suns from its skies. The feudal Phoenix Kingdom which rose from the ashes has yet to solve the mystery of the cataclysm’s origin, or determine why the undying ancients disappeared so completely.
Pyke is a scholar-adventurer tasked with seeking the magical inventions the missing tyrants left behind. His mission has brought him to the Last Spellbound House, a mansion whose rumoured remnants of magical technologies will prove to be the least of the dangers awaiting him.
With the assistance of an aspiring wayfinder named Jenna, Pyke makes a chilling discovery. The sun-killing cataclysm was no accident, and its deadly source still threatens the world. Separated by a century-old conspiracy, Pyke and Jenna must work independently to unravel the secrets of the Last Spellbound House and stop its heart: tasks which will require the two to rely on some diverse and unlikely allies, and to learn the truth of how the Ancients fell.
Failure will spell death for two hundred innocents, and awaken a long-sleeping force capable of extinguishing the flames of the Phoenix Kingdom for good.
A steampunk novel set in a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy world recovering from a magical armageddon, The Last Spellbound House is perfect for readers of Steven Erikson or Christopher Paolini and those who enjoy a Tolkien-style worldbuilding experience. This first book in the War Eternal’s Ashes series constructs an immersive setting from the ground up.
The Dimensional Shift
by Frances Pauli
Chloe Watson is an ordinary girl looking forward to a nice, peaceful winter, until she finds a bizarre artifact in a hotel room and meets its owner, Andrew Paige. He might look like an ordinary suit, but he’s got a string of secrets hiding behind his knee-weakening smile. When he offers her a job at The Dimensional Shift, Chloe is tossed straight into the world of inter-dimensional tourists and their odd accommodations.
Between dealing with the Shift’s unusual guests, and trying to determine if the boss’ interest in her is strictly professional, Chloe uncovers a plot to steal the hotel’s dimensional keys. With the help of the town gossip, her alien abductee neighbor, and her new invisible best friend, Chloe confronts and inter-dimensional crime ring and a host of complications that make romancing the boss look like the least of her problems.
Connor’s Gambit
by Z Gottlieb
Brad Johnson, is a lone witness to a UFO sighting… He suddenly becomes an alien target and quickly finds himself embroiled in an off-world adventure. Relying only on his training and streetwise skills to survive, Brad struggles to understand the bitter conflict between the aliens in an intergalactic war that has been waged for many millennia. Every day is a battle for survival which brings him closer and closer to the truth!One day, he learns that one faction threatens Earth’s very security, while the other wants something entirely different…All Brad wants is to return home to his family, but not until he embarks on the greatest adventure of his lifeGet your copy of Connor’s Gambit today!
Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer
by Maaja Wentz
Witches — Necromancers — Inappropriate table manners!
The town of Loon Lake looks calm, but below the surface, clans of witches and wizards clash like sharks. First-year student Tonya isn’t privy to her family’s darkest secrets, but when campus is overrun by a deadly eating epidemic, only she can resist the hidden, mind-controlling entity behind it.
Meanwhile, Tonya’s new friends, artist Priya, and Digital Ninjas Drake and Zain, want to create the creepiest art installation Loon Lake Cemetery will ever know. Too bad what’s lurking in the graveyard is deadly.
Untrained and overmatched by occult conspirators, Tonya will need to develop magical abilities and rally her friends. Can she uncover the mystery behind the epidemic and save her beloved town?
Winner of the coveted Watty Award, Feeding Frenzy is a witch’s brew of intrigue with a dollop of comedy, a teaspoon of romance, and a pinch of horror.
Call of Destiny
by P R Adams
Some things are better left alone.
When Riyun Molliro refuses to allow a superior to commit war crimes, it comes at a cost: his career. With opportunities running out, it looks like basic decency will be the end of his mercenary life, the only real option in the Outer Sphere. Then comes the call he’s been desperate for, an opportunity that could turn everything around.
How hard could it be to find a powerful business executive’s missing daughter? The answer to that question opens doors better left closed.
Pick up the high-octane thriller Call of Destiny, and begin your wild trek through the Infinite Realms.
