There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
Welcome to TANSTAAFL Press, where creative ideal meets the real-world grit of publishing. Since 2010, we’ve delivered quality science fiction, cyberpunk, steampunk, urban fantasy, and more — stories that challenge, entertain, and endure.
We could offer a great deal of rhetoric that won’t mean much of anything to you. Instead, we suggest you take a gander at the first chapter of each of our novels. This will give you a taste of our authors’ styles at no cost.
Most of our titles are also available as audiobooks.
Latest Releases
Explore our newest releases at TANSTAAFL Press. Several new titles are in progress; check back regularly for updates.
Weddings and War
In the fourth installment of the Monarchy of America series, our heroine, Stella, must contend with her most difficult challenge to date—a wedding. But it’s not just any wedding. It’s a society wedding. A society wedding put on in less than a month. And the wedding of the decade, which everyone, from the duchess of Massachusetts to the orphan girls of Boston, wants to attend.
Oh, but Stella can’t do anything simply. She draws drama to her like a lodestone draws metal. While dealing with her impending nuptials, she must fight many other matters. She is arrested for murder, sued for millions of dollars, and stalked by a dapper little person, just to name a few. Any of these extraneous issues could derail her wedding plans and wreck three lives.
Secrets of the Sapphire Stars
Torillo, chancellor to the king, gives his young daughter Kira a mysterious artifact while binding her to secrecy about its very existence.
When a saboteur disables the king’s yacht putting it at the mercy of pirates, Kira becomes trapped in the very core of the ship with a spy, her best friend, and many of the rest of the ship’s crew. She must rally those around her as the king’s cruiser is pounded to scrap by people who seem to know everything about them.
Kira finds herself thrust into a dynastic dispute that will claim the lives of hundreds and have thousands more enslaved and tortured. Only she has the power to stop it or make it hundreds of times worse.
Testimonials
Take a look at what our readers are saying.
“One of the most inventive science fiction novels I’ve read in a long time.”
Steven, satisfied reader.
“Tom’s adventures are gripping and display a deft world-building hand.”
Emily, satisfied reader.
“I couldn’t put the book down. Unfortunately, I have already finished the second book, and am subject to the horrors of waiting for the next one…”
Patrick, satisfied reader.
“Shows the world from an alien point of view, much like Hal Clement.”
J&L Pilcher, satisfied reader.
