Moira Katson

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About Moira Katson

Moira Katson writes Fantasy and Science Fiction novels. Born and raised in the farmland of the eastern United States, she is now a transplant living in the oft-frigid wastes of the midwest, where she is learning to love hot dish, fried food on a stick, ice fishing, and the hilarious faces her friends make when she tells them about winter temperatures. ...just kidding, she has no intentions to learn how to ice fish.

Despite the fact that she had been writing since childhood, Moira majored in nice, sensible subjects in college and went on to have a nice, sensible job, all the while continuing to write about dragons, courts, and spaceships. She has since bowed to the inevitable and begun releasing her work into the world! Her first book was released in 2012, and her current projects include Rise of Aiqasal and several projects under pen name Natalie Grey!

To find out more about Moira and her upcoming works, visit her website, http://moirakatson.com, or find her on Facebook or twitter, @moirakatson! If you are a SciFi fan, she recommends that you try out The Dragon Corps (under pen name Natalie Grey) or Crucible, the first book in the Novum Trilogy. For fantasy fans, she recommends Shadowborn (the first book in the Light & Shadow series) or Bound Sorcery, the first book in her Shadows of Magic series under pen name Natalie Grey.

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Light & Shadow Books 1-4 Dec 9, 2021

by Moira Katson

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Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion…

I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed.

I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin.

I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne, by any means possible. I was to be her weapon, wielded as she and the Duke saw fit.

But she wants more. She’s playing her own game.

And the court holds its own secrets. A war centuries in the making is ready to erupt, and we are in a race against time to keep it from consuming whole empires.

… If we survive.

Shadowborn is the first book in Moira Katson’s acclaimed Light & Shadow series! Based on the intrigue and shifting loyalties of the War of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty that followed, Light & Shadow exists in a world that never was - a world of magic and prophecy….

The Cyborg Chronicles (Future Chronicles Book 9) Dec 28, 2015

by Samuel Peralta, Susan Kaye Quinn, Ken Liu, Annie Bellet, A.K. Meek, P.K. Tyler, Artie Cabrera, Paul K. Swardstrom, Eric Tozzi, Michael Patrick Hicks, Moira Katson, Crystal Watanabe

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Cyborgs. Part-robot. Part-human. Even now, with our pacemakers, our holographic eyewear, our cybernetic limbs, it is difficult to deny that we are approaching an age when the line between humankind and machine is beginning to blur.

In the age of the 'post-human' being, in a world when your humanity can be measured by the number of electro-mechanical components that have replaced your biological limbs, what will be the measure of a man?

In 'The Cyborg Chronicles', twelve of today's top speculative fiction writers explore the approaching collision of humanity and technology.

The Alien Chronicles (The Future Chronicles) Jan 9, 2015

by Hugh Howey, B. V. Larson, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Daniel Arenson, Blair Babylon, Annie Bellet, Peter Cawdron, WJ Davies, Patrice Fitzgerald, Autumn Kalquist, Moira Katson, Samuel Peralta, Will Swardstrom, Geoffrey Wakeling, Nicolas Wilson, David Gatewood, Stefan Bolz

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Intelligent life on other planets: it's the brass ring of space exploration. Do extra-terrestrial species exist? Will we ever make contact? Perhaps, have we made contact already?

In the latest addition to the Future Chronicles series of sci-fi anthologies, the answer to all of these questions is a resounding yes. From first contact to last stand, these original short stories range from quiet tales of personal connection to adrenaline-infused inter-species space conflicts. Each tale promises to present you with a different look at what intelligent alien life might be like -- and how we Earthlings might respond to it.

The Alien Chronicles features stories by bestselling authors Hugh Howey (WOOL), B. V. Larson (the Starforce series), and Jennifer Foehner Wells (Fluency), plus twelve more of today's top authors in science fiction.

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The Future Chronicles Sep 18, 2015

by Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Susan Kaye Quinn, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Nick Webb, Peter Cawdron, David Adams, Sam Best, Angela Cavanaugh, Ann Christy, Nina Croft, Patrice Fitzgerald, Deirdre Gould, Moira Katson, A.K. Meek, Vincent Trigili, Nicolas Wilson

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The Future Chronicles has grown, from a single collection of robot stories, into a series whose unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes – A.I., aliens, time travel, dragons, telepaths, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday – has made it one of the most acclaimed short story anthology series of the digital era.

Its companion series – Alt.Chronicles, The Illustrated Chronicles and Chronicle Worlds – are similarly ground-breaking in their coverage of less mainstream tropes such as alternative history and shared universes.

Created by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, and edited by some of the most-respected editors in the genre, each volume brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern science fiction and fantasy.

This Future Chronicles Special Edition volume is a compendium of stories selected from the Chronicles’ standalone titles, and includes five new stories, never before published, from some of today’s best writers in speculative fiction.

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Shadow's Oath (Light & Shadow series Book 4) Jan 13, 2015

by Moira Katson

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From Moira Katson, the latest installment in the story of Miriel and Catwin - Light and Shadow...

New to the world of Light & Shadow? Start with Shadowborn!

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It has been two years since Miriel and Catwin sought shelter in Priteni, a land they thought to be no more than legend. With Heddred far behind them, they believe they have found a safe haven at last.

But Priteni is a land of old alliances and older grudges. When an army appears on the horizon, Miriel and Catwin are thrown once more into a world of secrets and lies...

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Shadow's End (Light & Shadow series Book 3) Apr 9, 2013

by Moira Katson

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At last, Catwin and Miriel have chosen their own path, escaping the Court and its machinations, and fleeing to the Norstrung Provinces, to aid the rebellion. As they shed the masks and deceptions of their former life, however, both must face the fact that the same dark forces they fled are at work even in the furthest reaches of Heddred.

But it is not only avarice and hatred that endanger them—the prophecy made at Catwin’s birth is slowly but surely coming true, and betrayal has followed her in her escape from the court. As the shadows of war and rebellion mass, Catwin must face the fact that if she wishes to be true to herself and her alliance with Miriel, it may be she who bears the cost of saving her kingdom…

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Shadowforged (Light & Shadow series Book 2) Apr 9, 2013

by Moira Katson

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With Catwin’s help, Miriel has captured the heart of the King, but their victory has come at a cost: the suspicion and enmity of the Duke, and the unrelenting hatred of the Court. As they recover from the attempt on their lives, the two form a fragile alliance, promising that their first loyalty is to each other, and that their one goal is to survive.

But to survive, Catwin and Miriel need power, and the search for power of their own draws them ever further into the Court and inexorably closer to the throne. Enemies surround them, ruthless and vengeful, and the only way forward is a dark path that threatens to sever them from themselves.

For it is not only enemies that are a danger to Light and Shadow now, but the weakness of their own hearts. As she protects them both, Catwin struggles against her love for Temar, the Duke’s assassin; to capture the King’s heart, Miriel must forget both her love for Wilhelm, and her passionate belief in the populist uprising. A reckoning is coming, a betrayal that has been in the making for decades, and if they are to survive, both Catwin and Miriel must be prepared to give up everything
they hold dear.

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The Dragon Rises (The Land of Fire and Ash Book 3) Apr 15, 2019

by Sarah Dalton, Moira Katson

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A dark lord attracts a zealous following. A young king grapples with his powers. Across the sea a volcano erupts, signalling the beginning of a prophecy.

Reva travels alone through Estala, separated from her Menti companions, and reeling from a recent betrayal. She heads to Reyalon to seek out her childhood friend, Prince Luca, but as she sets foot in the city, she is attacked. Who is hunting her? And why?

At Nesra’s Keep, Luca sits on the throne, ruling Estala with help from Princess Serena, and Brother Axil. One day a new tutor arrives, determined to teach Luca his skills with magic. But this unknown man’s motivations are unclear as he worms his way into Luca’s favour.

Meanwhile The Lord, claiming to be a god, builds his army one by one, village by village, collecting those willing to reject their king. And as his power grows, he waits patiently for the best moment to strike…

It is not easy to be a hero in the Land of Fire and Ash. Some will rise to the challenge, others will fall from grace. The games continue in book three, The Dragon Rises.

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The Dragon Kings (The Land of Fire and Ash Book 4) Jun 3, 2019

by Sarah Dalton, Moira Katson

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A conflicted king. An army of dragons. Across the sea, the war has begun.

Luca has no time to right his wrongs and repair his broken relationships, The Lord has crossed the sea and taken control of Xantos. At his weakest moment, can he find his greatest strength?

As Reva moves on from Reyalon, she puts a plan in motion that could potentially change the world for the better. But it means going against her king. With Karine and the other Menti on her side, Reva could become one of the most important figures in the war to come. Or she could be arrested for treason.

Meanwhile, Sam and Carlia travel far into Xantos using their heightened dragon senses to find the last prophesised dragon. Will this new dragon be willing to fight for the greater good?

The final battle to defeat The Lord has begun, but never more have the heroes been more divided. Can they pull together to overthrow their common enemy? Or will the realm perish once and for all? Find out in the final book in the LAND OF FIRE AND ASH series.

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Shadowborn: An Epic Fantasy Novel (Light & Shadow series Book 1) Apr 8, 2013

by Moira Katson

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Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion…

I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed.

I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin.

I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne, by any means possible. I was to be her weapon, wielded as she and the Duke saw fit.

But she wants more. She’s playing her own game.

And the court holds its own secrets. A war centuries in the making is ready to erupt, and we are in a race against time to keep it from consuming whole empires.

… If we survive.

Shadowborn is the first book in Moira Katson’s acclaimed Light & Shadow series, all free to read in Kindle Unlimited! Based on the intrigue and shifting loyalties of the War of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty that followed, Light & Shadow exists in a world that never was - a world of magic and prophecy….

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Whirlwind: Based on a true story Sep 15, 2016

by Andrew Palmer, Moira Katson, Damonza

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"Love makes its own happiness."

...or so Yvonne's fiancé tells her, on the very night he is killed by the German blitz. Grief-stricken, Yvonne throws herself into her work for the Royal Air Force, trying desperately to forget her lost love.

She hasn't counted on Edward Morrison, a Canadian pilot, the man who makes her believe in love again.

And she hasn't counted on the fact that when the war is over at last, their most difficult trials will only have begun....

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Crucible (The Novum Trilogy Book 1) Apr 23, 2014

by Moira Katson

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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter Finalist, 2014

“We have come to a moment when what we know as goodness and mercy will not be enough to guide us any longer. Your loved ones may not ever understand what you did here today, but they need you to stand for all that is good in humanity."

With these words, war hero Benito Sandoval launched one of the most brutal massacres in human history, attacking the undefended colony of Guan-Yu and slaughtering forty thousand of the civilians he had sworn his life to protect. When humanity’s fleet arrives, too late to stop the attack, all that is left is ruins—and the cryptic words of a lone alien survivor, warning humanity of the Henth, a race that has devoured everything in its path.

Hunted to the brink of extinction, the Aireni were fleeing across the galaxy when they stumbled onto a living weapon with speed, strength, and brutal cleverness: a fragment of humanity on a long-forgotten planet. In desperation, the Aireni set about honing humanity, breeding and modifying the colonists into a weapon that might be the last hope for life in the galaxy.

As the human fleet searches the stars for the Henth, they leave the ruined colony behind them. But the colonists have not been destroyed. They have hidden. They have survived. And they know who their enemies are.

It is only a matter of time before they return from their exodus to the destroyed city, to find the technology the Aireni left behind. It is only a matter of time before that technology carries them into the galaxy. And then, as the last remnants of the surviving races face down the final advance of the Henth, it is up to humanity to convince a long-lost weapon to come to its aid…

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