Pick up the second book in the series, Hustlers, Harlots, &amp; Heroes, today! amazon.com/dp/B00K1PDUP6 Equal parts writer's guide, comedy, and historical cookbook, fantasy author Krista D. Ball takes readers on a journey into the depths of epic fantasy's obsession with rabbit stew and teaches them how to catch the blasted creatures, how to move armies across enemy territories without anyone starving to death, and what a medieval pantry should look like when your heroine is seducing the hero. Learn how long to cook a salted cow tongue, how best to serve salt fish, what a "brewis" is (hint: it isn't beer), how an airship captain would make breakfast, how to preserve just about anything, and why those dairy maids all have ample hips. What Kings Ate will give writers of historical and fantastical genres the tools to create new conflicts in their stories, as well as add authenticity to their worlds, all the while giving food history lovers a taste of the past with original recipes and historical notes.

What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ball, Krista D.

Fantasy

Tyche Books Ltd.

There is what is right, and what is necessary. Seven years ago, Rebecca St. Martin took the coward's path to save her skin. She has lived with that decision, eking out a life as an indentured servant on a space station far from home. Only now, fate has decided to give Rebecca another chance. A ghost from her past plans to execute a daring rescue from the prison bowels of the station Rebecca now works. Rebecca has to face the same decision she made all those years ago. Could she watch her friends be murdered? Or could she, just for once, be a hero? This box set contains the first three books of the Collaborator series: Traitor, Fugitive, Rebel

The Collaborator Series: Vol 1

Science Fiction

Krista Ball

Miss Elizabeth Knight received an unexpected legacy upon her uncle's death: a collection of occult books. When one of the books begins talking to her, she discovers an entire world of female occultist history opened to her-a legacy the Royal Occult Society had purposely hidden from the world.However, the magic allowing the book to speak to Miss Knight is fading and she must gather a group of female acquaintances of various talents. Together, they'll need to work to overcome social pressures, ambitious men, and tyrannical parents, all to bring Mrs. Egerton, the book ghost, back.

A Magical Inheritance (Ladies Occult Society)

Independently published

"If one more rando tells me that women have to be raped in fantasy because that's how it was back then, I am going to cut someone. With a spoon."And so was born this eclectic collection of essays about science fiction and fantasy publishing, social media rants about sexism, and a generous sprinkle of stories, favourite things, and writing advice, all from Canadian SFF author, and general rabble rouser, Krista D. Ball.These essays represent copious bottles of Chablis, a shocking amount of poutine, and many supportive furry animal hugs.

Appropriately Aggressive: Essays About Books, Corgis, and Feminism

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

The Nightmare We Know (The Dark Abyss of Our Sins)

Krista D. Ball

Allegra had tried compromise and all she had to show for her work was a crater in the side of a mountain. She had tried peace, and that just made the rebellion worse. She had seen a demon with her very eyes, and that hadn't been enough to move the cardinals into action. But despite all this, never had she thought they would try to murder her.When General Bonacieux shows up at the Cathedral to demand she be turned over for public execution, the cardinals waver. Instead of submitting, Allegra declares her own war: freedom for all mages.As new demon marks open on Orsini soil, Allegra takes a stand against the very people who gave her power. For as Captain Stanton Rainier said, they would only get her over his dead body.So much for peace.

Society was rocked when the Cathedral appointed Allegra, Contessa of Marsina, to negotiate the delicate peace talks between the rebelling mage slaves and the various states. Not only was she a highborn mage, she was a nonbeliever and a vocal objector against the supposed demonic origins of witchcraft. Demons weren't real, she'd argued, and therefore the subjection of mages was unlawful.That was all before the first assassination attempt. That was before Allegra heard the demonic shrieks. All before everything changed. Now Allegra and her personal guards race to stabilize the peace before the entire known world explodes into war with not just itself, but with the abyss from beyond.So much for demons not being real.

The Demons We See (The Dark Abyss of Our Sins)

There are no damsels in distress here!A city guard in a world where sunlight is the greatest currency must choose between what's done and what's right when she meets a woman from the other side of the wall who's caring for a strange brood. A teen girl is inducted into a secret society that slays mythological creatures. A woman and her daughter compete in a race where dragons pull chariots. A very special librarian guards a very special hoard. These and other stories of dragons and empowered women (and empowered women dragons!) fill the pages of this anthology. Featuring stories by Krista D. Ball, Kevin Cockle, M.L.D. Curelas, Aurora B. C. Donev, Jennifer R. Donohue, Candas Jane Dorsey, Megan Engelhardt, Joseph Halden, Blake Jessop, Gwen C. Katz, Amanda Kespohl, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Stephanie Lorée, Damascus Mincemeyer, JB Riley and Laura VanArendonk Baugh.

Hear Me Roar

Jessop, Blake

Dorsey, Candas Jane

Parrish, Rhonda

Engelhardt, Megan

Cockle, Kevin

Halden, Joseph

Curelas, MLD

Donev, Aurora B. C.

Donohue, Jennifer R.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Poise and Pen Publishing

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