A God in Chains
A highly-trained warrior’s stolen memories thwart him from discovering the lies that hide behind his heartless truth.
He calls himself Farouche, after a character from legend, but his reality is that his memories and identity were stolen from him by a secret enemy.
In a far-future world of wizards and walled cities, he finds himself trailing a wealthy merchant’s caravan across a dusty plain. Possessed of a soldier’s skills, he hires on with the merchant and begins to build a life. But his efforts to discover his past reveal a dark prospect: was he a participant in a notorious massacre of innocents?
Will Farouche come to know the truth? Will he survive the journey across a lawless land to the remote city of Olliphract, ruled by half-mad thaumaturges? And when he finally lays bare the plot in which he has been ensnared, will it be too late?
Matthew Hughes delivers another dark fantastical adventure set in a decadent Dying Earth, where men and half-men and even the gods themselves contend for earthly power and unearthly prizes.
A God in Chains is the latest Matthew Hughes’ Archonate series novel.
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236 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .57″
.674 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770532038
eBook ISBN: 9781770532021
BISAC: FIC009000; FIC009020; FIC028010
Genres: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Praise:
“…the closest thing to Vance since Vance.” – George R.R. Martin
“Hughes’s boldness is admirable” – New York Review of Science Fiction
“Hughes effortlessly renders fantastic worlds and beings believable” – Publishers Weekly
“Heir apparent to Jack Vance” – Booklist
“Criminally underrated” – George R. R. Martin
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Fantastic Trains (An Anthology of Phantasmagorical Engines and Rail Riders)
Book your ticket now for a trip to the future, the past, and the timeslips in between.
Through the eloquent prose and imaginings of eighteen tellers of tales, we are pleased to present to you a collection of stories-on-a-train that will transport you to tantalizing worlds that you simply cannot imagine.
Perhaps no other anthology in-living-memory encapsulates such wholehearted, ill fated, poignant, and even hallucinogenic stories with such grace and balance as those contained in this volume.
These stories span the genres of literary fiction, steampunk, space opera, futurism, tragedy, magical realism, slipstream, horror, comedy, urban fantasy and more.
In all, a sizzling collection, curated by Neil Enock (who is a train aficionado, podcaster, screenwriter and filmmaker), presenting high-voltage, off-the-rail entertainments that are feature rich with characters who are: schemers, dreamers, adventurers, lovers, detectives, rogues, and more; and whose human weaknesses always seem to get the better of them.
DO NOT DELAY. DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND. THIS TRAIN LEAVES PROMPTLY ON TIME.
Showcased in this single collection are twenty trail blazing stories; tasked to escort you on your inimitable journey:
- Soul Train by Gavin Bradley
- A Wish of Childhood by Melodie Leclerc
- Beg a Little Changeling Boy by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
- Destination 1945 by Rachel Leidenfrost
- Help Wanted by Kim Solem
- Cursed by Kendall Eifler
- Devil on the Night Train by Samuel Marzioli
- Where All Roads End by Jason Lane
- A Ring Around the World by Liam Hogan
- The Memory Glass by Laurie Stewart
- Special Delivery by Dwain Campbell
- The Cake Run by Nick Svolos
- More Help Wanted by Kim Solem
- The Giant Rat of Sumatra by David Worsick
- The Conductor by Maurice Forrester
- Mr. Turner on the Great Western Railway by Michael Johnstone
- The Boy on the Train by Neil Enock
- The Siren and the Switch by Christine Hanolsy
- One Way Journey by Peter Hargraves
- The Horn of Winter by Jason Lane
The stories offered will delight you with such surprising humor and stinging tragedy, you will be compelled to read them all in one sitting.
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236 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .57″
.674 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770532014
eBook ISBN: 9781770532007
BISAC: FIC028040; FIC009040; FIC003000
Genres: Anthology, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Praise:
“With genres ranging from steampunk to slipstream to horror, and a diverse assortment of narrative voices, this anthology of paranormal train rides runs the gamut of speculative fiction styles. … The wide variety of settings, destinations, and passengers across these 20 stories will keep readers’ attention.” – Publishers Weekly
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Pawns and Phantoms (Book Two of An Everland Mystery)
He’s just a bouncer
Todd Malcolm would be the first person to tell you that he’s no Basil Stark. He’s just a bouncer, part-time detective’s assistant, and brawler who does his best to get by on the mean streets of 1950s Everland, relying on a keen eye and a quick temper that gets him into trouble as often as out of it. Everland is a dangerous place to poke at secrets. Colonized by corporate interests in the 1930s, it is an island of industry, fading magic, and political and corporate greed.
When Todd gets mixed up in an arson one night and gets fingered for the crime, he’s thrown in over his head. With Basil Stark, Everland’s premiere detective, caught up in his own problems, Todd is going to have to rely on an eclectic collection of friends and allies to clear his name and untangle a plot of blackmail and murder that threatens to overwhelm everyone that he loves.
Joined by his good friend Glimmer the fairy and Vance Carson, known throughout Everland as ‘that other detective’, Todd will have to contend with federal agents, angry tigers, murderous mermaids, and shadowy threats at every turn. Does Todd have what it takes to handle this case, or is he just a pawn in a dangerous plot?
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264 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .31″
.421 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770532106
eBook ISBN: 9781770532090
BISAC: FIC009010; FIC022000; FIC009100; FIC062000; FIC062000; FIC009000
Genres: Contemporary Fantasy, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Urban Fantasy, Noir
BOOKS IN SERIES:
- Shadow Stitcher (Book 1)
- Pawns and Phantoms (Book 2)
Praise:
“I first want to say that this book is an enjoyable and well written “who done it.” The storyline kept me guessing, and at times, thinking I had identified the culprit(s). There are, in fact, several mysteries and surprises that are taking place throughout the story, including blackmail, murder, and thievery. The setting to the story is an earth where magic is the norm and the reader is introduced to many characters who are talking animals, fairies, and what not. All the magic enhanced my enjoyment, and even though I was close to identifying the bad guys, I was only close.” — RT, amazon
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Pick Your Teeth with my Bones (Book One of the Eternal Spring, Invisible Forest series)
The Fountain of Youth is at Risk…
A secret society of warriors has protected the Fountain of Youth for centuries.
Its location is a closely guarded secret and the society itself is shrouded in mystery. They are invisible. They are unknown. They blend in with the urban environment. For all anyone knows, the woods near Madison, Wisconsin could be their home!
On any given day, if you look hard enough, you might spot Kellan Faolanni, a single, lives-alone, drives-a-truck kind of woman. She’s the girl-next-door type. Innocent looking and easy to get along with. You’d never know she’s a battle-scarred shapeshifter.
That’s until the existence of a traitor is revealed, and a leaked document containing the history of her people threatens to expose her, her fellow Sankhain guardians, and the secrets they keep. Secrets the warriors have sworn to defend with their lives. With a fellow protector (and her faithful dog Galen), Kellan sets out to unravel the mystery of the compromising documents.
By using the unique sense of smell that has kept her alive and fighting for two hundred years, Kellan follows the trail deep into the dark heart of the forest. But the truth she uncovers – both about the Sankhain and about herself – challenges everything she thought she knew and forces her to choose between her role as a weapon in the hands of her leaders and the dictates of her own conscience.
Everything they’ve sworn to protect is in jeopardy. Failure to locate the traitor is not an option.
Pick Your Teeth with my Bones is the first installment of a must-read Urban Fantasy series!
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332 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .74″
.923 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770531666
eBook ISBN: 9781770531543
BISAC: FIC009060, FIC009070, FIC009010, FIC009050
Genres: Werewolves and Shifters, Paranormal Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Praise:
“Ever meet a smart-ass shape-shifter with a soft heart and an angry soul? Say hello to Kellan and a great cast of supporting characters, like a hunky man who goes jogging in hiking boots, a soft-spoken freaked-out librarian, and an exasperated wizard who won’t use contractions. Pick Your Teeth with my Bones is an action-packed, emotion-packed rock-your-world tale that will have you up all night and hiding from your boss during the day so you can turn page after page.” – Kathie Giorgio, In Grace’s Time and Rise From The River
“Do you ever wonder what magic dwells among us? Witty and fun, yet full of grit and action packed, Pick Your Teeth with my Bones will take you on a fast-paced, high-stakes journey through a side of our world you never knew existed, but always wanted. Kellan Faolanni will win you over with her strength, doggedness and wry sense of humor, all of which serve her well in the face of the evil and deception pitted against her.” – Summer Hanford, Author of the Thrice Born series
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Shadow Stitcher (Book One of An Everland Mystery)
A former pirate faces mobsters and magic in 1950s Neverland.
This fast paced Noir mystery has a great cast of easily identifiable characters, a plot both easy to follow and intriguing, and an ending that will leave you satisfied.
Selected as one of the year’s most compelling debut novels
for Kobo’s Emerging Writer Prize.
Basil Stark isn’t the man he once was. A reformed pirate and private detective, he walks the line between criminal and hero, living in the corners of what was once the island of Neverland, its magic slowly fading into the new world of the 1950s. But when a routine missing-persons case turns into a murder investigation, Basil finds himself pulled into a tale of organized crime, murder, unstitched shadows and dangerous espionage. With only a handful of fellow outcasts and a stubborn determination to bring a killer to justice, will he survive the many people who want him dead?
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268 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .31″
.421 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770531994
eBook ISBN: 9781770531987
BISAC: FIC009010; FIC022000; FIC009100; FIC062000; FIC062000; FIC009000
Genres: Contemporary Fantasy, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Urban Fantasy, Noir
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- Shadow Stitcher (Book 1)
- Pawns and Phantoms (Book 2)
Praise:
“The richness of character development… let me repeat this… THE RICHNESS OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, deep pov, pacing, world-building, and plotline within SHADOW STITCHER compares to some of my best fantasy combo reads.” – Jena R. Collins
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Tesseracts Twenty-Two (Alchemy and Artifacts)
There is nothing new in the world except the history we do not know.
Alchemy and Artifacts (Tesseracts Twenty-Two) is a collection of twenty-three amazing stories based on historical artifacts combined with fantastic historical fiction.
The stories meld culture, concept and incident into a rich collection of ‘what if’ speculations that provide warnings yet revel in the cultural celebrations we continue to observe today. They are the touchstones that resonate with all who listen to and learn from the past.
For, once the instigators are dead, the wars ended, and the political machines decayed, only artifacts remain. And it’s through these cultural artifacts that we glimpse the possibility of what may have occurred in the past and may yet occur in the future.
You are invited to delve into the motivations behind the events of the past, the quests for power, the fights against repression, and the sacrifices to a greater cause — human dramas that reflect the worst and best of who we are — to see what satisfaction comes from sudden insight and awe.
Featuring the following works by Canadian writers:
- Foreword: by Susan MacGregor
- Foreword: by Lorina Stephens
- Cleaning House in Ithaca by Leslie Brown
- Caligula’s Eagle by Tony Pi
- Blood, Lead, and Torchlight by Cat McDonald
- The Guardian of Wisdom by Mary-Jean Harris
- By a Thread by Geoff Gander & Fiona Plunkett
- Mirror of Alchemy by Katherine Cameron
- The Inland Beacon by Kate Heartfield
- The Witch of Glencoe by Bev Geddes
- Winged by Michal Wojcik
- Saddle and Snake by R. W. Hodgson
- Joint-Eaters by Halli Lilburn
- Lady Jordan by Bianca Sayan
- Things Better Left Buried by Chris Patrick Carolan
- Phlogiston’s Rainbow by Erik Jon Spigel
- The Horn of Winter by Jason Lane
- Uki Dreams by Colleen Anderson
- Intentions by Lara Apps
- Darkness Peering by Kurt Kirchmeier
- The First Pillar of Wisdom by Mike Rimar
- The Berlin Golem by Geoffrey Hart
- Khrushchev’s Shoes by Liz Westbrook-Trenholm
- If There’s a Goal by Michael Skeet
- Holding Our Own by Holly Schofield
The stories in Tesseracts Twenty-Two (Alchemy and Artifacts) nourish those who wander in today’s wilderness, and who, without the benefit of the past, are destined to plunge blindly along a path of ignorance, destroying all that has been, everything that is true and beautiful and that which nourishes our global community.
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296 Pages
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .71″
.826 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770531949
eBook ISBN: 9781770531932
BISAC: FIC028040; FIC009040; FIC003000
Genres: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Anthology, Short Stories, Alternative History
Praise:
“Arranged in roughly chronological order, this varied collection of 23 alternate-history yarns delves into creative what-ifs all the way from the 13th century BCE to 1975 CE … this is a solid addition to the Tesseracts series of anthologies.” — Publishers Weekly
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The Haunting of Westminster Abbey
Romance Amidst Chaos…
British architect Wallace Butterfield’s invitation to design a new tower for Westminster Abbey has come as a summons from the chairman of the Abbey’s Foundation itself.
Though Butterfield feels he may not be the right choice, especially given that his most recent work was the design of ‘le Mareschal’s Supermarket,’ a large and unimpressive glass and chrome rectangle, he’s decided to give it a try.
After all, work is work. And work shouldn’t interfere with his desire to live his life and possibly find a romantic relationship in a local coffee shop.
Butterfield is clueless. He might be talented, but he’s unaware of the world around him. Especially when, in looking for love, he ends up involved with a coven of absinthe-drinking Witches who take an interest in what they perceive to be his special qualities.
But he doesn’t feel special, and he can’t understand why they are conspiring against him, plotting to do everything in their power (kidnapping, torture, or burning at the stake) to get what they want from him.
Given the incredible circumstances in which he finds himself, how will Butterfield survive the pursuit of the coven, an onslaught of ghosts from the Abbey’s tombs, and, more importantly, the disappointment of the Abbey’s chairman himself?
Worse, how can Butterfield even contemplate finding romance amidst the chaos?
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216 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .525″
.513 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770531857
eBook ISBN: 9781770530973
BISAC: FIC009000; FIC009050; FIC052000
Genres: Fantasy, Humorous, Paranormal, Satire
Praise:
“As a neuroscientist, I was fascinated by the way the author parts from a serious mental illness and develops an interesting and historically sound theme that, not only, explains the problem in a whimsical way and posts different ways of containing it (my favorite is “Absinthe”), but also reaches out to the most defiant questions that we all have.” – Clemens Bauer
“This read is an amazing and fascinating read!” – Amazon Customer
“The closest comparison I can think of is The Brentford Trilogy by Robert Rankin, although the finale has distinct echoes of Douglas Adams.” – jonxboy
In Mark Patton’s The Haunting of Westminster Abbey, you get a madcap romp through British history, metaphysics, zoology, various London landmarks. And puns. Lots of puns.
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Wolf is a Four-letter Word (Book Two of the Eternal Spring, Invisible Forest series)
What do you do when the nightmare is real?
That’s the question facing Kellan Faolanni in Wolf is a Four-letter Word, the second book of the Eternal Spring, Invisible Forest series.
Following the betrayal of her sister at the end of the previous book, Kellan Faolanni must set aside her own emotions and thwart an enemy who seems to have the upper hand at every turn.
Kellan, a member of a secret society called the Sankhain, is a shapeshifter, half-wolf, half-human. Kellan’s superiors have discovered a man killed by what appears to be a wolf pack, a rare sight in modern-day Madison. The Sankhain task Kellan to investigate and discover who seems to be leaving this message for her. Meanwhile, Kellan’s friend, Darcy Jameson, a human with no ties to the Sankhain who was also victimized by Kellan’s sister, reveals to her that he’s being stalked. Kellan learns that the killer and Darcy’s stalker are one and the same: a faery named Aza. But Aza is a high-ranking member of the Shadow Court, and to kill him would start a war with the fey, a war that Kellan’s superiors want to avoid at all costs. Kellan must find a way to eliminate the threat and save her friend. Her solution could cost her everything, including a new relationship with another Sankha, Tony, as well as her sanity.
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288 Page
5.5″ x 8.5″ x .31″
.421 pounds
Paperback ISBN: 9781770532076
eBook ISBN: 9781770532069
BISAC: FIC009060, FIC009050, FIC009090
Genres: Werewolves and Shifters, Paranormal Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
BOOKS IN SERIES:
- Pick Your Teeth with my Bones (Book 1)
- Wolf is a Four-letter Word (Book 2)
Praise:
“Wolf is a Four-Letter Word by Carrie Newberry is a well-developed shifter adventure. The plot includes action, romance, and suspense. I liked the setting, which alternated between human settlement and the forest haven of Sankhain Academy. … If you love shifter action, this fantasy will deliver your next dose of excitement.” — Cecelia Hopkins for Readers’ Favorite
“Wolf is a Four-letter Word immerses readers in a magical world hiding in plain sight, with an unexpected heroine who practically forces you to love her, and an emotional reminder that sometimes the strongest of us need the most care. This is an imaginative, funny and heartfelt adventure you won’t want to put down.” – Nora Murray, author of Kingdom Come
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