Dominion Rising

Gwynn White · Erin St Pierre · Samuel Peralta · P.K. Tyler · SM Blooding · Anthea Sharp · Margo Bond Collins · Lisa Blackwood · S.M. Schmitz · Erin Hayes · Pippa DaCosta · D.K. Holmberg · Tom Shutt · Felix R. Savage · Melanie Karsak · Timothy C. Ward · Daniel Arthur Smith · Tony Bertauski · Rebecca Rhode · Cheri Lasota · Ann Christy · Becca Andre · Logan Thomas Snyder · Alex H Singh · K.J. Colt · Ella Summers

Aug 2017 · 4xOverland Ltd

About this ebook

DOMINION RISING

Find all the Sci-Fi and Fantasy reads you've been craving in one fantastic set!

Whether it's alien invasion or dark fairytales, heart-pounding galactic adventures or cyberpunk romance, Dominion Rising will satisfy with a thrilling mix of 23 BRAND NEW novels set in fantastical realms. Sword and sorcery, far-flung galactic empires, alternative history, epic magic, slipstream futures: this collection of carefully selected, exclusive novels is sure to please and delight readers of speculative fiction.

Over five thousand pages packed with aliens, faeries, vampires, gargoyles, warriors, telepaths, space pirates, starship captains, hapless mercenaries, street urchins, robots, cyber-enhanced humans, badass heroines, and lost princesses.

Dominion Rising brings you a galaxy of talented authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Gwynn White, Margo Bond Collins, Tom Shutt, Felix R. Savage and Erin St Pierre; USA Today bestselling authors P.K. Tyler, Anthea Sharp, S.M. Schmitz, K.J. Colt, Dean F. Wilson, Lisa Blackwood, Marilyn Peake, JC Andrijeski and Erin Hayes; and award-winning and Amazon bestselling authors S.M. Blooding, Melanie Karsak, Timothy C. Ward, Daniel Arthur Smith, Tony Bertauski, Rebecca Rode, Cheri Lasota, Ann Christy, Becca Andre, Logan Snyder, Ella Summers, and Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy notable Samuel Peralta.

Dominion Rising is a limited edition Fantasy and Sci-fi collection of unparalleled value. Grab your copy today!
Editorial Reviews

Review
Bonus novel unlocked... Now with 23 (our original 22 + 1) all-new, full-length Science Fiction and Fantasy books in the boxed set!

On the Dominion Rising Boxed Set
"From the three books I've read, this is a knock-out of a collection and I can't wait to get my hands on the other books included inside Dominion Rising." - Author Will Swardstrom

On Gwynn White and Erin St. Pierre's Reign of Bone and Steel
"One more WOW to review collection! I absolutely loved it." - Alice, Reviewer

On Marilyn Peake's The Other
"...A clever and very engaging re-interpretation of the Roswell mystery." - Nick Manning

On Cheri Lasota's Petra
"You have done for me what even Anne Rice can't. You glued me to the story of Petra in the first sentence! Petra and Lucius are really classy. I love them both so much! You are sensational!" - Author Maggie Stewart-Grant

On Samuel Peralta's The Zoo at the End of the World
"If this story is any indication of the rest of the book...I CANNOT WAIT! "Zoo" is brilliantly written and completely engaging... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book!!! If I could give 10 stars, I would!" - Donna, Reviewer

On Becca Andre's Ferromancer
"Highly recommended! This exciting new series is just what I would expect from Becca Andre - great plot, imaginative yet realistic fantasy elements, all set into a carefully researched real world background." - Walt, Reviewer

On Daniel Arthur Smith's Spectral Shift
"A fun, fantastic read that could be the start of a terrific series... Smith isn't afraid to showcase the depths of his story, told in a noir cyperpunk way, a la Bladerunner." - Author Will Swardstrom

From the Back Cover
23 all-new, full-length Science Fiction and Fantasy books in the boxed set! The set includes:

Reign of Steel and Bone by Erin St Pierre and Gwynn White
A stolen weapon. A forbidden romance. One chance to save the world...

Mind Raider by S.M. Blooding & P.K. Tyler
One weapon to re-write everything. One team to stop it all.

Sorcery & Science by Ella Summers
Urban fantasy. Galactic consequences. Sorcery & Science is a new urban fantasy novel set in the rebooted Sorcery & Science universe.

Spectral Shift by Daniel Arthur Smith
We were never alone.
A prescient rendering of a dark cyberpunk future, a Neon Dystopia with a Lovecraftian flair.

Petra: Immortal Codex, Book 1 by Cheri Lasota
The darker the gift, the higher the blood price. And I have paid it all.

Infinite Waste by Dean F. Wilson
An epic space opera adventure.

Girard The Guardian by Ann Christy
True Vampire... They're not what you think. True Vampire... All Will Be Revealed.

Flicker by Rebecca Rode
Even the best weapons can backfire.

Star Compass by Anthea Sharp
Charles Dickens meets Firefly in this SF Steampunk tale of an orphan destined for the stars.

Vengeance: Warships of the Spire by S. M. Schmitz & Lisa Blackwood
When rogue AIs steal everything that matters most, the only thing left is vengeance.

Touching Infinity by Erin Hayes
These space pirates thought they were prepared for anything. They were so wrong.

Death Plague by K. J. Colt
Faced with a disease that could wipe out the nation of Senya, King Cevznik decreed that healers were the property of the country, and belonged to all men. They were beaten, ravished, and enslaved like animals, depriving them of purity and holiness.

Curiouser and Curiouser by Melanie Karsak
Sometimes love is mad.

Ultras by Timothy C. Ward
Forbidden Memories. Ancient Powers. Galactic Uprising.

Maze: The Waking of Grey Grimm by Tony Bertauski
Awareness leaping is all the rage.

Blood for Stone by Logan T. Snyder
Meridia's most notorious investigators meet their match, and nothing will ever be the same again.

The Incurables by Felix R. Savage
A Game of Thrones... set in 1980s Belfast.

Ferromancer by Becca Andre
Solutions aren't always black and white--sometimes they come in shades of iron gray.

The Other by Marilyn Peake
Fear can blind you to the truth.

New York by J.C. Andrijeski
Born in a cyber world. Hunted by an ancient cult.

Rift Cursed by Margo Bond Collins
Madness isn't the worst that can happen.

The Zoo at the End of the World by Samuel Peralta
A young girl, one of the caretakers at a private zoo, looks after her charges in the weeks before a comet destroys humanity.

Iron Tamer by Tom Shutt
This is not a completed novel. Tom Shutt passed away during the production of this book. The authors of Dominion Rising have included it in honor of his contribution.

Buy this epic Science Fiction & Fantasy boxed set to read them all for 99c!

Ratings and reviews

Like so many others, I received an ARC of one of the novels in the collection — The Waking of Grey Grimm by Tony Bertauski — and am reviewing that rather than the entire collection. That said, I pre-ordered this collection shortly after it was first announced and haven't regretted that decision in the slightest. Expect more reviews to follow as I slog my way through the full set. The Waking of Grey Grimm is Tony Bertauski at his finest, exploring the impact of virtual reality on otherwise normal human minds and doing so within a gripping story that's impossible to put down. Highly Recommended.

I've read Reign of Bone and Steel, by Gwynn White and Erin St Pierre, from this set and I absolutely loved it. So much so, that I immediately started looking for a second book before I remembered that this first book just came out! While the world building was a bit thin (we really could use some beefing up in the history of why the world came to be split the way it is, the differences between the 2 cultures, why they've been at war for so long and what was the initial catalyst), the immediate areas that the characters interact were well described, so you really had no problem imagining what was going on. Caeda, as a main character was pretty good. I do love how reluctant she is to be in the spotlight, preferring to be the best she can be outside of it, recognizing that doing a really good job doesn't mean you have to be front and center of everyone. However, I do feel that she changed in a few areas a little too quickly, that did make you raise you eyebrow a few times. How she goes from vetting everyone and their pets, to not bothering with a couple of people because they're related to someone she trusts was a bit flimsy for me. And how quickly she trusted some people also bothered me a bit. I felt that Dominik's reveal of his love happened far too soon, even if he had loved her for years. In fact, I had no problem with the actual reveal itself. I love how up front he was about it, and how he left it at that with no real pressure on her for any sort of response or trying to make a relationship the front and center issue. It was more of where it was placed in the story. We didn't get a chance to have the tension build up between the two, or they even really develop some sort of foundation to really build off of. Could we have left it for the second book? I think so. It really would have been great to see them become friends and see how Caeda goes from indifferent to developing real feelings for Dominik during this first book. Really making Dominik work to actually earn Caeda's trust and more. However, these little bits shouldn't dissuade you from the rest of the story. It really was well put together, and I blew right through it, excited to see what happened next. The sword as an actual character was brilliant and I truly loved his humour! He has a hint of Gollum/Smeagol to him, and he really does make Caeda work to think out his clues and information. What parts of the world we were given were really fleshed out and you had no problem imagining or seeing where they were and what they were doing. I easily fell into the story and blew right through the book. I am genuinely excited to see what happens in the next book. I definitely recommend getting this box set. I have no doubt that I will find another fantastic book or series after how good Reign of Bone and Steel was.

3.5 stars. If you love Fantasy and SciFi this is a set of stories you have to get! Add in some diverse writers and it gets even better. The variety of authors and storylines will keep you riveted for many hours. Some violence and adult themes so 18+. You cannot go wrong with this set. There are stories for everyone included. There is a combination of short and longer stories. So far I have only read The Other by Marilyn Peake, Mind Reader by PK Tyler, and Reign of Bone and Steel by Gwynn White and Erin St. Pierre. But just those story are worth more than the cost of this set. REVIEW FOR THE OTHER: The past, present, and future come together in this short standalone story. Are they aliens or something else? I want to know more about these characters so I hope that the author writes at least one additional book about them. REVIEW FOR MIND READER (Kalamatra Rebellion #1): Mind Reader is the first book in the Kalamatra Rebellion series. This can be read as a standalone but does end in a cliffhanger for the next book. Those with power and privilege once again try to make the rest of humanity subservient to them. Can they be stopped? REVIEW FOR REIGN OF BONE AND STEEL: This can be read as a standalone but ends in a cliffhanger for the next book. Power, magic, and revenge come together for an interesting story. People and situations are not as it seems. There are enough twists and turns to keep readers interested.