Risingshadow: October 2016 Edition

J. D. Jordan's Calamity: Being an Account of Calamity Jane and Her Gunslinging Green Man was published by Heliosphere Books in September 2016. Information about J. D. Jordan: JD Jordan lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Ellie, and a whole bunch of kids. He’s a huge scifi nerd but, despite the contents of this novel, never purposefully sat down to watch or read a Western until the Green Man rode into his imagination. Now he can’t get enough of them. Calamity is his first ... [read more]

Léon Bloy's The Tarantulas' Parlor and Other Unkind Tales will be published by Snuggly Books in October 2016. Information about Léon Bloy: Léon Bloy (1846-1917) was a French writer and journalist who was the author of essays, novels, short stories as well as a diary in eight volumes. In 1867 he made the acquaintance of Jules-Amadée Barbey d'Aurevilly, who not only stoked up his literary ambitions but was also responsible for his conversion to ardent Catholicism. Although primarily ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Mark A. Latham. This guest post is part of the The 'Alternate Reality' Blog Tour. Mark A. Latham is a writer, editor, history nerd, frustrated grunge singer and amateur baker from Staffordshire, UK. A recent immigrant to rural Nottinghamshire, he lives in a very old house (sadly not haunted), and is still regarded in the village as a foreigner. He is the author of The Apollonian Casefiles series: The Lazarus Gate (Titan Books, 2015) ... [read more]

Anders Reemark's Mandigo and the Hellhounds was published by Elsewhen Press as an e-book in August 2016. The paperback edition will be published in September 2016. Information about Anders Reemark: Anders Reemark was born in 1980 in Denmark. After highschool and business school, Anders was employed by Danske Bank, where he still works. Anders and his wife and four-year-old daughter currently reside in a suburb of Copenhagen together with a cat called Mouse(!) Always an avid reader, Anders ... [read more]

Peter Morfoot's Impure Blood was published by Titan Books in April 2016. Information about Peter Morfoot: Peter Morfoot has written a number of plays and sketch shows for BBC radio and TV and is the author of the acclaimed satirical novel, Burksey. He has lectured in film, holds a PhD in Art History, and has spent thirty years exploring the life, art and restaurant tables of the French Riviera, the setting for his series of crime novels featuring Captain Paul Darac of Nice's Brigade ... [read more]

Mark Howard Jones' Dreamglass Days was published by ISMs Press in July 2016. 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 website. Information about Dreamglass Days: These 17 stories were ... [read more]

Jonathan Huls' Ayahuasca was published in September 2016. Information about Jonathan Huls: Jonathan Huls has a permanent home in San Diego with his wife, Brigette, but they travel the world extensively at every moment they can. They can be sighted attending the World Cup, relaxing on the beaches of Colombia, eating ceviche in Peru, or climbing the various rock formations throughout the world. Click here to visit his official website. Information about Ayahuasca: Best friends since ... [read more]

Conrad Williams' Sonata of the Dead was published by Titan Books in July 2016. Information about Conrad Williams: Conrad Williams is the author of seven novels, four novellas and a collection of short stories. One was the winner of the August Derleth award for Best Novel (British Fantasy Awards 2010), while The Unblemished won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel in 2007 (he beat the shortlisted Stephen King on both occasions). He won the British Fantasy Award for Best ... [read more]

The Private Life of Elder Things will be launched by The Alchemy Press in September 2016 (as part of the FantasyCon 2016 activities). It contains stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald. Information about the authors: Adam Gauntlett has loved horror ever since reading Stoker’s Dracula, given as a Christmas present. Thank you Santa, whoever you were! It was part of a packet of cheap paperbacks that Santa happened to be giving away down at Sandys Boat Club, but only ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Seth Skorkowsky. About Seth Skorkowsky: Seth Skorkowsky is a writer that gravitates to the darker sides of fantasy, preferring horror and pulp heroes over knights in shining armor. He is the author of Dämoren and Hounacier, both titles in the Valducan series. Seth has also released two sword-and-sorcery collections in the Black Raven series, Mountain of Daggers and Sea of Quills. He lives in Flower Mound, Texas. Seth Skorkowsky's ... [read more]

Peter S. Beagle's Summerlong will be published by Tachyon Publications in September 2016. Information about Peter S. Beagle: Peter S. Beagle is the best-selling author of The Last Unicorn, which has sold a reported five million copies since its initial publication in 1968. His other novels include A Fine & Private Place, The Innkeeper's Song, and Tamsin. His short fiction has been collected in four volumes by Tachyon Publications, including The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche, The Line ... [read more]

(The Gender Game #1)

For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent comes a story like no other... A toxic river divides nineteen-year-old Violet Bates's world by gender. Women rule the East. Men rule the West. Welcome to the lands of Matrus and Patrus. Ever since the disappearance of her beloved younger brother, Violet's life has been consumed by an anger she struggles to control. Already a prisoner to her own nation, now she has been sentenced to death for her crimes. But one decision could save her life. To ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung AdultDystopia

(Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #2)

Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #2: Thunder and Shadow. Includes a double-sided jacket with a bonus poster! Nearly a moon has passed since Alderpaw returned from his journey to SkyClan’s gorge, where he found the territory taken over by rogues. Now the same vicious cats that drove out SkyClan have traced Alderpaw’s path back to the lake... and ShadowClan may be the next to fall. Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, this ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultCatsAnimal Fantasy

(The Last Kids on Earth #2)

The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies — but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose? Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster Rover need to get to the bottom of this. Along the way they encounter a lot more than they bargained for, including a ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung AdultHorror

(Bobiverse #1)

Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable ... [read more]

Science FictionSpace OperaArtificial Intelligence

(Wings of Fire: Winglets #4)

Thousands of years before the dragonets of destiny were hatched, another destiny began ... Foeslayer the NightWing and Prince Arctic of the IceWings are legendary. According to the myths, before they became the parents of Pyrrhia's most infamous dragon, Darkstalker, Foeslayer and the NightWings kidnapped an IceWing prince. The act set off a bitter rivalry between the tribes that lasted thousands of years. But it all started so simply: Foeslayer and Arctic fell in love. They just wanted to be together; instead, a runaway dragon became a fugitive -- and changed Pyrrhia forever. [read more]

FantasyDragonsMiddle Grade

(Randoms #2)

A science fiction superfan is heading back to space on a new mission to save Earth in this hilarious follow-up to the “exhilarating” (Booklist, starred review) Randoms.It’s difficult to return to Earth and live a simple, unadventurous life after having seen the wonders of the universe—especially when you find yourself with Smelly, a self-important artificial intelligence living in your head, reminding you how much of a primitive meat bag you are. But with Smelly’s help, Zeke is on his ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(The Babel Trilogy #2)

Young genius Morag Chen doesn’t believe in the supernatural. Or not until a thousand gods show up in front of her, appearing from a clear-blue sky. The Architects are terrifying, they’re hypnotically attractive, and they’re real — but what are they, and what do they want, and why have they stolen the mind of Daniel Calder, the person she is closest to? Ancient gods? Invading aliens? Everyone has a theory, but no one has guessed the truth. In this dark, suspenseful, mind-bending sequel ... [read more]

FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultAdventure

(Stalking Jack the Ripper #1)

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to ... [read more]

Young AdultHorror

(Afterlife Saga #9)

The Sands of Time are filled with dangers and new enemies to face. But for Keira to stand tall in a world she does not know, she must first brave the differences in loving the man she calls Draven and the man she must now call her King. Join Keira as she is thrown into an ancient time and faces her biggest challenge yet… How to get a Demon King to fall for a human girl he is forbidden to love. [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal RomanceVampires

(Michael Vey #6)

Michael and his friends try to recruit Hatch’s Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!Michael and the Electroclan are about to embark on their deadliest mission yet. Some of them may not make it back.The head of the resistance, known only as the voice, believes that the best way to wipe out the Elgen is to steal their money. That means capturing the Joule, the Elgen boat that ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(The Divine Dungeon #1)

A powerful dungeon. A sheep-herder turned Noble. Their path to ascendance through cultivation. Conquering dungeons and using them to grow has long been the most efficient way to become a powerful adventurer. The only thing keeping the process from being easy is the Beasts that inhabit these places. Questions plague those entering this particular place of power: Where do the ‘rewards’ of weapons, armor, and heavy gold coins come from? Why is a fluffy bunny charging at me? For abyss-sake, ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

(The Beginning After the End #4)

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]

Fantasy

(Expeditionary Force #3)

While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying assure hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been trapped on the planet they nicknamed 'Paradise'. The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can't do anything about it without endangering Earth. [read more]

Science Fiction

(The Runic Series #1)

Runic Awakening is the first book in the Runic series, a contemporary epic fantasy series set in the world of Doma, where magical engineers called Runics rule the land. They are equaled in power only by Weavers, men and women that can manipulate the very fabric of the universe with their wills.  Kalibar is the greatest of the Weavers, magic-wielding soldiers who defend the Empire. Long retired, he is content to spend his final days studying magic in solitude. So when he finds a boy named Kyle ... [read more]

FantasySword and Sorcery

(Jane Austen's Dragons: A Regency gaslamp dragon fantasy adventure #1)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a dragon. Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley has the good fortune to be in possession of the first English firedrake egg laid in a century. Or, at least, he was until some miscreant stole it. Mr. Darcy tracks the thief to Hertfordshire. Catching the thief, however, proves to be an entirely different kettle of brimstone, especially when he encounters fellow Dragon Keeper, Miss Elizabeth Bennet ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal RomanceHistorical FictionParanormal Fantasy

The chilling new ghost story from the author of Dark Matter. In 1935, young medic Stephen Pearce travels to India to join an expedition with his brother, Kits. The elite team of five will climb Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain and one of mountaineering's biggest killers. No one has scaled it before, and they are, quite literally, following in the footsteps of one of the most famous mountain disasters of all time - the 1907 Lyell Expedition. Five men lost their ... [read more]

Horror

(Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides #1)

Earth women better watch out. Things are about to heat up. NYT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, shows what happens when hot aliens looking for love land in Las Vegas, the city of decadence and sin. Mining ash on a remote planet where temperatures reach hellish degrees doesn't leave Kal (aka Spark) much room for dating. Lucky for this hard-working man, a new corporation, Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, is ready to help him find the girl of his dreams. Does it really matter that he lied ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceAlien Romance

(Stargazer Alien Mail Order Brides #2)

Nobody puts Georgia in a corner...Coolheaded Georgia Taylor dreams of becoming a police officer. But her orderly world goes into a tailspin when she and her friends answer an ad looking for egg donors and she winds up the intended bride of an honest-to-goodness alien. Georgia is convinced she can leave the brave new world behind and get back to her life plan, if she can just keep Rocky at arm’s length. If only he weren’t so infernally good-looking and thoughtful… Rocky is on Earth to fill ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceAlien Romance

(Pathfinder Tales)

Pathfinder is the world's bestselling tabletop roleplaying game — now adapted as a series of novels Shaia “Shy” Ratani is a clever rogue who makes her living outside of strictly legal methods. While hiding out in the frontier city of Yanmass, she accepts a job solving a nobleman’s murder, only to find herself sucked into a plot involving an invading centaur army that could see the whole city burned to the ground. Shy could stop that from happening, but doing so would involve ... [read more]

Fantasy

(Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides #2)

First, she'd have to believe he's an alien. Right now, she's taken to thinking he's crazy. NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow, shows what mischief happens when sexy aliens looking for love land in Las Vegas, the city of decadence and sin. Vin (aka Flame) can't believe he's in yet another holding cell. Stupid Earthlings wouldn't know fun if it bit them in the hindquarters. Speaking of fun, the hot little number who claims she's a guard at the jail has been making his body respond in ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceAlien Romance