Risingshadow: June 2017 Edition

Tarn Richardson's The Damned was published in 2015. Information about Tarn Richardson: Tarn Richardson is the author of The Darkest Hand trilogy, published by Duckworth Overlook in Europe and Australia, and Overlook Press in the US and Canada. Consisting of The Hunted (free prequel novella), The Damned (2015), The Fallen (2016) and The Risen (2017), The Darkest Hand trilogy unleashes the flawed but brilliant Inquisitor Poldek Tacit upon a Europe engulfed by the First World War. The Damned ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Andrew Lane and Nigel Foster who are the authors of Netherspace. This guest post is part of the Netherspace Blog Tour. Information about the authors: Andrew Lane is the author of twenty-nine books and multiple short stories, television scripts and audio dramas. He is perhaps best known for his Young Sherlock series, which have sold to 42 countries. He has also written three well-reviewed adult crime novels under a pseudonym, the ... [read more]

Sam Joyce's Tongues was published in September 2016. Information about Sam Joyce: Sam Joyce is a writer based in the United Kingdom. He started out writing drug laden short stories and articles on recreational drugs, which have garnered international attention after being featured on the website of notorious New York artist Mike Diana, who drew the artwork for many of the stories. A lifelong horror fan, Tongues is his first novel. The author's stories and articles can be found ... [read more]

Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter Ultimate Coloring Book was published by Dabel Brothers Publishing in April 2017. Information about Sherrilyn Kenyon: New York Times and international bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon, is a regular at the #1 spot. With legions of fans known as Menyons (thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her series and who travel from all over the world to attend her appearances), her books are always snatched up as soon as they appear on store shelves. Since 2003, ... [read more]

Cthulhu Cymraeg 2: Lovecraftian Tales from Wales (edited by Mark Howard Jones) was published by Fugitive Fiction in April 2017. Information about Mark Howard Jones: Mark Howard Jones comes from a town in south Wales where it once rained fish. A former BBC journalist, he is editor of the anthology Cthulhu Cymraeg: Lovecraftian Tales From Wales and author of the collections Songs From Spider Street and Brightest Black. He lives in Cardiff. Click here to visit his official ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Tarn Richardson. In this guest post, Tarn Richardson writes about what inspired him to write The Darkest Hand trilogy. Tarn Richardson is the author of The Darkest Hand trilogy, published by Duckworth Overlook in Europe and Australia, and Overlook Press in the US and Canada. Consisting of The Hunted (free prequel novella), The Damned (2015), The Fallen (2016) and The Risen (2017), The Darkest Hand trilogy unleashes the flawed but ... [read more]

Tej Turner's Dinnusos Rises was published by Elsewhen Press in April 2017 (digital edition). The paperback edition will be published in July 2017. Information about Tej Turner: Tej Turner has spent much of his life on the move and he does not have any particular place he calls ‘home’. For a large period of his childhood he dwelt within the Westcountry of England, and he then moved to rural Wales to study Creative Writing and Film at Trinity College in Carmarthen, followed by a master’s ... [read more]

(Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy #1)

A novella. The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told... until now. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. At the top of the stairs, ... [read more]

Horror

From the author of the hit literary horror debut Bird Box (“Hitchcockian.” — USA Today) comes a chilling novel about a group of musicians conscripted by the US government to track down the source of a strange and debilitating sound The Danes — the band known as the “Darlings of Detroit” — are washed up and desperate for inspiration, eager to once again have a number one hit. That is, until an agent from the US Army approaches them. Will they travel to an African desert and track ... [read more]

HorrorPsychological Horror

(Shadow Riders #2)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan returns to her scorching-hot series starring a Chicago crime family that has built its empire in the shadows... Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood — but so is a haunting desperation stemming from the secrets of his dark past. His recklessness puts not only his life at risk, but also the future of his entire family. To save them all, he must find a woman who can meet his every desire ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal RomanceUrban Fantasy

(Super Sales on Super Heroes #1)

In a world full of super powers, Felix has a pretty crappy one. He has the ability to modify any item he owns. To upgrade anything. Sounds great on paper. Almost like a video game. Except that the amount of power it takes to actually change, modify, or upgrade anything worthwhile is beyond his abilities. With that in mind, Felix settled into a normal life. A normal job. His entire world changes when the city he lives in is taken over by a Super Villain. Becoming a country of one city. ... [read more]

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(The Genesis Fleet #1)

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Fleet novels returns with a brand new military science fiction series. After the invention of the faster-than-light jump drive, humanity is rapidly establishing new colonies. But the vast distances of space also mean that the old order of protection and interstellar law offered by Earth has ceased to exist. When a nearby world attacks, the new colony of Glenlyon turns to Robert Geary, a young former junior fleet officer, and Mele Darcy, a ... [read more]

Science FictionMilitary Science Fiction

(Expeditionary Force #4)

The elite crew of the pirate ship UNS Flying Dutchman had a simple mission: determining whether the Thuranin are sending another starship to Earth. Along the way, they became sidetracked by securing a future for the UNEF troops on the planet Paradise. When asked whether Earth was now safe, their ancient alien AI responded 'Not so much'... now they have to deal with the consequences. [read more]

Science Fiction

(Overlord #4)

An army of death approaches a peaceful lizardman village an army of undead deployed by Nazarick. Its commander is the Sovereign of the Frozen River Cocytus. The lizardman coalition shall face the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The weak are meat the strong shall eat in the merciless world that awaits in Volume 4. [read more]

FantasyScience FictionDark Fantasy

(Sibyl's War #1)

The first book in an exciting space opera trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn Nicole Lee is a nineteen-year-old woman in Philadelphia with a dead-end life: no family, no money, and a relationship with a criminal named Bungie. That all changes after one of Bungie’s “deals” goes bad. Bungie forces Nicole to drive him to the hospital to kidnap an ER doctor in order to help him recover from his wounds. Before the would-be kidnapper can seal the deal, all three are ... [read more]

Science FictionSpace Opera

(The Girl with All the Gifts #2)

The new thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts and Fellside. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. In The Boy on the Bridge, M. R. Carey returns to the world of his phenomenal USA Today and word-of-mouth bestseller, The Girl With All the Gifts, for the very first time. [read more]

Science FictionHorrorDystopia

(The Decadent Dames)

Passion and danger in this life—and the next Eryss Norling knows that she has lived through many lives. And she knows that she has had the same lover across the ages. But where is he now? After performing a summoning spell, she meets Dane Winthur. Yes, he's gorgeous, but he's also a scientist devoted to debunking the paranormal. How can he love a witch? And why are these two drawn to each other over and over? The answer to these questions is nothing that either of them could imagine. The fate that brings them together, life after life, is the fate that may destroy them—again.  [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal RomanceParanormal FantasyWerewolves

(Bravelands #1)

Heed the call of the wild with this brand-new, action-packed animal fantasy series from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors. Enter the Bravelands... and discover the Erin Hunter series you’ve been waiting for. A lion cast out from his tribe. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultAnimal Fantasy

(The Machineries of Empire #2)

Hugo Award nominee 2018. War. Heresy. Madness. Shuos Jedao is unleashed. The long-dead general, preserved with exotic technologies and resurrected by the hexarchate to put down a heretical insurrection, has possessed the body of gifted young captain Kel Cheris. Now, General Kel Khiruev’s fleet, racing to the Severed March to stop a fresh incursion by the enemy Hafn, has fallen under Jedao’s sway. Only Khiruev’s aide, Lieutenant Colonel Kel Brezan, appears able to shake off the ... [read more]

Science FictionSpace Opera

(The Fall of Shannara #1)

The first book of the triumphant and epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy. Across the Four Lands, peace has reigned for generations. But now, in the far north, an unknown enemy is massing. More troubling than the carnage is the strange and wondrous power wielded by the attackers — a breed of magic unfamiliar even to the Druid order. Fearing the worst, the High Druid dispatches a diplomatic party under the protection of the order’s ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

(Tales of Middle-Earth)

Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated by Alan Lee. The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year. Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien ... [read more]

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(The Dark Gravity Sequence #3)

Perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson and Seven Wonders series, The Rogue World is the final book in an epic, pulse-pounding, and wholly original middle-grade sci-fi adventure trilogy by acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby. After the shattering new discoveries they made in Egypt, Eleanor and her mother, Samantha, have been separated: Samantha working with the sinister Dr. Watkins to ensure the survival of only a small number of humans, and Eleanor and her friends uniting in the desperate hope to ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung AdultAdventure

(Dividing Eden #1)

A sweeping fantasy, by the bestselling author of The Testing, about two royal siblings forced to compete for the crown. Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances — and rivals — can be deceiving. When Eden’s king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

(The Wings of War #3)

The Monster of Karth has risen once more. Quin Tern has met his fate, and his council has born the price of crossing Raz i'Syul Arro. Now, as the cruel walls of Azbar fade into the winter storms at his back, Raz rides north, seeking to take the High Priest Talo Brahnt up on an offer he never should have refused. The path Raz has chosen, though, is a bloody one, and before long he and his new companions find themselves pitted against hardships they can neither anticipate nor ignore. As man and ... [read more]

Fantasy

World Fantasy Award nominee 2018. British Fantasy Award 2018 (the August Derleth Award). One man’s thrilling journey through an enchanted world to find his wife, who has disappeared after seemingly committing an unforgiveable act of violence, from the award-winning author of the The Devil in Silver and Big Machine. “If the literary gods mixed together Haruki Murakami and Ralph Ellison... the result would be Victor LaValle.” — Anthony Doerr Apollo Kagwa has had strange dreams that ... [read more]

Fantasy

A new voice in the tradition of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor comes a fantastic, boundary-challenging tale, set in a South African locale both familiar and yet utterly new, which braids elements of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark humor In South Africa, the future looks promising. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. And in the bustling coastal town of Port ... [read more]

Fantasy

(Monsters of Verity #2)

The sequel to Victoria Schwab’s #1 New York Times–bestselling This Savage Song. August Flynn and Kate Harker lead the battle between humans and monsters in a thrilling urban fantasy that will appeal to fans of Holly Black and Laini Taylor. Nearly six months after August and Kate were first thrown together in a plot to start a war, Kate is hunting monsters in Prosperity while August fights to keep V-City from collapsing into chaos. But when a new kind of monster appears — one who feeds on ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultUrban Fantasy