THE
BROTHERHOOD AND THE SHIELD: THE THREE THORNS
by Alan Michael Gibney
Release date: TBD (likely 1st Qtr 2009)
Category: Fiction / Fantasy / Young Adult
Language: English
Pages: TBA
Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
Hardcover
/ Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-8-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-8-9
eBook / Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-9-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-9-6
Michael
Gibney's debut novel -- the first of a planned trilogy -- is an elaborate
fantasy in the tradition of such family classics as Harry Potter,
The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia.
SYNOPSIS
In pre-WWI
London, a lonely orphaned boy named Benjamin is taken against his
will and thrown into Gatesville -- the dreadful borstal home where
the loathsome Mr. Jennings and his orderlies dole out their brutal
discipline with a twisted sense of justice. The other children only
add to Benjamin's misery, bullying him with a cruelty all their own,
until fellow orphans Peter and Tommy join him in a daring escape.
With
Jennings and the orderlies hot on their heels, Peter leads the boys
from the city to the farmland sanctuary of Warwickshire. There he
introduces them to Sebastian, another peculiar boy with a mysterious
past … a past that Benjamin and Tommy unwittingly share.
What
Benjamin, Tommy and Sebastian do not yet realize is that they are
actually brothers by blood -- and rightful heirs to a magical, powerful
kingdom now ruled by Saul, the evil king who betrayed the boys' father
and cast them out to earth when they were born.
Nor
is Peter who (or what) he appears to be, but part of a special group
of defenders of this netherworld, assigned to safeguard and train
the brothers until they achieve their destiny and bring an end to
Saul's terrible reign.
But
the false king has a plan of his own, an ultimate conspiracy beset
with vengeance, bloodshed and war. A plot that would shatter the brotherhood
once and for all … and turn brother against brother for control of
all the universe.
Go
to the book's OFFICIAL
WEBSITE or the
author's BEBO page.
THROUGH
AN AISLING
EYE: COLLECTED TALES VOLUME I
Release Date: TBD
(likely 1st Qtr 2009)
Category: Anthology / Short Stories / Humor
Language: English
Pages:
TBA
Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
Hardcover
/ Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-4-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-4-1
Aisling
Eye Books is proud to announce a new series of collected short stories
and essays from a diverse group of published and debut writers.
The
first volume will feature work of an offbeat, satirical and eccentric
nature, similar to the style of writing found in McSweeney's
and The New Yorker. The company is currently accepting short
story submissions for inclusion in this collection, tentatively titled
Through an Aisling Eye: Collected Tales.
No fee
is required for submission, but all interested writers are strongly
encouraged to register their work and review all company policies
beforehand. Short stories should be in English and no more than 10,000
words. Cartoons and comic strips are also welcome; keep in mind that
reproduced images must be easily readable for black and white, 6 x
9 in. pages. Poetry and pornography will not be accepted. Writers
and artists selected for publication may maintain copyright ownership
of their work, while granting Aisling Eye Books the non-exclusive
publication rights for this collected volume.
Interested
writers should refer to Aisling Eye Books' SUBMISSIONS
page.
CHASING
ECHOES THROUGH THE DARK
by D.J. Wessler & Adam McDaniel
Release Date: 2009
Category: Fiction / Gay Studies
Language: English
Pages: TBA
Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
Hardcover / Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-2-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-2-7
eBook / Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-3-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-3-4
If sexual
orientation is a sensitive enough issue in today's times, imagine
how challenging it must be for those faced with disabilities. The
subject has rarely been addressed openly in either LGBT or disabled
circles, leaving those among this very special group to feel excluded
from two fronts.
A bold
new book, CHASING ECHOES THROUGH THE DARK, written by first-time author
D.J. Wessler in collaboration with Adam McDaniel, explores the life
of such a person.
SYNOPSIS
Blindness
is just a handicap. But loneliness is a curse.
No one
understands that more than sixteen-year-old Daniel Wessler. Blind
since birth, he struggles to find his place in the world in spite
of his disability.
Resourceful,
talented, creative and intelligent, he seems more than up to the challenge,
making a name for himself through his sculpture and gaining respect
and admiration from family and friends.
But
Daniel is also gay -- a fact he desperately hides from everyone around
him. Trapped between two worlds of prejudice, he is unable to see,
unable to love, and almost unable to live.
It is
only through meeting Aaron, an adult gay man and creative mentor,
that Daniel can come to terms with his true self at last. But as the
friendship between them deepens, Aaron learns that Daniel is harboring
other secrets -- secrets far darker than the shadows of his blindness,
setting off a chain of events that will change both their lives forever.
CHASING
ECHOES THROUGH THE DARK is a poignant story of friendship and love,
told through the eyes of someone who can not see, but has experienced
more than most people could ever imagine. Filled with both humor and
heartbreak, it is also a tale of perseverance in the face of immeasurable
odds … and immeasurable loss.
We are considering releasing both future Braille
and audiobook editions of this title. Read more on the authors' official
website: www.chasingechoes.com
CARYSE:
FROM UNDER THE MUSHROOM
by C.A. Smythe
Release Date: 2009
Category: Fiction / Sci Fi
Language: English
Pages: TBA
Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
Hardcover
/ Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-5-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-5-8
eBook / Price: TBA
ISBN-10: 0-9719919-6-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-9719919-6-5
Writer
C.A. Smythe's sophomore novel is a fun, campy science fiction thriller
-- with a heroine out of BARBARELLA and a storyline out of Philip
K. Dick!
SYNOPSIS
Her
name is Caryse. That's all she knows -- and even that is uncertain.
What is certain is that one September day, the young woman awoke to
find herself lying under the bronze mushroom of the Alice in Wonderland
sculpture in New York's Central Park.
No memory.
No I.D. Only the vague recollection of the name "Caryse" being whispered
in her ear.
Taken
in by an eccentric and wealthy old man, Caryse must endure the dangers
of the city, including: Nuri the goon, a zombie attack on a lesbian
bar, a slithering snake in an operating room, a possessed ventriloquist
dummy, a coma that takes her to 1929, a hitman named Cupid, and --
most disturbingly -- another young woman who looks exactly like her.
How
could Caryse have known this would be her life when she emerged from
under the mushroom?
