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: Eldest (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini

Eldest Series: The Inheritance Cycle, #2 Author: Christopher Paolini Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Darkness falls …. Swords clash …. Evil reigns …. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel forces from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of …

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Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 9 Author Interviews and Book Spotlights on Enthralled By Love (Raina Nightingale's Paths of Fantasy)

SPFBO 9 Author Interview: B.N. Reele with VANISHING INK

Hi! It's half-way through June, the first month of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Today, I'm featuring Vanishing Ink, a not-super-long fantasy, by my fellow SPFBO 9 author, B.N. Reele, a lover of both animals and video games. Vanishing Ink Twenty-year-old Maylee finds herself transported into a world by a book she finds in her grandmother's …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Benjamin Aeveryn with SALT IN THE WOUND

Hi! It's almost half-way through June, and as I am scheduling these ahead of time, I really have no idea how the first weeks of the 9nth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off are going ... I hope there's been no more drama though. And with that let me present Benjamin Aeveryn, who has a jumpy cat and …

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Book Review: Child of the Moon (Child of Prophecy) by Audrey Simmons

Child of the Moon Series: Child of Prophecy, #1 Author: Audrey Simmons Genre: Fantasy Book Description: At her birth, Neoma was dubbed the Child of Prophecy by the Order of the Moon. A title with great and terrible ties to it. One that should grant her magic enough to take on the vengeful God Aurinko …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Steve Hugh Westenra with THE WINGS OF ASHTAROTH

Hello! As an SPFBO entrant myself, I am hosting spotlights for other authors in the 9nth annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Today, The Wings of Ashtaroth is in the spotlight, by Steve - who, among other things, has a love for spiders. The Wings of Ashtaroth The great city of Qemassen is at a crossroads. A …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Jay Tallsquall with LEGACY OF THE VERMILLION BLADE

Hello! Whatever else has been joining on out in the world, this space is about the community and support we can give each other in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. So today, meet Jay Tallsquall, whose story-telling feats include telling ghost stories beside bonfires, and his novel ... Legacy of the Vermillion Blade Talon Cour-Vermane is …

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Book Review: An Echo of the Fae by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

An Echo of the Fae Series: Standalone Author: Jenelle Leanne Schmidt Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Echo enjoys the peace and solitude of the Faeorn forest, regardless of how strange spending time in the “haunted” wood seems to others. But on the cusp of her thirteenth birthday, the discovery of a family secret reveals why Echo …

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