Niels Saunders's Blog
January 18, 2024
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – Champions of the Sun

Champions of the Sun, the final book in The Legend of Saru, is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback and hardcover:
Despite their victory at the Battle for the Jewel, Saru and his allies now face their greatest challenges of all. Everything has built to this stunning climax…
Here’s the blurb:
With the Mirror Yata and the Jewel Magatama now theirs, Saru and his allies need only the Sword Kusanagi to end the ...
December 19, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – World of Ruin

Fifteen years after the Battle of the Adachi Wastes, Saru and his allies are scattered throughout a ruined kingdom. Onishi rules from the Necropolis, and a whole generation has never seen the sun, but the time has come to take up arms again…
World of Ruin is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback and hardcover:
eBook
Paperback
Hardcover
Here’s the blurb:
Akame is defeated, but the world is lost. The undead roam the provinces and devils patrol the skies. Built u...
December 2, 2023
Free fantasy book! From the Valley of Orchids free this weekend
Free eBook Available on Amazon:

To celebrate the launch of Battle of the Adachi Wastes (Book 7 in The Legend of Saru) you can grab a copy of From the Valley of Orchids (Book 1) for free this weekend:
Amazon link
(Regular price $4.99 / £3.99)
Here’s the blurb:
Gods and Demons Clash in Mythological Japan
In the Kingdom of Yamato, magic is misunderstood. When humans pray at shrines to the spirits of the land, their wishes are not granted directly. Instead, sometimes gods are born...
November 22, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – Battle of the Adachi Wastes

Battle of the Adachi Wastes is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback and hardcover:
eBook
Paperback
Hardcover
With the secrets of the past revealed, the story returns to Saru and his allies. A great battle is looming, however, and Saru has an army to rally…
Here’s the blurb:
With Emperor Kowa’s blessing, and the might of the imperial army, Akame marches to the Adachi Wastes to confront Asahi and Raiu. Through the power of their deaths, he pla...
October 19, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – The Ten Courts of Hell

The Ten Courts of Hell is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback and hardcover:
Five hundred years after the events of The Golden Age, Hanya now enjoys a peaceful life atop Mount Haku. In the nearby village of Tobata, however, lives Yoshiharu of the Clear Skies, the man who will one day be known as the dreaded Akame…
Here’s the blurb:
For centuries, Tobata Village has worshipped the Golden Emissary, a mercurial...
September 22, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – The Golden Age

The Golden Age is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback, hardback:
With Yamato reeling from the attack on the capital, The Golden Age continues the stories of Hanya, Laurent, Rosa and Juzo, alongside the familiar face of Karasu the Black. Here’s the blurb:
Miyako City is in flames. Thousands lay buried alive. Despite surviving the Solstice Massacre, Emperor Saga grows paranoid and vengeful. His obsession with delive...
August 21, 2023
Epic Japanese Fantasy Sale: From the Valley of Orchids just $0.99 this week

To celebrate the launch of Bringer of the Black Sky (Book 4 in The Legend of Saru) you can grab a copy of From the Valley of Orchids (Book 1) for just $0.99 / £0.99 this week:
UK Amazon link
(Regular price $4.99 / £3.99)
If you’re new to my site and haven’t heard about From the Valley of Orchids yet, here’s the blurb:
Gods and Demons Clash in Mythological Japan
In the Kingdom of Yamato, magic is misunderstood. When humans pray at shrines to the spirits of the land, ...
August 18, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – Bringer of the Black Sky

Bringer of the Black Sky is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback, hardback:
Bringer of the Black Sky transports you a thousand years into Yamato’s past. Exploring the stories of Kasumi, her son Hanya, Laurent of Gallia and the kappa Juzo the Thirteenth, countless mysteries are finally revealed. Here’s the blurb:
A thousand years before Saru scales Mount Shouza, Kasumi and her husband Hoshino are expecti...
July 19, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – Nightmares of the Red Moon

Nightmares of the Red Moon is now available on Amazon in eBook, paperback, hardback:
The third book in The Legend of Saru, it carries straight on where Lord Hoshino’s Lost Treasure ended. Having survived their battle with Lady Onishi, Saru and his companions finally arrive at Mount Shouza. Scaling it, however, will be their hardest challenge so far. Here’s the blurb:
Mount Shouza was once a land of peace and learning. ...
June 22, 2023
Epic Fantasy Book Launch – Lord Hoshino’s Lost Treasure

Book two in The Legend of Saru is now available on Amazon.
Lord Hoshino’s Lost Treasure is the sequel to From the Valley of Orchids and continues Saru’s quest to stop Akame. It’s available in eBook, paperback and hardback:
Here’s the blurb:
Granted human forms by Yotsuyu the tengu prince, Saru and his companions arrive at the lawless port town of Kurohama. Its new ruler is Lady Onishi, the dreaded Red Que...