Academy Arcanist
Release Date: August 23rd, 2022
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Magical Academy
Hopes. Dreams.
And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.
Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he’s visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life…
On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.
Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.
And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it’s too late…
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Release Date: June 18th, 2019
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
“Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall was rollicking good fun! Perfect for those who enjoy the Codex Alera series, the Thomas Wildus series and the Harry Potter series. Stovall is quickly becoming a name I look for.” – Seattle Book Review
Magic. Sailing. A murderer among heroes.
Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become an arcanist, someone capable of wielding magic, which requires bonding with a mythical creature. And he’ll take anything—a pegasus, a griffin, a ravenous hydra—maybe even a leviathan, like Ruma.
So when Volke stumbles across a knightmare, a creature made of shadow and terror, he has no reservations. But the resulting bond leads Volke down a path he never expected. One where he might have to fight against his hero to save everything he loves.
A fast-paced flintlock fantasy for those who enjoy How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, Unsouled (Cradle Series) by Will Wight, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan.
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Release Date: Feb 22th, 2022
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, litRPG, Adventure
Alex Kellan has a strange problem.
It’s Christmas and two men are actively dogging his every step. And while Kellan would love to just be left alone, his stalkers have different plans. They intend to take Kellan to a twisted dimension of high-tech weaponry and magic.
Specifically, they want Kellan to join them in the Nexus Games—a deadly competition where each game is unique, and harder than the last. And they won’t take no for an answer.
A litRPG thriller with high-tech magic, set in a game for the ultimate prize.
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Release Date: Oct 17th, 2023
Publisher: Podium
Genres: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure
From the Dragon Award–nominated author of Astra Academy: One young woman leads a ragtag band of survivors across a fractured, post-alien-invasion America.
Hacker Kita Yamasaki would do anything to escape the post-apocalyptic landscape that was the result of the Forever Winter. But for a normal person, the only options are the war-hungry nation-state of Ex Cathedra or the isolationist United California. Fortunately, Kita is anything but normal.
When she finds a faded brochure for the BC Oasis—an underground greenhouse capable of sheltering a quarter million people—she jumps at the opportunity, even going so far as to steal a fission battery the oasis requires to operate at full capacity. There’s just one problem . . . The battery belongs to the ruthless judges of Ex Cathedra.
Now Kita finds herself the target of a deadly chase. In her race to safety, she picks up three fellow travelers: Dallas; his mute daughter, Crouton; and Bishop, a junk hunter. But will they betray her and take the battery for themselves? Is one of them a member of the cultist Iron-Blooded who worship the few remaining alien invaders scattered across Earth’s wasteland?
Faced with certain death if they’re caught by the judges’ power-armored soldiers, Kita must put aside her suspicions and make a headlong dash for sanctuary—and the promise of a new life.
“A fantastic read . . . Kita is so much more than a hacker, and the world she moves through isn’t just lethal—it feels uncomfortably familiar, and incredibly close.” —Terry Maggert, coauthor of the Backyard Starship series
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Release Date: March 27th, 2024
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Magical Academy
The abyssal hells. Obsessive followers. And a plan to reopen the Twilight Gate…
Gray Lexly is trapped in the abyssal hells. His once enemy, Death Lord Deimos, is injured, and together with Ashlyn, Nini, and Knovak, Gray must find his way home before they all perish.
But even if they manage to escape, that won’t stop the chaos raging out of control in the abyssal hells. Death Lord Naiad is out to kill the other Death Lords, Kallikore is creating monstrous elder creatures, and Umbriel seems intent on using the Oblivion Gate, the heinous counterpart to the Twilight Gate…
Unfortunately, everyone in the realm of the living is oblivious to their schemes. So Gray has to get back and warn everyone—or perhaps team up with Deimos and just fix it himself.
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Release Date: Jan 26th, 2023
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
The Frith Guild. The Second Ascension. The end of an era.
Volke Savan has sworn he’ll bring the Second Ascension to justice, but as the Autarch amasses power, it becomes apparent Volke’s task might not go as originally planned. God-arcanists gather on two sides of a brewing war, and the outcome of the arcane plague will determine the fate of the world.
With Evianna at his side, Volke must not only find the last of the god-creatures, but he must locate Luthair, defeat the Autarch, and save his friends from the ultimate corruption. As the tasks mount, so does Volke’s determination.
But the legends of the magic-destroying apoch dragon may change everything. The Autarch has made sure of it.
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The Nexus Challenge
Release Date: November 29th, 2022
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
The fifth round of the Nexus Games is about to begin.
Alex Kellan and Team 101 have three keys, two away from winning. Unfortunately, several other teams already have four, and if they win now, it’s all over—they win. Then they’ll use the power of Zenith to conquer all other dimensions.
In a bizarre turn of events, the Arbiter declares game five will be played across three dimensions—one of which is Kellan’s home, Earth. Determined to both win the game and protect the innocent people of Fayetteville, Kellan uses all his newfound magical abilities to defeat monsters and murderers alike.
And while he fights the other teams, Kellan must stay on the lookout for various items. The fifth game is an epic collect-a-thon, and every pot they smash for coins brings them one step closer to winning.
A litRPG thriller with high-tech magic.
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Release Date: June 27th, 2022
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
After two rounds in the Nexus Games, Alex Kellan has developed strange and powerful abilities, but if he wants any chance of winning, he needs more. When the Arbiter offers the teams a challenge round for arcana and magical items, Kellan leaps at the opportunity.
Separated from half his team, Kellan has to navigate a deadly maze all while escorting a kid to the finish. When the Nexus residents get involved, the challenge becomes even more complicated.
The difficulty doesn’t bother Kellan, but his competitors do. Apparently, several teams are out to use the ultimate prize to enslave other dimensions, and Kellan isn’t having any of that. In order to stop their plans, Kellan has to target certain players—the most dangerous of them all.
A litRPG thriller with high-tech magic.
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Release Date: April 19th, 2022
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Corruption. Power. The clash of god-arcanists rocks the world.
Volke Savan is tasked with finding the remaining god-creatures and helping them bond with people who will help fight the Second Ascension. Unfortunately, enemies and power-hungry arcanists are out to find the creatures themselves. With the help of the Frith Guild, and those who have sworn to him, Volke intends to face off against the Second Ascension with overwhelming force.
But as more individuals bond with the god-creatures, the worse the magical corruption, the arcane plague, spreads throughout the world. Volke must determine his paths in magic—creation or destruction—and then solve the problem of the plague once and for all, before it destroys everything he cares for.
Continue the Frith Chronicles with the seventh book, Master Arcanist!
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Release Date: Dec 28th, 2021
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Adventure
Planet Governor Endellion Voight is an inspiration among humans—finally one of their own stands with the elite superhumans. Captain Clevon Demarco will stop at nothing to see her destroyed.
Sequel to the 2019 CYGNUS AWARD WINNER, STAR MARQUE RISING!
“Action fans will enjoy the violence and scheming that drive this story of guile and dark ambition.”
– Publishers Weekly (for STAR MARQUE RISING)
Clevon Demarco runs the Star Marque with one goal in mind: forcing Endellion to answer for her crimes against him, the rest of the crew, and the millions she killed. And while he claws his way up the mercenary ranks, Cleveon catches the eyes of several superhuman generals—each wanting to see Endellion fall for their own reasons.
Caught in a power play between titans, Demarco is faced with a conflict that troubles him more than Endellion herself.
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Release Date: Oct 12th, 2021
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
The Kingdom of Luka is controlled by the decrees of God-King Eliezer. Break one and become a twisted monster or serve forever, loyal to the crown. From the author of Frith Chronicles and Star Marque Rising, comes a new fantasy epic.
When God-King Eliezer utters a decree, it’s the law of the land, no matter how subtle or outrageous. Those who break the decrees suffer the god-king’s curse—their bodies twist into nightmarish monsters of devastation and hunger, forever a blight upon humanity.
The magic knows when a decree is violated, the moment it happens.
There are no exceptions. No loopholes. No escape.
Artemisia, a mysterious girl on the run from God-King Eliezer’s Holy Guard, is cursed and doesn’t know why. Fortunately, she has yet to change into a fell beast, but that isn’t a comfort. She could transform at any moment, and the resulting monster would destroy everything she cares for.
Desperate and fearful, Artemisia finds herself captured by a group of monster hunters led by Rylion Nasos, a man of superhuman strength and skill. When Artemisia displays magic of her own—magic that threatens God-King Eliezer’s rule—an agreement is made to confront the crown, despite the horrors it could unleash.
Cursed be the man who disobeys the god-king’s direct command.
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Release Date: Sept 21st, 2021
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Kings. Dragons.
The start of an all-consuming war.
As the twelve god-creatures appear in the world, nations brace for a inevitable struggle. Some have allied themselves with the Second Ascension in return for power and protection, but the Frith Guild aims to form a counter alliance.
Volke Savan, along with the other arcanists of the Frith Guild, must not only find a way to end the arcane plague once and for all, but prevent the remaining god-creatures from falling into the hands of their enemies. If the Frith Guild can form an alliance between powerful nations, and defeat the Autarch before he bonds with any god-creatures, perhaps a war can be prevented.
But the dragon arcanists of distant lands have come to challenge Volke and test his worthiness. Despite the ever-mounting pressures, and lack of time, Volke is determined to not only convince the world’s strongest arcanists of his worth, but to also defeat the god-arcanists of the Second Ascension long before the appearance of the dreaded apoch dragon.
Continue the Frith Chronicles with the fifth book, Warlord Arcanist!
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Release Date: May 10th, 2021
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Strange places. New arcanists.
The rise of the Second Ascension.
Volke Savan has proven himself time and time again, but now the others of the Frith Guild want their opportunity. Illia wants to recover a lost runestone, Master Zelfree hopes to learn the magics of the Mother of Shapeshifters, and Adelgis surprises himself with the new depths of his dreamweaving abilities.
But while the Frith Guild prepares for the coming war, the Second Ascension has grand plans for the world. When two more god-creatures are born, dastardly arcanists try their hands at braving the godly lairs. With the Dread Pirate Calisto as a ferry, men like Theasin Venrover will have to outsmart puzzles and traps that put the world serpent’s to shame.
Witness stories from the viewpoints of friend and foe alike, all while the world races to find and bond with the remaining god-creatures.
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Release Date: Dec 10th, 2020
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Death. Destiny.
The rise of god-arcanists.
Volke Savan has reunited with the Frith Guild just in time to help fight the Second Ascension, a group of power-hungry dastards bent on controlling the newly created god creatures. The world serpent is the first on their list, and if the Second Ascension manages to harness its power, the world will forever be changed for the worse.
But the Frith Guild has another plan. They intend to beat the Second Ascension to the world serpent and have it bond with someone trustworthy—a mysterious man who Guildmaster Eventide believes will usher the world into an era of peace.
As Volke struggles to improve his magic, and also become a mentor for a new knightmare arcanist, he realizes that this may be one adventure the guild never makes it back from…
Continue the Frith Chronicles with the fifth book, World Serpent Arcanist!
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Release Date: May 26th, 2020
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Deserts. Rogues.
A secret hidden in an underground maze.
Every moment counts as Volke Savan races south to the city of New Norra. His goal: find Theasin Venrover, the famous artificer who may have a cure for the arcane plague. Separated from most of the Frith Guild—and even his sister—Volke must rely on the crew of the airship, the Sun Chaser, to help him find Theasin in time.
To complicate matters, the desert city of New Norra is steeped in mystery, and the massive maze under the streets could potentially solve all of Volke’s problems. With hunters after him, and dread pirates in the port, Volke finds himself forced to choose between equally terrible options…
Continue the Frith Chronicles with the fourth book, Plague Arcanist!
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Release Date: February 17th, 2020
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Adventure. Competition. A duel to the death.
While on a journey to the famous city of Thronehold, Volke Savan learns of the Sovereign Dragon Tournament. The massive celebration involves hundreds of arcanists competing for fame and glory, and Volke is determined to win.
Dark forces dwell in the city, however, and rumors of the legendary world serpent spread amongst the shadows. Whoever bonds with a god-like mystical creature will gain magic beyond compare, and the queen’s guards suspect cutthroats will use the chaos of the tournament to hide their plotting.
Unsure of who to trust, Volke investigates the terrible rumors while advancing in the ranks of the tournament. Unfortunately, the true villain may be closer than he realizes…
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Release Date: September 17th, 2019
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Continue the Frith Chronicles with the second book!
While
protecting the newborn griffins on the Isle of Landin, Volke Savan and
his adopted sister, Illia, run afoul of the Dread Pirate Calisto, the
same cutthroat who carved out Illia’s right eye. As a master manticore
arcanist, Calisto’s strength and brutality are unrivaled, so when Illia
suggests they bring him to justice, Volke wonders if they’ll have what
it takes to fight the corsairs on the high seas.
A fast-paced flintlock fantasy for those who enjoy How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, Unsouled (Cradle Series) by Will Wight, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan.
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Release Date: February 19th, 2019
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Science-Fiction, Space Opera
The future is governed through a genetic hierarchy—superhumans at the top, humans and defects at the bottom.
Clevon Demarco, a genetically modified human, has a cocksure attitude and the combat skills to back it up. With his unparalleled skills, he makes his living as a ruthless gunrunner on a shady space station near the edges of the quadrant. Stronger, faster, and wittier than most sad sacks, no one even comes close to Demarco’s abilities—until he crosses paths with the captain of the notorious Star Marque, Endellion Voight.
Captain Voight arrests Demarco and offers him a choice: go to a prison planet for his crimes, or join her starship, the Star Marque, working as mercenaries for the superhumans. But she didn’t pick him at random. She has a plan to become a planet governor; a title no human has held since the superhumans won the war. It doesn’t matter the cost—assassinations, extortion, blackmail—she’s determined to claw her way to the top.
All Captain Voight needs is Demarco’s help to carry out her machinations, and she’ll give him everything he’s ever wanted in return.
A fast-paced space opera for those who enjoy Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, or anything by Robert A. Heinlein.
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Release Date: December 26th, 2018
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Historical
SOLDIERS, SORCERERS, AND MONSTERS…THIS IS WORLD WAR ONE LIKE YOU’VE NEVER IMAGINED IT.
It’s 1916, and the world is on fire.
The Great War has already consumed much of the globe, but a second, secret war between sorcerers threatens to crack it in two. The ruling families of Germany and Austria-Hungary, those with the chill of magic in their blood, will stop at nothing in their quest for power, and they’ve drawn the entire world into a bloody war because of it.
But Florence Cavell—codename Geist—means to stop them. She had to defy her family, cut her hair, and disguise herself as a man to join the legendary Ethereal Squadron: a joint US-UK division of the allied powers’ mightiest sorcerers. Armed with her powerful specter sorcery, which allows her to “ghost” through bullets and barbed wire alike, Geist fights a tireless battle to end the war once and for all.
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Release Date: November 19th, 2019
Publisher: Capital Station Books
Genres: Fantasy, Historical
A secret war of sorcerers threatens to tear the world apart.
The year is 1917, and the Russian Empire is on verge of collapse.
Florence Cavell—codename Geist—takes her special forces team of sorcerers into allied territory in an effort to hunt down spies and keep the Russian royals alive. If the Russian Empire falls, the Germans and Austro-Hungarians will turn their full attention to France and Britain. That can’t be allowed to happen.
Unfortunately for Geist, the enemy has sent the Eyes of the Kaiser, specialists who hunt and destroy sorcerers. And they came prepared to eliminate not only the Russian royalty, but the Ethereal Squadron as well.
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