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1st June – Tides of Blood and War (A Time of Dragons #4) by Philip C. Quaintrell
Epic Fantasy
THE LAST BALLAD OF HOPE HAS BEEN HEARD AGAIN.
A SONG THOUGHT BURIED. A PROMISE THOUGHT BROKEN.
A FEW BRAVE SOULS HAVE DARED TO STAND AGAINST EVIL.
A CURSE PLAGUING GENERATIONS HAS FINALLY SHATTERED.
WHAT OF IT?
The Dark One cannot be stopped.
After thousands of years in shadow, Skara Pendain has claimed the name as he would a crown. And with it he has gained the throne of Erador. The east has fallen. The realm of men now bends to his will… or breaks beneath it.
With Baelon Vos cast down, the Dragon Riders—once the last shield of the realm—are his to command. Their fire, their fury, an extension of his dominion. From horizon to horizon, Skara’s rule is absolute.
All but one.
In the south, the Kedradi of Qalanqathrefuse to kneel. They do not hide. They do not yield. They are hunters. Drawing Skara’s armies into a trap, they prepare for a clash that will decide the fate of Verda itself. Led by Kassanda Grey and Joran Pendain, the survivors of Skara’s wrath place their faith in the few Riders who still remember their oaths…
…in those who might yet bring about a Time of Dragons.
It is only a vision.
Seen by ten thousand eyes. Paid for with ten thousand lives.
A future that could be—not one that will be.
Because the board is breaking.
While Baelon Vos searches in the dark for a relic that could turn the tide of war, and new heroes draw their line in the hot sands of Kanofell, something far older has awakened.
Something no one can command, not even Daijen Saeth.
The Dragon Lord. The first of his kind.
Malliath.
Freed from the Shadow Realm, the ancient black dragon breathes the air of Verda once more. He remembers it all.
The betrayal.
The chains.
His heart now beats to the ancient song of vengeance.
Skara must turn from conquest to survival. His throne can wait. His war cannot. For what comes next is not a battle for kingdoms…
…but a reckoning.
A duel of man and beast.
Rider against dragon.
And this time, there will be no victor.
Only Death—at last stepping onto the board, to claim them all.
1st June – Death Show Colossus by Bill Adams
Sci-Fantasy
20 Climbers. 20 Watchers. 5 Hunters. 1 Colossus.
After both their parents die during the live broadcast of the Tournament of the Colossus, Quinne promises to always keep Benn safe. Even from the deadly Hunters who scour the slums for those who can wield magic. But when Benn’s rare ability manifests during a public confrontation, the Hunters see them for what they truly are: riveting contestants.
Quinne will be a Climber, where she’ll be chased by Hunters and mechanized monstrosities through a trapped forest before attempting to climb a thousand-foot-tall destructive god. And Benn will be her Watcher, as his consciousness will be transferred into nothing more than a glorified camera in the form of a metal bird.
The odds of survival are low, the likelihood of death and blood great. Tune in today, for this Tournament will be a ratings juggernaut!
3rd June – ShadowVein (A Schism of Souls #2) by Cal Logan
Epic Fantasy
From the ashes of the old, the Shin-Kami will rise.
The cult behind the demons’ resurgence is defeated, their leader slain and their remaining numbers scattered. But every victory comes at a cost. And that victory will amount to nothing unless Shura can destroy the demons at the source of their power. All that stands in her way are two kings foolish enough to have made an enemy of her. Their betrayal will not go unpunished.
Before she can embark on the road to vengeance, she must bring an entire kingdom to heel, but Ōkoku’s noble clans will not be coerced so easily.
Jin wanders Kinza’s streets, bitter and broken, awaiting the darkness that will consume the world. He knows the prophecy. There is no hope. And even if there was, these people don’t deserve salvation. They deserve to burn. Or so he tells himself in an effort to escape the truth—that he may still have something left to fight for.
While Shura sets her schemes in motion and Jin wallows in sorrow, a shadow stirs within the city’s slums. Whispers of a score to be settled drift upon the winter wind. It’s possible the Shin-Kami are truly defeated, these whispers merely a dying echo. It’s also possible that, in a reckless gambit for retribution, the surviving cultists have summoned an evil so terrible, so ravenous, that even the demon lords of the deepest hells dare not set it free.
9th June – From the Depths (Of Mountains and Seas #2) by Emily Renk Hawthorne
Urban Fantasy
In the wake of a failed coup, peace comes at a cost.
A new regime enforces order by erasing the memories of every Shifter.
But Nivi remembers everything.
Immune to the memory-wiping tincture that silenced her kind, Nivi carries the weight of the past alone. Her powers set her apart, but so does the truth she can’t forget. Once again, Nivi finds herself isolated from her family and friends, and something begins to fracture, within herself and within the forest of her hometown Yuras.
Strange happenings are accumulating. A road of abandoned homes in Yuras. A missing crabbing crew in Alaska. A student abduction at the local Shifter school.
With danger creeping closer and reality unraveling for both Shifters and Statics, will the fight for what’s been lost be worth unearthing truths they fear?
11th June – A Dragon, a Gargoyle, and a Faery Live by the Sword (Dragon and Gargoyle #5) by Lisa Barry and Nicole DragonBeck
Urban Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy
Losing a legendary magical weapon, especially one that could level half of Ireland, was not in the daily battle plan.
Detectives Aiden Moss and Loch Doyle are back, and things are about to explode. When a mythical blade is swiped from right under their noses, the Keepers of the Peace and Order of Chroniclers goes full Code Red.
The dragon and gargoyle must navigate ancient rivalries, modern magical bureaucracy, and a series of riddles – which were definitely not meant to be cracked by law enforcement – to retrieve the sword before chaos is unleashed.
With a vampire security whiz, a witch with a green thumb, and a faery who’s as much trouble as he is sparkles, Aiden and Loch are in a race to catch the thief before the sword turns a city into a crater, and their careers into toast (and that’s not the delicious kind with eggs and bacon).
15th June – Makerborn (Maladies of Empire #1) by Daymon Ashcord
Epic Fantasy, Grimdark
The God War is over. An empire built on suffering, slavery, and betrayal remains…
In the fractured lands of the Salvian Empire, the Great Houses rule through blood and fear. For years, Alandra Phoenyka has hunted powerful Sonomancers in the empire’s name, paid in empty promises that her stolen daughter would be returned. Each step forward demands another compromise. Another betrayal. Another piece of herself lost.
When those promises turn to treachery, she is forced to take matters into her own hands and risk everything to reclaim her child.
In the empire’s mining camps, Bez Windstrider has endured years of torture and brutal experimentation. Broken but unyielding, he clings to one purpose: vengeance. The men who murdered his parents will pay, and their deaths will complete the ritual needed to free his parents’ souls from damnation.
But the deeper his grief cuts, the more he becomes something far more dangerous, for himself and for the empire.
As their paths draw closer, the buried truths of the God War begin to surface. What begins as two personal vendettas threatens to unravel something far greater than either of them can control.
Because empires do not fall quietly.
And the gods that shaped them are not as dead as they seem.
16th June – A Murder Most Fungal (The Hofman Report) by Adrian M. Gibson
Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fantasy
In the aftermath of the “Fuyu Massacre,” riots and whispers of revolution continue to plague the Hōpponese capital of Neo Kinoko. As a result, the iron grip of a foreign military occupation tightens day by day. Amidst this, Pocho Jiro, a once-renowned makizushi chef, has chosen to cook for Duncan MacArthur—the Coprinian Military Governor in Hōppon—as his personal chef… and indentured servant.
A run-in with dangerous fungal gangsters sets off a chain of events that Pocho cannot escape from. He’s left with two choices: Assassinate MacArthur, or watch his beloved sister die in front of his eyes. Will Pocho take up his knife and prepare MacArthur’s final meal?
16th June – Squad Games #1 by Jamie Edmundson
Grimdark, LitRPG
Gal’azu. A new, unexplored world.
A fresh start. And a last chance.
Lothar ‘Stiff’ Sauer is a mercenary captain. Unfortunately, he has no mercenaries left. He never caught a break in the old world. Maybe in Gal’azu, he’ll finally achieve the success he craves.
But he soon finds out things aren’t going to be easy. Starting at the bottom rung, he can only recruit the mercenaries no one else wants. The feckless; criminals, and noobs; the unhinged. Can Lothar build his squad into something to be proud of? Or will this be yet another, and final, failure?
16th June – Rising Gale (Song of the Damned #2) by Z.B. Steele
Sword & Sorcery
My execution draws near…
The noose beckons. My days dwindle. And still, my story is unfinished.
Tears are left to be shed. Blood has yet to be spilled. Lend me your ear once more to hear of sins and failures. Of swords and shadows. Of violet lightning and black blood.
For it was I who began the war of the gods.