Happy (almost) Launch Day!
Only one more day left before the re-release of Fallen Hunter!
I’ll also drop a cover reveal for Futility of Intent and a quick plug for another science fiction + fantasy release that drops TODAY.
Read on for more… but first, let’s take one more look at the FH cover, shall we?
Now that’s an Anisian Convergence novel!
Feel free to give that link a click to put in a last minute preorder on Amazon, OR preorder it from anywhere else.
I am so sorry about the weird release dates on non-Amazon platforms, by the way. My old publisher had this book enrolled in Kindle Unlimited and we weren’t sure if the enrollment period would transfer.
Better safe than sorry, right?
In other news, here’s the blurb for Fallen Hunter in case anyone needs a refresher.
Blurb:
It's the year 2407 and Dee Terganon is the leader of an elite team that closes Breaches in spacetime across the galaxy.
But when they face the largest rift yet, Dee taps into an abhorrent, twisted power to save a planet from destruction.
The decision costs her everything: her wife, sister, and even the military system she was raised to lead.
After those in charge abandon her, she goes into self-imposed exile and vows never to tap into the energy again.
But years later, Dee is pulled back in with a sliver of hope: her wife and sister might be alive.
And all she has to do to find out is use the power that ruined her life one more time.
Futility of Intent Cover Reveal!
Well, I guess it’s less of a reveal since I have it up for preorder.
Yup, you can get ready for this one, too.
It drops April 21st wherever you want to snag it!
Now: The Dragon Eater, by J. Scott Coatsworth!
J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer YA/Crossover Sci-Fantasy book out - The Dragon Eater, Tharassas Cycle book one. There's a giveaway, and a free book with purchase too!
Raven's a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever.
Raven's best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancé Silya, an initiate priestess in the midst of a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand suns.
This unlikely team must work together to face strange beasts, alien artifacts, and a world-altering threat. If they don’t figure out what to do soon, it might just be the end of everything.
Things are about to get messy.
About the Series:
The Tharassas Cycle is a four book sci-fantasy series set on the recently colonized world of Tharassas. When humans first arrived on planet, they thought they were alone until the hencha mind made itself known. But now a new threat has arisen to challenge both humankind and their new allies on this alien world.
Preorder and Get the Prequel Free
I'm giving away the prequel, Tales From Tharassas, with all preorders - it contains The Last Run, The Emp Test, and a brand new short story the Fallen Angel. Just order the book and email me a proof of purchase at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com, and I'll send you the book on release day (March 16th).
Universal Buy Link
Giveaway
Scott is giving away a $20 book gift card with this reveal – your choice of Amazon, B&N, Kobo or Smashwords. Enter for a chance to win:
Direct Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b60e8d47276/?
Excerpt
Spin’s voice echoed in his ear. “This is a bad idea, boss.”
“Shush,” Raven whispered to his familiar.
He needed to concentrate. Cheek and jowl against the smooth cobblestones, he held his breath and prayed to the gods that no one had seen him duck under the sea master’s ornate carriage. The setting sun cast long shadows from a pair of boots so close to his face that the dust and leather made him want to sneeze. Their owner was deep in conversation with the sea master, the hem of her fine mur silk trousers barely visible. The two women’s voices were hushed, and he could only make out the occasional word.
Raven rubbed the old burn scar on his cheek absently, wishing they would go away.
“Seriously, boss. I’m not from this world, and even I know it’s a bad idea to steal from the sea master.”
Though only he could hear Spin’s voice, Raven wished the little silver ay-eye would just shut up.
The hencha cloth-wrapped package in the carriage above was calling to him. He’d wanted it since he’d first seen it through the open door. No, needed it. Like he needed air, even though he had no idea what was inside. He scratched the back of his hand hard to distract himself from its disturbing pull.
An inthym popped its head out of the sewer grate in front of him, sniffing the air. Raven glared at the little white rodent, willing it to go away. Instead, the cursed thing nibbled at his nose.
Raven sneezed, then covered his mouth. He held his breath, staring at the boots. Don’t let them hear me.
A shiny silver feeler poked out of his shirt pocket, emitting a golden glow that illuminated the cobblestones underneath him. “Boss, you all right?” Spin’s whisper had that sarcastic edge he often used when he was annoyed. “Your heart rate is elevated.”
“Be. Quiet.” Raven gritted his teeth. Spin had the worst sense of timing.
The woman — one of the guard, maybe? — and the sea master stepped away, their voices fading into the distance.
Raven said a quick prayer of thanks to Jor’Oss, the goddess of wild luck, and flicked the inthym back into the sewer. “Shoo!”
He popped his head out from under the carriage to take a quick look around. There was no one between him and the squat gray Sea Guild headquarters. It was time. Grab it and go.
He reached into the luxurious carriage — a host of mur beetles must have spent years spinning all the red silk that lined the interior — and snagged the package. He hoped it was the treasury payment for the week. If so, it should hold enough coin to feed an orphanage for a month, and he knew just the one. “Got it.”
“Good. Now get us out of here.”
A strange tingling surged through his hand. Raven frowned.
Must have pinched a nerve or something.
Ignoring it, he stuck the package under his arm, slipped around the carriage, and set off down Gullton’s main thoroughfare. He walked as casually as he could, hoping no one would notice the missing package until he was long gone.
“We clear?”
Spin’s feeler blinked red. “No. Run! They’ve seen you.”
Raven ran.
Author Bio
Scott lives with his husband Mark in a yellow bungalow in Sacramento. He was indoctrinated into fantasy and sci fi by his mother at the tender age of nine. He devoured her library, but as he grew up, he wondered where all the people like him were.
He decided that if there weren’t queer characters in his favorite genres, he would remake them to his own ends.
A Rainbow Award winning author, he runs Queer Sci Fi, QueeRomance Ink, and Other Worlds Ink with Mark, sites that celebrate fiction reflecting queer reality, and is the committee chair for the Indie Authors Committee at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
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And that’s it… for now
I’m waiting until here to mention this in anticipation no one will make it this far (and I don’t want people think I’m using my grief to sell books).
My baby kitty, Asa Gray, passed away suddenly Saturday night/Sunday morning while we were away on a very short trip.
I’ve been fucking devastated. She had a lingering illness and we knew it was coming, but the day I left she’d seemed in good spirits and doing as well as expected. The fact I wasn’t here to hold her while she passed cracked me open like an egg for right about 24 hours.
So if some of this stuff seems disorganized and weird… well, I’m just trying not to drop the ball at this point. I’m certainly not excelling at this, that’s for sure. lol
Anyway… here’s one of the only good pictures I have of her before she started losing weight.
Good bye baby girl. Tell Archie we’re doing okay.
Until next time,
Mike
