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Book Giveaway: Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards
How about another giveaway? This time we have a brand new book coming out from Solaris on March 26th: Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards.
Meet Talus – the Bronze Age Detective! Even at the dawn of society, murder is an ancient habit. But Talus is the first man who understands that the identity of an unknown killer can be found, if you can start asking the right questions.
Neither historical fantasy nor crime fiction has ever seen anything like Talus before. Edwards brings a unique character to the world of crime fiction while blending myth, legend, and fantasy into a rich tapestry about a bright light amidst humanity’s darkest dawn.
A Bronze Age Holmes and Watson? Sounds like a lot of fun and the cover art is just awesome. Join our re-tweet contest for your shot at getting one of five autographed paperback copies before it’s released to the public. All you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
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— Worlds Without End (@WWEnd) March 12, 2014
…or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Wednesday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
Talus and the Frozen King
by Graham Edwards
Meet Talus – the world’s first detective.
A dead warrior king frozen in winter ice. Six grieving sons, each with his own reason to kill. Two weary travelers caught up in a web of suspicion and deceit.
In a distant time long before our own, wandering bard Talus and his companion Bran journey to the island realm of Creyak, where the king has been murdered. From clues scattered among the island’s mysterious barrows and stone circles, they begin their search for his killer. But do the answers lie in this world or the next?
Nobody is above suspicion, from the king’s heir to the tribal shaman, from the servant woman steeped in herb-lore to the visiting warlord whose unexpected arrival throws the whole tribe into confusion. And when death strikes again, Talus and Bran realise nothing is what it seems.
Creyak is place of secrets and spirits, mystery and myth. It will take a clever man indeed to unravel the truth. The kind of man this ancient world has not seen before.
What people are saying:
“A close cousin to the writings of Conan Doyle, Christie, and Marsh… Mystery fans will look forward to Talus’s future investigations.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“I think both mystery and fantasy readers alike will feel right at home with this one. A very entertaining and fast read.” — The Bibliosanctum
“It all makes for a pretty fast, intense mystery as shadows thicken, nothing is as it seems and men start to die all around.” — Drunken Dragon Reviews
Our thanks to Solaris and Graham Edwards for the excellent prizes and best of luck to everyone. Help us spread the word and be sure to come back next Wednesday to see if you’ve won!
Book Giveaway: Songs of the Earth, Trinity Rising and The Raven’s Shadow by Elspeth Cooper!
It seems like it’s been awhile since we last had a book giveaway so we thought now would be a good time to do another. But not just a regular book giveaway. How about five copies of the first three books of Elspeth Cooper‘s Wild Hunt Quartet? That’s right, all three books!
The folks at Tor are excited to be bringing out the third volume in the the Wild Hunt series, The Raven’s Shadow (on sale tomorrow!) and to celebrate they’ve asked us to help them give out five hardcover copies and, since it is the third book in the series, they decided to throw in the first 2 paperback books, Songs of the Earth and Trinity Rising, as well so you can get the whole story thus far!
In case you’ve forgotten how to play this game, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
RT to win the first 3 volumes of Elspeth Cooper’s Wild Hunt Quartet from WWEnd! http://t.co/opCi1ID6L8 pic.twitter.com/440OiE68Cr
— Worlds Without End (@WWEnd) March 10, 2014
…or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
The Raven’s Shadow
by Elspeth Cooper
The Raven’s Shadow, the third book of Elspeth Cooper’s The Wild Hunt series finds war brewing on both sides of the Veil between the worlds.
The desert of Gimrael is aflame with violence, and in the far north an ancient hatred is about to spill over into the renewal of a war that, a thousand years ago, forged an empire. This time, it may shatter one.
Wrestling with his failing grip on the power of the Song, and still trying to come to terms with the horrifying events he witnessed in El Maqqam, Gair returns to the mainland with only one thing on his mind: vengeance. It may cost him his life, but when everything that he had to live for is being stripped away from him, that may be a fair price to pay.
Old friends and old foes converge in a battle of wills to stem the tide of the Nimrothi clans as they charge south to reclaim the lands lost in the Founding Wars. If they succeed, the rest of the empire may be their next target. And with the Wild Hunt at their head, the overstretched Imperial Army may not be enough to stop them.
What people are saying:
“If you are not already familiar with her work, then I implore you to read one of her books, you will not be disappointed.” — Fantasy Book Review
“This isn’t a book that you can easily put down once you begin” — SF Book Reviews (of Songs of the Earth)
“The absorbing narrative and sheer quality of the production will keep readers impatiently awaiting the next installment” — Kirkus Reviews
“In scope, this series has the potential to rival George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and should enjoy a wide readership of young adult as well as adult fans of epic fantasy” — Library Journal (starred review)
If you are not familiar with Elspeth Cooper you can read full chapter excerpts of all three books right here on WWEnd to get a taste. Ms. Cooper is also a perfect fit for several of our Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenges like the 2014 Women of Genre Fiction and, because this is a three book giveaway, The Number of the Counting Shall be Three.
Our thanks to Tor for the excellent prizes and best of luck to everyone. Help us spread the word and be sure to come back next Monday to see if you’ve won!
Tales From High Hallack – The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton, Volume: 1 Contest Winners!
Our Tales From High Hallack – The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton, Volume: 1 contest has just concluded and we have the results! We had 79 re-tweets, 10 comments on the blog and 9 Facebook likes.
We put all those names into a spreadsheet and used a random number generator to pick our 5 lucky winners:
Melissa(@karmic9)
Dennis Menard(@da_deman)
The Critic(@iamthecritic)
Rhonda(Rhondak101)
Jarrod Bolin
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and snail-mail address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Be sure to mention High Hallack in your email so we know which prize you’re claiming.
Our thanks to Premier Digital Publishing for making the contest possible. We’ll be back with another giveaway soon so keep one eye open.
JFF: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell Winners!
Our Jo Fletcher Fridays contest has just concluded and we have the results! We had 124 re-tweets and 13 comments on the blog which is a new record response. Apparently you all want some good ass-kicking fantasy and you think de Castell’s Greatcoats are going to deliver it.
We put all those names into a spreadsheet and used a random number generator to pick our 5 lucky winners:
Kim Oleson French(@KimOleson)
Rajee(@momsfocus)
Michelle Beare(@dragonslady)
Donna(@donnak4)
AC Smyth
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and snail-mail address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Be sure to mention Traitor’s Blade in your email so we know which prize you’re claiming.
Our thanks to Jo Fletcher Books and Sebastien de Castell for making the contest possible.
Don’t miss the Tales From High Hallack giveaway going on now and check back again for more free books to come.
Book Giveaway: Tales From High Hallack – The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton, Volume: 1
It’s time again to kick off another free book contest! What’s that I hear? We’re giving away too many books? Well, if you think so, I guess we could stop… What? Oh, you DO want more free books! I thought so.
The kind folks at Premier Digital Publishing have recently launched a new 3 part collection of works by the legendary Andre Norton and they wanted us to help them give out five paperback copies of Tales From High Hallack – The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton, Volume: 1. And, because we love you so, we of course said: “Oh, Hell yes!”
From their press release:
For the first time, a collection of short stories by Andre Norton are available for her loyal fans. Still as fresh and relevant today as they were over a half-century ago, Norton’s stories have been curated in Tales From High Hallack, Volumes 1 (January 14, 2014), 2 (May 20, 2014), and 3 (Fall 2014). This collection of previously published short stories includes many themed anthologies from periodicals that are no longer in print.
Paying homage to Norton’s legacy, the collection of stories is entitled High Hallack, named after the location featured prominently in many of her works of fiction, as well as the genre writer’s library Norton opened in Tennessee. In this collection of short stories, the gates of High Hallack are now open for the world to enjoy these amazing science fiction and fantasy stories.
For your chance at one of these copies all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
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— Worlds Without End (@WWEnd) February 6, 2014
…or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Thursday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends. Note: If you leave a comment without a way for us to reach you we’re going to draw another name so please give us a twitter link or something.
Tales From High Hallack – The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton, Volume: 1
by Andre Norton
For the first time, the Grand Dame of science fiction – Andre Norton – has her short stories gathered for her fans’ reading pleasure. Tales reach back to the 1930s, as fresh and relevant today as they were when she wrote them… such was Andre’s skill. High fantasy, fables, science fiction, coming of age stories, and more fill three volumes. This impressive, must-have collection includes stories of Witch World. There are cats sprinkled here and there, as Andre treasured them so. And there is magic in the writing, unequaled prose to delight readers of all ages.
High Hallack was a place in Andre’s fiction, and was also the name of her genre writer’s library she opened in Tennessee. It is a wondrous keep that she called home, and now High Hallack opens its gates and allows these amazing stories to tumble out.
Lose yourself in her enchanted words, and read them again and again.
This look like a great collection to have for any library. Click through to the novel page to have a look at the table of contents. Best of luck to you all. Be sure to come back next Thursday to see if you’ve won!
Book Giveaway: Wolves by Simon Ings Winners!
Our Wolves by Simon Ings contest has just concluded and here are the results! We had 41 re-tweets and 15 comments on the blog as well as a handful of likes on Facebook. No too shabby! We put all those names into a spreadsheet and used a random number generator to pick our 5 lucky winners:
Margo-Lea Hurwicz(@MangoHeroics)
ProjectiveEthnography(@ProjectiveEthno)
The Literati Press(@SKLiteratiPress)
Drew DoddDan Williams
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and snail-mail address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Be sure to mention Wolves in your email so we know which prize you’re claiming.
Our thanks to Gollancz and Simon Ings for making the contest possible. Didn’t win this time? Don’t give up! We have more contests coming up. In fact, there’s still time to get your name in the hat for our latest Jo Fletcher Fridays contest The Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell.
Jo Fletcher Fridays: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell
The Astra giveaway we did a few weeks back went so well we’re back already with another one to prove it wasn’t a fluke. We have 5 autographed hard cover copies, that’s right, hard cover, of Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell from the awesome folks at Jo Fletcher Books.
This is the first book in de Castell’s four book series, Greatcoats, and it looks like a winner. Nothing like swords and a blood splatter to or two to get you set for a fantasy adventure.
By now you know how this works, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
RT to win one of 5 signed hard cover copies of Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell: http://t.co/j11qJWpecT #JFF pic.twitter.com/PppNsm2yTY
— Worlds Without End (@WWEnd) January 31, 2014
…or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Friday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends and check back to see if you’ve won! Please note that the books will not be mailed to our winners until the end of February so expect a bit of a delay after the contest.
Traitor’s Blade
by Sebastien de Castell
The first in a new action-filled quartet Traitor’s Blade follows Falcio, the first Cantor of the Greatcoats. Trained in the fighting arts and the laws of Tristia, the Greatcoats are traveling Magisters upholding the King’s Law. They are heroes. Or at least they were.
When the Greatcoats stood aside and allowed the Dukes to take the kingdom and impale their King’s head on a spike that all changed. Now Tristia is on the verge of collapse and the barbarians are sniffing at the borders whilst the Dukes bring chaos to the land.
The Greatcoats are scattered far and wide, reviled as traitors, their legendary coats in tatters. All they have left are the promises they made to King Paelis, to carry out one final mission. But if they have any hope of fulfilling the King’s dream the divided Greatcoats must reunite, or they will again have to stand aside as they watch their world burn . . .
What people are saying:
“A wild dance of fights, treachery, and jaw-dropping surprises.” — Dave Duncan, Bestselling Author of King of Swords
“De Castell combines the best of Joe Abercromie and Alexandre Dumas. He can break your heart and spike your adrenalin with the same sentence. Riveting.” — Violete Malan, Author of Path of the Sun and The Storm Witch
The best of Joe Abercrombie and Alexandre Dumas? This I gotta read! What do you think?
Book Giveaway: Wolves by Simon Ings!
Today we have something really special to give away from the fine folks at Gollancz: 5 autographed paperback copies of Wolves by Simon Ings! The cover art is stunning and artist Jeff Alan Love has designed the covers for a collectable set of paperbacks re-launching Simon Ings’ backlist: Hot Head, Headlong, City of the Iron Fish, Hotwire and Painkillers, (Gollancz, February – June 2014).
From Gollancz: “Wolves is set tomorrow and round the corner (Simon’s debut was a much more ‘conventional’ twisted cyberpunk tale) but manages to carry a heavy load of genuine strangeness and terror. This is a novel about how crazed WE can become and how our technologies can make that craziness sharper and deeper. It’s also a novel about two childhood friends and the strains put on their friendship as their lives go off the rails.
It is not, I have to warn you, a bundle of laughs, but it is written with clear insight and wit and great intelligence. And the prose is to die for.
We’re proud to be publishing this book. If you like J.G. Ballard and Philip K. Dick we think you’ll love reading it. I loved it enough to buy five of Simon’s backlist (all that I could get) for Gollancz and they’ll be coming out from us through the first six months of 2014.“
In case you’ve forgotten how to play this game, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
RT to win autographed copy of Wolves by Simon Ings http://t.co/bEzwxC8ulc ..comment on blog post & double the chances pic.twitter.com/q7yuLfK6tb
— Worlds Without End (@WWEnd) January 27, 2014
…or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
Wolves
by Simon Ings
The new novel from Simon Ings is a story that balances on the knife blade of a new technology. Augmented Reality uses computing power to overlay a digital imagined reality over the real world. Whether it be adverts or imagined buildings and imagined people with Augmented Reality the world is no longer as it appears to you, it is as it is imagined by someone else. Ings takes the satire and mordant satirical view of J.G. Ballard and propels it into the 21st century.
Two friends are working at the cutting edge of this technology and when they are offered backing to take the idea and make it into the next global entertainment they realise that wolves hunt in this imagined world. And the wolves might be them.
A story about technology becomes a personal quest into a changed world and the pursuit of a secret from the past. A secret about a missing mother, a secret that could hide a murder. This is no dry analysis of how a technology might change us, it is a terrifying thriller, a picture of a dark tomorrow that is just around the corner.
What people are saying about Wolves:
“Ings’ return to full-throttle SF is a cause for celebration. His gift for edgy slipstream fiction makes comparisons with both JG Ballard and William Gibson apposite. Bleak, brutal and uncompromising . If there’s any justice in the world it’ll win awards.” 4.5 star review — Jonathan Wright SFX
“…a moving take of the movers and shakers of technology. Overall grade: A” — Patrick Hayes Sci-fi Pulse.Net
Best of luck to you all. Be sure to come back next Monday to see if you’ve won!
JFF: Astra by Naomi Foyle Winners!
Our Jo Fletcher Fridays contest has just concluded and we have the results! We had 69 retweets and 9 comments on the blog as well as a handful of likes on Facebook. Well done, everyone! We put all those names into a spreadsheet and used a random number generator to pick our 5 lucky winners:
Rob Weber
Paul Baughman(@OneSpellWizard)
Aryth Mourn(@Aryth)
Laura(@colliemomtoo)
Minervasowl
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and snail-mail address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Be sure to mention Astra in your email so we know which prize you’re claiming.
Our thanks to Jo Fletcher Books and Naomi Foyle for making the contest possible. Keep an eye out for more free books. Next week perhaps? That’s a hint, folks.
Jo Fletcher Fridays: Astra by Naomi Foyle
It’s been a long time since we last did a Jo Fletcher Fridays contest so we’re really excited to have this one to kick off 2014. We have 5 autographed trade paperback copies of Naomi Foyle‘s latest book Astra, the first book in her new series The Gaia Chronicles. Astra is available for pre-order in the UK but hasn’t made it state-side yet so this is your chance to get it way early.
In case you’ve forgotten how to play this game, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Friday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
Astra
by Naomi Foyle
Like every child in Is-Land, all Astra Ordott wants is to have her Security Shot, do her National Service and defend her Gaian homeland from Non-Lander ‘infiltrators’. But when one of her Shelter mothers, the formidable Dr. Hokma Blesser, tells her the shot will limit her chances of becoming a scientist and offers her an alternative, Astra agrees to her plan.
When the orphaned Lil arrives to share Astra’s home, Astra is torn between jealousy and fascination. Lil’s father taught her some alarming ideas about Is-Land and the world, but when she pushes Astra too far, the heartache that results goes far beyond the loss of a friend.
If she is to survive, Astra must learn to deal with devastating truths about Is-Land, Non-Land and the secret web of adult relationships that surrounds her.
What people said about Seoul Survivors:
“Naomi Foyle is well placed to bring the little-known complexities of Korea’s contemporary cultural scene to the foreground of her imaginative leap into our future.” – Mia Yun, author of House of the Winds
“Foyle is effective at building tension and creating villainy all the more sinister for its well-meaning smile.” – SFX magazine
“Impeccable plotting.” – Guardian
And if you’re taking part in this year’s Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge this could be a good fit for you. In fact, it could work for many of our 17 Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenges. Best of luck to you all.
