Book Release, Sale, and A Giveaway!

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Anthology, Book Release, Book Series, Fantasy, Giveaway

Awesome book news coming your way!

Last month, the first book in the fantasy anthology trilogy I’m a part of released, and it’s currently ON SALE for only 99¢ for a limited time.

What’s the anthology about?

In a word: ** MAGIC **

 

No matter the world, life can be dangerous. Be they wizards and shamans, assassins, or everyday people, Hidden Magic tells their stories about escape, consequences, and most of all, magic.

From Earth cities and fantastical new worlds comes a collection of stories where heroes grapple with the seen and unseen in order to save themselves, their families, and often the world.

Fans of Patricia Briggs and Tamsyn Muir will love Hidden Magic!

The book is only 99¢ via a Kindle Countdown sale for another couple of days. Grab your copy before it goes back to 2.99! It’s also on Kindle Unlimited and includes my story “A Veil is Parted”

You can read Chapter One HERE.

And because these anthologies are rapid release, you can grab the sequel right now!! Wayward Magic just became available April 14th on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited.

Along with the continuation of 19 other fantasy stories, it includes my sequel “When Day Fades Into Night”

Grab Hidden Magic for 99¢ and Wayward Magic to binge read a fantasy set that’s already picked up loads of reviews from readers!

What about that giveaway?

Celebrate the launch of Wayward Magic by entering up to FOUR times for a chance to win an awesome prize pack.

The Prize Pack Includes:

• $25 Amazon Gift Card
• One Bookish Tote Bag
• Pack of Four Bookmarks
• An Enamel Unicorn Pin
• A Sparkly Pencil/Pen Bag
• One Wand Pen
• A 5″ x 7″ Fantasy Art Print

This giveaway is FREE to enter between now and midnight April 19th (so you have through the 18th to enter – Only TWO DAYS LEFT!).

No pre-order is required. International entries welcome! Don’t miss out. Enter the giveaway today!

Notes on a book release: Failsafe

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Book Release, Cyberpunk, Indie Author, Self Published Book, YA Sci-Fi

Every time a book is published, it’s a labor of love (and blood, and sweat, and tears, and–you get the idea), but in this case there are a few extra nerves to add to the twisty bundle because it’s the first story I’ve put out in the young adult category.

I did a lot of reading in YA before I wrote Failsafe to reference what’s out there and the debates as far as content. What are these debates? Well, young adult books have become somewhat more gory and, erm, more graphic when it comes to sex scenes. I’m not knocking either side of the argument but I will say that there should be some advisories in the description so such things don’t shock the crap out of unsuspecting parents encouraging their teen to read.

Failsafe does have a love story in it, something I included very intentionally. My main character, Sol, is disabled. Recently diagnosed with epilepsy, she struggles to come to terms with who she is while at the same time navigating through the dangers of her world and an ableist society. She’s a strong girl, but even strong girls doubt themselves when they frequently deal with messages of diminished worth because of their physical condition. The correlation between ability and desirability is, unfortunately, not a fictional issue, and it seems like stories with disabled characters rarely, if ever, include a romance.

Love story subplots are typical with young adult (hold your eye-rolling!), though whether or not you care about the relationship itself has a lot to do with pacing and building the bond between them. Don’t get me started on insta-love. Now, mutual admiration, trust, respect, someone you can be yourself with, someone who sees you for you–that’s hawt. I aimed high with the relationship in Failsafe and I’m really happy with the result.

For you parents out there, it’s a clean romance suitable for teens, no swearing (unless you want to count the occasional “Gears curse it!”), and a strong heroine out to save humanity.

I’m keeping the book at 99¢ until the end of the month. Pick up your copy on Amazon before the sale ends:)

There is only one rule: Never leave the settlement

Nobody remembers when human civilization fell to the living computer known as the Interspace. Trapped within its massive expanse, what remains of humanity struggles to survive. There are no maps to the outer grids, and drones patrol the network. Escape is impossible.

Except seventeen-year-old Sol can access the network’s secrets in her dreams. The information comes at a physical cost, but with food and medical shortages threatening her community, it’s a small price to pay for survival. The supply runs are also the best way to prove she can still contribute, especially after her recent epilepsy diagnosis took away the role she’d been training for.

When a grave mistake alerts the drones to her trespassing, Sol finds herself running for her life. She never expects to encounter Echo, a stranger who may hold the key to humanity’s freedom.

Together, Sol and Echo will attempt to reach the central core of the Interspace and shut down the system. To survive the journey, they will need to evade drones, signal towers, and a dangerous enemy known only as the Override. Even with Sol’s access to the network and Echo’s incredible abilities, they may still fail. The Interspace is always watching, and if they’re discovered, it will mean the final extermination of all mankind.

Available now on Amazon!

Release Day: The Insurrection Omnibus!

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Book Release, Book Sale, Indie Author, Science-Fiction, Self-Publishing

Hello! Hi! I’m super excited!!

Today is the release day of the Insurrection Omnibus! (And I’ve already used WAY too many exclamation points for a Sunday morning!)

A little over two years ago I published the first installment of this story with Subversive. It’s hard to describe how I feel to see the completed novella series head out into the world at last. A sense of accomplishment, yes, along with a weird sense of joyful sorrow. The end of one thing is always the beginning of another, but I’ll miss this universe and the people in it.

I’ve decided to leave the omnibus on sale today through May 6th. Grab your copy on Amazon for only 99¢ Also available on Kindle Unlimited.

For twenty years Inquisitor Gemson Agaton used torture and interrogation to root out subversives undermining the Establishment. He earned his cold, hard reputation, setting morality aside in the name of a strong state. Now he’s on the subject’s side of the interrogation table, duty to the regime he believes in pitted against loyalty to the one person he always protected.

Gemson isn’t the only target on the Establishment’s radar. An insurgency challenges its authority. Every attempt to capture the Albatross, the rebels’ enigmatic leader, has failed. To the oppressed, he epitomizes freedom from tyranny. But behind the symbol is a man haunted by his past. Not even his closest allies know his true identity, and he’s careful to keep it that way.

As the Albatross rallies Earth’s citizens to resist the regime’s dictatorial rule, many are listening, including one of the Establishment’s most talented operatives. To find and betray him is her directive. To fall in love with him is treason.

In this universe, there are no easy answers and secrets cloud the truth. When a new threat emerges, these unlikely few must overcome their discordant history and forge alliances among enemies. The survival of mankind depends on it.

At over 100k words, the Insurrection omnibus brings all five books from the novella series together. An action-packed space adventure, it’s a tale of redemption and sacrifice in the struggle for humanity’s ultimate fate.

Buy it for 99¢ on Amazon or Add it to your Goodreads shelf

Book Release! Syzygy: The Complete Novel

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Book Release, Cli-Fi, Indie Author, YA Sci-Fi

A century after a genetic engineering disaster eradicates human life on Earth, two young rebels risk everything to save their struggling lunar outpost: Ash, reluctant champion of a DNA archive effort that runs dangerous missions back to Earth; and Skye, a cunning scavenger from a tribe of outcasts. Their fractious alliance reveals shocking truths concealed for generations and sparks one desperate hope for the future of their species.

This complete edition unites all six installments of the Syzygy hexalogy—Transient Phenomena, Opposition Effect, Retrograde Motion, Escape Velocity, Red Shift, and Right Ascension—along with a previously unpublished prequel novelette.

Anela says: I’ve read all six installments of this thoughtful and thrilling Sci-Fi series, and can’t recommend it enough!

Book one of the series is free so grab it today, or better yet, download the full omnibus! The eBook is available for $4.99 on Amazon or via Kindle Unlimited.

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New book release! and other details

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Book Release, Indie Author, Science-Fiction, Self Published Book, Writer's Life

The final installment of my Insurrection series is out!

Well, it was actually out last week except a bout of flu (another one, ugh) prevented me from announcing it. But yes! The series is complete at last! I’m really excited about it, not least because book four was published a little over a year ago so it was definitely time to bring you the conclusion.

This started out as a novella series however book five, Martyr, is novel length. I still priced it at $0.99 like the others though. Why? Because it drives me bananas when authors put a higher price on each subsequent volume in the series. Book one to book two, I can see a price increase since a lot of book ones are free or $0.99, but going from $2.99 to $4.99 for book two, and then another dollar or two for book three? Come on. I see the business angle of it but it has a nickle and diming your readership feel–at least, that’s how I experience it as a reader. At any rate, I’m not doing that. Every installment is $0.99, including the finale.

Lessons Learned

This was my first series as an Indie writer and it taught me three things:

1. I suck at figuring out deadlines — This is the thing I’m working on the most. I think a lot of Indies struggle to account for drafting and revision time to pinpoint exact publication dates. This is compounded when one has a day job and little ones and winter flu bugs that can throw life into a spin. My solution? I’ve decided to only announce a publication date when the book is just about ready. That’ll also save me wagon loads of stress.

2. Have the next installment done before publishing the earlier one — This goes along with figuring out deadlines. For the fantasy trilogy I’m planning I’ve decided to hold off on publishing book one until I have book two almost ready. This’ll enable me to create some sort of publication strategy since, um, I haven’t had one so much. Here’s to learning better ways to publish than flinging my work into the void.

3. It’s about the outline, stupid — Unlike with standalones, which I outline like a boss, I was a little less organized when putting together the series. I still ensured every thread and subplot was resolved but I made it harder on myself by going into it without a complete outline. Yeah, it gave me a lot of creative freedom, but I found myself having to go back over previous installments carefully to make certain everything synced up. This made the writing process take longer. Next time I’ll have an outline to lead all the way through (with some wiggle room for creative tangents — hey, I can’t contain the pantser part of me completely)

So, here it is, the last installment of Insurrection (SPOILERS in the synopsis for those who haven’t started it yet). Huge thanks to those who sent their support and words of encouragement as I pushed to finish it. The whole series started out as a dream. Not too shabby for my unconscious brain. I’m tempted to try getting more sleep at night to see what other ideas sprout up but *snort laughs* let’s not delve into impossible goals.

 

On the outside, Yaren appears human. A friend to the Albatross. A rebel ally. But her humanity is only skin deep, a means to hide her true origins. Her people have traveled long and far to find a new home and she has given everything to ensure nothing stands in their way.

As the Locust armada moves to eradicate mankind on Earth, Yaren’s task is to betray the human fleet’s position and strategy. She only needs to evade the watchful eye of an infuriating former inquisitor to see it done. Human notions of trust and friendship will not distract her. Nothing will, not even the doubts thumping in her borrowed heart.

Available on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited

 

Book Spotlight: The Illuminated Kingdom

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Book Release, Book Spotlight, Fantasy, Indie Author, Self Published Book

The Illuminated Kingdom

The Voyages of the Legend, Book 4

The Vestigia Roi has risen up to retake their home island of Rhynlyr, but all Ellie can think about is rescuing her missing brother, Connor. Guided by a dream of Connor’s whereabouts, Ellie disobeys the Council’s orders and stows away aboard the Legend. But a simple rescue mission quickly goes wrong as Ellie and her friends confront new monsters and old enemies. The crewmembers of the Legend soon find themselves waging a last, desperate battle to save not just Connor or Rhynlyr, but their entire world. As the One Kingdom hangs in the balance, Ellie and the Vestigia Roi must ultimately decide what they are fighting for—and how much they are willing to sacrifice for it.

“…[an] astounding, imaginative world…” –Readers’ Favorite

 

Just released November 3rd, Alina Sayre’s Middle Grade Fantasy series continues with The Illuminated Kingdom, book four of The Voyages of Legend!

Available Now

Grab your copy on Amazon or add it to GoodReads today!

 

 

Alina Sayre began her literary career chewing on board books and has been in love with words ever since. Now she is the award-winning author of The Voyages of the Legend fantasy series as well as an educator, editor, and speaker. Her first novel, The Illuminator’s Gift, won a silver medal in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards and was a finalist in the Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book competition and a semifinalist for the BookLife Prize in Fiction. All four Voyages of the Legend books have received 4- or 5-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite. When she’s not writing, Alina enjoys hiking, crazy socks, and reading under blankets. She does not enjoy algebra or wasabi. When she grows up, she would like to live in a castle with a large library.

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