Enter Our Goodreads Giveaway for The Flight of the Ravenhawk!

With the second installment in the Ravenhawk Chronicles, The Rise of the Azure Spire by J. Edward Hackett preparing for a Fall 2022 release, Ink Smith Publishing is running a Goodreads Giveaway for the first book in the series: The Flight of the Ravenhawk, through the month of July!

We’ll be giving out 50 copies at the end of the month to the random winners so they can read book one before the second novel in the epic fantasy series comes out in the Fall, The Rise of the Azure Spire.

We can’t wait to share the next phase of Kal & Sylvara’s adventures as they work to defeat those who dared to wield the arts of necromancy, so get in on the adventure as soon as you can!

About The Flight of the Ravenhawk:

A second-born prince. A banished elven princess. And a power-hungry Necromancer.

Kalero Tremayne is second-born Prince of the Allurian Empire and a talented wizard and scholar. Sheltered by the throne he writes boldly about the Lightdweller religion, the Wizardium, his brother, the King, and the treatment of non-magickal subjects in the kingdom.

After distributing his writings on forbidden magick through Alluria, Kal is brought before the tribunal to face his crimes of treason against the crown. He is ordered to recant his beliefs, but Kal refuses. The punishment: Death.

In dragon-form, King Darnashi embraces the power of the Underdark in an attempt to carry out Kal’s sentence. Forced to flee, Kal finds himself in the Ancestral Wood with, Sylvara, an elven princess outcast. While Kal learns the balance of his power, the world of Apeiron is crashing into war. 

If you’ve already read The Flight of the Ravenhawk, be sure to add The Rise of the Azure Spire to your TBR list!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀
Coming Fall 2022

𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒂.

With King Darnashi under the control of necromancy wielded by Prime Magus Encheron, the Wizardlord’s must pledge their allegiance or face the costs of treason.

The Elves of Venda have thrown their support behind Prince Kal, but Kal might be more Allurian than they bargained for. When Kal’s dreams connect to the tortured soul of his brother, King Darnashi—the war takes a much deadlier turn. An army of the dead has risen and Encheron wields their commander.

While Venda and Alluria fight their war, Encheron is making deals with the Shadowland to ensure his own claim over Alluria, but when he promises the Heart of Creation in exchange for his power, he may have doomed them all.

COVER REVEAL: The Rise of the Azure Spire

The second installment in the Ravenhawk Chronicles, The Rise of the Azure Spire by J. Edward Hackett is coming soon! Preparing for a Fall 2022 release, The Rise of the Azure Spire cover was revealed today over on our Instagram page!

We’re running a Goodreads Giveaway for Book 1: The Flight of the Ravenhawk, through the month of July. We’ll be giving out 50 copies at the end of the month to lucky winners so they can read book one before the second novel in the epic fantasy series comes out in the Fall.

We can’t wait to share the next phase of Kal & Sylvara’s adventures as they work to defeat those who dared to wield the arts of necromancy!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀

𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒂.

With King Darnashi under the control of necromancy wielded by Prime Magus Encheron, the Wizardlord’s must pledge their allegiance or face the costs of treason.

The Elves of Venda have thrown their support behind Prince Kal, but Kal might be more Allurian than they bargained for. When Kal’s dreams connect to the tortured soul of his brother, King Darnashi—the war takes a much deadlier turn. An army of the dead has risen and Encheron wields their commander.

While Venda and Alluria fight their war, Encheron is making deals with the Shadowland to ensure his own claim over Alluria, but when he promises the Heart of Creation in exchange for his power, he may have doomed them all.

Meeting and Corresponding Briefly with Ursula K. Le Guin

The Horizon and The Fringe

I want to tell you a story. It’s brief. The briefest encounters in life can be the most intense. This is the story of my correspondence and meeting with Ursula K. Le Guin.

A Wizard of Earthsea was my first foray into fantasy that I read in 7th grade. Years earlier, I fell in love with Willow, Krull, and every high fantasy cartoon out there. I counted it twice on the 6-books-a-year-sheet we filled out in middle school for book reports. Mrs. McCullough who filed these records away about the book reports we did never noticed, and I presented on it in 8th grade in Mr. Cavalier’s class as well as counting the entire Earthsea cycle. In Mr. Cavalier’s class, we had to design license plates about us as readers, and I came up with Sci-Fi Guy as my license plate. I drew a dragon confronting a night. The…

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Age of Rust Cover Reveal!

Another wonderful cover has found its home at Ink Smith Publishing! Jenny Eickbush has done it again for our newest novel, Age of Rust by Conrad Bair and Thaddeus Yeiser!

Stay tuned for updates on Pre-Sale news!

Cyber Monday Sale!

Get 30% Off your total order on our website starting 12/2 through 12/8!

Jay Chalk Joins Ink Smith Publishing!

Jay Chalk has joined the Ink Smith Publishing family with his new novel, Sentinel Peak! His previous novel, Revolution 2050, was published with Dancing Lemur Press, a dystopian novel that challenges its characters to decide between staying loyal to what they know, and fighting for freedom.

A long-haul trucker at one time, Jay now lives in East Texas and is a twenty-two year veteran high school teacher of U.S. Government and History.  When he’s not teaching, writing, or playing the guitar, he’s flying.

Sentinel Peak is a fast-paced mystery with a legendary origin spanning decades, and space. When an alien reconnaissance spacecraft crash landed in Arizona Territory in 1853, the crash site was only briefly investigated by local tribes. It left the ship, and its survivors to fade into legend.

Fast-forward 100 years later, and Daniel McKntyre finds himself haunted by strange dreams of his great-grandfather and a mysterious place known as Sentinel Peak. While rekindling an old flame with Anna, the mother of his child, the dreams become more vivid. The more time he spends around Anna the more he realizes she may have some connection to his dreams.

As he digs deeper, he finds that Anna’s history is much more expansive than he thought.

Lightyears away, 143 year-old Ason mMyer, commander of the starship freighter Mnaerias, has received a distress signal from the downed starship on earth.  Ason recognizes the signal as that of the Halaena, a vessel that had mysteriously disappeared with his father.  Ignoring protocol, he decides to take it upon himself to investigate.

As these two move closer together, Dan finds himself caught up in a government investigation and intergalactic mystery that spans decades.  He realizes there’s only one thing left for him to do: go with Anna to Sentinel Peak to uncover what’s behind it all.

 

Pre-Orders and our Cover Reveal for Sentinel Peak begin soon! Make sure to keep updated by following our blog and our social media channels.

The Flight of the Ravenhawk Cover Reveal!

J. Edward Hackett’s debut novel with Ink Smith Publishing is almost here! We begin a week of takeovers by revealing the cover for the high-fantasy novel. Filled with elves, dragons, magic, and the struggle between good and evil, The Flight of the Ravenhawk is a perfect summer read!

A second-born prince. A banished elven princess. And a power-hungry Necormancer.

Kalero Tremayne is second-born Prince of the Allurian Empire and a talented wizard and scholar. Sheltered by the throne he writes boldly about the Lightdweller religion, the Wizardium, his brother, the King, and the treatment of non-magickal subjects in the kingdom. 

After distributing his writings on forbidden magick through Alluria, Kal is brought before the tribunal to face his crimes of treason against the crown. He is ordered to recant his beliefs, but Kal refuses. The punishment: Death. 

In dragon-form, King Darnashi embraces the power of the Underdark in an attempt to carry out Kal’s sentence. Forced to flee, Kal finds himself in the Ancestral Wood with, Sylvara, an elven princess outcast. While Kal learns the balance of his power, the world of Apeiron is crashing into war. 

To end the chaos and save the world from necromancy, Kal needs the allegiance of the elves and dwarves. He must become more than the scholar he wanted to be. He must become king. 

Pre-orders begin tomorrow, June 16, 2019! Keep an eye out for our blog posts sharing the pre-order link!

Upcoming Author Events!

Accepting Crumbs by Melissa Myers

Summer dusk
Shades of pink and amethyst
Beach grass
Edge of sand
Fire bed
Tinder catches
a thousand sparks
Floating from the flames
You write villanelles by the glow

 

About Melissa Myers

My name is Melissa Myers. I’m from Tennessee, and I live in New England. I love exploring the rich history of this region, and I jump at every opportunity to do so. Poetry holds a special place in my heart because of its ability to connect people on an emotional level. I often find inspiration in life, love, and nature. You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

The Pains by Jennifer Carr

Oh no! It’s happening again –
My chest tightening
the tissue dying
The coronary artery
suddenly becomes blocked
stopping the flow of blood
to my heart muscle
damaging it
The pressure like an elephant
sitting on my chest
Heart beating faster and faster
as the window of opportunity
to breathe
narrows
as I become
more nervous
Medical professionals call this a Myocardial Infarction
Lay people say a good ol’ fashion Heart Attack
I just want this pain to go away

 

Oh no! It’s happening again –
My chest tightening
from the tears, the triggers
the angst, the anxiety
The innocent mind
suddenly becomes blocked
stopping the flow of happiness
The damage, the deficits
fragmented memories of trauma
setting off a chain of events
like a ton of bricks on my chest
Heart beating faster and faster
as the window of opportunity
to breathe
narrows
as I become
more nervous
Medical professionals call this a Panic Disorder
Lay people call this crazy – some say anxiety attack
I just want this pain to go away

 

 

About Jennifer Carr

Poetry written by Jennifer Carr. Jennifer lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and enjoys spending time with her partner and two children. She is an EMT and firefighter. When she is not working at the local hospital, she spends way too much time writing poetry. Her poetry has been published by Triumph House Poetry with a Purpose. Her poetry has also been recognized by ZenUnleashed, Fanstory, as well as several newspapers. She loves flying by her own wings and looks for any opportunity to soar to new heights. Don’t forget to follow her on Twitter, @PoetryHaiku13.