Risingshadow: April 2016 Edition

Jeff Salyard's Veil of the Deserters was published by Night Shade Books in 2014. Information about Jeff Salyards: Jeff Salyards grew up in a small town north of Chicago. While it wasn't Mayberry, it was quiet and sleepy, so he got started early imagining his way into other worlds that were loud, chaotic, and full of irrepressible characters. While he ultimately moved away, he never lost his fascination for the fantastic. Though his tastes have grown a bit darker and more mature over the ... [read more]

Justyna Plichta-Jendzio's Gods' Will was published in the anthology Barbarian Crowns and Gates of Abyss was published in the anthology Devil’s Armory. Both anthologies were published by Horrified Press/Barbwire Butterfly Books in 2015. Information about Justyna Plichta-Jendzio: Justyna Plichta-Jendzio was born in Koszalin (Poland) in 1974, and still resides near there. Married for sixteen years, she is the mother of one son and the happy owner of two spoiled cats. Justyna was lucky to live ... [read more]

Existence is Elsewhen was published by Elsewhen Press in March 2016. Information about Existence is Elsewhen: Twenty stories from twenty great writersThe title, Existence is Elsewhen, paraphrases the last sentence of André Breton's 1924 Manifesto of Surrealism, perfectly summing up the intent behind this anthology of stories from a wonderful collection of authors. Different worlds... different times. It's what Elsewhen Press has been about since we launched our first title in 2011. In ... [read more]

Peter R. Ellis' Unity of Seven was published by Elsewhen Press as an e-book in January 2016. The paperback edition will be published in March 2016. Information about Peter R. Ellis: Peter would like to say he's been a writer all his life but it is only since retiring as a teacher in 2010 that he has been able to devote enough time to writing to call it a career. Brought up in Cardiff, he studied Chemical Physics at the University of Kent at Canterbury, then taught chemistry (and a bit of ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by the authors Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross. In this guest post, Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross talk about their new novel, Mother, which will be published in April 2016. Information about the authors: Tamara Thorne is the author of many novels including international bestsellers, Haunted, Moonfall, Bad Things, and The Sorority. She's been interested in ghost stories all her life and has been published since 1991. Alistair Cross' ... [read more]

Jean Lorrain's Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker was published by Snuggly Books in February 2016. Information about Jean Lorrain: Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was the pseudonym of Paul Alexandre Martin Duval. He was one of the leading figures of the Decadent Movement and the author of numerous novels, volumes of poetry and short stories. At one point he was probably the highest paid journalist in France. Though mostly remembered today for his famous duel with Marcel Proust, he might be seen as the ... [read more]

Marc Turner's Dragon Hunters was published by Titan Books (UK) and Tor Books (US) in February 2016. Information about Marc Turner: Marc Turner was born in Toronto, Canada, but grew up in England. He graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford University, in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in Law, and subsequently worked at a top ten law firm in the City of London. After more than ten years in the legal profession he gave in to his lifelong writing addiction and started upon a new career path. He now works ... [read more]

(Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #1)

Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: A Vision of Shadows! For many moons, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan, and WindClan have lived in peace in their territories around the lake. But now they must decipher a mysterious prophecy — a message that will send one young medicine cat apprentice on a quest to determine the fate of all the warrior Clans. Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, the beginning of this fifth Warriors series is the ... [read more]

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(United States of Japan #1)

A spiritual sequel to The Man In The High Castle, focusing on the New Japanese Empire, from an acclaimed author and essayist. The Axis won WWII and now, in the late 1980s, the Japanese Empire rules over the western US states, their power assured by technological superiority (giant mecha, etc.) But when a video game emerges that posits a worldwhere the allies won, a game censor and an Imperial Government agent discover truths about the empire that make them question their loyalty. [read more]

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Scene: Oregon, 1923. Dramatis personae: Hanalee Denney, daughter of a white woman and an African American man Hank Denney, her father — a ghost Greta Koning, Hanalee’s mother Clyde Koning, doctor who treated Hank Denney the night he died, now Hanalee’s stepfather Joe Adder, teenage boy convicted of accidentally killing Hank Denney Members of the Ku Klux Klan Townspeople of Elston, Oregon Question: Was Hank Denney’s death an accident... or was it murder most foul? [read more]

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(The Binders Game #3)

Galen learns that a greater threat exists in Eban, one that puts everything he cares about in danger. Surviving pits him against men with abilities that far exceed his own, but leads him to realize that he has been only a part in a much larger game. The final part of The Binders Game, set in the world of The Dark Ability. [read more]

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Four women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite, are caught up on different sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history. [read more]

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(Omega Force #8)

Captain Jason Burke is a man apart, and not just because he's the only of his kind for thousands of lightyears in any direction. The changes to his body and to his genetic code have made him faster, stronger, more able to survive in his dangerous occupation... but they've also ensured that he'll never truly fit in with others of his species. He always assumed he would live and die with his crew and never lay eyes on another human again, he was wrong. The mercenary captain learns through back ... [read more]

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(A Shade of Vampire #24)

The explosive finale of Ben and River's story! [read more]

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(Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy #35)

The galaxy burns at Horus’s command, and a billion more lives are lost with each passing moment – though it was not always so. Once, the title of Warmaster stood for honour, loyalty and a fierce pride in the strength of the Space Marine Legions. But perhaps by following the myriad lines of destiny and defiance that were already woven around the primarchs and their sons, we may yet come to understand the bitterness that can eat away at even the most steadfast of souls...This Horus Heresy ... [read more]

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A new hard science fiction novel from multiple Hugo Award winner Allen Steele Written by a highly regarded expert on space travel and exploration, Arkwright features the precision of hard SF with a compelling cast of characters. In the vein of classic authors such as Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke, Nathan Arkwright is a seminal author of the twentieth century. At the end of his life he becomes reclusive and cantankerous, refusing to appear before or interact with ... [read more]

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(Idol Dreams #2)

To pursue missed chances at love and success, 31-year-old Chikage Deguchi takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to how she looked at 15. Chikage has debuted as the teenage idol Akari, but now she must compete with Yuko to have Hibiki produce her CD. Tokita, the only one who knows Chikage’s secret, continues to help her while trying to atone for the past… [read more]

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(The Foreigner Universe #17)

The seventeenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences... The human and atevi inhabitants of Alpha Station, orbiting the world of the atevi, have picked up a signal from an alien kyo ship telling them that the ship is inbound toward Alpha. Five thousand of the inhabitants of Alpha are human refugees from the now derelict Reunion Station. They have seen this scenario before, when a single kyo ship swooped into the ... [read more]

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(The Beginning After the End #3)

King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of a man, devoid of purpose and will. Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new ... [read more]

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Space opera with a bang, as a young castout is caught up in an interstellar war. DISOWNED IN A HARSH GALAXY Cast out by his family and exiled from the Rimward Commonwealth, Simon Forrester must make a new life for himself as an apprentice to the powerful Commerce Guild.  But others aboard the merchant vessel Stacked Deck have a hidden agenda that might lead directly to interstellar war. Now with rising tensions between the Commonwealth and the neighboring League of Democracies ... [read more]

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(Pathfinder Tales)

Having unseated Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder is the world's bestselling tabletop roleplaying game - now adapted as a series of novels Paizo Publishing is the award-winning publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, and board games. Pathfinder Tales: Hellknight is the latest in their popular novel series. The Hellknights are a brutal organization of warriors dedicated to maintaining law and order at any cost. For devil-blooded Jheraal, even the harshest methods are ... [read more]

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(Afterlife Saga #8)

‘Together we stand and together we fall.’ Because this time, what is asked of the Chosen One, she cannot do alone. Keira finds herself enlisting the help of her friends as she goes beyond the realms of sanity and steps into a world the likes of no other. One that is filled with personal demons she has no choice but try and tame. Join our heroine as she must face the Fates head on and discover what it truly means to be the Electus. [read more]

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Although Rosemary Timperley was an enormously prolific novelist and short story writer, she always combined quantity with undeniable quality, much appreciated by countless readers and admirers of her work. Her work is certainly overdue for rediscovery today. This new selection contains twenty-two of Timperley's best stories Preface by Rosemary TimperleyIntroduction by Richard Dalby 1. "Harry", The Third Ghost Book, ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 2. "From Another World", The 12th ... [read more]

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(The Broken Lands #1)

The Trateri are about to learn a vital lesson of the Broken Lands. Deep in the remote expanse where anything can happen, it pays to be on a pathfinder’s good side. Nobody ventures beyond their village. Nobody sane that is. Monstrous creatures and deadly mysteries wait out here. Lucky for the people she serves, Shea’s not exactly sane. As a pathfinder, it’s her job to face what others fear and find the safest route through the wilderness. It’s not an easy job, but she’s the best at ... [read more]

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(The Mammoth Book of ... )

Edited by Paula Guran. For more than 80 years H. P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of horror and supernatural fiction with his dark vision of humankind's insignificant place in a vast, uncaring cosmos. At the time of his death in 1937, Lovecraft was virtually unknown, but from early cult status his readership expanded exponentially; his nightmarish visions laying down roots in the collective imagination of his readers. Now this master of the macabre is accepted as part of the literary ... [read more]

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(The Wrath and the Dawn #2)

The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and the Dawn, lauded by Publishers Weekly as "a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance." I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust. In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt ... [read more]

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The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel from a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Whoever settles, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. She stands next to children's bed for nights on end. Everybody knows ... [read more]

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