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Coming soon, between March 7, 2021 - March 13, 2021, is Smashwords’ 12th Annual Read an Ebook Week Sale.

As a part of the sale, the eBook versions of Not Gods But Monsters, A Prison of Flesh, The Fifth Era of Man, and The Killing Kind will be FREE to purchase.

Sale Dates: March 7, 2021 - March 13, 2021

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Once again its time for the Annual Smashwords End of Year Sale (fourth time!), which runs from December 18, 2020 until January 1, 2020.

If youre familiar with this sale, youll notice it seems to be running longer this year. During that time period, book-ended by the holidays, you can get eBook copies of Not Gods But Monsters, A Prison of Flesh, The Killing Kind and The Fifth Era of Man for free.

Just in case you missed out on them in previous events, like last years version...

For anyone familiar with the Realm of Tah’afajien series, the arrangement for Book 4’s cover falls into a familiar layout.

Following the artistic style and design of the previous books in the series, the cover for The World’s Eye likewise features a member of the cast paired with a landscape scene important to the plot. Because of the story’s tighter narrative focus, it was relatively easy to make the choice on who and where. This time around I went with Kyote and the city Port Nym.

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What happens when former soldiers turned mercenaries are hired to steal an artifact only to discover they’re not the only party interested in procuring it?

Greenville, NC author Joshua Banker releases the fourth book in his Realm of Tah’afajien series.

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To celebrate the upcoming release of The World's Eye (Realm of Tah’afajien Book 4), I'm giving away 100 Kindle copies of the prequel, The Killing Kind on Goodreads.com (or click on the link below). Chronologically the first book in the series, The Killing Kind serves as a perfect entry point.

About The Killing Kind:

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Recently announced, The World’s Eye, (Book 4 of Realm of Tah'afajien series) is now available for preorder before its September 15th release date.

The war between Verenigen and Moa’r...

Book 4 of Realm of Tah'afajien series and sequel to The Killing Kind will be available in trade paperback and eBook on September 15, 2020.

The war between Verenigen and Moa’rehnza is over. Former soldiers find themselves unable to settle back into their...

During the writing process, I lay out the entire storys plot in an outline from start to end. Even high-level, this gives me a concrete idea of how the narrative starts and ends. While there is some latitude or wiggle room for changes, like where sequences can be adjusted for better pacing, most of the time there is a...

Just in case you missed out on it earlier, Smashwords has decided to extend their Authors Give Back Sale all the way to May 31st.

As noted in the original post on this sale, the eBook versions of Not Gods But Monsters, A Prison of Flesh, The Fifth Era of Man, and The Killing Kind are available FREE to purchase.

Now is a perfect time to check out The Killing Kind in particular, as Book 4 in the series and the direct sequel is currently in the editing stage and will be on the slate for...

Its Random because I just wanted to put the book on sale. And its not really a sale because its FREE.

The eBook for The Long and Dark is available for free at Amazon.com between the dates of April 4, 2020, and April 8, 2020.

While this title is currently free as part of the Kindle Unlimited catalog, this makes owning it for free for the rest of time a reality. For when it stops being a part of Kindle Unlimited (hint, hint).