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New to the series? Start with The Aliomenti Saga Box Set (Books 1-3).
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[Book 4 of 8]
Freed from the constraints of the Aliomenti, Will Stark creates a new group, an Alliance of men and women committed to using their Energy skills and technological advances to improve the lives of all.

It’s an act of rebellion that won’t go unnoticed–or unpunished–by the Aliomenti Elites.

Treachery, a desperate search for the resolution of his most vexing personal concern, and an incredible network of underground facilities drive Will to his own desperate decisions. He’ll figure out how to bring new life into the world… but the asking price is steep.

And permanent.

“If you’re into snarky heroines, murder mysteries, kickass fight scenes, wild new worlds, and a dash of romance–Sunaya is your girl!” – Angela Roquet, USA TODAY bestselling author of the LANA HARVEY, REAPERS INC. Series.

In the city of Solantha, mages rule absolute, with shifters considered second-class citizens and humans something in between. No one outside the mage families are allowed to have magic, and anyone born with it must agree to have it stripped from them to avoid execution.

Sunaya Baine, a shifter-mage hybrid, has managed to keep her unruly magic under wraps for the last twenty-four years. But while chasing down a shifter-hunting serial killer, she loses control of her magic in front of witnesses, drawing the attention of the dangerous and enigmatic Chief Mage.

Locked up in the Chief Mage’s castle and reduced to little more than a lab rat, Sunaya resists his attempts to analyze and control her at every turn. But she soon realizes that to regain her freedom and catch the killer, she must overcome her hatred of mages and win the most powerful mage in the city to her side.

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*Important note for readers: This book is “new adult” fantasy, not “adult” fantasy. Therefore it contains mild violence, swearing, and sexual references more appropriate for someone who reads new adult novels than traditional fantasy. Despite this, the romance in this series is “slow burn”, and there is no sex in this particular novel.

A man broken by despair and depression, Grant Legate finds himself in a once-in-a-lifetime situation after receiving an Ultimate Edition copy of Continue Online. All he wishes for is a distraction from the thoughts plaguing his waking hours. He dives in headfirst, unknowing of the AIs intentions. They offer him the chance to play as one of their own, a NPC deserving of a proper send off. What he discovers during the journey shakes Grant to his very core.

McDougall Previews Award for Best Fantasy Book of the Year
WINNER – 1st Place Fantasy Book, Reader Views Reviewers Choice Awards

A war between two Roman gods.

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, are destroyed.

There is more to the tale of Shakespeare’s most famous star-crossed lovers, and it begins with Queen Mab.

USA TODAY Bestselling author Kate Danley brings the mythology of Queen Mab back to her original roots and weaves a swashbuckling, dark fantasy around the fairy bringer of dreams.

In an alternate realm a darkness is stirring.
On Earth a four year old Kyah was found in an abandoned house with no memory of who she was or how she got there.

But all that changes twenty-one years later when she is shoved through a shimmering door into a realm of fantasy that she thought only existed as stories. Handed a mission by ancient powers, she must figure out how to defeat those intent on bringing the darkness into the light.

In the realm of Avalon, Kyah finds strange and legendary new friends along with new found powers. These powers will help her and her new friends fight the darkness and save a town and its children.

If she survives the encounter with the darkness she will be set on another path to find out who and what she is.

This action-packed fantasy blurs the lines with science fiction twisting legendary heroes and mythical stories into a whole new multiverse.

#1 BESTSELLER IN THREE CATEGORIES

Described as American Gods meets the X-Men, True Blood meets The Talisman, and Supernatural meets The Lord of the Rings, Paternus combines myths from around the world in a modern story of action and intrigue that is “urban fantasy on the surface, but so much more at its core!”

“Paternus is an imaginative…exhilarating ride … A refreshing take on contemporary fantasy.” -Anthony Ryan, NYT Bestselling author of Blood Song and The Legion of Flame

“Epic, innovative urban fantasy. A great read!” -Mark Lawrence, Gemmell Award Winner and international bestselling author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister

Even myths have legends. And not all legends are myth.

When a local hospital is attacked by strange and frightening men, Fiona Patterson and Zeke Prisco save a catatonic old man named Peter–and find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step.

With nowhere else to turn, they seek out Fi’s enigmatic Uncle Edgar. But the more their questions are answered, the more they discover that nothing is what it seems–not Peter, not Edgar, perhaps not even themselves.

The gods and monsters, heroes and villains of lore–they’re real. And now they’ve come out of hiding to hunt their own. In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must join up with powerful allies against an ancient evil that’s been known by many names and feared by all. The final battle of the world’s oldest war has begun.

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“Terrific. Paternus is intelligent, intricate, suspenseful, and epic.” -Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

“Wow! Ashton’s story is a crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect.” -M. R. (Mike) Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts

“One of my favorite reads of the year.” -Alec Hutson, author of The Crimson Queen

“A war of the gods unlike any you’ve read. Highly recommended!” -Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption

“This is urban fantasy done right. Don’t make plans to do anything else once you start reading.” -Graham Austin-King, author of Fae: The Wild Hunt and Faithless

“Ashton is a bloody, terrific genius. The action sequences are truly mind boggling. Miss out on this one at your own risk.” -Fantasy Book Critic

“Will keep readers flipping pages well into the wee hours … A harrowing, edge of your seat adventure.” -The Qwillery

“A wild romp through every religion, myth and culture, uniting them all in some sort of late night Urban Fantasy pan-dimensional smackdown … Paternus brings it on.” -Pornokitsch

“Utterly unpredictable. Fascinating and stylish.” -Fantasy-Faction

“A stunning debut. If you’re a fan of urban fantasy or mythology in your stories, let me repeat it once again, you MUST give this book a try.” -Petrik Leo, Booknest.eu

“So epic and vivid it played out like a movie in my head. I absolutely loved it.” -Beck’s Books

“An adventure packed riot of action, fast paced and definitely furious. Sit down and enjoy the unbridled chaos that is Paternus.” -Lynn’s Books

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Paternus: Rise of Gods is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Dyrk Ashton, and the first book in The Paternus Trilogy. Labeled as both urban fantasy and mythic fiction, readers have compared it to works by such diverse and celebrated figures as Neil Gaiman, Joss Whedon, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Scott Hawkins, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Roger Zelazny, China Miéville, Grant Morrison, and Alan Moore.

Book 2, Paternus: Wrath of Gods, releases July 10, 2018.

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Genre: Contemporary Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Mythic Fiction.

Market: Adult to New Adult (as opposed to Teen or YA, though savvy 16 or 17 year olds might survive without permanent damage).

What if you and your friends got to live the game for real? What if you and your friends were assholes?

After relentlessly mocking their strange new Game Master, Tim and his friends find themselves trapped in the bodies of their fantasy game characters, in a world where the swords, the magic, and the gastrointestinal issues are all too real.
They learn hard lessons about tolerance and teamwork, and a new meaning for the term “dump stat”. Ha ha. Just kidding. They don’t learn shit.

Never before have comedy and fantasy come together so much like a train wreck, in which each train was carrying a shipment of burning dumpsters. You just can’t help but continue to stare.

Don’t be the last of your circle of nerds to read this book. Shake the Dorito crumbs out of your neck beard, grab your large sack, and prepare to enter the world of Caverns & Creatures.

Everson Croft here, professor of mythology and behind-the-scenes wizard.

Show me an amateur conjurer, and I’ll stop him before he gets himself killed.

That’s the idea, anyway. But New York City isn’t what it used to be, and I don’t mean the recent crash.

Amateur casters are calling up creatures they shouldn’t be able to. And there’s been a murder at the city’s most hallowed cathedral, a message in blood on the victim’s back the NYPD wants me to interpret, like yesterday.

Something tells me I’m in over my head. And that’s not just Chinatown’s newest mob boss, a scary-powerful vampire, or my possessed cat talking.

No matter how much magic I hurl, worse keeps chasing bad, and I’m amassing enemies like they’re aluminum cans.

Did I mention the end of the world might be nigh?

Damn. Maybe I’m the amateur here.

BOOKS IN THE CROFTVERSE

Prof Croft Series
Preq 0: Book of Souls
Book 1: Demon Moon
Book 2: Blood Deal
Book 3: Purge City
Book 4: Death Mage
Book 5: Black Luck
*More to come*

Blue Wolf Series
Book 1: Blue Curse
Book 2: Blue Shadow
* More to come *

The Acclaimed Debut Novel of the Best Selling Chaos Seeds Saga
A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the wonder of Ready Player One and the adventure of Game of Thrones
#1 Audiobook 2017
#1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in Cyberpunk || #1 in Video Game Fantasy
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Welcome my friends!
Welcome… to “The Land!”

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter’s destruction.

Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm?

A tale to shake “The Land” itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter’s choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it? Can he grow his power to meet the deadliest of beings of the land? When choices are often a shade of grey, how will Richter ensure he does not become what he seeks to destroy?

ps – Gnomes Rule

A life in shambles

Lyr might be a powerful elven lord in charge of thousands, but his personal life is a disaster. Just the month before, a daughter he’d never known existed arrived from Earth, giving him news of his lost love’s death. Since then, he has been betrayed, captured, and almost murdered. And though his enemy was defeated, Lyr’s wounds never seem to heal. He certainly doesn’t need more conflict.

A perilous journey

Amid the glittering perfection of Alfheim, Meli is a dismal failure. Haunted by visions of people and places she’s never seen, she struggles to find her place. So when her king orders her to lead an expedition to another world, Meli is caught between shock and terror. How can she navigate the Veil between worlds with no magic of her own? But with Alfheim threatened by strange, dark energy, she has no choice.

A threat that spans worlds

The last thing Lyr expects is the arrival of the Ljósálfar, the reclusive Norse elves of Alfheim. More surprising? One among them, Meli, is a possible soulbounded, a link he’d believed lost with his previous love. But wounded and besieged with problems on every side, he can’t let himself be distracted. Poisoned energy is flooding into the closely connected realms of the fae, causing sickness, and Lyr must rush to find the source of the threat.

Only Moranaia remains untouched—leading Lyr to suspect one of his own people might be to blame.