Monthly Archives: December 2015

Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Blog Awakens!

Thanks to Cora and the Speculative Fiction Showcase for featuring the new Monkey Queen book, Redblade, as their book of the day! Bookmark their blog for author interviews, previews of new indie sci-fi and fantasy, and their great Friday Links of the Week posts!

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If we could make this feeling last forever, what a beautiful place this blog truly would be

Forgive me for starting the Sunday catchup with a blatant plug, but I know a lot of you have been distracted between a certain holiday and a certain movie. So, if you missed it – Redblade, the fifth Monkey Queen book, is out now! This post has all the links to buy it at Amazon stores worldwide (and it’s free to read for Kindle Unlimited members or Amazon Prime members with Kindles)! And this post is where you can preview the first two chapters!

And while I have your attention, the first Monkey Queen book, Of Introductions And Abductions, is still on sale for 99 cents US, and will stay on sale through New Year’s weekend! Grab it now if you haven’t read it, and remember that ebooks make great gifts!

After the cut…we head to a galaxy far, far away. Continue reading

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Redblade: All the Amazon links!

Monkey Queen fans! After the cut are all the links to where you can buy the new book, Redblade, at all the Amazon stores worldwide! (If you don’t live in a country with an Amazon store, use Amazon.com!) Continue reading

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Redblade: It’s here!

The fifth Monkey Queen book, Redblade, is now available to buy at Amazon.com! Check back later for links to all the other Amazon stores worldwide! (I’m working on the paperback edition, and I’ll post here as soon as it’s available.) It’s been a longer wait than anyone expected, especially me, but it’s over! I hope you enjoy it, and I’m looking forward to hearing what you think!

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“I want to be a hero. Like the Monkey Queen.”

Michiko Koyama, the hero known as the Monkey Queen, and her partner in adventure Beth McGill are happily adjusting to finally being more than friends. But Beth has made a new friend, student and fellow geek girl Abigail Main-Drake, and Michiko is trying very hard not to be jealous.

Meanwhile, a rise in assaults by ogres is putting Emigre communities in danger. A hero has risen to help defend them, the swashbuckling sorceress who calls herself Redblade. Michiko is thrilled to have a new ally, but Beth is feeling left out, unneeded.

But what Michiko and Beth don’t know is that Abby is Redblade. And that secret, and the magic sword Abby carries, could spell doom for the Monkey Queen.

Join the adventure with Michiko and Beth in this fifth book in the Monkey Queen series, written with new readers in mind! Fantasy with heroines, humor and heart!

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Willow Wednesdays: Christmas Is Coming

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut!

Here’s some lovely art by Willow of one of her many original characters, Anya! She mentioned in the original post on DeviantArt that she might draw a comic about her. I hope we get to see it someday!

Art © 2015 by Willow. All rights reserved; used by permission. You can view Willow’s extensive gallery on DeviantArt, see her works in progress by liking her Facebook page, follow her on Twitter, and buy prints and much more at her Society6 webstore, including exclusive Monkey Queen items!

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Redblade: Chapters One and Two!

I’m skipping the Sunday catchup post this week; look for it next week when the Force will hopefully be with us. Instead, since Redblade, the fifth Monkey Queen book, should be going on sale sometime this week, I’m pleased to present the official preview, with Chapters One and Two, after the cut! Be advised that this is a long preview, over 10,000 words, and that it spoils the ending of A Tiding Of Magpies. I hope you enjoy this, and feel free to let me know what you think in the comments! Continue reading

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Redblade: The final cover!

Here’s the final cover for the ebook edition of Redblade, the upcoming fifth Monkey Queen book, with Willow’s art and Keri Knutson’s design work! Hold on to your hats – it won’t be long now until the book comes out!

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Disney Infinity: The Battle We’ve Been Waiting For

So intense, I had to hide it after the cut! Continue reading

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Willow Wednesdays: Santa Willow’s coming to town!

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut!

Well, it’s still Wednesday here in California. And it’s not too early to start thinking about Christmas and the holidays. I just hope Santa Willow knows I haven’t been all that naughty…

Art © 2015 by Willow. All rights reserved; used by permission. You can view Willow’s extensive gallery on DeviantArt, see her works in progress by liking her Facebook page, follow her on Twitter, and buy prints and much more at her Society6 webstore, including exclusive Monkey Queen items!

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Redblade: The cover is here!

The 99 cent sale on the first Monkey Queen book, Of Introductions And Abductions, is still going on, but there’s even bigger news: Willow has finished the cover art for the fifth book, Redblade, and it’s as wonderful as always! Take a look, and sit tight, because if the cover is done…can the book be far behind?

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