Marcher Lord Press Announces 3 New Novels

Inspirational speculative, science fiction and fantasy publisher Marcher Lord Press has released its 2010 list of new novels. As usual, all three have beautiful covers and sound very interesting. Here are the official synopses and covers.

The Sending, by Matt Koceich

LOSE YOUR FAITH. SAVE YOUR SOUL.

Mark Grant has a unique ability to see distant places and has earned millions in his quest to locate the Garden of Eden. Now dark forces want him to uncover a 4,000 year-old secret that holds the key to eternal life.

This is no harmless quest for Paradise. Armies of darkness seek to reclaim their place in heaven. To do so, they must escape their ultimate death in the lake of fire by using Mark as their human host. The fruit of the Tree of Life will solidify their insidious plan. So Mark is sent to find the way back into Eden—and his family is kidnapped to ensure his compliance.

The minions of Satan think Mark is working completely for their errands. But someone else is sending Mark, as well.

Racing time to find them and the Tree of Life, Mark must decide if he’s willing to lose his faith to save his soul.

The Tenth Crusader, by Kirk Outerbridge
A Rick Macey Cyberthriller:
Thirty years of unrequited revenge stuffed into the body of a high powered combat cyborg

The Philippines of the future is a dangerous place. A country ravaged by 20 years of Islamic civil war. A nation fractured by religious fundamentalism and socioeconomic decay—and a place General Rick Macey thought he’d never have to see again.

But when a political assassination takes place at the US embassy in Manila, a calling card is left that Macey can hardly ignore.

Charged with mending US-Philippine relations, Macey must uncover the assassins, known only as The Tenth Crusaders, before the U.S. is accused of politically sabotaging the Philippines’ efforts to join the Islamic Alliance of Oceania—a pan-Islamic Supercountry comprised of the former Malaysia and Indonesia.

Failure could mean a new conflict between the U.S. and I.A.O., but to find the Crusaders, Macey will have to confront his past in the Philippines and the truth behind why he never wanted to return.

König’s Fire, by Marc Schooley

They Called Me Nebuchadnezzar

The Nazis have established a torture center in a mine at the heart of a Romanian forest. Here they interrogate prisoners and, sometimes, throw them into the furnace at the heart of the mine.

Only now, the primeval forest is rising against them, unleashing a preternatural army to besiege the great iron gate of the mine. The fearsome guards become terrified prisoners and the furnace itself burns with hungry anger against them.

Sascha König, a man they called Nebuchadnezzar, is their only hope. He is master of the furnace. All along, he has been Hitler’s ardent servant. But now…König is wrestling with demons of his own, and the Master of all fires is calling him to Himself through the haunting eyes of a little gypsy girl König did not save.

You can find the publisher and sample chapters here: Marcher Lord Press

Release date is October 1, 2010.

B. Sanderson’s “The Way of Kings” Released

Today’s the day Brandon Sanderson’s new book, The Way of Kings, hits the shelves. I just got the advanced reading copy so I’m reading it now. I’ll post a review when I finish. Meanwhile, the publisher, Tor, has posted an article by Sanderson, in which he talks about his early days as a writer and how The Way of Kings came about.

My favorite quote is in regard to the first book he had ever written:

The book was terrible. It was essentially a hybrid of Tad Williams and Dragonlance, though at the time I felt it was totally new and original. It did have a wizard who threw fireballs with smiley faces on the front, though, so that’s kind of cool.

If his first book was that bad, maybe there’s hope for us aspiring authors yet.

The Tor article can be found here: Brandon Sanderson Talks About The Way of Kings

If you’re interested in possibly purchasing The Way of Kings, check out my new, custom Amazon bookstore–there’s a link on this page to the right. The current price there is only $15.11, compared to the standard retail price of $27.99. You can also find additional product information there.

Happy reading!

Bryan Davis Promotion for “Masters & Slayers”

Ok, folks, just a quick post today. I thought this was too good to not pass along.

Bryan Davis is getting ready to conduct a promotional contest for his upcoming adult inspirational fantasy, Masters & Slayers. It is being conducted only on his Facebook page and you have to be a fan who “likes” this page. The prize will be an entire set of the upcoming “Children of the Bard” series.

The contest will begin once the number of fans reach 2,000, so help spread the word, ok? One easy way to do this is to click on one of the “Share and Enjoy” buttons at the bottom of this post, where you can post a link to this page on Facebook, Twitter, or several other social networks, or you can email the link from there as well.

I’ve read Masters & Slayers and it’s excellent! I will be posting a review for the book on September 6 as it hits the stores September 13. Stay tuned for that.

Meanwhile, here’s the link to his author Facebook page where you can get more details about the contest: http://www.facebook.com/BryanDavis.Fans

Top Blog Award!

The other day I was surprised to receive a notice that Fantasy & Faith received an award in the 2010 Top Christian Science Blog Awards. I have no ideas why I received a Christian Science award, but since it is audience-nominated, evaluated by 5 judges and based on “academics, knowledge and overall brilliance,” I have only one thing to say. Thank you!

The Realm Unseen by J.S. Earls

The Realm Unseen is an interactive, inspirational science fiction novel. The first half of book has multiple endings based on the choices made by the reader, much like a story-line game. Of course, this is no surprise, given the author’s qualifications as the author of the “National Geographic Border Wars” games. The second half of the book contains The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells.

The Realm Unseen is one of the first books in Lamp Post Publishing’s new Fiction:Inspired! line. Here’s the official blurb for the book:

Based on the audio game and inspired by a classic, author and creator J.S. Earls welcomes you to a world of wonder. a world where YOU are the star of the story and you alone hold its fate in your hands.

Unlike other interactive adventures, every decision you make is—literally—a matter of life and death. there is, also, only ONE way to “win”.

Oh yeah…and you’re blind!

So prepare yourself, you’ll need every ounce of strength and ingenuity you have just to survive, let alone uncover the secret of the century.

Welcome to the deadliest day of your life.

Welcome to The Realm Unseen.

J.S. EARLS is a multi-media author and editor whose diverse credits include a series of interactive online games for National Geographic, graphic novel adaptations from Ted Dekker’s Circle Trilogy and Lost Books Series, editing several volumes of Lamp Post’s Manga Bible series, and creating the critically-acclaimed Pistolfist series. He lives in the Tampa Bay area with his wife Daisy and their two children.

Lamp Post Publishing can be found at: http://lamppostpubs.com/

The author’s website: http://jsearls.webs.com/

Jeffrey Overstreet and Donita K. Paul E-Book Sale

In some ways, I’m very surprised at all the deals available for e-books right now. That is, it’s possible to get some really good deals on e-books if you keep your eyes open. In that vein, publisher WaterBrook Multnomah is offering three great fantasy e-books: Auralia’s Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet, and two of Donita K. Paul’s YA books are available: Dragonspell and The Vanishing Sculptor.

E-book editions of these three novels are available for purchase from various vendors, including Amazon/Kindle, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Sony, and Kobo. You might want to check the various sellers as prices vary among them. For instance, Auralia’s Colors is 99 cents at Amazon, B&N, and Sony. Kobo has discounted it further to 89 cents. Dragonspell is $1.59 at Amazon and B&N, $1.99 at Sony, $1.79 at Kobo. The Vanishing Sculptor is 99 cents at B&N and Sony, 89 cents at Kobo (Amazon lists the Kindle version at $9.99).

The sales ends August 31.

For more info on the e-book sale, click on this link: WaterBrook Multnomah E-Book Deals

For additional info and to purchase the paperback versions on Amazon (at standard Amazon paperback prices), click on the individual book covers below:

To visit the author’s websites, click here:

Donita K. Paul: http://www.donitakpaul.com/

Jeffrey Overstreet: http://lookingcloser.org/