Print Publishing
All of our print books are trade paperbacks, 5.5 inches x 8.5 inches.
The Dread Hammer
Stories of the Puzzle Lands - Book 1
Ketty is a pretty shepherdess with a contrary nature, who runs away from home to escape an unwanted marriage. As she flees along the forest road, she prays to the Dread Hammer for help--and to her astonishment help comes in the form of a charming and well-armed young murderer named Smoke. As Ketty soon discovers, Smoke is not entirely human.
Smoke, too, is taken by surprise at their encounter. He had lurked beside the forest road intending to pierce hearts and slit throats, not to fall in love. But love it is--or it would be--if only he can convince Ketty that marriage is better than death.
But just when happily-ever-after seems within reach, Smoke's past returns to claim him. A deserter from the Koráyos army, his supernatural skill at killing is still very much in demand. Now the army wants him back.
The Dread Hammer is an enthralling, dark tale of love, war, murder, marriage, and fate.
Published in 2011 under the pen name Trey Shiels, The Dread Hammer is in the process of being re-released in a second edition under my own author name, Linda Nagata, and with new cover art. Either edition could be available during this transition period, depending on when and where the book is ordered.
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Skye Object 3270a
A young adult novel by Linda Nagata
This far-future, high-adventure young-adult novel is aimed at an advanced middle school audience. The story is set in the Deception Well story world, but is otherwise independent of that book and its characters.
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Tech-Heaven
A political thriller that imagines the rise of nanotechnology in our world through the eyes of Katie Kishida, a mother and business woman whose life takes an extraordinary turn when she is widowed, and her husband's body is cryonically frozen against a time when advancing technology will allow his resurrection.
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The Bohr Maker
Book 1 of the Nanotech Succession by Linda Nagata
Society has expanded into the great orbital habitats known as the "Celestial Cities" and nanotechnology saturates every aspect of life--but the rules regulating its use are still being written. A brilliantly original, fast-paced thriller, The Bohr Maker won the Locus Award for Best First Novel.
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Deception Well
Book 2 of the Nanotech Succession by Linda Nagata
Advancing technology has allowed human civilization to expand across star systems, establishing settlements divided from one another by vast gulfs of space and time. But all along the frontier, human settlements are under attack by the ancient and deadly robotic warships of a mysterious alien race known as the Chenzeme.
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Vast
Book 3 of the Nanotech Succession by Linda Nagata
Four people are aboard the great ship, Null Boundary. They are bound for the lightless clouds of dust and gas in the galaxy's Orion Arm, determined to find the source of the alien Chenzeme warships that have ravaged human civilization. Vast is an extraordinary adventure embracing the limitless nature of both space and time.
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E-Books
Yes, we love "real" books, but we are not opposed to change. E-books are convenient, they make minimal demands on resources and shelf space, and you don't have to wait for them to arrive in the mail.
We have nine titles currently available, with more to come.
The Dread Hammer
Mythic Island Press LLC, 2nd Edition February 2012, ISBN# 978-1-937197-08-7
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Memory
Mythic Island Press LLC, March 2011, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-8-8
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Tech-Heaven
Mythic Island Press LLC, November 2010, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-0-2
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The Bohr Maker--Winner of the 1996 Locus Award for Best First Novel
Mythic Island Press LLC, November 2010, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-1-9
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Deception Well
Mythic Island Press LLC, November 2010, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-2-6
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Vast
Mythic Island Press LLC, November 2010, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-3-3
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Limit of Vision
Mythic Island Press LLC, January 2011, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-6-4
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Skye Object 3270a
Mythic Island Press LLC, December 2010, ISBN# 978-0-9831100-4-0
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Goddesses & Other Stories
Mythic Island Press LLC, November 2011, ISBN# 978-1-937197-05-6
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Audio Books
We've had requests for audio books over the years, and it's our goal to bring them to you as soon as we can. No dates have been set yet for this venture, but join our mailing list and we'll let you know when things start to happen.