#new release fiction

[bigbigtruck]

Hey, so today KING IN LIMBO volume 1 came out, and I HIGHLY recommend it. Full disclosure: I’m the letterer on this manga. Kodansha paid me for that, but not to plug this book, or to gush about it with the editor. This is probably my favorite title I’ve ever worked on. The SF premise is very cool and the sense of place is spot on, but what makes KING IN LIMBO stand out is the multifaceted, layered main character. If you’re into grounded, character-heavy SF and want more comics for mature readers please check it out.

I just got the script and assets for the third and final volume and am so excited to see how it wraps up.

#Also there’s just straight up a morgan freeman cameo in it #the MC embodies the ‘good hearted guy who has done fucked up things’ trope i so love #also the other protag is so scrungly #king in limbo #manga #new releases #limbo the king #science fiction #near future science fiction #ai tanaka #and re: the lettering #i don’t get to flex much on this #so it’s pretty seamless #i just genuinely love this comic

[bodycountgame]

Soooooooo probably the most asked question while I’ve been away (and since I’ve been back) is whether I could make the itch.io version of the existing Body Count demo public. I’d originally planned to do this with a bit more pomp, but fuck it, it’s live! 

It’s still the Prologue - Episode 3, but there are a couple of new scenes and little tweaks compared to the old Choicescript demo for those that haven’t seen the Twine version before. 

Play the Body Count demo on itch.io now!

#interactive fiction #updates #cannot stress enough that this is Not me releasing a new chapter #but if you want to play the old stuff in a saucy new format then this is for you #twine game

[cozylittleartblog]

i got an alien aisha from a fountain faerie quest 🥺 i named her cosmica...

#neopets #alien aisha #aisha #cats #art #neopets fanart #nostalgia #y2k #doodles #Twice Ever in my life have i used real life money to buy a fictional currency for pretend items. the second time was to make a slot #just so i could make and paint a brand new neopet bc all my free slots were full. best $5 i ever spent #now her name is not exactly cosmica but i don't want people finding my account. but also i need you to know i got reeeaaallly lucky #with the name. its hard to brag about the name without giving away the exact name asdfjklsdf #i have three fucking aishas. i like the cats ok #there are lots of pets i would like to own in theory but pet slots are limited and i don't want to buy another one #unless they release a really really cute color for the vandagyre. then i will make. ONE more

[poopraven]

Hello! I'd like to tell you about a book I wrote. It'll be coming out on Friday the 26th of May 2023.

I'm extremely proud of this one. I'm proud of them all, of course, but I think in this one I let myself get angry for, well, pretty much the whole book to be honest. Previous books in the series have bursts of queer rage, but this one definitely sustained it.

At its heart, it's a book that demands to know just how long we're supposed to do nothing while fascists kill us.

Now, fair warning, it is book 9 in an ongoing series. It won't make a whole lot of sense if you haven't read the previous eight books. I'll get to that at the end of the post, but for now I want to stick with Runes of Fall.

No storm bows to reason.

Quentin's trip to the desert with his chosen family is supposed to be two days of testing the limits of their powers. Instead, a violent storm looms on the horizon, and nothing will alter its course.

The storm has a name: Nate Anderson. Demigod, supremacist, leader of a neo-Nazi Übermensch cabal... and father to Quentin's latest ward, Mel. He means to take her home, and won't let a ragtag group of "inferior" psychics get in his way.

Besieged and outgunned, Quentin is trapped in a no-win scenario. No matter which way he turns, one fateful night will change him forever.

Inheritance is a series best read in order, so if this is the first you've heard of it I strongly recommend that you start with Jack of Thorns, but keep going and I'll let you know how you can grab that for free. First, let me tell you more about it.

In Jack of Thorns, we meet Laurence and Quentin, two men with astonishing powers but little to no control over them. They are both adrift, traumatised, and doing what they can to get by one day at a time. Laurence is struggling to escape a toxic, abusive boyfriend who refuses to accept that their relationship is over, and Quentin spends as much of his time drunk as he possibly can.

Do they start out likeable? Opinion varies. But they learn, they grow, and they put in the work to improve themselves. They do their best, and sometimes they make mistakes, but the Laurence and Quentin in Runes of Fall are a world away from the Laurence and Quentin you first meet.

Heads up, there are some content warnings to take note of. In random order, they are: sexual intimacy, addiction, drug use, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, incest, gaslighting, bullying, coercive control, kidnapping, domestic abuse, bigotry, classism, torture, post-traumatic stress, therapy, violence, peril, and death.

If you're still here, thank you for reading this far. I'd like to give you some links if you're interested in finding out more!

Jack of Thorns: https://books2read.com/jackofthorns

Runes of Fall: https://discoverinheritance.com/books/runes-of-fall

Discord server: https://discord.gg/reYUyTH9DJ

And, if you'd like, you can get all nine books at once - whether as ebooks, paperbacks (signed or unsigned), or audiobooks - from Kickstarter:

Thank you so much for your time. Please feel free to ask questions if you have them!

- AK.

#book recs #urban fantasy #indie books #lgbt books #lgbt author #indie author #queer books #books and novels #indie writers #indie writer #inheritance #ak faulkner #new release #mlm books #autistic adult #bisexual fiction #demisexual fiction

[whatlovelybones-if]

Any updates on the release? I loved beta-testing what you have so far ☺️

oh hi, blue! unfortunately, my coder has been MIA for awhile and i have no idea what i’m gonna do 💀 they did tell me that their internet was messy and that they’ll be busy around the holidays but it has been jan 4 and still no reply. i’ve been getting as much writing as possible, even if it’s a complete dogshit to edit later, but without a coder, i can’t really do anything to release it ):

maybe i’ll try to re-release it on moody.ink/dashingdon? if there’s anyone who’s good with coding choicescript/twine, it’ll be immensely helpful because i really do want this chapter to be released as soon as i finish proofreading it. but rn, all we can do is wait

#asks #i had a lot of stuff in queue before the new year #now idek when it’s going to be released #god it’s a mess #what lovely bones #bonnie nonnie #interactive fiction #interactive game #interactive story #twine #twine sugarcube #choicescript #choice of games #cog #if game

[beedokwrites]

Butch Boot Camp - Release!

Madison’s small town parents were not thrilled when she returned from her first year of university in the city having begun transitioning. Looking for a way to get her to rethink her choice, her sheltered and conservative parents found a bootcamp online that sounded like it would help. For her part, Madison was outraged and swore to escape. If she’s paid a bit less attention to escape plans and more attention to the lessons she might realise how much her parents messed up, though.

Now available on Amazon and Itch

#original fiction #writer on tumblr #writing promo #trans protagonist #butch4butch #new adult #novel release #lesbian fiction

[clooneys]

popping up after years of inactivity just to say i still love the fuck out of this brilliant guy <3

#i miss fixating on him but i'll try to be around though #i'll maybe get back when he releases he makes his new film #quentin tarantino #pulp fiction #from dusk till dawn #reservoir dogs #jackie brown #once upon a time in hollywood #ouatih #death proof #kill bill #tarantino

[midstpodcast]

Jonas Spahr is visiting an old friend, one who knew him before he was Prime Consector...

The ALL NEW Season 3 of MIDST takes a trip down memory lane in Episode 8 - "FAULT", now available on YouTube and wherever reality-warping podcasts are found!🧡📻

➡️ https://youtu.be/_4Jla7bZqUI

Ready to look to the future?🧡

Tune your teletheric to Midst.co for early access up to EPISODE 10, bonus episodes, character art, cosmically groovy soundtrack music, and more!

This week's stunning episode art is by Mai-Han Nguyen!

[ https://maihan.myportfolio.com/ ]

🍏https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/midst/id1681168186

🔊https://open.spotify.com/show/5tYIp4RxdREP8HisEuNaUv

▶️https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9hVXhhM0VBQQ

#midst #midst podcast #third person #podcast #fiction podcast #audio drama #new release #podcast recommendations #scifi #fantasy #western #critical role #moc weepe #lark #phineas thatch #jonas spahr #saskia del norma #kozma laszlo #sherman guthrie #imelda goldfinch

[parallel-2-anywhere]

PIRANESI AND THE LIBRARY OF SIGIL IS NOW LIVE ON DMSGUILD!!

10 new species 8 subclasses and 4 species altering lineages and features are here alongside lore on the strange Library of Sigil!

With amazing art from folks across the community and layout done by @sunevial and art from incredible folks like @crowvaarts @mind-or-matter and more! This book has been so big it’s an intense labor of love for the DND multiverse, our little collective multiverse that my friends and I run the game and tell stories in, and those stories we’ve told together! It’s 4.99 on DMs Guild and Day 1 is always kinda important so either picking it up or spreading the word is such a big deal and turbo appreciated! There is so much in here I think players and DM's will be into!

#dnd #dmsguild #dnd5e #dungeons and dragons #homebrew book #dnd homebrew #piranesi #parallel2anywhere #p2a #fiction #new release #out now #planescape homebrew #planescape dnd #planescape #5e homebrew #5e homebrew book #dnd supplement #species and subclasses #player options #sigil

[cmrosens]

BEHOLD MY BOOK BABY - author copies from Canelo came in!

Features asexual and aromantic monster man, genderfluid sapient house, and the doomed woman sucked down a rabbit hole of supernatural eldritch shenanigans.

You can preorder this here:

#unboxing #author copy #new release #horror novel #paranormal books without romance #ace books #cosmic horror #writeblr #writers on tumblr #books books books #pagham-on-sea #eldritch horror #gothic horror #gothic fiction #fiction #fantasy #indie books #queer books #books to read #queer horror #lgbtq

[runcriedthecrawlingif]

DEMO UPDATE:

30k words (including code) of new content have been added, as well as the entirety of Chapter Two. That brings the total word count to 64k. Enjoy!

I’ve changed some of the stats and would highly recommend starting a new game as I don’t think it will run properly with the old variables. 

Introduction:

Run Cried the Crawling is a text based twine game set in a world in which humanity inhabits giant trees. This interactive fiction follows you, the heir of Tree Ledici, as you are tasked with completing a pilgrimage to legitimize your claim to your father’s Duchy.

To become the next ruler you must complete the Path, venturing into the darkness below the branches to forge a connection with the mysterious gods that inhabit the ground. You are accompanied by an entourage tasked with your protection, but can you really trust them?

During your journey you’ll discover that everyone has secrets, including the Duchy you’re fighting to keep.

Fight otherworldly monsters, speak to the gods, build relationships with your companions and find out the truth beneath the leaves.

May we rest in kindred, Dukeling.

#releasing this in a manic state at two am #i haven't edited a word of what i wrote #i am going to deal with that this weekend #fun times with your party in this one #and meet a new character #my dear blorbo kal #ifgames #interactive fiction #twine if #twine

[ninja-muse]

Some of you may remember me loving The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams a few years ago. The Bookbinder is its companion novel—same setting, characters in common. It's about a woman who does manual work at Oxford Press but dreams of attending a College, and who gets to have that kind of education and why. It's about the boxes people get put into and the boxes we make for ourselves, about sacrifices and family and women in the First World War. I recommend it just as highly as the last one!

#books #book reviews #book covers #cover art #historical fiction #adult booklr #booklr #bookblr #the bookbinder #pip williams #read in 2023 #new releases

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

It’s finally here and it’s SO beautiful 😍

#booklr #book photography #book picture #house of flame and shadow #sarah j maas #crescent city #hofas #bookworm #bibliophile #fiction #fantasy #maasverse #book community #book aesthetic #book lover #book nerd #new releases #my photos #mine

[luxi-storyteller]

Can Dilynn resist Alex’s smooth lines and abs? Find out in Paramour Promise on June 12th!

#ao3 writer #original content #non binary character #queer community #queer fiction #found family #realistic fiction #new release

[nacaratgames]

#TeahouseGame is Live!

We're on Steam, the App Store, Google Play, Amazon, and Choice of Games's site.

Teahouse of the Gods is a 250,000-word interactive novel by Naca Rat. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

After one night at "The Teahouse" on Mount Qingcheng in Sichuan, China, you wake with the ability to perceive and manipulate spiritual energy, known as qi. Now, you can see gods and monsters that ordinary people can't, and you can unlock extraordinary powers.

On the path of the body, you can run faster, jump higher, and punch harder. On the path of the mind, you can create glamours and illusions that change people's perceptions of reality. And on the path of the environment, you can reach out to the world around you, from blades of grass, to the smallest teacup, to Mount Qingcheng itself.

Under the guidance of gods and animal spirits, you can perceive a sickness slowly poisoning the mountain and its inhabitants. When an ancient enemy returns to the mountain with vengeance in mind, will you be ready to join the fight? The mysteries of Mount Qingcheng are beckoning you.

Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, asexual, or poly. Explore a mountain village in China that's as timeless as myth, yet as modern as a trending hashtag on TikTok. Discover the secrets of your past life. Do they still have the power to shape your destiny? Rekindle an ancient romance, explore the possibilities with a long-lost friend, or charm a local mogul/memelord. Specialize in the body, mind, or environment path as you learn to control spiritual energy, or develop your skills in all three. Befriend a Romanian expat, a musical prodigy, a panda spirit, and a busy mother. Help a local resort owner plan a summer festival. (You're here to learn the hospitality industry, remember?) Eat. Eat vegetarian, kosher, halal, or try everything: gourmet delicacies, spicy local fare, street food, and dishes from around the world…and beyond.

Thousands of years later, you're home at last.

#choicescript #choice of games #teahousegame #teahouse game #interactive fiction #game release #new game #indie game #indie dev

[whilereadingandwalking]

From around the world, Irena Rey's translators make their way to Białowieża Forest. They're ready to translate her magnus opus in their carefully practiced pattern: sitting in the midst of that strange forest, the last bit of the primeval forest that once spanned Europe, they will all translate together, under Irena's watchful eye. But shortly after their appearance, Irena disappears. In her absence, they'll be desperate to find meaning (as translators generally do) in all the things she's left behind, and their search blooms into a feverish mess of conflict, confusion, and the slow reveal of secrets the author's been keeping from them this entire time.

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft starts slowly, but builds steam. It's written by "Eli," the Spanish translator, who is perhaps the most devoted to Irena and her rules, who is horrified when her fellow translators begin to snoop, edit, rebel, and reveal information they'd been holding back. In a swirl of fungi, ethical quandaries, and cult-like worship, Eli writes a novel in Polish that has been translated for us, years later, into English by Alexis, one of her fellow translators.

Because increasingly, we realize: we can't trust Eli, disturbed the others' insistence on breaking her united, clean vision of Irena and of who they are to each other. But if we can't trust her, why would we be able to trust her translator, English herself, the character that Eli hated the most? In this literary entanglement reminiscent of Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, we realize more and more with each chapter that maybe Eli isn't telling us the truth, that maybe Alexis is editing a little too freely.

Once that ambiguity was introduced, I was hooked. The beginning was slow, but I'm okay with that. We have to think we can trust Eli and Alexis for just long enough to begin to doubt. And then you can see the riddles between the lines, the signals Eli's missing, the misinterpretations floating through the group. It's a vivid, fascinating novel and psychological thriller about their slow unspooling.

Content warnings for violence, gaslighting.

#the extinction of irena rey #jennifer croft #new releases #translation #literary fiction #my book reviews #pale fire