A Wild Book Appears! (Updated 4.20.20)

Promo update!

We've added our final currently published title to the Smashwords Authors Give Back Promo.

It Came From Hyperspace!

joins our other titles:

Tales of Yhore: The Chronicles of Monch

Beyond the Burning Sea (Fate's Crucible #1)

Between the Darkness & Dust (Fate's Crucible #2)

Feral

Promo code: AG100 (use this at check out for 100% off!)

Our thanks to Terminus Productions for working with us to add It Came From Hyperspace! to our free offerings. 

If you like what you read in It Came From Hyperspace, you should go check out the RPG Tabletop System it's based on and help another indy artist in the process:

Legion: The Game

Enjoy and stay safe out there.  If you have the option, tuck in and read a book... or five.

>>Update to the update!<<

The Authors Give Back Promotion has been extended to May 31st!  Thanks to everyone who has picked up a book.

Promos, Principles & Pandemics

Some words from us to you about...

PROMOS:

Life has kept us busy. We're still working on Book 3 of Fate's Crucible (no working title yet), but while we slowly chip away at that, we would like to offer you the following titles for FREE on Smashwords:

Tales of Yhore: The Chronicles of Monch

Beyond the Burning Sea (Fate's Crucible #1)

Between the Darkness & Dust (Fate's Crucible #2)

Feral

Promo code: AG100

Use the AG100 promo code when checking out and you can take them all with you for the price of $0.00.  We hope you enjoy and it is a welcome distraction to all of our collective worries.

We're looking into how we can mirror this on Amazon, but... you know... Amazon.

PRINCIPLES:

We're getting around to changing the front matter on these older books, but we'd like to make sure it's spelled out for you here. When we first started all this, we were novices and had a very different view of how we wanted to protect our works. They were a bit overprotective at first. If you have one of those first editions, you'll know what we're talking about. 

We've matured a bit and rewrote those title page notes. Here they are, in case you happen to have or get an older version:

This work is licensed for your personal enjoyment. Please do not electronically duplicate or re-sell. However, if you would like to share this book with a friend, we think that's awesome. We are a home-grown, independent publishing partnership and are thrilled to know you think enough of our work to share it with others. Tell us about it through our social media; links to where you can find us online are in the back. We're grateful for all your rates and reviews. Thank you for reading and sharing!

We mean that. Especially right now. If you get a free book through the promo and think a friend might enjoy it, feel free to pass it along with our blessings.

What about "don't duplicate or resell?" Okay, so we're a bit insecure. We like to see numbers. File-sharing on websites and reselling physical copies makes tracking numbers difficult. We're not going to be mad about it, but please think of our fragile egos.

There are other talks on making things more available on a permanent basis, so keep an eye open for more announcements here.

PANDEMICS:

Please be safe out there during this time. Wash your hands, practice social distancing, listen to reputable scientific sources for best practices. 

We're a fledgling Empire, but we wish health and happiness to all of our friends and family. That includes you, dear readers.

~Lions of the Empire

Darkness < New Book! > Dust

Between the Darkness & Dust is the second book in the Fate's Crucible series, by Lions of the Empire writers T.B. Schmid and R.Wade Hodges.

This is what the cover looks like:



We think that you should get it.

You can find it at Smashwords:  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/798310

You can find it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Between-Darkness-Dust-Fates-Crucible/dp/1985377101

Thanks to Smashwords, you should also be able to search and buy from your favorite e-retailer (apple, kobo, etc.).

Thanks in advance for your reads and reviews. We really appreciate it.

It Came From Hyperspace!

We've had our heads down editing Fate's Crucible part 2, but along came an opportunity to work with an old friend, so we found ourselves with a small novella.

You might have already seen this on the Lions Facebook page.  If not, here you go...

Lions of the Empire is pleased to announce the arrival of It Came From Hyperspace!, a novellette set in the world of Legion: The Game (an RPG published by Terminus Productions) to be released mostly around August 29th.

You can pre-order the ebooks from...

Amazon Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074YD53T6
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/743353

Get the Physical Edition here!:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1975629965

We hope you enjoy it! If you happen to be at Dragon Con 2017, you can stop by the RPG room and buy a physical copy while you test drive Legion: The Game with Terminus Productions.

More about Legion here: http://legionthegame.com/

We hope you enjoy!

May Days Giveaways 2017: Results and Thanks!

We here at Lions of the Empire would like to thank everyone who entered the 2017 May Days Giveaways on Goodreads! This marks our third year for this event, and the first time Beyond the Burning Sea has been on the list. We were overwhelmed by close to 1700 entries for our three books and we would like to thank you all for supporting our work.

We are currently packing up and sending out the winning copies to the respective winners, so keep an eye in your mailboxes for those. We certainly hope you will enjoy these newest additions to your summer reading list.

Follow our blog for news and short stories and keep an eye out for announcements on not one, but two new books coming soon.

Big Announcement Time!

Six years ago, almost to this day, an idea became a partnership. After countless hours of writing, editing and collaboration, along with the support of our friends and family, we are finally ready to proudly proclaim:

The Lions of the Empire are releasing the first book in the Fate's Crucible saga!

-Beyond the Burning Sea-

It has been over two hundred and fifty years since the sky fell and the Young Gods died.

The pride of the Sea Kings' fleet, the SKS Peregrine, has done the impossible: she has travelled beyond the Burning Sea, long thought to be the southern edge of the world of Ruine. Now, all that remains of her crew struggle to find their way back, led by a young man bearing a book filled with dark secrets. A terrifying truth pursues them, while the Endless Dark of the ocean patiently waits below.

Back on the mainland, the city states of Gundlaan strive to form a united nation. On the fringe of its western frontier, there are whispers of a sinister force gathering. The Laegis Templars, the mortal remains of the Young Gods' army, are dispatched to deal with the problem, but in the vast and untamed Deckoran Wilds, Death itself is never far away...

 Beyond the Burning Sea ebook pre-orders are available now!

On Amazon Kindle: https://amzn.com/B01LDAA8UM\
On Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/662368

Physical and ebook release is in two weeks, September 20th! More news and links to follow.

We look forward to introducing you to the world of Ruine and we hope you enjoy the visit. You're welcome to stay as long as you like.

Tim & Wade