My Recommendations for Narratess' Indie Sale April 2025

Let's be honest: Narratess' Indie Sale is a magnificent opportunity to get several indie books for the price of a coffee, but seeing 300 books or more can feel overwhelming sometimes.

Let's go with it!

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Far Removed, by CB Landell

For a species shaped by tides, change is the only constant. A rising politician seeks out a masked recluse while conspiring against the authoritarian government he serves.

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The Godsblood Tragedy, by Bill Adams

In an occupied desert city, one family's bond will be tested. Betrayals will surface as a demon master unleashes his war, but one thing remains clear: blood rules all.

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The Cradle of Eternal Night, by Ladz

Sapphic romantasy horror about a witch and a bard journeying to return the light to their world swathed in darkness

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Angel Falling, by A.D. Landor

An outcast Angel and a vampire spirit of war must work together to prevent an atrocity causing a spiral into a deadly war between the races.

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A Necromancer Called Gam Gam, by Adam Holcombe

Mina faces her greatest challenge, but with the help of a grandmotherly necromancer, a skeletal cat, and a spectral knight, everything might end up alright.

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The Thirteenth Hour, by Trudie Skies

Cruel gods demand worship from their mortal subjects in this gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes.

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Undine's Blessing, by Tessa Hastjarjanto

A dutiful daughter, a mystical archipelago, and a hidden power waiting to command the tides.

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Stargun Messenger, by Darby Harn

Astra Idari must keep the last living star alive in a galaxy lost to shadows.

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Merchants of Light and Bone, by Erika McCorkle

Sculptor Amiere could be set for life when a trove of demon-slaying crystals is discovered, but he is overwhelmed with grief after his daughter dies in the crevice

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The Iron Crown, by L.L. MacRae

Multi-POV epic fantasy with dragons, spirits, magic, unconventional characters (trauma and messy family dynamics!), found family & corruption!

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Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger, by KC Grifant

In an Old West overrun by monsters, a stoic gunslinger must embark on a dangerous quest to save her friends and stop a supernatural war.

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Yours Celestially, by Al Hess

Sasha just wants to move on with his (second) life. He didn't expect to play wingman to an actual winged being.

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Fogbound, by N.J. Alexander

When war descends upon the realm, a history teacher possessed by the spirit of a legendary hero is thrust into a battle for both his homeland and his own mind.

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Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson

Enter the Fungalverse in this award-winning noir debut, where a human detective and a mushroom-headed beat cop investigate murders in the post-war city of Neo Kinoko.

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Humanborn, by Joanna Maciejewska

In the war, the mythborn killed her friends, but now humanborn Kaja needs to work with them to uncover a conspiracy or Dublin's streets will run red with blood once more.

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Majordomo, by Tim Carter

Can a kobold with a club foot carve a place for himself in a world filled with homicidal heroes?

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Panacea, by Alex Robins

Gods, Men, and Monsters collide in this Ancient Greek-inspired Epic Fantasy

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Coal Gets In Your Veins, by Cat Rector

A traumatized, closeted woman. An Astarion/Spike coded grieving vampire. An impoverish ex-coal mining town full of horrors ready to sink its claws into them both.

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Unfortunate, by Ayrton Silva

A banker of questionable morals makes a deal with a sketchy god after his boss tries to have him killed, but gets much more than he bargained for.

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Of Cold, Silver Storms, by Mylee J. Miller

After Zachiah's father vanishes, he's left behind with a falling realm where it never stops raining, and a task: save it.

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A Crack in the World, by James Mordechai

In 1994 England villages vanish. Occultist Gino Marcotti ties Black Metal crimes to disappearances. He uncovers evil forces, countered only by connecting with his dead father.

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The Artificer's Knot, by Eric Lewis

A disgraced young inventor. A notorious gang boss. In a city built on magic & corruption, they might be each other’s only hope. If only betrayal wasn’t so tempting.

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The Star Crossed Empire, by Maya Darjani

Get swept away into a lush and romantic space opera that transcends time, untangles court intrigue, and spans the entire Galactic Whorl.

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Blade of the Wanderer, by Steven Raaymakers

A postapoc fantasy-horror anthology of short stories.

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Umbra, by Freddie A. Clark

Together, an assassin and an alchemist shall save their canal-filled city from its downfall.

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Domestication, by Shannon Knight

Domestication is a death sentence.

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The Many Shades of Midnight, by C M Debell

Dark, gritty, character-driven political fantasy

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As Born To Rule the Storm, by Cate Baumer

A soldier who can loop through her own timeline at the cost of her lifespan must stop a looming war to save those she loves before she runs out of life to lose.

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Of Thieves and Shadows, by B.S.H. Garcia

Some secrets are best left to the shadows. But shadows have a mind of their own.

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The Wingspan of Treason, by L. N. Bayern

A fugitive mapmaker must navigate a thousand years of betrayal and his own turbid heart to find the coordinate of justice.

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The Switchboard, by Christina K. Glover

Mortal mage Henley must work with immortal Kit to restore the magic before he loses his memory, his feelings for Kit, and the chance to be more than the family disappointment.

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Brightwork, by S.A. Tholin

The X-Files meets The Abyss - in space! BRIGHTWORK, a standalone novel in the Primaterre universe.