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Epoch of the Promise Cover Reveal

Hello everyone! I have been super busy recently, so I'm not able to provide a book review this week. However, I think the following post and links will explain some of why I have been busy! I am finally re-releasing Epoch of the Promise: Dawn Unseen and Epoch of the Promise: Vision's Light (previously Knights …

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Book Tag: Get to Know the Fantasy Reader

I was tagged by Sifa Elizabeth, and apparently the tag originates from Bree Hill. What is your Fantasy Origin? (The First Fantasy you Read) If children's books count, that would be the Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. If we're looking for something a bit more adult, that would be Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. …

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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Discovering Beauty Through World-building

This one is likely to be a little short, since I have been busy lately preparing some books to be published (or re-published), and have not kept ahead of things. So, today I'm just going to talk a little about something that has been on my mind: how writing stories has broadened my appreciation of …

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Book Review: The Dragon That Never Was by Timothy S. Currey

The Dragon That Never Was Series: Standalone (Novella) Author: Timothy S. Currey Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Every young woman in the village receives a dragon egg when she comes of age. Young Kleia watched every single egg hatch with a heart full of longing. Raising a dragon of her own was her destiny. Her reason …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Rune S. Nielsen with A Company of Adventurers

This week's SPFBO 8 Author is Rune S. Nielsen! We had him here only yesterday for a Noblebright Spotlight, and he's back again today for one with more of a focus on the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! This is not Rune's first time in the Blog-Off, but it might be his last for a while. With …

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A Human, Not a Monster: Author Interview with Rune S. Nielsen (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello! Today we have noblebright epic fantasy author Rune S. Nielsen with us. In addition to being an author, Rune likes to draw, play fantasy card games, and he lives by a lake where he gets to observe swans and geese for his drawings. Rune S. Nielsen is here to share with us a bit …

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ARC Review: Poison from a Scorpion’s Sting (The Age of Fire) by R. Ramey Guerrero

Poison from a Scorpion's Sting Series: The Age of Fire, #2 Author: R. Ramey Guerrero Genre: Fantasy Book Description: The Nez’kali has failed. Slate’s actions are to blame. Without Adahai to advocate for fire’s return, no one protested in the streets. There is only one day before the Age of Fire, and the Nez’kali is …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Tatiana Obey with Bones to the Wind

Hello! I'm doing author spotlights for any interested authors who entered books in the 8th annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, regardless of when or whether their entrees have been cut. (Contact me if you haven't done one and are interested). Today, we have Tatiana Obey and her novel, Bones to the Wind, with us. Tatiana writes …

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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: A Different Approach to Right vrs. Wrong

I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go about writing on this topic, even though I've been wanting to for a long time. There's a reason I write – and read – fiction. I think – and articulate – much better in fiction, or at least using fiction. And that means it's much harder …

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