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Praise for The Floating Castle
“5 stars, no notes.” —Millie Abecassis, author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone and Daughters of the Blue Moon
“The Floating Castle features an intricately complex and layered worldbuilding… The intrigue was great. To have the intrigue aspect of this fantasy… thread through the plot all the way down to the very fabric of the worldbuilding is really impressive!” —Florence Chien, author of The Revenant of Surolifia
“Most noteworthy to me as an author and reader was Holmes’s Shakespearean-like personalization of The Floating Castle itself as a character and integral piece to the world within the novel. This is the first book in a stunning series that will, without a doubt, leave you begging for more.” —Amanda DeNatale, author of “The Arrival” and “Fathers”
“This is such a beautiful and powerful fantasy book. L.N. Holmes has managed to create stunning worlds, unique characters and brings a certain flare that I cannot quite put my finger on.” —Saffron Asteria, creator of Indiosyncrasy and the BOOKED podcast
“L.N. Holmes’ The Floating Castle is an epic tale of fantasy that weaves the plot lines of multiple strong female protagonists with a gripping arc. I COULD NOT stop thinking about this book. I am dying to read the next part!” —Sarah R New, author of Hypochondria and Catfood
“Who doesn’t love a story about powerful women making questionable decisions? …I loved every page. It’s a captivating story… Can’t wait for book 2!” —Leah Hedrick, author of Runoff: Poetry of Changing Places
Books by L. N. Holmes
THE FLOATING CASTLE
(Available in Paperback and Ebook)
“Holmes’ fantasy novel churns with warring empires and palace intrigue.” —Kirkus Reviews
“5 stars, no notes.” —Millie Abecassis, author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone and Daughters of the Blue Moon
From the author of Space, Collisions comes The Floating Castle, an explosive, adult dark fantasy with the vicious dragons of The Priory of the Orange Tree and the destructive family drama of The Women’s War.
In a world where demons control the supply of magic and dragons are both feared and sentient, three women combine forces to oppose an evil prince and escape his floating castle.
To secure her position as the emperor’s favorite daughter, Princess Fu Liling sails across a monster-infested sea to marry and subdue Elias of House Zartisval, crown prince of a rival kingdom. When she meets Elias, however, he unexpectedly refuses to marry her. At risk of being cut off from the imperial family, Liling tries to force the wedding, only to discover that Elias is a murderer and she is his disposable hostage. Liling resolves to expose this betrayal to her father and plots an escape, relying on a reluctant guard and a rebel witch to aid in her flight.
Elias, who’d rather see them all dead than free, gives chase.
The ensuing battle may cause the Floating Castle to literally fall, and Liling must decide: surrender and die to keep the peace or dishonor her father in exchange for her own life and liberty.
The repercussions of her choice will ripple across a continent.
Fans of Game of Thrones and The Witcher will appreciate this epic fantasy for its morally gray women, dangerous political intrigue, and sinister magic.
SPACE, COLLISIONS
(The above image of the physical book is larger in appearance than the actual product size, see available formats below.)
(Available in Staple-Bound, Ebook, and Audiobook)
“L. N. Holmes has a talented pen and a great imagination…” —Renwick Berchild, Nothing in Particular
“Three perfectly paced and elegantly written stories that leave the reader breathless and pensive at once.” —Meredith Allison, author of Blood & Whiskey
Space, Collisions is a micro-chapbook containing three brief stories.
In “When Continents Collide,” a man waits on the shores of the Outer Banks for the collision of the North American and African continents. “Trace” focuses on the intimate secrets shared between one pining woman and her self-destructing lover. In “Spacefall,” two scientists take a break from work to drive to the countryside and bask in their friendship. Each installment in this short collection offers motifs of physical distance and intimate connection.
Overall, the stories emphasize the common longing to overcome the space that divides.
Fans of “The Ceiling” by Kevin Brockmeier and flash fiction by Kathy Fish will enjoy this collection.
Space, Collisions was originally part of the 2018 Summer Micro-Chapbook Series at Ghost City Press.
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Other Stories
Shadows Cannot be Seen in the Pitch-Black
“Even the cascade of stars, the radiant shine of Venus and Jupiter, cannot obliterate what her late father would call the ‘pitch-black’ of this night.”
The Work of Your Hands
“You will not think of how, north of the town, the Shawnee people whisper about Xenia as the place of the devil wind.”
“He revels in his self-destruction, feels a perverse kind of rapture.”
One Woman’s Junk
“I’m rich—the Queen of the real Queen City.”
Buried in the Ground
“There are few things your dad can do that will surprise you, but sending your cat back to the shelter and claiming to bury a bunch of money in the backyard, in the same day, about do you in.”
Trace
“In the darkness, I trace your hard lines, connecting constellations.”
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