If you like dragons, I have lots of good news for you this month!
The audiobook edition of <em>Dragon Blade</em> that I've been promising you is here. If you don't have an Audible account yet, you can get the first book in the series free when you sign up for a 30-day free trial.
<em>Dragon Justice</em>, which is set in the same world as the War of the Blades books and shares some of the same characters, released in e-book format on March 1st.
To celebrate both of these new releases, the Dragon Fate e-book is FREE right now at Amazon and Apple.
In the unlikely event that someone's somehow managed to miss my self-promo up until now, I'll give you what passes for the short version:
I have a completed duology out, the War of the Blades. They were written to be the sort of light, heroic fantasy that I wanted to read - the kind of books that wouldn't think of stealing your hopes and dreams or leaving your faith in humanity slowly bleeding out in the alleyway behind the library. The story follows a war hero recently separated from military service with few other skills, but with a talent for finding things, who goes looking for what to do with his life and gets something very different from what he expects. There's a bit of magic, a few sword fights, a little intrigue, and sometimes-sarcastic talking dragons.
Dragon Justice is set in the same world, but follows a different main character and is a little darker in places. It's not exactly "Book 3", but it's best read after the War of the Blades books.
If other people's opinions matter to you when choosing books, Dragon Fate held the #1 spot on Amazon's YA Sword and Sorcery bestseller list for a few brief, glorious days back in December of 2013, and both War of the Blades books spent about 18 months straight on that list's top 100. The 10,000 or so people who've bought them seem to have enjoyed them, since they both have cumulative star ratings above 4 stars on Amazon. Bob Milne of <em>Beauty in Ruins</em> recently reviewed <em>Dragon Fate</em> as part of Mark Lawrence's Great Self-Published Fantasy Blog-off, and called it "An all-round solid read..." and "...the kind of fantasy that appeals to me the most, that resonates most deeply in my imagination, and entertains me at the highest level...".
If the books sound like the kind of thing you'd like to read, you can sample and/or purchase them at any of the links below. If you are playing the r/Fantasy 2015 Book Bingo Challenge and need to fill some last-minute slots, you might be interested in knowing that the books are eligible in multiple categories:
Novel by an AMA Author; Novel from the Underrated/Underread List; Self-published Novel; and, in all likelihood, Novel That You First Heard of From an r/Fantasy Member. Dragon Fate is also eligible for the Debut Novel square.
Dragon Fate Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Scribd | Audible
Dragon Blade Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Scribd | Audible
Dragon Justice Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple
I have lots of great news this week!
The audiobook edition of <em>Dragon Blade</em> that I've been promising you is here. If you don't have an Audible account yet, you can get the first book in the series free when you sign up for a 30-day free trial.
<em>Dragon Justice</em>, which is set in the same world as the War of the Blades books and shares some of the same characters, releases in e-book format on March 1st - it's on sale right now for only $2.99 , but goes up to the regular price, $4.99, at the end of the week.
To celebrate both of these new releases, the Dragon Fate e-book is FREE right now at Amazon, Kobo, and Apple.
In the unlikely event that someone's somehow managed to miss my self-promo up until now, I'll give you what passes for the short version:
I have a completed duology out, the War of the Blades. They were written to be the sort of light, heroic fantasy that I wanted to read - the kind of books that wouldn't think of stealing your hopes and dreams or leaving your faith in humanity slowly bleeding out in the alleyway behind the library. The story follows a war hero recently separated from military service with few other skills, but with a talent for finding things, who goes looking for what to do with his life and gets something very different from what he expects. There's a bit of magic, a few sword fights, a little intrigue, and sometimes-sarcastic talking dragons.
Dragon Justice is set in the same world, but follows a different main character and is a little darker in places. It's not exactly "Book 3", but it's best read after the War of the Blades books.
If other people's opinions matter to you when choosing books, Dragon Fate held the #1 spot on Amazon's YA Sword and Sorcery bestseller list for a few brief, glorious days back in December of 2013, and both War of the Blades books spent about 18 months straight on that list's top 100. The 10,000 or so people who've bought them seem to have enjoyed them, since they both have cumulative star ratings above 4 stars on Amazon. Bob Milne of <em>Beauty in Ruins</em> recently reviewed <em>Dragon Fate</em> as part of Mark Lawrence's Great Self-Published Fantasy Blog-off, and called it "An all-round solid read..." and "...the kind of fantasy that appeals to me the most, that resonates most deeply in my imagination, and entertains me at the highest level...".
If the books sound like the kind of thing you'd like to read, you can sample and/or purchase them at any of the links below. If you are playing the r/Fantasy 2015 Book Bingo Challenge, you might be interested in knowing that the books are eligible in multiple categories:
Novel by an AMA Author; Novel from the Underrated/Underread List; Self-published Novel; and, in all likelihood, Novel That You First Heard of From an r/Fantasy Member. Dragon Fate is also eligible for the Debut Novel square.
Dragon Fate Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Scribd | Audible
Dragon Blade Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Scribd | Audible
Dragon Justice Amazon (universal link) | B&N | Kobo | Apple