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.

Hope in Stories and What Makes A World: Guest Post from V. Ananya (Noblebright Spotlight)

I am back again with another guest post from a noblebright fantasy author. V. Ananya, author of The Young Foreigner is here to tell us how fantasy came into her life, what noblebright means to her, and how she sees the connection between world-building and character. She's got some really great things to say! Fantasy is …

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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.

Cabin Girl Launch Tour: Author Interview with E.G. Bella

Hello, everyone! Cabin Girl is a historical fiction about a girl disguised as a boy who gets kidnapped by pirates, by author E.G. Bella. It came just yesterday, on the 18th, so I'm interviewing E.G. on the blog today! First a quick look at Cabin Girl. Eight years ago, young Éirinn O’Connell’s papa disappeared at …

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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: Francis Deer and Mika Hunter with STARS AND RAVENS

Hello! We're nearing the last of my SPFBO 9 Author Spotlights, and today I have a special for you! Stars and Ravens has two authors, and this is the first time I've featured two authors, or a book by two authors, together on the blog! Stars and Ravens Investigating a murder case, Valerian Crow is …

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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: Steven William Hannah with THE FIRST RULE

Hello everyone! (I always say that, right? Sometimes I can't come up with a lot of new things to say). We're rolling through Summer with the 9nth Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, and today's featured author is Steven William Hannah! Apparently (like me), he has folded A4 paper in half to approximate a book, and his …

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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: Natalie Kelda with RIVER IN THE GALAXY

Hi! Today, I get to feature another author in the 9nth annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! Natalie Kelda not only writes, she also draws and explores other creative activities, and her debut novel and SPFBO 9 entree (which by the way placed well in the cover contest; and no, it had nothing to do with all …

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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: Carol Carman with TWICETIME

Hi! We're more than halfway through August. I'm sure a lot of people's books have been cut from the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off by now, but that's not what matters here. Once an entry, always an entry! Today we have Carol Carman's whose first prize for writing came from a short story publication in a paper …

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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: J. Patricia Anderson with DAUGHTERS OF TITH

Hello! I'm featuring fellow Self-Published Fantasy Blog-off authors on the blog, and today it's J. Patricia Anderson in the spotlight. She might be a rabbit lover, and her SPFBO 9 entry features a non-earthlike world. Welcome to the ... Daughters of Tith The kandar are the children of the trees. Powerful. Immutable. Nine hundred eternal …

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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: Tim Peers with THE ZERO OF DESTINY

Hi again! For this half-way mark of August, we have another Self-Published Fantasy Blog-off Author with us! Tim Peers has been a singer in several bands and aspires to see the humor in common fantasy tropes without mocking them. His SPFBO 9 entry is appropriately titled ... The Zero of Destiny There was a prophecy. …

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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: Jamie Jackson with THE SPARROW AND THE OAK TREE

As a three-times entrant in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, I am offering spotlights on the blog for my fellow SPFBO9 authors! Jamie Jackson writes sweet fantasy romance, and her entry is ... The Sparrow and the Oak Tree Unicorns don't exist, and dragons aren't real, but the Fae are. And they are to be feared. …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Stephen Wolberius with NIGHT DEMON

Today, for the second SPFBO 9 Spotlight of August, we have Stephen Wolberius with us. Stephen Wolberius is something of a polyglot, and his SPFBO entry is ... Night Demon Book 1 Lilian, a thirteen-year-old factory worker in an industrialising town plagued by a serial killer, can see an invisible affliction within other people. When …

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