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

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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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Palmer Pickering with HELIOTROPE

Hi! So, apparently, one of my Spotlight/Interviews falls on the 1st of June and the official beginning of the 9nth annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off. That honor goes to Palmer, who's been writing fiction since she was eight (incidentally, this is the same age I started, too!) and her novel ... Heliotrope Genre: Epic Fantasy/Heroic …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Felix Taylor with CROWN OF REBELLION

Hello again! SPFBO 9 officially begins in just a couple days (if you want to learn about that, check out the official home page of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off here). Today we have Felix Taylor and his book, Crown of Rebellion, with us. Crown of Rebellion An apprentice healer. An exiled noblewoman. To defy …

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Saturday Art: The Outer Belt (Anidril System, #6)

This is the second to last post in the Anidril System series, and today we have Anidril's thinner and out asteroid belt with us. As with all the other Anidril System art pieces, this one is my original art. Anidril's second - and more diffuse - asteroid belt lies in a wide bade between the …

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