We publish a lot of cool, interesting and WTF novels, and here’s another delightful case: Space Unicorn Blues by TJ Berry – space opera? Check. Existential threat? Check. Giant spaceships… made of stone? Yup. Um, unicorns? Oh yeah! It’s an ingenious, deeply fun read with more than a few ideas to keep you up at night, and you can read the first two chapters right here, for free!
Humanity joining the
Is anything as good as chocolate? How about Free Chocolate, the space opera debut of Amber Royer:
Latina culinary arts student, Bo Benitez, becomes a fugitive when she’s caught stealing a cacao pod from the heavily-defended plantations that keep chocolate, Earth’s sole valuable export, safe from a hungry galaxy. Forces arraying against her including her alien boyfriend and a reptilian cop. But when she escapes onto an
Start reading The Rebellion’s Last Traitor by Nik Korpon right now. A gritty blend of post-apocalyptic SF and adventure, called “an explosive tale of betrayal and revenge in which allegiances prove as dangerous and unreliable as the memories the citizens of Eitan City buy and sell” by Chris Holm, Anthony Award-winning author of Red Right Hand.
After decades of war, the brutal Tathadann Party restored order in Eitan City by outlawing
Ready for action, pulp adventure and a good dose of horror? Strap in tight, for this is Fury From the Tomb, The Institute for Singular Antiquities Book I, by S A Sidor! It’s a hell of a ride, with a young archeologist facing mummies, grave-robbing ghouls, vampires and evil monks– you should just start reading it, really. Here are the exclusive first three chapters to get you excited.
Jeff Noon is back, and so is detective John Nyquist. This time he’s in a new city, and if you thought Dayzone and Nocturna were a bit of a headfuck, you ain’t read nothing yet. The Body Library is the astonishing sequel to A Man of Shadows and you can start reading it for free, right now.
In a city where words come to life and reality
Smash the Monday blues with some hardcore grimdark action: Andy Remic’s The Iron Wolves will hack and grind all your suffering into beautiful book tears. Read the first three chapters here, for free, and take control of your week.
Thirty years ago, the Iron Wolves held back mud-orc hordes at the Pass of Splintered Bones, and led a brutal charge that saw the sorcerer Morkagoth
Happy Friday! If you haven’t explored the City of 100 Rows, now is an excellent time. The first in Ian Whates’ amazing fantasy series, City of Dreams & Nightmare is the new Gormenghast – “brilliantly executed novel, perfectly paced, beautifully described and a true joy to read.” (ScienceFictionandFantasy.co.uk)
They call it the City of a Hundred Rows.
The ancient city of Thaiburley is a vast, multi-tiered metropolis, where the poor live in the City Below and demons are said to dwell in
Time for a freebie! Get started on Lost Gods by Micah Yongo for free – check out the first three chapters of Micah’s lush action-packed fantasy novel right here.
Neythan is one of five young warriors trained and raised together by a mysterious brotherhood of assassins known as the Shedaím. When Neythan is framed for the murder of his closest friend, he pursues his betrayer – and in so doing learns