Here's news of two forthcoming March releases from Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing that might interest you.
The first is CLOCKWORK
LIES: IRON WIND by Dru Pagliassotti.
It's book #2 in the Clockwork Heart Trilogy (you may recall that CLOCKWORK
HEART is one of the first
published steampunk romances!).
Ondinium stands on the brink of war...
Love and duty collide when Taya is
appointed attaché to Ondinium's first exalted ambassador and is soon plunged
into a sinister world of secrets and lies. After the diplomatic contingent’s
hasty withdrawal from Mareaux to avoid an international incident, Taya's faith
is shaken by a disastrous crash and a tragic murder, which reveals just how
much she has to lose. Now, if she's going to fulfill her duty to her nation,
she must risk everything she cares about. As the winds of war whip around
Ondinium’s borders, Taya’s metal wings must bear her through storms, gunfire,
and explosions as she fights to save them not only from their enemies, but also
from their own government — a government that regards them as nothing more than
clockwork cogs in a ruthless political machine.
Click
here to read the free chapter one excerpt.
THE
BRAIDED PATH by Donna Glee
Williams is the second title. In the press release, the author describes
her novel as a "multicultural literary fantasy." Having not read the
book, I’m not completely sure of its sci-fi romance status. However, the
premise reminded me very strongly of the Juan Solanas' UPSIDE DOWN, which is
definitely a sci-fi romance (I blogged about that film here).
Perhaps the worldbuilding of THE BRAIDED PATH is science-based?
Read the blurb and see what you think:
On the slopes of a vertical land where
people’s lives are bounded by how high and low they are able walk on the single
path that connects their world, the young widow Len Rope-Maker watches as years
go by and her son Cam never finds his limits. Long past the time when other
youths in Home Village have found their boundaries, Cam keeps climbing higher
and lower, pushing on with his sweetheart Fox who also shows signs of being a
Far-Walker. But Cam’s drive to venture far nudges him towards the top of the
world, while Fox’s sends her downward, toward the mythical sea at the bottom of
all things. Both are true to their own heart’s calling.
Click
here to read the free chapter one excerpt.
Joyfully yours,
Heather