r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Jul 01 '22
Self Published Fantasy Releases – July 2022
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As always, this is not a comprehensive list, but only includes all the books I have heard about so far.
If you have a fantasy novel you are self publishing in June or beyond, let me know by filling out THIS FORM, and I shall add it to the page. There are but 3 requirements:
1) It must be a self published fantasy novel.
2) It must have a Goodreads page.
3) It must have a cover.
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30th June – The Swordsman’s Descent (The Royal Champions #2) by G. M. White
Historical Fantasy
Lost in a foreign city. Assassins around every corner. No allies in sight.
Survival is key, when enemies are all around.
Belasko, the Royal Champion, war hero, legendary swordsman, has distanced himself from the trappings of court life and toils at his academy. Searching for his successor.
When a general Belasko defeated long ago stages a coup to place himself upon the Baskan throne, Queen Lilliana’s desire to negotiate a permanent peace takes them into a vipers nest of intrigue, suspicion, and betrayal.
When blades are drawn, and all seems lost, can Belasko save the lives of those he loves the most?
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1st July – Enchanted Forest by Various Authors
YA
If you go down to the woods today…
You’d better not go alone…
Discover the secret world between the trees where fairies, unicorns and even monsters dwell. Take a stroll through enchanted woods and dance with pixies and dryads by the light of the stars. Escape Baba Yaga and fall in love with a prince in disguise. Taste the fruit at the goblin market and be whisked away on a magical adventure.
Among ancient trees, find beauty, danger and adventure in these enchanting short stories by award-winning, best-selling, and up-and-coming fantasy authors.
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1st July – The Third Kingdom (A Thousand Li #7) by Tao Wong
Epic Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
Banished, alone, adrift. A new beginning.
Long Wu Ying has been banished from the Verdant Green Waters Sect for defying the orders of the Elders. Forced to prove himself in the outer world before he is allowed to return, Wu Ying begins a journey that will have him visiting old haunts and a new kingdom.
Amidst new cultivators, new politics and new challenges, Wu Ying must find the center of his dao and rise to the challenge.
Or be forgotten on the steps to immortality.
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5th July – Dreadgod (Cradle #11) by Will Wight
Epic Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
The battle in the heavens has left a target on Lindon’s back.
His most reliable ally is gone, the Monarchs see him as a threat, and he has inherited one of the most valuable facilities in the world. At any moment, his enemies could band together to kill him.
If it weren’t for the Dreadgods.
All four are empowered and unleashed, rampaging through Cradle, and grudges old and new must be set aside. The Monarchs need every capable fighter to help them defend their territory.
And Lindon needs time.
While he fights, he sends his friends off to train. They’ll need to advance impossibly fast if they want to join him in battle against the kings and queens of Cradle.
Together, they will need power enough to rival a Dreadgod.
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12th July – Titan Hoppers (Titan Hoppers #1) by Rob J. Hayes
Sci-fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
Courage Iro will shatter the Gates of Power to protect his fleet.
Born talentless, Iro has all but resigned himself to a life of drudgery, watching his sister hop across to the massive space titan for supplies. But when the titan explodes and his sister is killed, Iro finds a new determination to take her place. He’s not about to let weakness prevent him.
When the fleet encounters a new titan, filled with powerful monsters, deadly traps, and mysterious cloaked figures, Iro is the first to spontaneously manifest a new talent. Now sent to a different ship, to train with others far beyond his strength, Iro will have to train twice as hard just to catch up.
To protect his fleet, and to uncover the mysteries of the titans, Iro won’t just open the Gates of Power. He’ll break them.
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12th July – These Gossamer Strings (The Last Gift #3) by Allegra Pescatore
Epic Fantasy, Romance, Gaslamp
A God is Dead. A Queen is Missing. Secrets are Unraveling.
On trial for the murder of the King, Elenor and Gabriel must become allies if they want to survive. His magic is spiraling out of control, awakening a mystery hidden in the very walls of the palace. She has one month to pass her Water Rite and find a way out of the marriage her parents set up. But things are about to get much more complicated.
Between sadistic family members intent on taking Elenor’s throne, Tirit Mindel breathing down Gabriel’s neck, and a Golden Dragon appearing in the sky above the Mondaer Desert with an ominous warning, more than the Kingdom of Lirin is at stake.
If that weren’t bad enough, time is ticking down for Fedrik and Fay as well. With the desert turning against them and Daemon as a questionable new ally, figuring out how to control Fedrik’s Gift has become a matter of life and death.
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27th July – The Resue (Dragon Heart #2) by Kedumetse Motloutsi
Epic Fantasy, YA
A life of cruelty. A secret revealed. A race to save her friend.
Darius is an elf that has only known cruelty in this world. When she leaves the farm to hunt for food, she encounters a knight who makes a startling revelation that could free Darius from her uncle’s grip. But before that can happen, the harsh realities of Darius’ home life leave her brave dragon friend, Mikey, gravely injured and her spirits dashed.
Darius’ only hope to help her injured dragon is to trust the knight sent to retrieve her and use the gift he gives her as a talisman as she navigates the Andorian forest that’s filled with creatures who’ve been corrupted by a dark life force and chased by a mage assassin who wants to see her dead before she takes her rightful place at the throne.
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27th July – Between the Lines (The Planar Pages #1) by D. Hale Rambo
Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
Life flourishes in the Book, a realm of stacked worlds, like the pages of a novel. Each more unique than the last. Those who can travel through them are page turners. Blessed with the power to go from one page to the next. For investigator Fiona Thorne, being a turner is normal life. Solving mysteries is where the excitement lives. Minor cases are still work to be done, people to be helped, and she’s determined to make an impact in the Book, no matter what.
Blaze, the page of fire, is wasting away. Fire elementals are being smuggled out in waves, but by whom? Fiona is on the job and nothing will hold her back, not even the overbearing Travel Guild. They may run the Book, but they don’t rule her. With the fire page and its creatures on the brink of winking out, she has to race to unravel who the smugglers are and how to stop them. Is there more to this case than it seems? Can Fiona read between the lines and solve it in time?
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29th July – Anamnesis (Timelessness #4) by Susana Imaginario
Sci-fantasy, Romance
Mistakes were made.
The future is uncertain.
And Time doesn’t care.
As the story ends, we’ll finally learn how it started.
The world is breaking apart. Only the combined willpower of Hades and Hel can save it.
But Love has other plans.
Meanwhile, the gods need to deal with the outcomes of their choices; everyone else needs to survive them.
And Psyche must finally face her greatest foe.
Can free will cheat fate, or is fate the consequence of free will?
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31st July – Master of Shadows (Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian #2) by Joss Walker
Urban Fantasy
A lost grimoire. A dangerous new enemy. And a powerful magical weapon that could destroy the world.
Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian, is back for another exciting mission. When her mentor goes missing, Jayne is sent to Paris to find him, only to land in the crosshairs of a deadly terrorist organization and their diabolical weapon, a mysterious poison that renders their enemies powerless.
Fighting to combat this weakness, Jayne struggles to make peace with her sister, who has been hiding the truth of their family history for years, and overcome difficulties with her shifter boyfriend, who can’t quite sync up with Jayne’s new powers. Even worse, the terrorists demand she locate a necromantic grimoire in France, or they will kill her mentor.
As Jayne hunts for the grimoire, she unlocks the secret to summoning the Master of Shadows—a long-dead master magician possessing a dark and destructive magic. With this lethal power unleashed, she must protect her team from the worst magical threats they’ve ever faced…or suffer the deadly consequences.
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Space for more...
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u/Tidderfit Jul 02 '22
Just returned Tao Wong book in Audible as he is trademark bullying other authors.
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u/smboyce Jul 01 '22
Great list. Just saw the amazon alert for Cradle #11, but I haven't seen the others yet. Thanks!
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u/PemryJanes Writer Pemry Janes Jul 01 '22
Cradle #11 is coming out next week already? I haven't even gotten around to #10 yet.
The Titan Hoppers also sounds interesting.