The amazing Narratess Indie Sale is BACK for Indie August! If you’re new to the indie book scene, then this is one of the biggest and best indie book sales that takes place every April and August. There are over 300 indie ebooks taking part across a collection of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres at 1.99, 0.99, and FREE!
The sale is happening this weekend on August 23rd-25th and you don’t want to miss it! Check out the sale at indiebook.sale!
Want to learn more about the sale and the author behind it? Then take a look at our interview with Tessa Hastjarjanto, indie author and host of the sale.
Want to avoid Amazon? You can also find many of these books in the Itch.io sale! Check out the whole collection.
To celebrate, we at Read Indie Fantasy wanted to highlight a few books in the sale. Here are five books that I’ve personally read and recommend, ten books that I haven’t read but are firmly on my TBR, and another fifteen books that look awesome and have caught my eye. Take a look:
Five books we recommend
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.
Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt
Follow Jo into a world beneath the rye fields of her hometown when she sets out to rescue her brother from an ancient horror. Coraline-esque cozy horror meets German folklore.
Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang
A Huntress tracks down a shape-shifting monster to a hostelry in the countryside in this gaslamp fantasy murder mystery.
Tales of Lunis Aquaria by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Explore the world of Lunis Aquaria in this collection of cozy fantasy short stories!
The Whisper that Replaced God by Timothy Wolff
I had dared to become God, then wept as prison became a prison of my own construct.
Ten books on our TBR
A Gamble Of Gods by Mitriel Faywood
Mission Impossible for fantasy readers.
Demon by Rob J Hayes
On Wings of Vengeance, a Saint Shall Rise.
Imbued by Helyna L. Clove
A wounded woman with a missing past must face the cruel origins of her violent magical powers. But will her healing break her war-torn world?
Mercy by Ian Haramaki
A priest of the sun and angel-turned-amnesiac must overcome the hardships of their small town, sort their feelings for one another, and deal with the secrets of their church.
My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman
Nick trades his barista’s apron for a suit in a deal with the Devil, but deciding if the ends justify the means is going to require a lot of coffee.
No Land for Heroes by Cal Black
When she robs the wrong man, Deputy Mildred must decide how much of her violent past she can face, if she can face it at all.
Shadow of a Dead God by Patrick Samphire
A fast-paced, snarky fantasy mystery.
Talio’s Codex by J. Alexander Cohen
Is love worth destroying his reputation?
The Edge of a World by JD Rivers
Possessed scholar on the hunt for a cure for his possession, finds out the truths of his predicament is more far-reaching than he’d ever imagined.
Trollgrave by Alex S. Bradshaw
A fellow god-speaker is missing and Alvir Einarson must seek answers in the Forest of Broken Trolls, but within its sinister depths there are dark powers on the rise.
Fifteen books that have caught our eye
A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis
An unwanted marriage leads to a battle of wits and nerve (and debates over tea leaves!) in this gothic fantasy rom-com novella.
An Ambitious Woman and her Very Normal Pet by Lily Greene
A necromancer is time-looped at death to avoid an invading druidic army so she can build her cozy farm while the invading prince faces his own prejudices.
Beasts of London by Jonathan Maloney
An investigative reporter searches for the man who killed Jack the Ripper…
In the Name of Honor by Courtney & Clarke Collins
A half-elven princess and her loyal guardsman must evade capture and save her father, the king, from a fate worse than death: total corruption.
Morvelving by C. J. Switzer
A grieving immortal wolf accidentally adopts a child of fate, drawing them both into a dangerous destiny, in Book One of the Mourning Sword series.
Non-Player Character by Veo Corva
Tar and their found family role-playing group get transported into the world of their game in this cosy, queer portal fantasy for adults.
Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson
Become an assassin’s apprentice to get out of the cold? Sure, what could go wrong?
Shifter Awakened by M. L. White
Shanely is tossed into the hidden world of shifters the night a rogue wolf runs her truck off the road, only to discover she’s more than human too.
Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn
Astra Idari must keep the last living star alive in a galaxy lost to shadows.
The Audacity Omnibus by Carmen Loup
It’s like Hitchhiker’s guide, but with queer people and cozy relationships!
The Mandroid Murders by Robin C. M. Duncan
They say, “Never work with androids or children.”
The Warm Machine by Aimee Cozza
What happens when a robot, incapable of wanting anything, suddenly does?
Walking the Knife’s Edge by Elise Carlson
Battle CPTSD, pass your studies, make new friends, learn to contain stray monsters in human zones, survive Organised Crime. Rarkin’s first year at Sythe is going to be epic.
Wasteland Heart by Al Hess
Deadly nanobots. Untamed wilds. A missing brother. Sasha’s new life on an isolated continent isn’t the clean start he hoped for—but maybe it’s the one he needed.
Yara by Tanner Howsden
The time has come to visit the Mistshire for a tale of love, loss, and the true meaning of one’s legacy. Safe travels and may the Six protect you, always.
Did you grab a book or two in the sale? Let us know in the comments which ones!
