Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 almost ready for publication

Things are on schedule for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 to be released as a paperback and kindle eBook by the 1st of May.

DMR Books website shares review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

Our friends at DMR Books have just shared on their website an excellent review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 by Richard Fisher, opening with:

"David A. Riley's anthology series certainly has some longevity. With seven volumes to date it has eclipsed several seminal anthology series of the past. As I understand it volume eight will be published later this year with submissions reopening late this year or early next year for volume nine."

In actual fact submissions will open for volume nine on the 1st October for the full calendar month, with publication in November. And volume eight will be published on the 1st May. 

To read the full review click on this link: DMR Books

 

Excellent, in-depth review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1

There is an excellent, in-depth review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1 on James Reasoner's Rough Edge blogsite. To read it in full just click on this link. 

"Overall, I found this volume to be really good, and if you’re a sword and sorcery fan, I think there’s a good chance you’d enjoy it quite a bit, too. I’m definitely planning to read others in the series. This one is available in paperback and e-book editions on Amazon."

Coming in May 2024: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8

 

Reciprocal ads for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8

I'm busy getting Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 ready for publication in May. I already have several reciprocal ads included in it. If there are any other publishers who would like to partake please message me as soon as possible and I'll reserve you a spot.

paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Self Publishing Workshop

This should be of interest for anyone within travelling distance of Accrington who would like to self publish something they have written or in creating their own small press using print on demand.

I have been running my own small press - Parallel Universe Publications - for over a decade, with hardcover, paperback and kindle ebooks. You can see those books that are still in print here. 

The hour-long workshops will be held at 7 o’clock on Friday evenings at a date still to be decided, but hopefully sometime soon, depending on the response I receive. If you are interested please let me know on the email address given below.

The workshops will be held at ReAct Academy of Theatre Arts Studios, 43b Market Street, Church, Lancashire, BB5 0DP, close to Church & Oswaldtwistle Railway Station and bus routes from Blackburn to Accrington and elsewhere. There is also a spacious car park.  Please see the map below.

To contact me email paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

The workshops will last an hour and cost £5. They will cover how to set up your own press, format what you intend to print and how to create covers. They will also instruct you on how to avoid the many pitfalls, not least being amateurish or unattrative publications.  

No previous experience in publishing or writing is needed, but you should have a reasonable knowledge of spelling and English grammar.

 

 

Update on Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8

Volume 8 of our Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy series has now begun the process to be published and pdfs have already been sent out to all contributors for them to check their details in the Introduction and to make any last minute tweaks or alterations to their stories.

 

Everything is in line for publication at the beginning of May as a paperback and kindle eBook.

 

Submissions for Volume 9 will open on the 1st October for one full calendar month, with publication scheduled for November. More details later.

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 6

 

 

There was a great recent 5-star review on amazon for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 6:

Day Thirty-Nine of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

 

And here we are at day thirty-nine of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications with Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7, which we published last November.

This is the final showcasing. We have published other books (The Winter Hunt & Other Stories by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis; England 'B': Ninety Minutes of Hell by Richard Stains (Mark Samuels); Will Anyone Figure That This Is A Repackaged First Collection by Johnny Mains; A Distasteful Horror Story by Johnny Mains; and A Little Light Screaming by Johnny Mains) but all of these have been discontinued and are out of print. 

In 2024 we will be publishing two further volumes of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy plus a trilogy of interlinked sword and sorcery collections by a veteran writer (further information to be issued later).  All five books will be illustrated by Jim Pitts. 

 Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 is available as a paperback and ebook (kindle)

amazon.co.uk

amazon.com

 

The stories and authors included are:

 

PITILESS by Stephen Frame

UNHALLOWED TOMBS by Paul Batteiger

SORCERIES IN ASSABARR by Andrew Graham

SCHISM OF SPECTRES by Phil Emery

THE CROSSROADS IN THE FOREST by Gavin Chappell

WISPS by Jason M Waltz

DARK THE SKY, RADIANT THE ROAD by Jalyn Renae Fiske

THE BLOOD OF KHALID AL'TAHIR by Craig Comer

THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL by eric Ian Steele

PROHAIRESIS by Jon Zaremba

BLADES FOR A BOUNTY by Harry Elliott

The artwork, as always, is by Jim Pitts.

Day Thirty-Eight of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Lucilla - a novella by David A. Riley

 

Day thirty-eight of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's my own Lucilla - a novella, which was originally serialised in Bewildering Stories. 

 

Lucilla - a novella by David A. Riley is available in hardcover for £13.99, in paperback for £5.50, and in kindle for £2.99. The cover artwork is by Jim Pitts.

It was just another standard day at the Women’s Refuge until the arrival of Lucilla. Then Miranda’s world was never the same again.
Unaccountably influenced by what the girl needed, her job, her friendships, even freedom itself were of no importance. It was not until her niece’s life was at risk that Miranda knew she had to act.
But what could she do against someone who had such a tight, insidious grip on her?

amazon UK £13.99 in hardcover, £5.50 in paperback, £2.99 in kindle

amazon.com $17.19 in hardcover, $6.70 in paperback, $3.70 in kindle