From now until the end of 2023, many books by your favourite Mushroom authors are discounted by up to 75% or are free, in the Smashwords End of Year Sale.

These are the best discounts we have ever offered at Smashwords, so don’t miss out!

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of Roger Taylor on 25th March 2023, at the age of 85.

Born in Heywood, Lancashire, Roger Taylor made his mark as a civil and structural engineer. His diverse interests included pistol shooting, aikido, and playing the piano.

Roger Taylor’s greatest acclaim came from his epic fantasy novels. His “Chronicles of Hawklan” series, originally published between 1988 and 1999, captivated readers with its multifaceted tale of good versus evil. Building on this success, he expanded the Chronicles with seven more books, concluding the saga with The Return of the Sword. In 2012, he published The Keep, a standalone fantasy work unrelated to the Chronicles, followed by the science fiction novel Travellers in 2020, and the uncategorisable Newman in 2022.

Roger Taylor’s writing explored the idea of embracing one’s darker nature to protect those weaker than oneself. Through his storytelling, he left an enduring impact on the fantasy genre.

Roger was one of the first authors to embrace the risky fledgling world of the “electronic book” or ebook, joining Mushroom Publishing in 2001 to publish his entire fantasy series. He became a good friend and mentor.

Rest in peace, Roger Taylor. You will be missed, but your literary legacy will endure.

Newman by Roger Taylor, is now available from good ebook stores everywhere, including Amazon (for Kindle), Smashwords, Google Play Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble (for Nook Books).

The blurb:

John Newman’s family has a secret, a huge secret, with a responsibility that affects everyone. And when John takes control of the family business, his actions will have world spanning repercussions.
Newman is an unusual and utterly enthralling family saga – a scathing but hopeful story of ordinary people caught up in both crime and political and governmental corruption.

For more info, please see the Newman page on mushroom-ebooks.com.

It’s Read An eBook Week again, and all Mushroom eBooks titles available in the Smashwords Store are available for at least 50% off their normal retail price.

Many series starters are free during the sale period.

The 12th annual Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale starts Sunday, March 7 and runs through Saturday, March 13.

Please take advantage of big discounts on nearly all our books, including some free series starters, like The Call of the Sword by Roger Taylor, which starts the excellent 12 book sequence of Hawklan novels, and Transit to Scorpio, the first of the 52-book Dray Prescot series by Alan Burt Akers.

We are mostly interested in science fiction, fantasy, thrillers and historical fiction.

Please see www.mushroom-ebooks.com/submitbook.html for more details and a sample contract.

Travellers, the new science fiction novel by Roger Taylor, is now available from good ebook stores everywhere, including Amazon (for Kindle), iBooks, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble (for Nook Books), or read it with a Scribd subscription.

The blurb:

Refugees from the worlds of the galactic centre are seeking a planet on which to make a new home far from the reach of pursuers. They are running dangerously low on resources, and with nowhere else to go the only suitable planet they have found is already inhabited. Its civilisation is dangerously unstable.

Can Taithur, the leader, morally and ethically justify taking the planet, potentially destroying the indigenous and sentient inhabitants?

For more info, please see the Travellers page on mushroom-ebooks.com.

The Delian Cycle is included in the sale for $2.99 — normally $9.99 — so hold off no longer!

While you are there, please consider supporting some of the other authors and publishers who are taking part in Read an E-Book Week 2016.