Boxing Week Sale for Indie Fantasy Books

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Did you know that Boxing Week is one of the best weeks of the year to buy books?

Many authors, including quite a few of the authors showcased here on ArcaneTomes.Org, put their books on sale between December 26th and January 1st.

It is also the best week to get Free Ebooks, usually short fiction or the first book in a series.

There are various weeks / weekends of the year that are also good for ebook sales, including:

• Family Day/Presidents' Day Weekend
• Valentines Week / Weekend 
• Easter Weekend 
• Mother's Day Weekend
• July 1st / 4th Weekend
• Labour Day Weekend
• Halloween Week / Weekend
• And of course, Boxing Week. 

Example:

Charles Moffat, one of the fantasy authors showcased here on ArcaneTomes.Org, has many of his ebooks on sale currently and many of his short stories are currently free. Just visit the site below to browse which books are free and which ones are on sale. Especially if you love reading dark fantasy, epic fantasy, heroic fantasy books, or Sword & Sorcery.

amazon.com/author/moffat

And you should definitely browse other fantasy authors listed here on ArcaneTomes.Org to find indie fantasy authors, many of whom are likely to currently have their books on sale and/or free during Boxing Week.

"Storm's Rising: The Call" by Jason and Rose Bishop

The heroes of old are disappearing, victims of kidnapping, murder, even falling to their own despair. But their work is not done. The gods call forth the next generation...and a storm is rising.

In a city once hailed as a natural wonder, now corrupted and sullied, the Spring Market has just begun. Elves are bought and sold wholesale, destined for an unholy ceremony: A decrepit king seeks immortality. Among the elves is one of royal blood, carrying an artifact of untold power.

When it falls into the hands of a young rogue, the brooch seems his ticket to a new life, but instead draws him into an insidious web of danger. Pursued by a huntress seeking vengeance for her sister’s kidnapping, and a pair of half-bloods seeking a father gone missing, he soon finds their paths are hopelessly entangled.

Drawn together by amulets handed down through generations, they soon uncover a legacy of betrayal and loss. Along with a cursed mage who walks with the wicked, they must unite the amulets, rescue the elves, and stop the dark priesthood.

If they fail, the High King will rise again, and Urgrithka the Hollow will enter the world of the living. Cyrradon will know an eternity of undeath.

Storm's Rising: The Call is the first book of the Storm’s Rising series, beginning the epic tale of a world created in the image of beauty and balance, and rent asunder by wars among gods and mortals.

 

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Storm's Rising: The Call" by Jason and Rose Bishop.

 

 

"Sage, Smoke & Fire" by Ryan Kurr

The world has fallen out of energetic balance.

In the Deep South there is a remedy that is both powerful and dangerous—witches.

At the peak of summer, Nina is living a fast-paced life in New York City. But when the earth’s gravitational pull activates a gene—making her and a few others capable of magic—she is called to duty in southern Louisiana to lead a coven of witches and restore balance to the world through magic.

By autumn, witches are turning up dead and she has but one choice—defend the coven. And when she witnesses extraordinary powers beyond those of any known witch, Nina sets out on a magical quest through the dark and sultry swamps, voodoo shops, right-wing churches and alternate planes of consciousness to uncover the source of the dangerous gifts; All while trying to create peace not just within the coven, but with the people who knew her in the life she left behind.

"Sage, Smoke & Fire" by Ryan Kurr is a standalone esoteric fantasy book.

 

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Sage, Smoke & Fire" by Ryan Kurr.

 

 

 

 

"Herrick's End" + "Herrick's Lie" by T. M. Blanchet

"Herrick's End" + "Herrick's Lie" by T. M. Blanchet are the first and second books in The Neath Trilogy. The third book, "Herrick's Key", completes the trilogy.

Herrick's End:

"You did nothing. You were nothing. And so, you shall remain here, until the end of your days. As nothing."

Ollie's only friend disappeared a few days ago, and now, he's frantic to find her. But he doesn't have much to go on until a mysterious note arrives, which reads:

"Still looking for your friend? I know where she is."

Unfortunately for Ollie, the trail leads to the last place he'd ever expect.

Somewhere dark.

Somewhere deep.

The kind of place where magic spills like blood, vengeance is merciless, and escape seems all but impossible.

Worse still, it soon becomes clear that someone-or something-was expecting him.

Now, time is running out.

If Ollie has any hope of ever seeing home again, he's going to have to summon every last scrap of courage, smarts, and tenacity he can find. And none of it will matter if he can't get some help. Fast.

Because Ollie might not know much about the vast underworld that's ensnared him, but he does know this:

He'll never make it out alone.

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Herrick's End" + "Herrick's Lie" by T. M. Blanchet.

"Hearts of Ice and Stone" by Martin Dukes

Laura DeLacey never realised that she was different to those around her, or that she was touched in some way by the heavens, until she first set foot, contrary to all law and tradition, within the grim portals of Darkharrow. Here, in the remote Eastings of Britannia, far from the wealth and power of London, the dead lie sleeping beneath the ancient towers and cloisters of the great abbey.

For some of these, destiny dictates that their long slumber shall endure until the last trump sounds and all of the dead rise from their graves at last, but a fortunate few are fated to reawaken well before that day. No one has ever been able to look upon the countenances of the departed and tell whether they may be awakened, whether their hearts are of ice or of stone, and none have been able to summon them forth once more- until now.

Caught between the competing affections of those who love her, threatened by those who would destroy her, Laura finds herself enmeshed in a web of conspiracy that draws upon her deepest resources and enforces choices upon her of the most momentous kind.

"Hearts of Ice and Stone" is a standalone gothic dark fantasy book by Martin Dukes.

 

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Hearts of Ice and Stone" by Martin Dukes + other books by the same author.

 

"Catalyst: The Gateways Series" by Robin A. R. Halsey

The truth was . . . he should have let him die.

The souls trapped within the book have been given a chance at freedom but the cost will be great if they go free.

Kuma knows the legend, or the part of it that he paid attention to. He knows that it’s his place to protect the royal who is next to carry the secret of the Book of Ivory. He also knows that his visions of the future differ from those who’ve come before.

When the Book of Ivory awakens and the souls within are allowed their chance at freedom, Kuma is thrust onto the path that he spent his life dreading. A path that could cost him everything. A path that only has one end. Death.

Family secrets, forbidden magic, and ancient souls collide on the journey to the gateways.

"Catalyst" is the first book in a grimdark fantasy series. It begins with death and sacrifice and continues to shed blood and feathers as the daemons awaken.

Trigger Warnings: This book contains abduction, alcoholism, amputation, blood, cults, death, domestic abuse, drinking, forced captivity, kidnapping, murder, pregnancy, torture, violence, and weapons. 

 

 Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Catalyst: The Gateways Series" by Robin A. R. Halsey.

 

"Desa Kincaid: Bounty Hunter" by R. S. Penney

Desa Kincaid has spent the last ten years in pursuit of a man whose experiments have killed over a dozen people.

Blessed with the power to transform ordinary objects into devastating weapons, she journeys through trading ports, backwater towns, forests, deserts and the haunted remains of a dead city.

But can she stop her enemy before he unleashes something terrible on the world?

"Desa Kincaid: Bounty Hunter" is the first book in a series by R. S. Penney.

 

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Desa Kincaid: Bounty Hunter" by R. S. Penney. 

 

"Bane of All Things" by Leo Valiquette

In the Four Kingdoms, the Holy Clerisy preaches that the gods are dead, and prayer is the path to Hell. Anyone who defies doctrine is punished for heresy. But blind faith can damn a soul as surely as betrayal.

Ryn Ruscroft, once sworn to serve as the Clerisy’s loyal soldier, finds himself torn between conscience and duty one bitter winter’s night. Those slain include his best friend, felled by his own hand.

Josalind Aumbrae has been tormented all her life by the Voices and their visions—an affliction that could have her facing a witch’s pyre. If only she could understand what they want.

Banished to Dragon’s Claw Abbey at the edge of the world, Ryn and Josalind discover a place built on more than penance and forgetting. What they find at the Claw will turn them into fugitives hunted by hellspawn, heretics, and Ryn’s former commander.

But more sinister forces have awoken—ancient things eager to settle old scores and find pawns among the outcast. When they cry for vengeance, the Living Sword must have a hand to wield it. A mortal it can reshape into the Earth Breaker, the Soul Taker, the Bane of All Things.

Bane of All Things is the first book in the series: A Silence of Worlds.

 

Below: An Unboxing Video featuring "Bane of All Things" by Leo Valiquette.

 

"Dragonsown" by Erika Leigh Agnew

Traitors. Tragedy. Deadly family secrets drenched in dragon lore.
Sounds like just another day in the Kingdom of Ryk.

Kael of Renwick can’t understand why people think he is odd. 

Yes, he hears disembodied voices, occasionally sleepwalks, and sees visions of his dead mother. 

But Kael was coming of age, surely it was just growing pains? 

Kael can’t ask his twin brother. Keaton would just make fun of him. He can’t ask his father, a prominent duke, the man despised him. As usual, Kael must face his troubles alone. 

Besides, why are people concerned about Kael when Ryk had real dangers brewing?  

Wild rumors spread that dragons, long believed extinct, gather throughout the countryside. Reports come of an imminent invasion by an enemy isle. Kael is frightened. He refuses to admit he is ill, but the condition is worsening, he’s beginning to doubt his sanity.

Kael thinks his life can’t get more complicated, that is, until he is confronted by a magical beast.

The beast escorts him to the lair of a hostile, draconic society, the Dragonsown.  

They claim Kael is one of them. 

Perhaps there is validity to Kael being thought odd after all.

Dragonsown is the first book in its series. If you enjoy relatable protagonists, fantastical creatures and action, this series is for you. Buy today to embark on a journey of self-discovery, facing adversity and encounters with dragons!

Below: Unboxing video of "Dragonsown".

 

"Fire & Sword" by Dylan Doose

"Fire & Sword" is the first book in Dylan Doose's grimdark Sword and Sorcery series.

The realm of Brynth is dying—ravaged by famine, disease, and unspeakable monsters. In the midst of the ruin, a young monk discovers a power he was never meant to wield.

Aldous Weaver never sought greatness. But when forbidden magic awakens within him—leaving devastation in its path—he’s condemned to death by the very people he once served.

Fate offers him an unlikely escape: team up with Theron Ward, a cynical monster hunter, and Kendrick the Cold, a battle-hardened fugitive with a cursed past. Together, they must confront the rising darkness—or be devoured by it.

As enemies close in and dark forces rise, Aldous must master his deadly gift—or doom the realm he once vowed to protect.

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Glen Cook, and grimdark fantasy packed with monsters, magic, and brutal battles.

Book Review Video Parts 1 and 2 below: