In RJD Ferguson's Awakening of Shadows, book two in the epic fantasy The Alfarbani series, Al Ornfel begins as a farmer’s son in Harding, a republic where ordinary villages stand in the path of an army serving Cygnus, a commander tied to an imprisoned ancient...

Fantasy lovers will welcome The Soul-Sung by Daniel Sheley, the first book in the Vaeritas Saga. Denny is a young boy attuned to the stars and the mysterious soul-force known as Veym, who sees his village destroyed by dragon-fire. At the same time, he is...

Forged by Betrayal and Blood by Helen Garraway opens the Celestial Throne series, a fantasy that brims with ancient magic, political intrigue, and a gritty redemptive journey. Vael Tor Arne, also known as the Butcher of Leif, is a disgraced soldier who has lived on...

In Shadowsprite and Lightfoot by C. S. Wachter, Prince Keagan Shadowsprite Stormdweller is the heir to Noras Del’sham, a northern kingdom ruled by his father, King Nettlespore. When Nettlespore sends him into Gwenhwyfar Haven to free Lord Shadespawn Fenwright, a captive shadow shifter lord, Keagan...

Antonio Heron’s Prince of Clovers follows Axel Redwood, a Barrier Patrol soldier from the isolated Rependum, after attacks by monstrous soldiers called Sagalis expose a secret hidden behind the giant quartz barriers surrounding his world. Axel learns that the barriers separate different timelines of Rependum...

L.R. Merriman’s The Truth Dancer centers on Elenden deArthis, the isolated third son of a Northern noble family whose ability to perform truth dancing draws attention from hidden spiritual groups, Imperial authorities, and ancient enemies connected to the old elemental schools. After surviving an assassination...

When the Supreme Wizard of the Kingdom of Luxor summons the four Guardians—Kenichi, Aoto, Iao, and Liz—of the Gem, he informs them that the Gem’s aura has been detected in the old Zar’s dungeon, and that they must recover it. The Guardians arrive at the...

In The Thirteen: The City of Thorns by Woody R. Clermont, we follow Kael, a half-Alfar warden, as he struggles to maintain control over a crime-ridden district in the crumbling metropolis of Vhal’Kareth. The crisis here is incredibly eerie: blocks of homes and random people...

In Geo Rogers' Olumian Gamble, after the dwarven king condemns Maglen for loving the elf Teriel, he escapes into the Wildlands, knowing that capture will condemn him to years of forced labor. While surviving pursuit through unmapped territory, Maglen discovers that the conflict surrounding his...

In Makerborn by Daymon Ashcord, a decade after her daughter Agnieshka vanished into the custody of House Lublinin, former Seal Warden Alandra Phoenyka discovers the ruling houses of Salvia are secretly enslaving Eastern Sonomancers to build weapons and failing storm shelters powered through torture. While...