Reviews, art exhibits and spotlights, and more. Usually fantasy, may be high, low, or epic fantasy. Sometimes historical fiction or sci-fi may be looked upon. Some of these paths of fantasy, I’ve followed long and with heart. Some of them, I bear you the report of only a glance down the road. Some of them, I have discovered and trod first myself. Explore and enjoy! Sometimes, visions of reality are seen in Fantasy.
Continuing the Anidril System series, today we have with us Arxeal, first of the gas giants. (Original art by Raina Nightingale). Arxeal is the first, and smaller, of Anidril's two gas giants. In fact, Arxeal is a very small gas giant, with only six major moons, though some of those moons are quite large. Being …
Hills of Heather and Bone Series: Standalone Author: K.E. Andrews Genre: Fantasy Book Description: The bones of the dead hold stories. On the fringes of Errigal, Morana longs to exchange a life of hiding for a peaceful one with her husband, Percy. While Percy's bloodgift lets him heal plants and grow broken bodies, Morana's a …
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Hello! This Saturday I am taking another break from the Anidril System series to share a new cover with you. In case any of you haven't heard, I promised myself back when I was a little child I would do my own covers and art for my books. I thought authors did their own cover, …
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Persuader Series: Tales of the Outlaw Mages, #4 Author: Amy Campbell Genre: Fantasy Book Description: When the enemy comes calling, this outlaw spitfire will gamble her freedom to save her friends. Vixen Valerie dreads her past. After more than a decade of life on the run, she fears the charade is over. When an enemy …
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It's almost half-way through the year. As if anyone cares about these things. Also assuming you counted from January. I've always thought Spring was a more sensible place to count from, and I have one culture that doesn't count the year either by the stars or by the moons, but by the first real rain! …
Beyond Series: The Founding of Valdemar, #1 Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. Anticipating the day when the Empire's exploitive and military leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Kordas's father set out to …
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Hi! It's another Blog Tag Wednesday, lol. (No, there's nothing strict about it, but I like to have some content for the middle of the week if things work out this way. And I've been doing blog tags every other week recently.) This one is about cats, and I got it from the lovely EG …
This Saturday, we've traveled through the Inner Anidril System (and if you missed that, you can visit Anjea, Areaer, and Alaer here). So now we venture away from the earthy, rocky worlds for a time, with another bit of concept art by none other than your own Raina Nightingale .... Between the orbits of Alaer …
Continue reading Saturday Art: The Inner Ring (Anidril System, #4)
Curse Breakers, 1-3 (Enchanted, Darkens, Faceted) Series: Curse Breakers 1-3, Omnibus Author: Melinda Kucsera Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Curse Breaker Books 1-3 features the first three books of the Curse Breaker Series in one action-packed boxed set. Curse Breaker Enchanted Sarn wants to be like everyone else, not a mage with a power he can …
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Hey! Heart of Fire came out last Sunday (you can check out that post here) and so we'll be back to the Anidril System series for a bit. This is Alaer, the third planet of the sun-like star, Anidril. Alaer is Areaer's sister planet, being very near in size and rotation and composition to the …
Enthralled By Love 