(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best cyberpunk science fiction books
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21. Little Heroes
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22. Persephone Falling: A Cyberpunk LitRPG (The Persephone Saga Book 1)
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26. Fractions: The First Half of The Fall Revolution (Fall Revolution (1))
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27. Makers
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29. Holo Men (Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.)
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33. The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession Book 1)
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38. Shadowrun: Borrowed Time
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I'm going to repeat quite a few titles that have already been mentioned by OP and others for the sake of compiling a list of Kindle Unlimited titles. I apologize for not giving info about the books, but I did snag links and made sure that the titles were still currently available on KU. I know I'm forgetting a bunch too, so I'll edit later.
Some of my recent favorites:
They Mostly Come Out At Night and Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict Patrick
Paternus by Dyrk Ashton
Danse Macabre by Laura M. Hughes - More of a horror title, but it's a creepy novella that I absolutely adored.
A Star Reckoners Lot by Darrell Drake
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
Jaeth's Eye by K. S. Villoso - I'm currently reading this. It has me hooked to the point where I know I'm going to start the next book in the (completed) trilogy when I finish this one. Plus, it is currently being read by r/fantasy RRAWR book club.
Here are some that I haven't read, but have heard mostly positive things about:
Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan was just released just this week and it looks fantastic.
Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R Fletcher I haven't read this yet, but look how awesome that cover is!
And for anyone that has read his book Beyond Redemption, which sadly isn't available on KU, the second book in the series, The Mirror's Truth and a short story from the Manifest Delusions world, Flesh and Fire are available.
A Warrior's Path by Davis Ashura
Valley of Embers by Steven Kelliher
Faithless by Graham Austin-King just came out a few months ago and his previous series The Riven Wyrde Saga, is also available, beginning with Fae - The Wild Hunt
Ours is the Storm by D. Thourson Palmer
To Whatever End by Claire Frank
House of Blades by Will Wight
Path of Flames by Phil Tucker
The Woven Ring by M. D. Presley
Awaken Online: Catharsis by Travis Bagwell
Wolf of the North by Duncan M. Hamilton
Free the Darkness by Kel Kade
The Cycle of Arawn Trilogy by Edward W. Robinson
Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw
The Queens Poinsoner by Jeff Wheeler, this guy writes a ton of books and he seems to be fairly popular between his new Kingsfountain series, and his previous Muirwood series
Here are some older fantasy and sci-fi books that I enjoyed:
Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany
Witch World as well as some other really good books by Andre Norton
I recommend the following with the caveat that these might not appeal to everybody. The short stories in these collections are of the pulp fiction variety. If you aren't familiar with Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, etc... and the type of sci-fi and Sword & Sorcery that were found within these magazines, then you might want to skip these.
Swords and Deviltry The first volume of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber - Many of the tropes of the rogue/thief came from this legendary duo created by Leiber. And it's worth noting that Leiber actually coined the term Sword & Sorcery. This collection contains 3 stories, an average origin story for each character and the final story is the Hugo and Nebula winning novella "Ill Met in Lankhmar" detailing the first meeting of Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser.
Swords Against Darkness - A '70s S&S anthology. I'm currently reading this one, so far there are a few stinkers, a few mediocre, and a few really good ones. Poul Anderson and Ramsey Campbell both have awesome stories in this anthology. There are quite a few annoying typos in this eBook, nothing too distracting though.
The Best of C. L. Moore by C. L. Moore. I read this recently and I absolutely loved it. The collection is all sci-fi and one Jirel of Joiry story, which is her famous female S&S character. Moore was married to the writer Henry Kuttner, and up until his death they wrote a bunch of great stories together. The Best of Henry Kuttner The short story that the movie The Last Mimzy was based on is in this collection, and a story that became a season one Twilight Zone episode entitled "What You Need". Kuttner and Moore are two of my favorite pulp authors and I'm not even that into science fiction, but I really enjoy their short stories in the genre.
Howdy all! Yes, the rumors are true. Paternus is getting a new cover. Artwork by John Anthony Di Giovanni and typography by Shawn King, the team that also did Mike Fletcher's Ghosts of Tomorrow. Think dark and foreboding, badass buffalo demon and dude with a glowing spear. Hopefully now it won't look like all the things it isn't, like "Harry Potter fanfic," "Hardy Boys meets Scooby-doo," "Nancy Drew and gang explore a cave," "Nathan Fillion and young Mark Hamill in the woods, with an inexplicable appearance by Zoey Deschanel." All of those things make me grin when I see them, btw, before I slap my forehead.
Meanwhile, it's still the same story some awesome folks have nice things to say about:
“A war of the gods unlike any you've read. Highly recommended!” -Michael R. Fletcher
“This is urban fantasy done right. Not a sparkly vampire or shirtless werewolf in sight, and the pace! Don't make plans to do anything else once you start reading this.” -Graham Austin-King
“Wow! Great ideas, vividly realized. A crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect.” -M. R. (Mike) Carey
“Distinctly different, adrenaline fueled fantasy that will keep readers flipping pages well into the wee hours.” -The Qwillery
“Expansive, ambitious, and engrossing ... The action sequences are vivid, and the prose is fleet ... There’s just something wondrous and wide-eyed about Mr. Ashton’s flouting of convention and genre ... The result is almost giddy.” -Josiah Bancroft
“One of the most singularly inventive, creative and exciting works of fiction I have had the pleasure of reading.” -Steven Kelliher
The gods of myth. The monsters of legend. The heroes and villains of lore.
They're real ... and they're coming back to finish a conflict that's been raging since the dawn of time itself.
For Fi Patterson and Zeke Prisco, their daily routine of caring for the elderly at the local hospital is shattered when a catatonic patient named Peter unwittingly thrusts them into a war between the forces of light and darkness. A war of which he is the primary target, and perhaps the cause.
In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must forget everything they know about the world and join forces with mythic figures called the Firstborn. Only then can they hope to learn the secrets locked in Peter's mind, help stave off an ancient evil that's been known by many names and feared by all, and perhaps discover truths about themselves best left hidden.
Sadly I'm long past the deadline for the OP, but just wanted to say thank you for a great idea for a post!
I published my book Shift last year and have received one (very positive) review. As of a few days ago I took the plunge and setup hard copies as well through Amazon. I'm not necessarily sure if it is still on KU as I also have it on SmashWords (where it is currently 100% for their summer sale), but if there are any out there who are interested in a short, light-hearted cyberpunk romp involving 90's-era virtual reality, hacking, and genetic modification then this is your thing.
More than happy to receive all kinds of feedback, should anybody be interested. Constructive criticism, love, hate (preferably constructive hate), its all good :).
full disclosure there are a few grammar/spelling errors still in the e-book edition that I resolved in the hard copy ... I wanted to at least make sure I participated in this thread before it dissolved into the aether of reddit history
Hello everyone, I'm new to reddit but I thought I would come here and announce that I have a novella out called, Synthetic Heart. It's a cyberpunk story. In a megacity on the moon of Dione, Unit Seven and Beta Nine are rescued from certain death by an old man who used to repair units like Seven. Taking them into his home, he reprograms them and gives them a new life, free from the slavery of human laws.
I would appreciate it if people read it and gave feedback. It's part of a series I'm creating, so there will be more stories. I plan to make them into one book eventually. I also plan to create a trilogy from the same universe. I hope you'll check out Synthetic Heart on Amazon, and feel free to visit my website, www.writersjbass.com
There is an entire book about this from the 80's called "Little Heroes" but it's out of print.
Was a great book, however.
Actually, it's back in print now: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Heroes-Norman-Spinrad/dp/1490399429
Yeah man... I've been broadening my horizons. Not sure why I'm so addicting to this genre but I keep searching for that next fix. I stumble upon some litrpg-adjacent novels that scratch the itch, like Persephone Rising and Perilous Waif, (those were pretty good) but then I feel the need to read more cybernetics-enhanced battle women books like those and it's back to square one.
Possibly one of Ken Macleod's Cassini Division books. In Macleod's
world aliens (really post singularity uploaded humans after effective
aeons of runtime) are constantly beaming computer viruses at humanity. Humans have responded by creating nano scale mechanical push-rod computers.
The third book is my personal favorite of that series
http://www.amazon.com/Cassini-Division-Fall-Revolution-ebook/dp/B00CBFXM8Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397746608&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fall+revolution+cassini
Hmm... I enjoy book request posts but this is a tough one. Obviously altered carbon, snow crash, and neuromancer are at the top of the list, but you also want something lesser known. For a detective type story, how about Hammerjack, Halting State, or Kop? I'm trying to think of cyberpunk AI stories but I can't think of any except where the AI are just incidental and not really central to the theme. Like in neuromancer, Escapology, or Looking Glass. Can you give me some more hints about what type of stories you like?
Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fujii. The narrative definitely had a slightly different feel from most current SF I've read, which was initially off-putting, but I got past that and really enjoyed it.
Ken MacLeod. He's great at creating believable societies, and if you can stand the occasional terrible pun, his books are very entertaining.
Very well, I feel like it's ok if directly asked for.
The Gorgon Effect, Minds of Stone 1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W53G2JX/ref=la_B06X3S72GD_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486765255&sr=1-1
You MUST check out the tragically underread David Marusek. Genuinely mindblowing post-scarcity, post-human SF--with thriller plotting.
Sounds like you might enjoy Bruce Sterling, as well; smart, fast-moving near-future SF. Holy Fire is probably a good one to check out.
You might get a kick out of Rudy Rucker, too. His stuff is quite silly and gonzo, but packed with real ideas.
Cory Doctorow is controversial on here, but I thought Makers really delivered as thought-provoking yet well plotted SF.
Dragon Heart Trilogy
Amazon link. I urge you to click 'look inside' and read a few pages. It's awesome, In every sense of the word.
The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata is a great one that often gets overlooked.
You can check out my first book: Urban Legends of the Future for free. It's Cyberpunk meets Urban Fantasy and horror.
My second book By Starlight-Before Dawn is more of it, but not available in its entirety for free.
All of it is heavily influenced by World of Darkness, Cyberpunk 2020, and the aforementioned Shadowrun RPG's.
There are a couple of Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0. novels by Stephen Billas. They accompany the Cyberpunk 2020 (no idea why they stylized it with the decimals) role playing game system. I only heard about this because CD Projekt Red (makers of The Witcher series) are making a game called Cyberpunk 2077 (updating the date because it'll only be out a few years before 2020).
I started reading The Ravengers, but got bored. YMMV.
There is also Holo Men.
No comment on quality, but they definitely fit your request.
Which Shadowrun books did you read? I'm legitimately curious at this point.
edit: Just reread your post- This book? https://www.amazon.com/Shadowrun-Borrowed-Time-R-L-King-ebook/dp/B00YBHGGU6
The slayer just came out on audible at the beginning of the month. D&D style dungeon-diving and a magic system where familiar Grant there masters transformative powers.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DV6Y571
Não vou dizer apenas um. Mas os mais recentes:
O ótimo a elite do atraso de Jessé de Souza(nao li a versão atualizada)
Sobre a realidade brasileira
https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B07N92TMY1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
O candomblé bem explicado de George Maurício e Verá de Oxalá
Sobre religioes de mateiz africana.
https://www.amazon.com.br/candombl%C3%A9-bem-explicado-Na%C3%A7%C3%B5es-Iorub%C3%A1-ebook/dp/B016R0N7DI
2084 Mundos Cyberpunk - diversos autores
diversos ficção punk brasileira ótimo para conhecer novos autores
https://www.amazon.com.br/2084-Mundos-Cyberpunks-M%C3%A1rio-Bentes-ebook/dp/B07JNDHHMD
Doughnut Economics Kate Raworth
Para repensar a economia mundial
https://www.amazon.com/Doughnut-Economics-Seven-21st-Century-Economist/dp/1603586741
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A era do capital improdutivo de Ladislau Dowbor (Dowbor.org)
Para repensar o capitalismo e a exploração do trabalho
http://dowbor.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Dowbor-_-A-ERA-DO-CAPITAL-IMPRODUTIVO.pdf
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations de Adam smith
Para se pensar capitalismo logo no início e ver onde que o Rio fez a curva
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300
Dica o projeto Gutenberg tem muito livro bom e de graça. E em português.
https://www.amazon.com/Ravengers-Cyberpunk-2-0-2-0-Stephen-Billias/dp/0446602329
and https://www.amazon.com/Holo-Cyberpunk-2-0-2-0-Stephen-Billias/dp/0446602337/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
are the only ones listed under Wikipedia for novels in the universe. Though many of the rule books for 2020 have a lot of lore in them worth reading.
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I'm assuming that you mean Cyberpunk franchise, not the genre, since otherwise your post will be deleted.
I found this and this that are supposed to take place in the Cyberpunk 2020 universe.
It seems like a busy thread to me! Suppose it has been busier, though. Linking one from each:
/u/ksvilloso Jaeth's Eye
The minor characters in an epic story are often forgotten, relegated to the dusty corners of a text; footnotes in a biased account that draws focus on the privileged, the named, and the powerful. This is a story from those shadows.
The lives of a mercenary, a seamstress, and a merchant converge. Kefier, who is picking up the pieces of his life after his brother’s accident, finds himself chased down by former associates for his friend’s death. Already once branded a murderer, he crosses paths with his friend’s sister, Sume, whose only desire is to see her family through troubled times. In the meantime, young, arrogant Ylir takes a special interest in Kefier while he himself is entangled in a battle with a powerful mage, one whose name has been long forgotten in legend. At the crux of their conflict is a terrible creature with one eye, cast from the womb of a witch, with powers so immense whoever possesses it holds the key to bring the continent to its knees.
Jaeth’s Eye introduces an epic fantasy tale of revenge and lost kingdoms, but also of grief, love, hope, and a promise for tomorrow. The Agartes Epilogues gets to the heart of epic fantasy from the sidelines.
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/u/benedictpatrick They Mostly Come Out At Night
The villagers of the forest seal themselves in their cellars at night, whispering folktales to each other about the monsters that prey on them in the dark. Only the Magpie King, their shadowy, unseen protector, can keep them safe.
However, when an outcast called Lonan begins to dream of the Magpie King’s defeat at the hands of inhuman invaders, this young man must do what he can to protect his village. He is the only person who can keep his loved ones from being stolen away after dark, and to do so he will have to convince them to trust him again.
They Mostly Come Out At Night is the first novel from Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld series. Straddling the line between fantasy and folklore, this book is perfect for fans of the darker Brothers Grimm stories.
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/u/undyrk Paternus
The gods of myth, monsters of legend, heroes and villains of lore.
They're real -- and they're coming back to finish a war that's been waged since the dawn of time.
Fi Patterson and Zeke Prisco's daily routine of caring for the elderly at a local hospital is shattered when a catatonic patient named Peter unwittingly thrusts them into a conflict between ageless beings beyond reckoning. A war of which he is the primary target, and perhaps the cause.
In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must forget everything they know about the world and come to grips with the astonishing reality of the Firstborn. Only then can they hope to learn the secrets locked in Peter's mind, help stave off an ancient evil that's been known by many names and feared by all, and discover truths about themselves perhaps best left hidden.
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/u/tanniel The Eagle's Flight
Peace in the Seven Realms of Adalmearc is only as strong as those who rule them. With the death of the high king and his heir too young to assume the throne, political intrigues fill the landscape as the leading noble families scheme and plot their way to power. Meanwhile, enemies abroad sense the changes and make their own preparations.
Standing as a safeguard against both foreign foes as well as enemies closer to heart are the Order and its knights. Keeping the realms of Adalmearc united and at peace is their foremost duty. But when the strife turns political and the enemy is difficult to discern, when alliances shift and allegiances are torn, even the hitherto unassailable honour of a knight may become stained.
The Eagle's Flight compiles the first three of the Chronicles of Adalmearc. It is a journey into the world of Adal, its realms, peoples, cultures, and conflicts.
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/u/stevenkelliher Valley of Embers
For hundreds of years, the flame-wielding Embers have been the last line of defense against the nightmare creatures from the World Apart, but the attacks are getting worse. Kole Reyna guards Last Lake from the terrors of the night, but he fears for his people’s future.
When Kole is wounded by a demon unlike any they have seen before, the Emberfolk believe it is a sign of an ancient enemy returned, a powerful Sage known as the Eastern Dark.
Kole has never trusted in prophecy, but with his people hanging on the precipice, he reluctantly agrees to lead the Valley’s greatest warriors in a last desperate bid for survival. Together, they will risk everything in search of a former ally long-thought dead, and whether Kole trusts him or not, he may be the only one capable of saving them.
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/u/stevethomas Klondaeg Omnibus
Monsters killed his parents, and Klondaeg is out for revenge. Armed with a double-headed battle-axe with a split personality, Klondaeg travels the world, teaming up with its mightiest adventurers to battle every monster he can find. Klondaeg is the greatest monster hunter in all of history, but the world needs more than a monster hunter. It needs a lord of heroes.
This omnibus edition collects all of Klondaeg’s outrageous adventures, including “Klondaeg The Monster Hunter,” “Klondaeg Saves Fromsday,” “Klondaeg and the Klondaeg Hunters,” and “Klondaeg: Lord of Heroes.”
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/u/salaris Sufficiently Advanced Magic
Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire’s goddess.
He never returned.
Now, it’s Corin’s turn. He’s headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.
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/u/ashearmstrong A Demon in the Desert
Grimluk is an orc with one purpose: hunting demons.
The Wastelands mining town of Greenreach Bluffs is deteriorating: with each passing day its inhabitants grow more fearful and paranoid, plagued by...something. They suffer nightmares and hallucinations, there are murders at the mine; the community is on the brink of madness and ruin and, as events escalate, realization dawns: the town has a demon problem. Two attempts at hunting it down fail, Greenreach Bluffs is at breaking point...and then Grimluk the Orc strides in out of the Wastes to answer their call for salvation.
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/u/pirateaba The Wandering Inn
An inn is a place to rest, a place to talk and share stories, or a place to find adventures, a starting ground for quests and legends.
In this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive in a world full of monsters and magic. She’d be more excited about all of this if everything wasn’t trying to kill her.
But an inn is what she found, and so that’s what she becomes. An innkeeper who serves drinks to heroes and monsters–
Actually, mostly monsters. But it’s a living, right?
This is the story of the Wandering Inn.
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/u/michaelrfletcher Ghosts of Tomorrow
The children are the future.
And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines.
Straight out of school, Griffin, a junior Investigations agent for the North American Trade Union, is put on the case: Find and close the illegal crèches. No one expects him to succeed, Griffin least of all. Installed in a combat chassis Abdul, a depressed seventeen year old killed during the Secession Wars in Old Montreal, is assigned as Griffin's Heavy Weapons support. Nadia, a state-sanctioned investigative reporter working the stolen children story, pushes Griffin ever deeper into the nightmare of the black market brain trade.
Deep in the La Carpio slums of Costa Rica, the scanned mind of an autistic girl runs the South American Mafia's business interests. But she wants more. She wants freedom. And she has come to see humanity as a threat. She has an answer: Archaeidae. At fourteen, he is the deadliest assassin alive. Two children against the world.
The world is going to need some help.
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/u/will_wight Unsouled
Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.
Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.
When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path.
Hey Folks,
Awrighty! I have three novels available and a fourth available for pre-orders which will be released in August.
And so...
BEYOND REDEMPTION:
What? You haven't read this yet? AIGH!
It was published in 2015, made a slew of Best of the Year lists, and was called grimdarker than grimdark even though I'd never heard of the genre when I wrote it.
"Set in a world where madness equates to power, Michael R. Fletcher's Beyond Redemption is often as nightmarish as it is fascinating. An alarming, original and compulsive tale laced with a blackly comic sensibility. Highly recommended."
--Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Song
Back of Book Copy.....
Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth. Common knowledge isn't an axiom, it's a force of nature. What the masses believe is. But insanity is a weapon, conviction a shield. Delusions give birth to foul new gods.
Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken--men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality. High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos. He defines the beliefs of his followers, leading their faith to one end: a young boy, Morgen, must Ascend to become a god. A god they can control.
But there are many who would see this would-be-god in their thrall, including the High Priest's own Doppels, and a Slaver no one can resist. Three reprobates--The Greatest Swordsman in the World, a murderous Kleptic, and possibly the only sane man left--have their own nefarious plans for the young god.
As these forces converge on the boy, there's one more obstacle: time is running out. When one's delusions become more powerful, they become harder to control. The fate of the Geisteskranken is to inevitably find oneself in the Afterdeath.
The question, then, is: Who will rule there?
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Redemption-Michael-R-Fletcher-ebook/dp/B00NUV1LJK/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
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THE MIRROR'S TRUTH:
This is the sequel to Beyond Redemption and one a Stabby from you lovely folks for best Indie/Self-published novel in 2016!
"Pitch black humour, magically enhanced insanity and brutality cranked to eleven."
--Anthony Ryan, best-selling author of Blood Song
"Michael Fletcher's MANIFEST DELUSIONS is the grimdarkest of grimdark, a filthy, rotting, fascinating world full of intriguing psychotics. There'snothing else in the genre quite like it."
--Django Wexler, author of The Shadow Campaigns series.
Back of Book Copy.....
Where belief defines reality, delusions are both strength and curse: The deeper you sink into madness the more powerful you become. But that power comes with a price. Your darkest nightmares hunt you at night. The face in the mirror hates you and wants to be free. Your fears manifest and plot your destruction.
Bedeckt defined himself by the list of crimes he was unwilling to commit. It was such a short list. How could straying from it have gone so wrong?
Now Bedeckt must undo the damage caused by wandering from his precious list. The Geborene god seeks to remake the world with his obsessive need for cleanliness and perfection, but Bedeckt is going to bring him down. Nothing can stop him. Not even death.
The two friends he abandoned in the Afterdeath chase after Bedeckt, bent on revenge. Psychotic assassins hunt him. Something cold and evil follows, lurking in the clouds above, shredding reality with its delusions. Madness and sanity war, stretching and tearing the very fabric of existence.
The dead shall rise.
https://www.amazon.com/Mirrors-Truth-Novel-Manifest-Delusions-ebook/dp/B01MCZ2ECN/ref=pd_sim_351_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N4RQCP6BAG983RH47DV1
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GHOSTS OF TOMORROW
I self-published this slice of nasty SF in early 2017.
"Thoughtful, fast-paced, and beautifully brutal. Highly recommended."
--Anna Smith-Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives.
"Formidable, violent, and fun as hell."
--Smash Dragons reviews
Back of Book Copy.....
The children are the future.
And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines.
Straight out of school, Griffin, a junior Investigations agent for the North American Trade Union, is put on the case: Find and close the illegal crèches. No one expects him to succeed, Griffin least of all. Installed in a combat chassis Abdul, a depressed seventeen year old killed during the Secession Wars in Old Montreal, is assigned as Griffin's Heavy Weapons support. Nadia, a state-sanctioned investigative reporter working the stolen children story, pushes Griffin ever deeper into the nightmare of the black market brain trade.
Deep in the La Carpio slums of Costa Rica, the scanned mind of an autistic girl runs the South American Mafia's business interests. But she wants more. She wants freedom. And she has come to see humanity as a threat. She has an answer: Archaeidae. At fourteen, he is the deadliest assassin alive. Two children against the world.
The world is going to need some help.
https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Tomorrow-Michael-R-Fletcher-ebook/dp/B06VTF9BSG/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1Q5BGNK7ZSKAJWG18R06
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SWARM AND STEEL
This one is being published by the folks at Skyhorse/Nightshade/Talos, is available for pre-order, and ships August 22, 2017.
Back of Book Copy.....
To escape the hell she created, a woman must team up with a novice warrior and return to her homeland in this gritty epic fantasy where delusions are literally made real.
Zerfall awakens in an alley, wounded and unable to remember her past. Chased by an assassin out into the endless wastes of the desert, she is caught, disfigured, and left for dead. Her scabbard is empty, but the need for answers—and the pull of her sword—will draw her back to the city-states.
When Jateko, a naïve youth, accidentally kills a member of his own tribe, he finds himself outcast and pursued across the desert for his crimes. Crazed from dehydration, dying of thirst and hunger, he stumbles across Zerfall.
Hunted by assassins and bound by mutual need, both Zerfall and Jeteko will confront the Täuschung, an ancient and deranged religion ruled by a broken fragment of Zerfall’s mind. Swarm, the Täuschung hell, seethes with imprisoned souls, but where gods—real or imagined—meddle in the affairs of man, the cost is high.
In Swarm and Steel, the power of belief can manifest and shape reality, and for political and religious leaders, faith becomes a powerful tool. But the insane are capable of twisting reality with their delusions as well, turning increasingly dangerous as their sanity crumbles. It is here that a long prophesied evil will be born, an endless hunger. The All Consuming will rise.
https://www.amazon.com/Swarm-Steel-Michael-R-Fletcher/dp/1940456894/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
And that's it for me!