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Return of the Dragonriders Cover Reveal, Art Raffle, Book Launch!!

Hello! This is the day the Omnibus Edition of Return of the Dragonriders comes out! Naturally, that means you get to see this gorgeous cover art. The full-wrap! I was going to release the ebook ahead of the paperback, but when I realized how beautiful I could make the paperback with lots of illustrations - …

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Book Review: The Iron Crown (Dragon Spirits, #1) by L.L. MacRae

The Iron Crown Series: Dragon Spirits, #1 Author: L.L. MacRae Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Fenn's first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face with a dragon spirit mocking him, all knowledge gone apart from his own name. Lost and confused, his only hope for answers is Calidra …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: A.C. Cross with When Blood Runs Gold

I am inviting any authors with entrees in the 8th annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Offs for a Spotlight on the blog. Today, as Summer turns towards Autumn, we have A.C. Cross with When Blood Runs Gold, a gem of a title that took pulling teeth to find.... Sheriff Errol Thorpe’s life is chaotic, brutal, and above …

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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: What does Time mean?

Time. I said I'd write about time. And what does that even mean? What does Time mean? Well, I was talking about Goodness being final and happiness being real, no matter the “ending,” and that I couldn't see a real distinction between that and the ultimate/final/primal I-NEED-A-WORD-THAT-DOES-NOT-HAVE-CONNOTATIONS-ABOUT-TIME-OR-BEGINNINGS-OR-ENDINGS, and I know that ETERNITY won't do at …

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Book Review: We Hunt the Flame (The Sands of Arawiya) by Hafsah Faizal

We Hunt the Flame Series: The Sands of Arawiya, #1 Author: Hafsah Faizal Genre: Fantasy Book Description: People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Patrick LeClerc with The Beckoning Void

Self-published fantasy can be so many things. Yesterday, we had Leslie Conzatti with her SPFBO 8 entree, which was a fairy-tale retelling. Today, we have a fantasy set in Victorian London by history major, Patrick LeClerc: The Beckoning Void. Emelia DuMond is an actress, her skill at adopting and changing her identity lifting her from …

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SPFBO 8 Author and Book Spotlight: Leslie Conzatti with The Princess of Undersea

Welcome back to the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 Author and Book Spotlights on Raina Nightingale's Paths of Fantasy, this fine August 10nth, when the Summer is more than half-gone! Today we have Leslie Conzatti with us, featuring her novel, The Princess of Undersea, which was originally intended to be part of an anthology. It also …

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Tales of Hope and Hostages: Author Interview with Anna Tan (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello! Today, we have Anna Tan with us. She grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore, and she writes fantastical stories and fairy tales, and has short stories included in various anthologies. Anna is going to talk to us about what the genre of Noblebright means to her, and how that has …

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Book Review: The Wild Court (The Coming of Áed) by E.G. Radcliff

The Wild Court Series: The Coming of Áed, #3 Author: E.G. Radcliff Genre: Fantasy Book Description: What perils await on the other side of the veil? In the seventh year of Áed's reign, night descends on the autumn festival. But a time of revelry turns into one of fiery destruction—as fae pour across the veil …

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