Dominion Rising
23 Brand New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels
Gwynn White
Erin St Pierre
P.K. Tyler
S.M. Blooding
Ella Summers
Daniel Arthur Smith
Cheri Lasota
Dean F. Wilson
Ann Christy
Rebecca Rode
Anthea Sharp
S.M. Schmitz
Lisa Blackwood
Erin Hayes
K.J. Colt
Timothy C. Ward
Becca Andre
Tony Bertauski
Logan Thomas Snyder
Felix R. Savage
Marilyn Peake
JC Andrijeski
Melanie Karsak
Margo Bond Collins
Samuel Peralta
Tom Shutt
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Reign of Bone and Steel by Gwynn White & Erin St Pierre copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Mind Raider by P.K Tyler & S.M. Blooding copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Sorcery & Science by Ella Summers copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Spectral Shift by Daniel Arthur Smith copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Petra by Cheri Lasota copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Infinite Waste by Dean F. Wilson copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Girard, The Guardian Ann Christy copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Flicker Rebecca Rode copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Star Compass by Anthea Sharp copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Vengeance S.M Schmitz & Lisa Blackwood copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Touching Infinity by Erin Hayes copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Death Plague by K.J. Colt copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
ULTRAS by Timothy C Ward copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
The Waking of Grey Grimm by Tony Bertauski copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Blood for Stone by Logan Thomas Snyder copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
The Incurables by Felix R Savage copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
FERROMANCER by Becca Andre copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
The Other by Marilyn Peake copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
New York by JC Adrijeski copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Rift Cursed by Margo Bond Collins copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
The Zoo at the End of the World by Samuel Peralta copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
Iron Tamer by Tom Shutt copyright © 2017. Used by permission of the author.
For Tom Shutt, whose passing has left a hole in our community, which will never be filled.
Contents
Welcome to Dominion Rising!
Story Summaries
Gwynn White & Erin St Pierre
Reign of Bone and Steel
S.M. Blooding & P.K. Tyler
Mind Raider
Ella Summers
Sorcery & Science
Daniel Arthur Smith
Spectral Shift
Cheri Lasota
Petra
Dean F. Wilson
Infinite Waste
Ann Christy
Girard, The Guardian Vampire
Rebecca Rode
Flicker
Anthea Sharp
Star Compass
S.M. Schmitz & Lisa Blackwood
Vengeance
Erin Hayes
Touching Infinity
K.J. Colt
Death Plague
Timothy C. Ward
Ultras
Melanie Karsak
Curiouser and Curiouser
Tony Bertauski
The Waking of Grey Grimm
Logan Thomas Snyder
Blood for Stone
Felix R. Savage
The Incurables
Becca Andre
Ferromancer
Marilyn Peake
The Other
JC Andrijeski
New York
Margo Bond Collins
Rift Cursed
Samuel Peralta
The Zoo at the End of the World
Tom Shutt
Iron Tamer
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Story Summaries
Reign of Bone and Steel
By Gwynn White & Erin St Pierre
A murdered Soul-Reaper. A stolen Weapon. No one can be trusted.
Lieutenant Caeda Aerith is a fearsome Fae warrior, and that is all she ever wanted to be. But when the Soul-Reaper of the Kingdom of Yatres is murdered and her deadly weapon stolen, Caeda is chosen as the new Reaper. It’s left to her and the charming, but dangerous heir to the throne, Lord Dominik Dakar, to find the weapon before it is used to destroy them. The only problem is, Dominik is her number one suspect.
Somewhere in a court of webs and lies hides the truth that will save or destroy them all—and it is up to Caeda to find it. When all the clues point to Dominik, Caeda must ignore her growing feelings for him to bring him to justice. But if she's wrong, the true perpetrators may have more than enough time to use the weapon for its true purpose: turning the world into nothing but bone and ash…
Reign of Bone and Steel is a mysterious dark fantasy simmering with forbidden romance. If you like nail-biting whodunits, beautiful and brutal fae worlds, and explosive chemistry, then you'll love Gwynn White and Erin St. Pierre's dark world.
Mind Raider by P.K Tyler & S.M. Blooding
The Kalamatra Rebellion Book One
One weapon to re-write everything.
One team to stop it all.
Codex Syndicate agent Keva Dus
te is an ex-military engineered human with a score to settle. Together with a renegade space captain, an Elite refugee, and two sentient AIs, she must race to locate the weapon and stop the genocide of the human race before it can begin. Can Keva save Red Sky from destruction before the Elite turn this weapon on the rest of the settlements? And if she does, will she ignite a revolution?
Sorcery & Science by Ella Summers
Urban fantasy. Galactic consequences.
Terra Cross is just your typical paranormal princess. She plays poker with goblins and leprechauns. She savors her morning muffin from the Pacific Sunrise Bakery in suburban California. She solves galactic crime cases. And on a particularly wild day, she can even see into the future.
Everything is going so well—up until her father, the mages’ high king, betroths her to one of his allies. But playing nice with otherworldly ambassadors isn’t the only thing on Terra’s plate. A renegade mage scientist has taken up shop on Earth, whose inhabitants have no knowledge of magic or the worlds beyond.
With his forbidden experiments threatening to pierce the Veil of Secrecy on Earth, Terra can’t tackle this challenge alone. Divided by magic and technology—torn between a mage enforcer with devastating telekinetic powers, and a lethal black ops vampire soldier—time is running out. For if this mad scientist succeeds, the galaxy’s hard hand of justice will come down on them all.
Sorcery & Science is a new urban fantasy novel set in the rebooted Sorcery & Science universe.
Spectral Shift by Daniel Arthur Smith
We were never alone-a prescient rendering of a dark cyberpunk future, a Neon Dystopia with a Lovecraftian flair
Abernathy Squire, an agent for the Homeland, is reluctant to come out of retirement. A century has passed since the Spectral Wars. The world has changed. The elite have fled to other planes and those left in the sprawling megacities are ruled by the five syndicates. No longer hidden, the Spectral races now mingle with the forever young mortals. But a friend and an artifact have gone missing, and this is his chance to settle an old score.
Petra by Cheri Lasota
Immortal Codex Book 1
I am the Prima Vita, the only true immortal. But the darker the gift, the higher the blood price—and I have paid it all.
At the moment of my making, at the turn of the first millennium amid the glories and horrors of Ancient Rome, two men died with me. Both reborn in my immortal blood, one became my lover and the other my enemy.
I promised the unspeakable to save Lucius from Clarius. The bargain, once struck, was simple: die with Clarius once a year to keep Lucius safe for an eternity.
Infinite Waste by Dean F. Wilson
An action-packed space opera adventure.
An eccentric, trigger-happy captain and a level-headed commander vie for control of the starship Gemini, but are forced to mix their two very divided crews when they encounter a space barge full of militarised waste.
Girard, The Guardian by Ann Christy
A True Vampire Novel
When an ancient vampire rises, Girard must find her before the entire vampire world is destroyed.
When a legendary vampire rises and inhabits the body of a young girl, the entire vampire world is thrown into chaos. The Guardians protect humanity and keep the vampire civilization in check, but nothing has prepared them for this half-mythical ancient who believes she’s a goddess. Angry and vengeful, she’s a force to be feared. Girard and the Guardians are in a race against time to save humanity…and vampires…from the diabolical plans of the risen queen.
Flicker by Rebecca Rode
Ember in Space Book One
Getting sold to the Empire was never part of the plan.
Ember lives two very different lives. By day she’s a mysterious Roma future-teller, and by night she struggles to care for her sick father. All she wants is the power to control her own life—no arranged marriage, no more poverty. Her future-reading talent is what will get her there.
But when the Empire discovers her gift, Ember’s life changes forever.
Ember soon finds her innocent talent is far more dangerous than she believed. The Empire wants to turn her into a deadly weapon. But Ember has plans of her own, and they don’t include living under the Empire’s control.
Because even the best weapons can backfire.
Star Compass: A Victoria Eternal novel
by Anthea Sharp
Charles Dickens meets Firefly in this tale of an orphan destined for the stars.
Steampunk with a twist! Enter a fantastical world filled with alien spacecraft and Victorian sensibilities, ball gowns and travel to the stars - where a pickpocket with a particular gift makes the journey from the gutter to the stars…
Vengeance by S.M Schmitz & Lisa Blackwood
A Warships of the Spire Novel
When rogue AIs steal everything that matters most, the only thing left is vengeance.
As the flagship of the Spire Empire, Vengeance is a legendary AI whose broken heart has proven his greatest battle yet. But his new telepathic link, a little girl named Hayley, finally teaches him to love again—until rogue AIs attack her planet and level her home in a storm of fire and destruction. Vengeance is left with only one hope in his potentially immortal existence: the chance to avenge his innocent link.
Twenty years later, a young engineer joins his crew, and he’s inextricably drawn to her. But the closer he tries to get to her, the harder she pushes him away.
Olivia Hawthorne risks everything—her friendship with her telepathic sisters and even her life—to assume a new identity so she can serve aboard Vengeance. After suffering at the hands of rogue AIs, she should be wary of trusting one again, even her old friend. And yet, she can’t seem to stay away from him.
But when rogues raid Spire colonies, Vengeance and Liv must learn to overcome the fears shackling them to the past. Because if they want to survive, they’ll have to seek vengeance together.
Touching Infinity by Erin Hayes
Book One of The Rogues’ Galaxy
These space pirates thought they were prepared for anything. They were so wrong.
Cyberpunk meets space pirates in a bleak dystopian galaxy ruled by corporations. And they’re willing to do anything to get ahead of the competition, even if it means destroying themselves.
Death Plague by K.J. Colt
When the Death Plague sweeps across the kingdom of Senya annihilating its populace, the king enslaves the only beings who can save them: healers.
Lead by the crafty, ruthless High Priestess Toxiv, the healers fight back. But the king will do anything to hold onto his power, even destroying the kingdom and his own beloved family.
Ultras by Timothy C. Ward
Cipherverse, Book One
Forbidden Memories. Ancient Powers. Galactic Uprising.
Long ago, the Rucien people were spirited away to the safety of a distant planet. The discovery of technology that uses memories to fold space has brought back the danger they left millennia ago.
Now Cullen, the exiled son of the Rucien Star General, is given a way home. But first, a mission: rescue a family from prison and escort them through a jungle full of genetic experiments gone wrong. No problem.
In their escape, Ehli and her son, Emmit discover strange powers and the dark secret behind Ehli's husband's death. As an ancient power creates unstable abilities, their destiny wrestles with tragedy on the edge of a cliff.
If the dangers they face in Jehu Jungle are only the beginning, the tales of their glory may be short lived.
Curiouser and Curiouser by Melanie Karsak
Steampunk Alice in Wonderland
Sometimes love is mad.
To save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him.
Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. No more working for Jabberwocky. No more making deals with the ruthless Queen of Hearts. No more hanging around The Mushroom with tinkers, tarts, scoundrels, and thieves in Londo
n's criminal underbelly. But she’d been bonkers to dream.
Hatter’s reckless behavior leads Alice back to the one person she never wanted to see again, Caterpillar. Pulled into Caterpillar's mad schemes, Alice must steal a very big diamond from a very royal lady. The heist is no problem for this Bandersnatch. But protecting her heart from the man she once loved? Impossible.
The Waking of Grey Grimm by Tony Bertauski
Awareness leaping is all the rage.
Grey isn’t sleeping.
Sunny Grimm finds a strap around his head with an embossed symbol between his eyes. This is the mark of awareness leaping, where players launch into alternate realities and anything goes. Investors make millions. Critics, however, refuse to call it a game. They argue that reality confusion will end humanity. Labels aside, there are many who play and many who lose.