Fictionwise.com are selling Transit to Scorpio by Alan Burt Akers with 75% off the normal retail price, so there has never been a better time for you to try out the Saga of Dray Prescot.
The Filberg Consortium is the second book in The Falcon File series by Daniel Wyatt. The first title in the trilogy is The Fuerhermaster, and the third is Foo Fighters, which will be published in June. The Filberg Consortium is available now for purchase and download from most eBook retailers, especially those on the right. A free sample is also available. Here is the blurb:
It is late 1941. America has yet to enter the war. A German agent secretly lands in Great Britain with orders from Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler and financed by I.S. Filberg, the huge German industrial cartel, to identify and kill the prisoner called Rudolf Hess. Meanwhile, in London, American agent Wesley Hollinger discovers a crucial missing section to the first Hess peace papers found near the crash site in Scotland. The paperwork itemizes sensitive Wall Street loans to Nazi war factories — deals arranged by I.S. Filberg. Hollinger doesn’t know who to turn to — his adopted England or his home country. And thousands of miles away in the Pacific a heavily-armed Japanese Task Force is heading towards Pearl Harbor… The Filberg Consortium is the second book in the Falcon File series. The first book is The Fuerhermaster and the third book is Foo Fighters.
eBookAd.com, one of the first eBookstores, appears to be no longer trading. Therefore, our titles will no longer be available from them. It happened in April but I thought I would wait to see if they came back before making this announcement.
If this is the end, then it is a real shame. They had one of the best and easiest to use interfaces, and books appeared immediately after uploading them. Unfortunately, they appear to owe quite a few publishers (including Mushroom eBooks) quite a lot of money. For months it has been very difficult to get paid by them. For several months things had not been going well with them, but we decided to stay with them in the hope that they would weather the storm. Alas, it now seems that we should have withdrawn our books from sale at eBookAd a couple of months ago. The problems that some publishers had with getting paid has been documented on the Teleread blog.
Of course, eBookAd’s customers will also lose out. They can no longer access their online bookshelf, so will no longer be able to re-download their purchases. If you have bought any Mushroom eBooks titles through eBookAd, and no longer have access to them, please forward your proof of purchase/receipt to ebookad@mushroom-ebooks.com together with the format you prefer, and I will send you the book as an email attachment.
If I hear anything more, I will keep you posted on this blog.
The second book in the Guardians of the Tall Stones series by Moyra Caldecott is now available from all the best eBook stores (some of them are listed on the right). The third book in the series, Shadow on the Stones, is due out in May
Here is the blurb for The Temple of the Sun:
The Temple of the Sun is the second book of the Guardians of the Tall Stones series. It continues the story, begun in The Tall Stones, of Kyra’s hazardous journey undertaken with Karne and Fern to the Sacred Temple, where Kyra is to receive her training as a priestess and renew her love for the Lord Khu-ren. But a malevolent spirit still opposes them. Wardyke has returned, and his influence has already permeated the sanctity of the Temple. Kyra is forced once again to face the evil Magician-Priest, whose thirst for revenge and power threatens the balance between good and evil…
Book Twelve in the Saga of Dray Prescot is now available from all the best online eBook stores. This is the last title we currently have the rights for, but we are working with Kenneth Bulmer’s agent, Pamela Buckmaster, to obtain the rights to publish the remaining titles. So Watch This Space!
Here is the blurb for The Tides of Kregen:
Of all the honours that Dray Prescot, Earthman, had won during his fabulous adventures on Kregen, none were valued by him more than his membership in the Order of the Krozairs of Zy.
The Krozairs are the highest order of chivalry on that turbulent planet, dedicated men, warriors of stern convictions and unflinching hearts. And Prescot had been ordained a Krozair back at the dawn of his career.
Thus when the Krozairs in their hour of need called on all their far-flung members for aid, he should have gone. But he could not. His return from Earth was blocked by the anger of the mysterious Star Lords.
Before Dray Prescot could achieve redemption, he had two armies opposed to him, two warring kingdoms naming him outlaw, and only the tides of the seven moons as a weapon…
Today we have two titles in the Top 5 Bestsellers list at eBookAd.com — The Fall of Fyorlund by Roger Taylor in second place, and Bladesman of Antares by Alan Burt Akers at Number 3.
A big thankyou to everyone who is supporting Mushroom eBooks and our authors by buying our titles. Please tell your friends about our offerings, and encourage them to give ebooks a try.
The Ghost of Akhenaten, the fourth and final book in Moyra Caldecott’s Egyptian sequence, is now available from all good eBookstores (see the list on the right). This final book is mainly set in the present day, and tells the story of a group of people who travel to Egypt to finally lay to rest the ghost of Akhenaten by investigating the true circumstances of his death more than 3000 years ago.
The other titles in the series are Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun, Akhenaten: Son of the Sun and Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Amun.
Here is the blurb:
Who dares challenge the might of the Priests of Amun?
A group of people are drawn inexorably together, and impelled by forces unknown to travel to Egypt to investigate what happened to the pharaoh Akhenaten who lived more than three thousand years before.
Jack is fighting strange and powerful dreams. Finn is convinced he is a reincarnation of Akhenaten and has a personal interest in denying that the ghost exists. Emma believes she was Akhenaten’s youngest daughter in a past life and longs to release her beloved father from the curse. Bernard, a medium, channels the voice of Akhenaten, pleading for help. Eliot won’t have any of it and does everything in his power to cast doubt on their beliefs. Mary draws the threads together, describing her own compelling and mysterious encounters with Akhenaten.
Their adventures are not what any of them expect, and have far-reaching consequences in their lives.
Armada of Antares is the eleventh book in the chronicles of Dray Prescot by Alan Burt Akers. It is now available from eBookAd.com and will become available from the usual ebookstores over the next few days.
Here is the blurb…
Kregen! That marvelous world circling the double-star Antares in the Constellation Scorpio has been the scene of many an exciting event as its myriad human and non-human races struggle with each other for ascendency. But for Dray Prescot, Earthman and Prince of Vallia, all of the electrifying aspects of his adventurous life on Kregen were to climax when the armies of Havilfar made their move toward his adopted homeland before he had fully solved the secret of their mysterious air fleets.
Armada of Antares is the culmination of all his experiences on Kregen so far — a peril-pitched novel, complete in itself, of an alien world stirred up to a life-or-death frenzy.
Here is yet another title that has only been available in one ebook format, namely Rocket eBook/Gemstar eBook until now. The Waters of Sul was originally published in paperback in 1997 by our sister imprint Bladud Books, and is still available in that edition (ISBN 1899142274).
The Waters of Sul is set in Roman Britain in 72 AD. Here is the blurb:
It is 72 AD, and most of Britain is under Roman domination. At Aquae Sulis, a place of pilgrimage and healing, hot waters gush ceaselessly from the earth. Since ancient times the waters have been associated with the supernatural, and are under the protection of the Celtic Goddess Sul. The Romans have renamed her Sulis Minerva, and have tamed the steaming waters to form a complex of public baths.
A statue of the hated Emperor Claudius is being erected in the precincts of the Temple of Sulis Minerva. The centurion Decius Brutus, a Celt, is ordered to return to his home town to protect the statue and prevent trouble. But the local people, led by his proud father and his fiery daughter, Megan, are threatening rebellion…
Meanwhile, Megan’s twin sister Ethne is torn between her destiny as Oracle of Sul, and her love for Lucius, who is caught up in his own quest for spiritual enlightenment, with the help of the Orphic priest Demosthenes.
Twenty miles away, on Glastonia Island, a small Christian community struggles to establish a new religion in a hostile land, away from Roman persecution.
Cults from Rome, Greece, Egypt and Judaea vie with the native Celtic beliefs and form a rich backdrop to the human dramas that unfold.
The Waters of Sul is set in a time of transition and adjustment, when beliefs are questioned and loyalties are tested. Love and hate, conflict and reconciliation, troubled romance and an uneasy traffic with the supernatural all feature in this brilliantly conceived novel from a masterful storyteller.
Press cuttings:
“Moyra Caldecott’s latest book is one of her best ever! A well-crafted and moving story that brings Roman Britain to life in all its dramatic glory. Subtle characterisation, human dilemma and the age old struggle of one religion against another make this a powerful, moving and exciting read.” John Matthews, author.
“…fascinating and engrossing …” Anne McCaffrey
“Like all the best fiction, [The Waters of Sul] can be enjoyed on many levels … a well-researched and well-plotted novel … page-turning action and a wealth of characters.” Quality Womens’ Fiction
“… the author is so immersed in her subject that no trace of fantasising or contrivance is apparent. Like Joan Grant, she lives her work. Because it is so well done it is believable… The civilisation pictured here is based on many sources: historical, mythological and frankly speculative. A good novel.” The Glasgow Herald
Avenger of Antares by Alan Burt Akers, Book Ten of the Dray Prescot series, is now available from Cyberread.com immediately. It will appear at all the other usual online ebookstores over the next few days. Enjoy!
The blurb…
For a brief but wonderful moment it seemed as if Dray Prescot was on the road to victory, for he was aboard a Vallian ship bound for home with the secret of Vallia’s enemies in his possession. But Dray, the Earthman sent to the planet Kregen of the double-star Antares in Scorpio, had not fulfilled the mission of the unseen Star Lords, and until he did there could be no escape from peril!
And peril came, in the form of hideous sea raiders, in the sharp edges of the dueling blades of a swordsman enemy, and in the horrid rites of the underground cult of the Silver Leem.
Dray Prescot’s saga has been aclaimed as the best planetary adventure series since Burroughs stopped writing about Barsoom, and a legion of devoted readers will find that Avenger of Antares holds high the standard.
Until now, Crystal Legends by Moyra Caldecott has only been available for Gemstar/Rocket ebooks. It is now available in all the usual eBook formats from all the usual e-book stores.
In Crystal Legends, Moyra Caldecott retells 26 stories from myth, legend and folklore that are concerned with crystals and gemstones. Each story is followed by a Commentary by Moyra, and a list of Sources. It is extremely well researched, and the author is considered an authority in her field.
Here is the blurb:
Crystals and gemstones have been a source of fascination since Neolithic times; they endure when the bones of those they have adorned have turned to dust. Such was the profundity of crystal lore that ancient peoples incorporated crystals and gemstones as dynamic and potent symbols in their legends and myths.
In Crystal Legends Moyra Caldecott approaches crystals from a new angle, retelling stories drawn from world mythology which show the significance of crystals and precious stones as symbolic icons in a variety of traditions. In addition, she gives in-depth commentaries on their esoteric meaning and significance for us. From Buddhist and biblical texts, European and Egyptian tales, Arthurian and Atlantean legends, this fascinating collection will appeal to anyone with an interest in the power of crystals and the eternal journey of the soul towards enlightenment.
Bladesman of Antares, number nine in the Dray Prescot series by Alan Burt Akers, has now been published. It will be appearing in all the usual places over the next few days, but if you’re in a hurry, it is available from eBookAd.com now.
Here is the blurb…
The problem with being a spy is that you have to make friends with the enemy. Dray Prescot, Earthman, who had become prince of Vallia, was the kind of man who always stood by his friends. So in his quest to learn the war secrets of Hamal, empire of the aircraft-makers, Dray found himself not only becoming comrade to some of its greatest warriors but of championing the very life of its cruelly beautiful queen. Although Dray’s devotion to his glorious princess Delia never flagged, his mission, and his life, was perilously balanced upon the razor-edged blades of loyalty versus duty…
