The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: October 2024
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New Releases in Science Fiction
Falling Into Oblivion by Aaron M. Payne: Available October 4, 2024
Tendrils of Chrome, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Cyberpunk
MODIFICATIONS COME AT A PRICE.
Detective Sol Harkones is tangled in the wires of a deadly conspiracy involving defective body modifications causing permanent brain damage. A suspect is known, but something more dangerous may be lurking in the shadows.
A city plagued by waste.
Violence fills the streets.
Oblivion is within reach.
Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean: Available October 29, 2024
Subgenre(s): LGBTQ+, Cyberpunk
Living within the Galactic Federation of the Solar System isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Laurel got sold into strict federation schooling where if she doesn’t shape up, they’ll scramble her mind until she’s no longer herself and build the perfect citizen out of her.
Juniper got fitted with invasive cybernetics to augment the human experience at the tender age of eight and if they act up, the feds can turn them off–effectively killing them.
So, the two of them decide to run away together. All they need is to get past Jupiter where the fed’s hold isn’t as tight. There, Laurel can figure out what she wants in life free from fed control and Juniper can figure out how to stop their cybernetics from ruining their life.
Easy, right?
Not when they find a busted federation ship on the way with a vampire on board who might need their help with a severed head the federation is after, or perhaps, he just wants their blood. One of the two.
New Releases in Horror
Immolation: Volume I by S.D. Diastrefo: Available October 18, 2024
Subgenre(s): Gothic, Horror-Fantasy
It’s another blustery summer in Windermere.
Remote, fanatical, and superstitious, the holy city is held tight in the vice-like grip of a centuries-long vampire panic. The local Archbishop, Cyril, has devoted his life to snuffing out this sacrilegious source of Windermere’s woes.
Not content with spitting in the face of death, the vampires too bewitch the living. Blood that is euphoric and addictive in equal measure flows like liquor down the throats of the bold and the foolish. With every addict, the vampires’ hold over the city tightens. Sinners will always return to their ways, a priest knows this best of all, and so Cyril knows this threat must be extinguished at the source.
But for all his conviction, there is one vampire Cyril knows he cannot unmake – not with faith, nor fire, nor fury: a novice of his own order named Brontë. A mistake, an anomaly, she shouldn’t have been born at all. And though Cyril had scoured and searched the scriptures, he had found no answer. It’s all he can do to keep this hypocritical, heretical secret at all costs.
Beset by doubt from both within and without the cathedral walls, Cyril must struggle to retain his political influence over a fractured city, religious control over his suspicious faithful, and spiritual control over his own – supposedly unbending – faith. And as well-kept secrets threaten to crawl into the light, Cyril must either find answers, or write them himself.
Fall, Sacred Apple by Emory Glass: Available October 22, 2024
The Chroma Books
Subgenre(s): Horror-Fantasy
The 30 Years’ War meets vampire nuns and blood magic with a side of eldritch botanical horror.
For the first time in twenty-four years, a half-divine, half-mortal child is born at Madhcha Abbey.
For Corbha and her fellow sanguiren living there as ardent warrior-monks of the Blood Mother, it is a sign that She has given consent to punish the heretical senators who threaten the stability of Her Orchard.
But for the blasphemer amongst them, it is a sign of Her certain downfall–and the widow Einaid is most thankful for the chance to help Her Orchard burn.
New Releases in Fantasy
Rubbles of Magrath by Natalie Kelda: Available October 4, 2024
Inner Universe, Book 5
Subgenre(s): Space Fantasy
Three months have passed since the Great Quake shook Magrath. Three months since Balfour lost Skye.
The city lies in ruin and survival is only possible by scavenging. Every day they root through buildings filled with those killed in the earthquake that was meant to mark the end of the tarilla war. The war that still rages on.
Balfour’s biggest fear is to find Skye. Rotten and crushed under the rubble. But he knows where she died: In the starless vaults at the centre of town.
Struggling to accept his loss, Balfour strays to the courtyard where he once spent a night beside Skye. But there he discovers an old enemy and that hope yet remains.
Can he risk the people who have become his family for someone he has already lost and mourned?
Court of Lies & Cinder by Autumn Kaufer: Available October 6, 2024
The Stolen Royalty Series, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Romantic Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Paranormal Fantasy
After losing her father when she was a baby, Luella became the ward of the Countess Clara, her late father’s wife. She and her two daughters treat Luella as their maid, nothing more than an inconvenience. They play court games while she sweeps the chimney.
The humans live in colonies, ruled over by wolf shifters of the Loup Kingdom. By law, each shifter is to take a human wife when they come of age.
When the announcement is made for the royal ball to celebrate the prince’s 21st birthday, then the games really begin.
The Wishing Stone by Adam Holcombe: Available October 7, 2024
Chronicles of Gam Gam, Book 2
A mythical relic believed to have the ability to grant any wish.
A map, leading the way through ancient and sealed catacombs.
Gam Gam’s return to Capital City is not what she expected when she stumbles upon her first clue to the Wishing Stone’s whereabouts. Joined by Mina and her new friend Emil, along with the undead retinue of Nugget, Sloughy, and Gerald, they set out to uncover secrets that could unravel more than just their lives.
A Sharper, More Lasting Pain by Alex Harvey-Rivas: Available October 10, 2024
Subgenre(s): Dark Fantasy, Dark Academia
After their girlfriend’s best friend is wounded in a monster attack, Simone Allard stumbles across a plot much deeper than they anticipated. As they work to find a cure to their own forming illness and find out the truth, one question remains: how was Nadia involved in this?
Nadia DuPont doesn’t know how much time she has or even what is ailing her, but it all gets more complex after meeting Simone on a field trip. As they both work to find a cure to her ailment, all Nadia is certain of is she’s on the path to ruin.
DreadKing by David Liberto: Available October 15, 2024
BlueSteel Series, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
A shadow falls over the land as Gossama, Stefan, and the enigmatic Cleric Joern are abducted to the FeyRealm, captives of the infamous DreadKing.
Pol must venture into the treacherous realm to save his friends, with Quig and others to guide him. As he confronts the malevolence of the dark fey and the inner barriers that threaten to derail his mission, Pol’s resolve is tested at every turn.
In the twisted depths of the DreadKing’s Lair, where every corner hides danger and every choice could lead to ruin, Pol must navigate a web of evil and mystical forces.
Can Pol survive the DreadKing and save his friends, or will he fall victim to the dark powers that loom over the FeyRealm?
Join Pol on an epic journey where every decision could be his last, and his future becomes as elusive as the light in the shadowed land.
Claws of the Collector by Douglas Lumsden: Available October 16, 2024
Shade the Collector, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy
Benedict Shade, a were-cat and collector of exotic and potentially lethal magical artifacts, arrives in Yerba City with his good buddy, Dwayne, to “collect” (some would say “steal”) an unusual dagger that is much more than it seems. Little does Shade realize that the dagger was involved in an assassination attempt with dire consequences. To keep the dagger, Shade will have to navigate his way through secret hit squads, a homicidal troll, a trickster god, a fire demon, a sorcerous goat, the most powerful witch in western Tolanica, and law enforcement agencies from two different realms. Not to mention a dragon or two. But success for Shade and Dwayne could lead to a devastating interrealm war!
The Envoys of War by Dave Lawson: Available October 19, 2024
The Envoys of Chaos, Book 1
Don’t kill the messengers.
As a bodyguard for the King’s Envoys, Gen is content with her life of traveling, drinking wine, and hitting things with her sword. It’s the perfect job. Until the King sends her and her friend Cordyn into war-torn enemy territory on a mission to deliver vital military intelligence to an allied nation.
The problem? The mission is a sham.
Gen is tasked with determining if Cordyn is a spy who is selling information to the enemy. Cordyn is the worst kind of libertine: brash, arrogant, and on the run from half the husbands in the kingdom, but Gen can’t imagine him betraying her or their nation.
With obtuse bandits, vengeful mages, and a resolute lutist, they embark on a daring rescue mission, complicated by Cordyn’s increasingly complex schemes. As ominous enemy plots surface, Gen and Cordyn must decide what matters most. Their nation or their friends.
Chaos Undone by S.D. Simper: Available October 25, 2024
Fallen Gods, Book 6
Subgenre(s): Dark Romance, Fantasy-Horror
What was a monster without monstrosities?
Whispers from across the sea warn that the Goddess of Chaos walks the elven lands once more, and Sora and Etolié find themselves victims of her wrath. However, Chaos’ loyalties are as mercurial as her name, and only she holds the knowledge of how to break the cycle of destruction and stop the God of Order once and for all. But her current form is a mere shadow of her true power—and helping her means to place all the realms at her mercy.
Meanwhile Flowridia languishes as a prisoner in her own body, burdened by bargains and her own chronic pain. But Flowridia discovers she doesn’t need the temptation of magic to embrace her inner darkness, and when a new destiny calls, to answer means to regain all she has lost . . . at the cost of her heart.
Of Lightning and Silver by Julianne Munich: Available October 28, 2024
Subgenre(s): Romantic Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy
In 1810 England’s Mage Society, Miss Phoebe Eaton begins her training as a Vampire Hunter.
Phoebe’s Lightning magic is valuable, but her caring nature is hardly the trait of a fighter. Her sparking fingers tend to set off accidental fires more often than not.
Constable Jakob Weber saves Phoebe’s life during an ill-fated hunt that claims a colleague. After Jakob goes missing, Phoebe witnesses a brutal mass assassination at the hands of a newly sired vampire.
Determined to find answers, she embarks on a mission with her team. She is soon captured and held inside an elegant mansion lair, where she finds Jakob—imprisoned as a blood slave. A trio of bat-shifting vamps feast upon the two of them, while Mage henchmen keep them trapped with cruel magic.
Phoebe must use her powers and wits to escape, reunite with her team, defeat her fanged enemies—and save the man who has claimed her heart.
The Reanimator’s Remains by Kara Jorgensen: Available October 29, 2024
The Reanimator Mysteries, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Historical Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
An autistic necromancer, his undead love, and a covenant that must be broken.
Oliver Barlow never knew what happened to his parents. With a note from his mother as his only lead, Oliver had given up hope of ever learning the truth. But when the dead start rising in the town of Aldorhaven, Oliver jumps at the chance to take the case if it means he can investigate the last place his parents were seen alive.
Felipe Galvan would like to be anywhere but Aldorhaven. Between protecting Oliver and Gwen, dealing with distrustful townsfolk, and an unexpected letter from his estranged parents, Felipe is already stretched thin. But when he is suddenly plagued by whispers from the woods and nightmares from his past, Felipe fears he is only one misstep away from becoming the monster he was meant to be.
Far more sinister things than the dead lurk in Aldorhaven’s woods. A centuries old bargain has been broken, and the only thing that can satisfy it is Oliver’s blood. Together, Oliver, Felipe, and Gwen must finish what Oliver’s parents started or they too will be ensnared by their devil’s bargain.
Keeper’s Prophecy by Eliza Leone: Available October 30, 2024
The Final Keeper Trilogy, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy
After the devastating loss of one of their own, Onnie and the others are forced to continue fighting against the rogue guardian as the threat looms closer.
A month has passed filled with grief, anxiety, and anticipation. Left with only a sliver of hope, Onnie and Marco watch and wait for any signs of Elaric’s escape. Will their family ever be whole again? Is Elaric really gone forever?
When the wards around Alku come under attack, they know the culmination of their months of fighting is not far off. Armed with a hint of foreknowledge, a chosen family around her, and the determination not to fail, Onnie makes herself ready.
Then there’s the Keeper’s Prophecy, the oppressive shadow looming over Onnie and the others. It’s a daily reminder of the possibilities of what’s to come and what Onnie stands to lose.
Because once the Keeper’s Prophecy is triggered…there’s no going back to who she was before.
Haunted Magick by Lilian Brooks: Available October 31, 2024
The Whitby Witches, Book 6
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy
The rules have changed…
Alyssa Bright has done the impossible. With the help of her friends and allies, she has freed herself and her coven from the ties that bound them together, saving their lives in the process.
But all magick has a cost, and as the ghosts of Whitby rise to stalk the dark streets of the seaside town, Alyssa is about to find out just how great a price she might have to pay for her freedom.
The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens: Available October 31, 2024
Vermin of the Old Empire, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Grimdark
The lords have fallen.
But ever shall there be those that vie for power.
Those that seek opportunity in death.
Prince Ivar’s body burned, one more corpse upon the pyre.
One more casualty of the Battle of Torglen.
His brother Vlayan makes claim for the throne and control of Volgsland.
Willuck awakes amid the chaos, broken and bloodied.
Hope has died. Willuck is dying.
Another of the lost. A vagrant in a war-torn land.
One more wandering husk in need of a friend. And a purpose.
A young sorcerer seeks to prove himself.
A jaded guard loses purpose.
A motley band marches for vengeance.
As the kingdoms burn, the survivors of war claw their way from the mud.
Seeking purpose. Seeking direction.
Seeking their place, no longer beneath the heel of their rulers.
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