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1st September – Climbing the Ranks #3 by Tao Wong
Sci-Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation, LitRPG
Nothing beginner in this challenge.
For Arthur, climbing the beginner Tower of Malaysia was a way out, a chance to escape the grinding poverty of a future with no jobs. It’s a chance to make something of himself. Then he received a Clan seal, became a leader by accident, and most importantly, became responsible for others.
Now he’s finding his footing, cutting deals and making promises, fending off tongs, triads, and deep-rooted power players. What he isn’t expecting is that his designation as a Clan Head means something to the Tower too. All his research, all his planning, is going to go out the window as he faces the final challenge. One made all the more difficult by his new role.
Good news though, if he survives, there’s a lot to be gained.
If he survives.
1st September – System Architect: Integration by A. T. Hawkins
LitRPG
Eddy messed up.
Not the minor sort like flubbing a presentation at work but the really serious kind that ruins lives.
You see, Eddy wished to have a system while he was drunk out of his mind. Now he’s back in his past staring down the end of the world.
That system he wanted?
Well, now he’s got to build it himself and he’s only got 15 years to do it. To make matters worse, the changes he needs to make are expensive.
Of course, there’s a way.
All it will cost is making the impending disaster he caused even worse!
1st September – The Last Ballad of Hope (A Time of Dragons #3) by Philip C. Quaintrell
Epic Fantasy
DEATH CANNOT HOLD HIM—THAT’S WHAT THEY SAID.
AND THEY WERE RIGHT…Evil has been made manifest, returned from shadow and madness. Try as they might, those who would be heroes could not prevent the return of The Dark One.
In the shattering aftermath, the survivors have but one hunt down what cannot be killed. Cob, the ranger—the cursed—must find his quarry before the enemy makes his first move. By his side rides Androma, fearless and unyielding. They must succeed. To fail would doom the realm to a new war, a war without end.
But in a world slipping into darkness, not all hope is lost.
A time of dragons is yet to come. Joran Pendain must shoulder the weight of that destiny, but he need not shoulder it alone anymore. In the depths of Azad-guul, where only despair might breed, Joran’s path crossed with that of a dragon egg—his egg.
Theirs was not the only path to cross, however.
True to his word, Baelon Vos—Dragonlord—would make Joran a Rider worthy of legend—if he could survive the training. Baelon’s designs for the world have been years in the making, and Joran might just be the missing piece to bring it all together. Or bring it all down.
And beneath the waves, the ocean races stir, the currents swelling with revolution and the hope of freedom. Kitrana Voden, a battle maiden of the Swordsworn and proud Nimean, must find her way back to the people of Nimala before extinction drowns them all—before the oldest demon from the oldest world awakens from its slumber.
Above or below, it matters not to The Dark One. He is not afraid to be called evil. If evil could not be corrupted, bound, or destroyed, then he would gladly endure the title, if only to weed out the beasts that clothe themselves as men.
HE IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE. HE IS NOT A HERO.
JUST A MAN—wHO REFUSED TO DIE.
2nd September – The Execution of Rooker Flynn (Locke Institute #3) by A. R. Witham
Epic Fantasy
He’s not a hero—he’s an outlaw with 13 death sentences.
It’s time to pay the hangman.
Gerba Whipmarples has won.
The prison revolt has failed, the escape plan has been crushed, and the perpetrators have been captured. The headmistress has stolen Nepenthe from Jack, and Rooker has sacrificed his one true love, the Venture Brigand, to save his friend’s life. At long last, there is nothing left for Gerba to do but make sure the greedy pirate pays for his crimes at the end of a noose.
Welcome to Rooker Flynn’s final day at the Locke Institute.
2nd September – Tipori (Tales From Dessos #1) by Cindy L Sell
Romance
A champion pit fighter crowned king of slavers.
A military leader collared and made to kneel.
An attraction of opposing forces that could topple an empire.
For six long months, Mascha has tried and failed to break his new slave, former Commander Maralla Evallier. While he dreads resorting to crueler tactics, his employer grows impatient, and rumors of the slave’s defiance threaten all that Mascha has built.
Maralla would rather die than be wrapped in chains again. Determined to return to her people and the war in which her family was killed, she nearly succeeds in fleeing Mascha’s palace, but a stroke of ill fortune places her back in her captor’s arms—a place she loathes more than anything, until an act of compassion permits a glimpse behind the slaver’s mask.
Despite the damage she’s done to his reputation, Mascha can’t help but admire Maralla’s cunning wit and tactical mind. When his employer gives him an ultimatum—break the unbreakable or forfeit his seat at the top of their empire—Mascha strikes a deal with Maralla. She’ll play the perfect slave, and he’ll help her return home after her sale. But as their shared animosity crumbles into a dangerous attraction, Mascha learns the only thing more precious than his fortune is the woman he has promised to save.
3rd September – Tanner’s Place by Caleb Clark
Epic Fantasy, Horror
Looking for a clean start far from the modernity of the city, Esha and her bodyguard Nur’rosh have taken a new job. Far to the north, the pair finds themselves in a rundown village called Tanner’s Place, and it’s clear the townsfolk aren’t fond of outsiders.
On the night of the Reaper’s Moon, Esha and Nur must fend off the faceless demons in the woods and the ones they carry within. But nobody leaves Tanner’s Place alive. In fact, no one leaves at all.
3rd September – The Crucifix by Naomi Cashman
Horror
There are always two sides to everyone … Some people are just good at keeping their sinful side hidden.
Something dark and sinister lurks in the musty hallways and abandoned rooms of the Convent of Mercy. The now defunct orphanage, with its history of odd occurrences and murderous deeds, draws tourists with a taste for the macabre. But what if the stories that have been whispered about by the locals are true?
In 1865, orphaned Katherine is sent to live at the convent where fear rules. Nobody will speak of the odd occurrences – an organ playing in the dead of night; fresh graves dug beneath her window; and the Reverend Mother’s bizarre obsession with an ornate crucifix. Worse still, girls who are summoned to her office are never seen again. And when Katherine attracts the attention of the malevolent Sister Nora, her survival seems unlikely.
Katherine’s quest to uncover the truth exposes her to unspeakable evil. Will she resist the darkness that festers in her soul or will she succumb to the unholy power of the crucifix?
4th September – The Assassin’s Wrath (Legends of the Shadow #2) by R.S. Moule
Epic Fantasy
A master assassin. A fugitive prince. An impossible quest—to hunt a dragon.
When a magical storm tears their ship to pieces, legendary assassin Locan A’Shadow and his companion, Cetrik, stagger ashore in a ruthless and broken land.
The rulers of Paleir once commanded mighty sea dragons, forging an island of warring kingdoms into a proud and prosperous nation. Now, Paleir’s cities lie in ruins. No dragon has been seen there for centuries…
Until now.
There are rumours of huge, winged shapes in the night. When a local lord captures Cetrik and Locan, he offers them only one chance of freedom—they must find a dragon and bring him its scales, so he can bind it to serve him and unite Paleir again.
Cetrik is eager for adventure, but Locan has been caught in the games of kings before. And he knows they always end in blood.
They set out into the wilderness, to hunt a creature of myth. But when a deadly magical conspiracy is revealed, can they find what they seek before an ancient evil is unleashed on their world?
5th September – To Touch a Silent Fury (The Bride of Eavenfold #1) by R A Sandpiper
Epic Fantasy, Romance
She rides to claim her fate, he flies to burn it down.
As the only woman in the Moontouched Brotherhood, Tani studies on the haughty island of Eavenfold surrounded by men who see her as an ill omen at best. Her Fate Ceremony is only days away, offering five possible escapes from the storm-locked island, but each with their own consequences.
Lang, an insubordinate Crown Prince, holds the reins to one of the few true dragons left in the world. Sent to Eavenfold on a diplomatic mission by his warmongering father, he watches as the Brothers bestow a rare and unwanted Marriage Fate on Tani. Already her touch magic alarms him, but if she succeeds and marries the victor of the upcoming tournament, her power could topple empires.
They both arrive at the games. Her, to claim her Fate. Him, to destroy it by any means possible.
7th September – A Queen in Blood (Warriors of Spirit and Bone #3) by Nick Snape
Epic Fantasy, Grimdark
Not all heroes carry swords…
As the invasion of Brandshold begins, the realm is haunted by the Infected ‒ devastated and spirit-poisoned townsfolk who hunger for flesh and souls to salve their pain. When the city of Jense falls to a wave of bloody teeth and foul claws, the Constructor’s Emperor strikes, shattering city walls with his newly awakened artifice dragon, and the dreaded Kraken soulship.
Forced to turn to the reviled Unspoken, the queen sends her army to rescue the heretic city of Anvil, while the Seven Houses finally reveal their soul-magic to defend the realm.
For a queen bathed in the blood of her own people, hope lies in the alchemy of the meisters, a traitorous mechanical dragon, and loyal but broken soldiers.
Yet Sura retains faith in Laoch, believing he will return with a weapon like no other, as the final battle for the souls of the realm nears its catastrophic end.
For peace can only be forged by the spirits of the fallen.
12th September – Drawing Fire (Fire & Ice #2) by Kelly Scriven
YA, Gaslamp
With the world catching fire, one wrong choice could send her future up in smoke.
Sira’s final year at the Academy was supposed to be log her flight hours, keep her head down, and graduate with her friends. But outside the capital, unrest is brewing. The Fae have come out of hiding, villages are burning, and fear is turning people against anyone with unregistered magic.
When tragedy strikes the King’s Faire, Sira realizes nowhere is safe, not even Belcester. To protect those she loves, and to guard her own secrets, she joins a group set on exposing the truth about the so-called Fae threat. The deeper she digs, the darker the shadows becomeand the more distance grows between her and the people she trusts most.
As sweeping new laws tighten their grip on the kingdom, Sira is forced to her future, her friendships, or the truth. But some truths can’t be outrun, and nothing will ever be the same.
15th September – Reckoning (Songs of Chaos #4) by Michael R Miller
Epic Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
Winter. War. Chaos.
As Elder turns against Elder and riders clash, Holt and Ash fight to protect the people of the Fae Forest as Thrall seeks to blight every creature within it. On the front lines their only real aid comes from Holt’s new lunar blade, and a dangerous new ally whose claws cut both ways.
In the west, Athra and Risalia have dragged Talia into war. She can’t bring peace without pain; told she can’t be a rider and a queen; torn beyond duty and her dream beyond the dream. There are no good options, not without becoming the monster her enemies claim her to be.
Rake and Osric have missions of their own, one to right their past, the other to confront it. Both will step out of the known world, to the Green Sea of the east and beyond the desert’s end; both hunted by new scourge of immense power and skill.
Few will survive.
The reckoning has come.
16th September – Set in Stone by Niranjan K
Romance
Nothing is set in stone, but time is running out.
Aspen has been an assassin for the rebels fighting against the tyrant Draven. Though lacking in magic, she makes up for it with her skills and magical weapons. When a mission goes awry, putting her in Draven’s sights, she has no choice but to run.
But Draven is the tyrant who has already conquered the world and has destroyed half of it. His magic has no limits, and she has no magic at all. Capture is as inevitable as her eventual fate as an assassin eliminating his enemies.
An obscure prophecy offers a chance for escape, not just for her but the entire world. It comes with a heavy price, however. Can Aspen accept her soulmate bond with Draven to change both their destinies or will she give into her hatred and destroy herself and the world’s only chance of salvation?
22nd September – AfterDark (Witches and Wolves #1) by Miriam Yvette
Urban Fantasy, Romance
Wolves haven’t stepped in San Francisco for over 100 years.It’s not rocket science. I’m the reason why.
Vina craves a wild summer escape, but the hopeless romantic and coffee aesthete is the Bearer of Red, and Bearers of Red never leave the lines of San Francisco. One innocent coffee trip traps a dispassionate wolf shifter in her mom’s bookstore. If Vina doesn’t get him out of San Francisco, she may risk losing her five-year plan to a loveless marriage with the wolf who caused this mess.
Don’t step a paw in San Francisco. That’s all Dante had to do. Now he’s held captive by one of his most nefarious rivals—witches.
26th September – Queen of Thorns (Servants of the Moon and Sun #5) by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann
Epic Fantasy
Join Canin and his party of fellow Elenite (half-Human, half-Fairy) Thorn Brothers and Thorn Maidens as they complete their revenge mission in a nearby Human village.
They’re after a man who killed his wife years before. Canin had sworn to protect the wife, and was trying to help her escape to the safety of the Exile Forest. The husband also led a group who massacred those from the Forest who came looking for Canin when he fled in shame (leading to him meeting Talia and her party in Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm, Book One of this series).
After they find their vengeance, follow them as they rescue a sizeable group of weary and wary displaced Human women and children and convince the group to trust them and accompany them home to the Exile Forest.
Sadly, not everything is as it seems in the Sanctuary village once they arrive. There’s a traitor in their midst!
War with the Human King and his Lions (evil Elenite blood users) is about to break out, and, as usual, Canin and his wife (the Fairy soldier Spearhead) find themselves in the middle of all the conflict, fighting for a safe home for their adopted daughter, the ever-growing baby Aurora.
27th September – Of Sorrow and Ashes (Eileerean Saga) by Bella Dunn
Epic Fantasy
What would you sacrifice for peace?
Deremir Seanatyr wishes for nothing more than to leave his past behind and start a new life.
As he sails away from Atheatis with no plans to return, he meets with an old childhood friend who bears a tragic past.
Sea Captain Lenna Yelmaris is on a secret quest to find a mysterious sorceress who may grant her the deepest wish of her heart, but she needs Deremir’s help to face untold dangers.
But is he truly prepared to face what he has buried in his own heart?
Can one truly run away from fate?
30th September – Die Slow (Runeborn #2) by Morgan Shank
Epic Fantasy, Grimdark
The Runemasters are purged. The Hound, the Tower’s secret weapon, is buried under rubble in the ocean. Most importantly, the mainlanders who ended the Runemasters—Magon, Seneka, High Priest Oath, Itula, and Princess Elthren—survived the ordeal.
However, Princess Elthren suffered great loss, and she will never be the same. Itula drained her magic, and she now faces exile from both her tribe and the Freytilians. High Priest Oath drew unwanted attention to his bloodstone, which might be linked to untold horror. Seneka and Magon, newly knighted, face enemies at home and within the Lhorian court.
Worse yet is the Great War, an apocalypse the Runemasters would’ve sparked. Their efforts revealed the weaknesses underlying every nation, and now, wolves are gathering to feed. Dark powers rise, challenging Freytilia’s resolve, and at the heart of it all, the Tower grows its influence.
In the calm before the storm, it becomes apparent that Freytilia has already changed…and its future looks terrifying.
30th September – Children of the Gods (Age of Fire #1) by S.A. Klopfenstein
Epic Fantasy
May the world be brighter for our burning.
At the edge of a war-torn world ruled by the Attican Empire and their fearsome Dragonmounts, the fate of nations falls upon a few individual destinies. A shaman. A huntress. A soldier. And a rebel spy.
The Faltari people are special, gifted by the gods with abilities beyond mortal men. Yet, they have chosen a life of peace and seclusion. As Malik comes of age, he longs for more than the life of a village shaman. More than the future that stands before him on the Isle of Faltara. His best friend Riese is torn between a life of duty, and the destiny that lingers in the back of her mind.
But there are secrets on their island. Secrets that have sustained their people over the centuries. And when the truth comes to light, Malik and Riese must reckon with their people’s shrouded past, and a destiny that will demand more of them than they ever imagined.
Across the world, Urla has sacrificed everything for the expansion of the Attican Empire, but a secret mission to the mysterious Isle of Faltara will force her to confront the brutal truth about the nation she serves.
And born in the wake of a failed uprising, Ava has grown up in the shadow of her people’s conquerors, but the key to the empire’s power may finally be within her grasp. If she can uncover the source of the empire’s dragons, her parent’s rebellion may finally stand a chance.
Worlds will collide. Fire will reign. All must choose a side. So begins the Age of Fire.
30th September – Of Mages and Makers by Rel Carroll
Romance, Gaslamp
Mr. Art Keays has one goal in to appear as useless as possible. But when his sister recklessly unveils a dangerous new invention at the Maker Exhibitions, an elite competition for the coveted title of maker, and her blueprints are stolen, Art is forced to intervene or risk losing everything he pretends not to care about. With an unwelcome mage looking over his shoulder and a looming timeline to find and return the blueprints to the queen, all clues point to a suspicious carriage conveying a most delightful obstacle.
Miss Audrey Clune longs to be Robin Renegade, the fearless heroine from the old adventure stories. In real life, however, her choices are rather limited. Before accepting a sudden proposal from the man of her grandmother’s choosing, Audrey sets out on one last journey to visit her beloved aunt. But when her carriage is ambushed by two mysterious highwaymen, she embraces a novel world of industry and magic with opportunity for adventure far greater than she imagined.
As both Audrey and Art playact different roles in society, the “honest truth” is a precious commodity, especially when dangerous secrets come to light and power has terrible consequences.
30th September – The Reckoning of Heirs (The Mexica Chronicles #2) by Amilea Perez
Epic Fantasy, Romance
Reckoning is coming.
The promise for war has been forged and sealed by a simple request. Metztli Amos, as her prize for competing in and winning the Tournament of Heirs, is granted her sacred wish for destruction.
War has always been inevitable. For the first time in millennia, the god’s reign trembles beneath the weight of a promise made by a mortal princess—driven only by her thirst for vengeance and justice.
But fury cannot win this war on its own.
To stand against the divine and fulfill her brother’s last wish, Metztli Amos must forge alliances in the most unlikely of places and gather strength from those who have long since lost hope.
Will she dare to follow a path into forbidden territory, where secrets lie buried beneath tradition and blood? Can she find the strength to ignite a rebellion and awaken a war the gods never thought possible?
There is only one thing that remains certain for the victor of The Tournament of Heirs.
Sacrifices must be made.