As you well know by now, the Ascension Epoch is rooted in public domain stories and characters. The most obvious and probably the most influential on the backstory is H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, but most of our other stories at least reference other public domain works, if they’re not based on them explicitly. […]
We got a couple more positive reviews in for our books from Readers’ Favorite. Let’s start with our newest book, The Dismal Tide (get it on sale for $0.99 right now!), which earned a five star ranking (just like After Dark, the previous book in the series, did). Reviewer Stephen Fisher says: The co-authors of this masterpiece […]
We received yet another positive review of our introductory book of superhero and Victorian post-apocalyptic short stories, “Population of Loss.” In the Ascension Epoch universe, the War of the Worlds actually happened and it changed the world permanently. Here’s what the reviewer has to say: Great concept, well executed I first stumbled across the “Ascension Epoch” universe while […]
Free Spirits is a short story (about 28 pages) set in the mid-2000s of the Grapple Gun Universe (GGU). If you’ve been following along in the series that began with Archers and whose most recent installment is The Eye of Horus, this is 30+ years in the future from the characters and events you’re familiar […]
Here’s the recording of last night’s Between the Covers podcast. We talked to YA author and fellow LFA member Tracy Lawson about The Dismal Tide, teen superheroes more generally, and why and how we decided to make Ascension Epoch open source.
To properly celebrate the new year, every single Ascension Epoch e-book is now on sale for only $0.99 on Amazon. This special deal will only last until January 13th, so hurry, hurry, hurry! Here’s a link and description for each book: House of Refuge – Justin Agnarsson is stationkeeper and lone crewman of South Atlantic House […]
Between the Covers is a podcast hosted by Tracy Lawson, author of the YA adventure books Counteract and Resist. On Wednesday, January 6th at 9:30 EST, Shell and Mike from Ascension Epoch will join her to discuss their own YA adventure series, the East End Irregulars, and whatever other interesting topics come up. Undoubtedly, a lot […]
In a sign of good things to come in 2016, the East End Irregulars series kicked off the year with some love in the review department. First, The Dismal Tide got it’s first review on Amazon, a solid four stars of approval from a reader who also enjoyed After Dark. Here’s what he had to […]
At long last! The Dismal Tide is available on the Kindle right now! Paperback and other ebook editions soon to follow. The Dismal Tide is a rollicking superhero adventure featuring the East End Irregulars, a team of young vigilantes encountering the eerie side of Pittsburgh. Packed with humor and wrestling with serious moral questions, the book […]
While we work on the final proofreading for The Dismal Tide and preparations for PartyCon, Michael Clark Munson has been hard at work illustrating some scenes from the next Challenger Confidential book. Check out the amazing detail of his inks! If you’re intrigued, you ought to check out the first book in our Challenger Confidential series, […]
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