Keon Shore is hosting the first-ever InkOps Giveaway. InkOps is a small group of indie- or indie-adjacent authors in the fantasy, SFF and sci-fi genre who’ve joined for mutual support and to bring you the best off-market, fringe, genre-bending, or just new—stories.
This giveaway is to celebrate Keon’s reaching 1000 followers on Instagram. To some, that might not seem much, but for an introvert with no social skills, it’s a lot!
The giveaway opens on Friday, February 13, 2026 , and closes on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM (GMT+1).
Six winners will be selected by random draw, and each winner can win up to four print books (depending on various factors). The exact rules and mechanics will be explained in the signup form. But in short, all you’ll need to sign up is your name and email, and an interest for the books we’re giving away.
Here you can find information on all the available books and their authors—who have kindly and generously offered to participate, making this giveaway something truly exciting.
If anything remains unclear, please contact Keon directly.
The Bad Apothecary by Keon Shore
Dark and gritty fantasy–An adventure-mystery in an extraordinary world
Diwu stumbles into the capital half-dead—wounded by something no healer can cure. Nestled in her flesh is a strange pathogen carrying corruption.
Desperate, she trades freedom for survival and falls into the grip of the Hierarchy—a ruthless organization that keeps power in check by any means necessary. Their offer: treatment in exchange for loyalty.
Her first assignment entangles her with Nex Teres, a battle-hardened cultivator with no interest in playing agent. But the Hierarchy doesn’t ask—it coerces. Bound by duty and circumstance, they’re sent to a lawless outpost where Diwu was first infected—and where the name of a long-dead legend has surfaced: the Bad Apothecary.
A Mage’s Mentor by Stephen Jarocki
A clean high-fantasy adventure featuring a young woman’s search for her long lost (and probably deceased) mother.
Twenty years after her mother’s mysterious disappearance, Sinccah sets out to find answers in the untamed province of Ucksland. Hoping to bolster her meager magic skills, she seeks out the old mage guarding the caravan. While talking to him, she discovers that the pendant her mother left her might hold a secret. Unfortunately, before she can uncover anything, the caravan is attacked and the pendant is stolen..
Determined to get the pendant back at all costs, Sinccah makes an agreement with the local lord, Ucksil, and is sent into a goblin-infested wilderness. If she can find the powerful mage living in southern Ucksland and convince him to help, she’ll be one step closer to learning the truth. As she begins her search, she stumbles upon a member of a despised race of creatures who inexplicably agrees to guide her to the mage. But after decades of hostility between his race and her own, can he truly be trusted?
With an uneasy truce lingering between them, the two companions navigate a land where peace is fragile and disdain runs deep. Yet as they struggle together, genuine conversations begin taking place and Sinccah starts to wonder at the truth of what she’s been taught. But even if she can overcome the murderous bandits, are they truly the greatest threat, or does something darker lurk in the shadows? If Sinccah can’t learn who to trust, her very life will be at risk and she’ll never find the answers (or purpose) she’s seeking.
The Scion Conspiracy by Mike Cahoon
Missing children, a disgraced prince and a large scale conspiracy…
In this start to a new epic series, a conspiracy of deadly politics and dark magic is conspiring to abduct children from across the continent during a burgeoning Age of Exploration. As the greatest and most powerful vie for control over the New World, alliances shift by the moment, no one’s future is set in stone and the conspiracy will leave the world forever changed in its wake.
Neon Lullabies by H.J. Barner
Are you dreaming? Are you sleeping? Have their lullabies worked, or will you join the Awakening?
Underneath Skycity, the sun never shines.
Growing up in the sunless alleyways of the Seacity, former engineer Hat now carves a life out for themself by hacking into corporate databases and making edits for credits. When a job gone wrong lands them with a 100-grand bounty on their head, Hat finds themself at the mercy of the Awakening, a shadow-operating resistance group seeking to topple the mega-corporations that puppeteer everyday life in the Seacity.
In the near future, upon learning of an impending software update with the potential to destroy any semblance of freedom the technologically reliant people of the Seacity still have, Hat finds themself in prison with no way to communicate to the outside world. As they navigate the brutal prison gang wars and corrupt correctional officers, Hat must find a way to escape their high-security jail cell or witness the end of free will in the Seacity.
A Djinnfernal Conpsiracy by W.E. Singh
Fast, funny urban fantasy with sarcasm and an ancient djinn…
A jobless 22nd century slacker. An ancient djinn. An Egyptian god. And one extremely inconvenient apocalypse.
When Zander Chung unexpectedly inherits the Seal of Suleimon, he’s dragged into a mess of gods, angels in heels, afterlife bureaucracy and spectacularly bad decisions. Fast, funny urban fantasy where the end of the world approaches with sarcasm, side-eye, and consequences.
Melody & Majesty by James D. McEwan
A fearless rogue, a battle-worn general, and a plot to kill an immortal king. Follow Petra and her faithful friends on an epic journey that will see heroes rise and legends fall.
The Land Beyond The Waste by B.F. Peterson
When Rydara’s people reject her, will she find a way to save them anyway?
When Rydara, the mixed-race bastard daughter of a tribal king, finds out that the queen of a neighboring country is murdering tribespeople in dark magic rituals, her father refuses to believe her and banishes her to avoid the risk of war.
She and her loyal brother Aander strike out through a desert wasteland to seek the fabled land of elves and dragons, where they hope to find magic strong enough to defeat the queen. But even if they find the elves, how will Rydara convince them to save a tribe of prejudiced, short-sighted humans? Are her people worth saving–and if so, how much is Rydara willing to sacrifice?
Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars by Charlotte Saulter
An empire in turmoil. A forbidden magic promising death. Four lives changed forever.
Set in a world inspired by Imperial China, Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars is a dark character-driven epic fantasy and the unforgettable beginning of the Four Guardians Trilogy.
For fans of the close character focus and gritty style of books like Devin Madson’s We Ride The Storm, James Islington’s The Will Of The Many, and John Gwynne’s The Shadow Of The Gods.
