In some disgrace after the events of the preceding term, Charley is determined to redeem herself, and resolve her complicated love life. Ron, his wife and even that of the rest of the world, just became a race against the clock. Only, this is a one-way trip and he arrives right after an apocalypse has brought the world back to a new Stone Age. When he finds out his wife is dying of a rare cancer and the cure is five yearsĪway, he decides to slip forward in time and bring the cure back to the present. Ron invented a time slip, a way to travel through time. His invention would have changed the world…īy accident, Dr.

This month’s round-up also features authors from the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Bulgaria.ĭon’t forget that Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month is also crossposted to the Speculative Fiction Showcase, a group blog run by Jessica Rydill and myself, which features new release spotlights, guest posts, interviews and link round-ups regarding all things speculative fiction several times per week.Īs always, I know the authors at least vaguely, but I haven’t read all of the books, so Caveat emptor.Īnd now on to the books without further ado: We have science fiction, space opera, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, dystopian fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, epic fantasy, urban fantasy, Norse mythology, alternate history, time travel, young adult SFF, Steampunk, vampires, witches, mermaids, dwarves, vengeful Norse gods, South African werewolves, post-apocalyptic owl queens, fox shifters, magic schools, superheroes, airships, interstellar archeologists, plucky teenaged cooks in outer space and much more. Once again, we have new releases covering the whole broad spectrum of speculative fiction. So far, most links only go to, though I may add other retailers for future editions. The books are arranged in alphabetical order by author. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some February books I missed the last time around snuck in as well.

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”.

A King in Time II by Mary Enck