J Simon: 18 books

Eyla is sick of privilege and wealth. Real life is out there: Matching wits with desert nomads, exploding the sky with fire powder, telling tales enough to shame Reality with its inadequacies. Now the soldiers of Majra have come, outlawing the delicate beauty of tales and lies, exaggerations and insults....

Aris is a reluctant lawbringer, helping his people even when he'd rather be sitting around the fire spinning tales. Eyla wants to be a dread criminal mastermind, but settles for defending exuberant widows, demented storytellers and proud desert Sheyks.The soldiers of Majra have found this land...

Aris has managed to live a quiet life, even in a stark desert land of glorious tales and beautiful lies, crazed artists and mad hermits. So what if he has a knack for tales? A mere messenger can't change the world. Mighty great works he'll leave to mighty great men. Now the soldiers of Majra have...

“You’ve been exiled from six kingdoms, cautioned for gambling, arrested for stealing, and censured for ‘conduct deleterious to the practice of virtue’. You are beyond hope and beyond help.” “I debate that,” I argued. “You haven’t seen how virtuous I can be when people threaten to...

How can a minor goddess like Sammy compete with cell phones, computers, or cartoon mascots that actively implore people to have candy for breakfast? The days of burnt offerings are long past, and chanting her own name at barbecues just isn't the same.At least she can make a few bucks returning...

For creative writer, artist, and librarian Elizabeth Rinehart, the world of make-believe has always been a source of magic, wonder, and comfort. Beth's imaginary world is a pleasant, waking dream. Little does she know her dream has taken on a life of its own in an alternate universe.When...

True-crime writer Paige Malone is used to murder, mystery, and suspense…writing about them, that is. When she finds herself in the middle of a real-life ghost story, however, the normally quick-witted femme de lettres learns that being a character in a mystery isn’t quite what she expected.Haunted...

Being a god isn't easy. Oh sure, you can crash the super-exclusive club at that hot new pyramid, but one little drought and your worshippers are suddenly burying you neck-deep in scorpions.Samantha never expected to wake from her long sleep. When she came to, mortals were riding around...

What Will You Find in This Book Are you one of those people who like to live healthy? Do you just love cooking for yourself and your family? Is finding time to cook in your busy life hard for you? Are you looking for a solution to this issue? Then you have found just the right book! This...

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Ten short stories around the themes of the wasteland, the post-apocalypse, spirituality, sanity, madness, war, enlightenment and liberation.Stories in this collection include:RemnantsNew RecruitsBuried DeepThe Frail ManThe Secret WeaponIf You Find This…The PatientDie Again TodayBuddha on the RoadChildren...

Growing up in bucolic Falstone, Picon, Maggie Edmondson looked up at an endless night sky and knew that no matter what happened, the Colonial Fleet was out there. Protecting her. Visits to the aging warship Galactica reinforce her association of the Fleet with a sense of safety and security. Six...

Narcissism is more than a personality; it’s a system for exploiting love and a blueprint for avoiding shame. This unconscious pattern is the narcissist regime, and it shapes us more than we know. ‘Killing Narcissism’ is a book for those who want to look deeper and see the bigger picture....

Narcissism is an overwhelming and confusing topic. But when you reveal its mask, you see that it is basically a lie, told to those who are vulnerable. Narcissistic abuse, by nature, is designed to keep you trapped in shame-based vertigo. It doesn’t just go away because you know it exists....