Sigyn was prophesied to be the consort of a king. Instead she married a fool. Centuries after his chaos destroys their marriage, the fallout really begins.
This is a short story that was originally published in the Nightshade Urban Fantasy and Paranormal anthology. It is now available FREE at Instafreebie.
My friend, New York Times bestselling author of Urban Fantasy, Yasmine Galenorn interviewed me on her blog. Check it out!
My friend George Saoulidis is creating a web site geared to those of us who like our fantasy and sci-fi with a shot of the mythic. If you’re interested in discovering more mythic fiction, go ahead and take a peek.
Photo credit:”Loki and Sigyn” (1863) by Mårten Eskil Winge.
I Bring the Fire Part I is in a new Urban Fantasy and Paranormal box set: Urban Mythic. Why do box sets as an author? Even more specifically, why do a FREE box set?
The hardest thing to achieve as an indie author is visibility. By combining email lists, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media followings, a group of authors is able to reach a lot more people than they can alone.
Box sets also appeal to voracious readers who are looking for a good value, hence they tend to be downloaded at a much higher rates than single books. The more downloads you get, the higher in the rankings you go, the more visibility you receive. Most readers won’t read all the stories, but it’s one of those instances where you still wind up exposed to so many more fans just because of the sheer volume of exposure.
Finally, box sets can allow us to reach slightly different audiences. A book only has one cover, but a book often has multiple facets, and a slightly different cover on a set can appeal to a different audience. The Gods & Mortals cover is more romantic. Urban Mythic has a more urban fantasy/adventure feel to it. Both types of readers will find I Bring the Fire satisfying, but they’ll be drawn by different covers.
Both of these sets were coordinated by my friend Christine Pope and me. Christine’s excellent Djinn War series appeals to I Bring the Fire fans who like mythology and the intersection of magic and science. Her series is unique because it offers a rather canonical take on Arabian djinn.
There are a lot of other gems in this set. There are stories about Norse and Greek Gods, a twist on vampire lore from a Greek perspective, werewolves, faeries, centaurs, and several interesting and respectful takes on the Christian mythos. I’m really delighted to introduce my readers to all these novels. Which is another reason to do a set–the opportunity to share with your readers stories you know they’ll love!
Urban Mythic is FREE on Amazon US (UK and Canada too–we’re working on Australia), Kobo, iBooks, GooglePlay, Nook, and Smashwords.
If you own the Kindle version it is only $3.47 to purchase the audiobook from Audible! If you don’t own the Kindle version, the least expensive option is an Audible trial, or to request your local library purchase it. However, if you are an iBooks fan–or Audible is unavailable in your country–you can get it on iBooks, and it’s also available from Barnes & Noble.
It isn’t announced anywhere … but my publishers snuck The Fire Bringers in at the end, just like the slipped The Slip in at the end of Fates.
Noa’s Ark is live! The paperback and the Kindle version have not “connected” yet, but both are up there. In celebration of the release of my 9th novel, I’m putting the whole Archangel Project series on sale. Carl Sagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe is FREE, and Archangel Down and Noa’s Ark are 99-cents. Pick them up on Amazon while this sale lasts!