In the world's future, there is one governing body. All individuals are given a mark on their right hand at birth so the government can monitor them. They are told to only trust technology and what it tells them. People are not taught they have a soul. They are unaware of the intense spiritual warfare occurring around them. The effort to collect human souls is a well-guarded state secret. People are encouraged to only worship a single religion. The worship of any other religion … [Read more...]
Dead Yet Dying by B. K. Brain
Daniel Speegs isn’t aware he was scheduled to die with his fiancée fifteen years ago. He’s spent the stolen time in an alcoholic blur, blaming himself for her death. When he realizes he can go back and save her he sets out on a fatal journey. But the power to change the past isn’t his to give. Not according to a murderer, a man determined to claim Dan’s mortal energy for himself, no matter the cost. Enter Shellandra Flack, agent of death. Dan’s existence has derailed the chain of causality … [Read more...]
Featured PermaFree eBook: Drasmyr by Matthew D. Ryan
About the Book Drasmyr is a story of adventure and derring-do that pits a one-thousand-year-old vampire against a wizards guild and a bounty hunter by the name of Coragan of Esperia, the man the guild has hired to help them. It is a dark fantasy that returns the reader to the vampire of old: a sinister, evil creature that does not sparkle, does not love, and does not lose. It begins simply enough, with a suspicious fire at the guild that leaves two men dead and one missing. But soon Coragan's … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Drasmyr by Matthew Ryan
Genre: dark fantasy, sword and sorcery Drasmyr is a story of adventure and derring-do that pits a one-thousand-year-old vampire against a wizards guild and a bounty hunter by the name of Coragan of Esperia, the man the guild has hired to help them. It is a dark fantasy that returns the reader to the vampire of old: a sinister, evil creature that does not sparkle, does not love, and does not lose. It begins simply enough, with a suspicious fire at the guild that leaves two men dead and one … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Matthew D. Ryan
About Matthew D. Ryan: Matthew D. Ryan lives in northeastern New York on the shores of Lake Champlain. He has been deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most of his life as a reader, writer, and game designer. His writing has been featured at Apheliondotcom and YesteryearFictiondotcom. He is the operator of a web-site which features his blog, “A Toast to Dragons,” a blog dedicated to fantasy literature, and, to a lesser extent, sci-fi. He is the author of the dark fantasy novels "Drasmyr" … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – James Hershey Jr
About James Hershey Jr: My name is James Hershey Jr. and I live in Virginia with my wife and daughter. Ever since I was a little kid I have had nightmares. My nightmares come to me every night and that is where the skeletons for my novels come from. I get a different scene every night in my dreams until I have the whole story. I know when I have the whole story because the dreams start repeating themselves. Once I write the dreams down they stop coming and a new set of nightmares start with a … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Eve of the Hunter Wars by SD Tanner
Genre: Post-apocalypse Targeted Age Group: Adult Steam/Violence Level: (Ranked from 1 to 5, as noted by the author): 2 - More details, mostly behind closed doors, some violence Gears, Pax and TL are brothers and soldiers in the US Army when the world comes to an abrupt halt. Thrust into the apocalypse, they decide mankind deserves another chance. Their ruling puts them at the centre of an epic battle between good and evil, and they uncover the hidden truth behind the Devil in the land of … [Read more...]
The Blood Trilogy by Paul Zunckel
Blood Moon is a story set in Africa, a place where superstition and witchcraft runs deep, a place of beauty, but where death can lurk in the shadows. A land shrouded in mystery, with ancient beliefs simmering beneath the surface set on a collision course with modern western ideas. Blood Moon deals with how an innocent act unleashes a horror that walks the African night, under the full moon, and nothing is safe. Something that is set in motion by the utterance of a single curse, something … [Read more...]
The Showing by Will Macmillan Jones
It was a house Mister Jones knew too well, his family's home from his childhood. Now here it was, on sale, yet again, and he could not resist being shown around. But his visit to the house has aroused that which was sleeping: how many will be taken before IT is laid to rest? If you knew just how much of this story is true, would you leave your light on when you go to sleep tonight? 'This is a story oozing constant dread, with a classic Dennis Wheatley feel' according to Amazon … [Read more...]
Edge of End by Suren Hakobyan
Jonathan wakes up in a desert, his past wiped from his head. He’s alone having no clue who and what he is, where he has come from and where he should go. There is only one way – forward when he spots a little town in the distance. Empty streets, old houses, the town seems abandoned. There’s no one to ask for help, there’s nowhere to go. Jonathan wanders the town in search of any sign of life trying to bring his lost memories back, but odd visions haunt him from time to time. Soon Jonathan … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Heaven Meets Hell by SD Tanner
Genre: Dark Fantasy Following on from the end of Book One, 'Eve of the Hunter Wars', the story continues when their true enemy causes more trouble by coming into their world and making their presence known with devastating consequences. Refusing to stand down, the brothers prepare to fight fire with fire and the first of the battles with their true enemy is waged. Our fierce and uncompromising team remain determined to defeat the enemy and regain control of the country. Book Two, … [Read more...]
A Familiar Problem by Sharon Karaa
Let me give you a word of advice, be careful what you wish for. Trust me, I’m a demon, I know these things. So how did I end up being a familiar? It wasn't easy, I can tell you! Making it snow in Hell was just the start of it. And where did it get me? Earth, that's where, and I'll tell you now, compared to Hell, it's...well, hellish! Saved by a posse of witches, I made myself a new home, with friends (yes, believe it or not, demons can have friends!), but would my new life be enough for … [Read more...]
