Raina Nightingale's Paths of Fantasy, a blog dedicated to all things fantasy and speculative fiction, from book reviews to essays on world building, characters, and favorite novels.

Book Review: Beyond (The Founding of Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey

On May 5, 2023November 18, 2023 By Raina NightingaleIn Paths of Fantasy, ReviewLeave a comment

Beyond Series: The Founding of Valdemar, #1 Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. Anticipating the day when the Empire's exploitive and military leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Kordas's father set out to …

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What Cats Do Book Tag

On May 3, 2023November 18, 2023 By Raina NightingaleIn Paths of FantasyLeave a comment

Hi! It's another Blog Tag Wednesday, lol. (No, there's nothing strict about it, but I like to have some content for the middle of the week if things work out this way. And I've been doing blog tags every other week recently.) This one is about cats, and I got it from the lovely EG …

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