Downward Cycle: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Catalyst Book 1)

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Catalyst
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Life in a remote oceanfront town spirals downward after a massive solar flare causes a global blackout. But the loss of electrical power is just the first of the problems facing the survivors. In the chaos, that follows. This is how the world ends.

In the first five minutes over a million people will die… that’s just the beginning of the nightmare.
The super solar-storm wasn’t supposed to hit Earth–the odds were against it. And yet it did, and everything changed. The storm causes a global blackout. Society begins to come apart as the planes begin falling from the sky and all traces of normal vanish. Scott Montgomery watches helplessly as pandemonium consumes the world around him. But the loss of electrical power is just the first of the problems facing the survivors in the chaos that follows.

Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction. An epic action-thriller from Bestselling Author JK Franks

A Dying World…
Humanity On The Brink…
New Threats Emerge…

America faces a full-scale collapse— This gritty, edge-of-your-seat post-apocalyptic adventure chronicles the harrowing journey of ordinary people trapped in an encroaching dark age. With food and supplies in short supply following a massive solar storm, Scott Montgomery and his small group of survivors venture out to protect their town, looking for anything they can scavenge to survive.

When they come upon a new enemy while trying to save Scott’s niece. They realize the country has fallen under the control of a ruthless new power. One with superior numbers and strength and a ruthless plan for the planet. It’s kill or be killed in this non-stop action adventure centered around a small coastal town, as the survivors of a rapidly dying world struggle to stay alive.
The Catalyst Series is a classic tale of survival and good versus evil, except you may not know which side is which until the very end.

The Hedge Wizard: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure

The Hedge Wizard: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure
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Legends speak of wizards with the power to rival Gods….

To Hump, it’s just a story. Apprenticed to a wandering wizard, he grew up on the road, following the coin on whatever quest it took them. He always believed his master was just an ordinary hedge wizard, until the old man suddenly died, and his book of spells bound to Hump’s soul.

Knowing no other life, Hump takes up his master’s staff and heads out alone into a world of dungeons and monsters. Scorned by the gods, wizards can trust only their own wit and skill to survive.

Lacking the godly gifts and grand ideals of the Chosen few, Hump fights for something else. If he wants to eat, he needs to work. And with a new Dungeon opening in Bledsbury, where better for a young hedge wizard to earn some coin?

So begins the path of The Wanderer. The White Flame. The Hedge Wizard.

Experience the start of a Progression Fantasy LitRPG Series about a working-class wizard out to forge his own path and prove that one does not have to be Chosen to do great deeds.

About the Series: Multiple magic systems, spells stolen from the gods, and an undefined path of progression, The Hedge Wizard brings a realism-focused spin to GameLit/LitRPG. Explore a world of long forgotten legends, where the Gods now reign and monsters roam.

Titan Hoppers: Titan Hoppers, Book 1

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Courage Iro will shatter the Gates of Power to protect his fleet. Born talentless, Iro has all but resigned himself to a life of drudgery, watching his sister hop across to the massive space titan for supplies. But when the titan explodes and his sister is killed, Iro finds a new determination to take her place. He’s not about to let weakness prevent him. When the fleet encounters a new titan, filled with powerful monsters,…

Never Die: a standalone Mortal Techniques novel (The Mortal Techniques)

Never Die
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Ein is on a mission from God. A God of Death. Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to a murdered eight year old boy to render the judgement of a God. Ein knows he can’t do it alone, but the empire is rife with heroes.

The only problem; in order to serve, they must first die. Ein has four legendary heroes in mind, names from story books read to him by his father. Now he must find them and kill them, so he can bring them back to fight the Reaper’s war.

Along the Razor’s Edge (The War Eternal Book 1)

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A new epic fantasy series from the award winning author Rob J. Hayes, winner of the 2017 Self Published Fantasy Blog Off.

No one escapes the Pit.

At just fifteen Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known. Fought and lost. There is only one place her enemies would send a Sourcerer as powerful as her, the Pit, a prison sunk so deep into the earth the sun is a distant memory. Now she finds herself stripped of her magic; a young girl surrounded by thieves, murderers, and worse. In order to survive she will need to find new allies, play the inmates against each other, and find a way out. Her enemies will soon find Eskara is not so easily broken.

An emotional roller coaster in this unique coming of age story. Perfect for fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Mark Lawrence, be one of the first dive into Award-Winning Author Rob J. Hayes’ new epic fantasy world.

What Reviewers are saying:

“One of Self Publishing’s rising stars.” – Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister

Awakening Arte (The Eldest Throne Book 1)

Awakening Arte (The Eldest Throne Book 1)
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Roun was born clanless, depriving him of a future in an empire where bloodlines and reputation mean everything. His only hope for escaping the life of an outcast lies in being awakened by the Eldest Throne and becoming a guardian of humanity. But when his dream finally comes true, Roun finds himself stranded on the path to immortality with only a fragment of the spiritual powers he should have received. Roun, however, is used to…

The Captain (The Last Horizon)

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"To survive in this galaxy, you need a wand in one hand and a gun in the other." On a little-known planet, Archmage Varic Vallenar casts a grand spell to empower himself with the magical abilities of his alternate selves. The ritual works too well, granting Varic not only the magic but also the memories from six lives. Including their gruesome deaths. Now, Varic has power greater than any wizard in galactic history, but he…

Of Sea and Shadow (The Elder Empire – Sea Book 1)

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Part of a 6 books serie with a parallel  trilogy “Of Shadow and Sea

The Guild of Navigators has ruled the Aion Sea for centuries, using their fleet of mystical ships to collect trade for the Aurelian Empire.Now the Emperor is dead.For Calder Marten, Captain of The Testament, the Emperor’s death is not an end, but an opportunity.

He and his crew seek the legendary Heart of Nakothi, an artifact that could raise a second Emperor…and earn Calder a fortune.But they’re not the only ones who want the Heart.The Consultant’s Guild, an ancient order of spies and assassins, will stop at nothing to keep the world in chaos.

They seek to destroy the Heart, and prevent the world from uniting under a single Emperor ever again.On the seas, a man works to restore the dying Empire.In the shadows, a woman seeks to destroy it.Will you explore the seas here with Calder? Or will you walk the shadows with Shera, in the parallel novel “Of Shadow and Sea”?

Of Shadow and Sea (The Elder Empire – Shadow Book 1)

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Part of a 6 books serie with a parallel  trilogy “Of Sea and Shadow

The Consultant’s Guild has served the Aurelian Empire for over a thousand years, working in the darkness to hunt dissension and eliminate traitors.Now the Emperor is dead.For Shera, an assassin in the employ of the Consultants, the Emperor’s death is the beginning of a nightmare.

Powerful forces hunt the Heart of Nakothi, a cursed artifact that can raise a second Emperor…and corrupt him in the process.But some desire power at any cost.The Guild of Navigators, an infamous collection of swindlers and pirates, has been paid a fortune to secure the Heart.

Their only lord is greed, their only loyalty to gold, and they would sell the Empire’s freedom for the promise of a quick coin.In the shadows, a woman works to set the world free.On the seas, a man seeks to raise a lunatic to lord over mankind.Will you walk the shadows here with Shera? Or will you explore the seas with Calder, in the parallel novel “Of Sea and Shadow”?

Bastion (Immortal Great Souls Book 1)

Bastion (Immortal Great Souls Book 1)
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Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell. Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion. That within the hallowed halls of the Academy and under the stern eyes of the underworld’s greatest instructors he will enjoy enormous privilege, rediscover unique and wondrous powers, and one day return to the millennium-old battle against their infernal foes. Until he…