We’re happy to announce that The New Recruit, by Jill Williamson, is now FREE on Kindle & iTunes! About The New Recruit: Mission 1: Moscow Forced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, skeptic Spencer Garmond signs on with the Bible geeks. But before he even boards the plane for Moscow, Spencer realizes this is no Bible club. These guys mean business. Stumbling onto a case involving a gang of homeless boys, a chilling tattoo, and the always beautiful Anya Vseveloda, Spencer struggles to find the faith needed to save the Mission League from enemy infiltration. The New …
Interview with Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Today we have award-winning fantasy author Anne Elisabeth Stengl with us! Anne makes her home in North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Rohan, a kindle of kitties, and one long-suffering dog. When she’s not writing, she enjoys Shakespeare, opera, and tea, and practices piano, painting, and pastry baking. Her novel Starflower was awarded the 2013 Clive Staples Award, and her novels Heartless, Veiled Rose, and Dragonwitch have each been honored with a Christy Award. Wow! Please join me in welcoming Anne! 1) Everyone seems to have a “how I got published” story. What is yours? Looking back …
The Word Reclaimed: Now FREE on Kindle & iTunes
Joining the ranks of the Enclave Publishing books now FREE on Kindle and iTunes is The Word Reclaimed, by Steve Rzasa. This book is the first installment of the Face of the Deep series. About The Word Reclaimed: In the far future, the civilized worlds have finally been freed of the curse of religion. Tolerance now rules the five colonies. Thanks to the secret police, no one has been bothered by so much as a hymn in two generations-much less a Torah, Koran, or that most dangerous of books, a Bible. Then Baden picked up the wrong book. Baden is …
Now Available in Paperback: Spring 2015 Releases
New Fantasy & Science Fiction from Enclave Publishing.
Failstate: Now Free on Kindle & iTunes
Taking its place in the spotlight for this week’s featured FREE book is Failstate, by John W. Otte. This is the first book in the Failstate series, and it’s now free on both Kindle and iTunes! About Failstate: Why did Robin Laughlin (a.k.a. Failstate) think being a superhero on a reality show would be a good idea? Things seemed so simple: Win the show, become an official, licensed hero. But with his brother, Ben (a.k.a. Gauntlet) stealing America’s heart-and with Rob’s own powers proving too unwieldy for TV-Failstate begins to wonder if he’s going to live up to the failure …
Mythological Creatures: Unicorn & Pegasus
Every woman in fantasy wants a unicorn. It’s like girls and horses…just add a horn and a fantasy world. Guys usually want a dragon. But, to remain well-rounded and up to speed on fantasy creatures, today we’ll take a deeper look at the difference between a unicorn and a pegasus. Unicorn Unicorns were once considered real. They have their own versions in different cultures — the Greek unicorn, the Chinese unicorn (called Ch’i lin), the Japanese unicorn (Kirin or Sin-you), and Vietnamese unicorn lore. Despite the many times we see a white stallion with a horn in a movie or book, the original …
By Darkness Hid: Now Free on Kindle & iTunes
By Darkness Hid is the first book in the Blood of Kings trilogy by Jill Williamson. We’re excited to announce that this book is now free on both Amazon Kindle and iTunes! Young Achan Cham dreams of serving in the Kingsguard Knights, but he is a stray—worse than a slave—and such aspirations are out of his reach. Given the chance to train as a squire, kitchen servant Achan hopes to pull himself out of his pitiful life and become a Kingsguard Knight. When Achan’s owner learns of his training, he forces Achan to spar with the Crown Prince–more of a death sentence than …
Interview with Morgan L. Busse
Today we have Morgan L. Busse with us. Morgan writes both fantasy and steampunk and is the author of the Follower of the Word series, including Daughter of Light, a Christy and Carol award finalist. Along with writing, she is married to pastor and mother of four kids. In her free time, she enjoys games (both board and video), reading, and taking long walks. Typically you can find her hanging out with her laptop, a cup of tea, and her animal companions. Please welcome Morgan L. Busse! 1) Everyone seems to have a “how I got published” story. What …
Mythological Creatures: Naiads & Dryads
Nymph. Not only is it a fun word, but nymphs are diverse mythological creatures that can lead to all sorts of in-depth fantasy world building. We have water nymphs and tree nymphs and cloud nymphs and wind nymphs and any other type of nymph you could think of. The two most common types of nymphs we see in fiction, however, are the naiad (water nymph) and the dryad (tree nymph.) Naiads Naiads are nymphs who preside over freshwater locations like wells, springs, waterfalls, brooks, etc. Naiads are always females and they’re known for being quite jealous. Sometimes the waters of naiads were credited with having …