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: Empress and Soldier (Empire’s Legacy) by Marian L Thorpe

Empress and Soldier Series: Empire's Legacy (Standalone) Author: Marian L Thorpe Genre: Historical Fantasy Book Description: A boy of the night-time streets. A girl of libraries and learning. Druisius, the son of a merchant, is sixteen when his father's cruel order drives him from home and into the danger and intrigue of the military. Eudekia, a scholar's …

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March Updates, Cover Reveal, and Promotions!

Hello! It is March ... and another Not-Art Saturday. I apologize for that, but I lost internet before I was able to schedule the post, so ... well, next time. Hopefully. In the meantime, March was an incredibly productive month. I'm more than three-quarters through Dragon-mage Book Three, and there will be a fourth book. …

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Book Review: The Blood of a Dragon (The Dragons of Dorwine) by Jack Adkins

The Blood of a Dragon Genre: The Dragons of Dorwine, #1 Author: Jack Adkins Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Anuka Sandbar is the most interesting half-goblin alive. Just ask him. While searching for his famous father, a roguish young half-goblin swashbuckler and his unlikely companions are enslaved by pirates. An emissary of the Silver DragonLord Augmaximitis …

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Book Review: Blood Reunion (The Hybrid Helix) by JCM Berne

Blood Reunion Series: The Hybrid Helix, #3 Author: JCM Berne Genre: Space Fantasy Book Description: People are dying, their corpses left savaged and drained of blood. The obvious culprit: vampires. But vampires shouldn’t be able to sneak around Wistful undetected or shadowstep freely inside her body. Soon the station herself becomes oddly uncooperative, leaving Rohan …

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Gryphon’s Escape: An Areaer Novella from the Perspective of a Gryphon

Hi! It is time for another Art Saturday, but this one is only sort of an Art Saturday, and it is not related to Heart of Fire. (I promise we will get back to Heart of Fire next week, but this might just be so good you won't care!) It is also a bit of an …

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Book Review: Magic’s Price (The Last Herald-Mage) by Mercedes Lackey

Magic's Price Series: The Last Herald-Mage, #3 Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Valdemar – the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages – is now beseiged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a …

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Art for HEART OF FIRE: Camilla, Rider of Radiance

Hello! It is time for another Art Saturday! This time we have the first picture featuring a human's face that I ever drew and had turn out remotely right. This was sketched in pencil, then inked, and colored digitally. This is Camilla, the main character of Heart of Fire, with the magesword she stole from …

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Review and Fan Art: Sammorien The Moss-Man (The Stories They Told Their Children Anthology) by Izabela Raittila

Sammorien the Moss-Man/The Stories They Told Their Children Series: Anthology Author: Izabela Raittila Genre: Fantasy Mythology Description: This is an anthology of fantasy short stories depicting the culture and beliefs of a fictional continent called the Gragiyan Empire. Inspired by the works of J.R.R.Tolkien and various European myths, these mythical tales follow powerful deities known …

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Fierce Fantasy February – Magic Adventures and Epic Journeys!!

Hello, everyone! This month, I am participating in the Book Mojo Fierce Fantasy promotion on BookFunnel. That is over a hundred indie (I think? I'm pretty sure?) fantasy titles, in all genres from epic to urban, for you to browse through. And I have FIVE of mine in here, so take a good look 😀 …

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