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.

Indie Black Friday Weekend Fantasy and Sci-Fi Sale

Black Friday was yesterday. Yeah, yeah, I know. Does it matter though? These awesome books are still 99cents or free through the weekend, and I suspect many of them will also be discounted through Monday as well! James L Dulin and Thiago Abdalla have helped organize an awesome sale featuring 130+ fantasy and sci-fi novels …

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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: Path of the Warrior (Keverynn Trilogy) by Melissa Stone

Path of the Warrior Series: Keverynn Trilogy, #1 Author: Melissa Stone Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Ashrinn Chimekin is a Fugitive Recovery Agent tasked with helping the crew of the Shrike in their pursuit of the rogue Cult of Atraxia. When something goes horribly wrong during an infiltration attempt on the cult’s compound, Ashrinn and the …

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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.

Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Where the Richest Language Really Comes From

In DragonWing, my male MC, Noren, a young man from a small wilderness village, visits the city. And the way a lot of the people in the city talk sounds … sloppy, less articulate, more slurred to him. Not that he really thinks about it that much. But it certainly does not sound more educated. …

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Book Review: Silver Fire (Chronicles of Asgard: Awakening) by Laura Brewer

Silver Fire Series: Chronicles of Asgard: Awakening, #2 Author: Laura Brewer, Roland Brewer Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Rowan and Alvinari’s smooth routine is shattered by hordes of mordkii, larger and far better equipped than any they’ve ever seen, approach their borders. Rowan calls up every fighter and mage across the kingdom. Odin musters Asgard, but …

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DragonSword, Return of the Dragonriders Book Three, by Raina Nightingale. A black dragon with red wings rises out of a volcano that is overflowing its mountain. Art by Midnight Rose.

Saturday Art: Cover Reveal for Revised DRAGONSWORD

Hello everyone! I said I hoped to have DragonSword done by December, and here we are, not even half-way through November, and it's done. The paperbacks will probably be ready by January, but for now the lovely art by Midnight Rose for this series finale! Now that you've seen that gorgeous cover, that I think …

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Book Review: Unbound (Songs of Chaos) by Michael R. Miller

Unbound Series: Songs of Chaos, #2 Author: Michael R. Miller Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Sometimes the world needs a little chaos. Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all odds. Now they are outcasts, alone on an impossible quest to unite the Elder Dragons. But they are children playing in a game of …

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November Updates, Expectations, and Book Features!

Hello, everyone! It's November now, and that is quite a busy month. Even if we are ignoring the Holiday Season (which I usually do), and even if we're not doing NaNoWriMo (which I never do either, but have all the fun if you are!!). Honestly, October was BUSY too. I released Scars of Fire and …

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Book Review: Brisingr (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini

Brisingr Series: The Inheritance Cycle, #3 Author: Christopher Paolini Genre: Fantasy Book Description: OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide. Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for …

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