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.
A Drowned Kingdom Series: The Drowned Kingdom Saga, #1 Author: P.L. Stuart Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. …
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Hello! Continuing my Self-Published Blog-Off 8 Author Spotlight and Interview series (more information about the Blog-Off on Mark Lawrence's site here) we have Bruce McKnight whose SPFBO 8 entree is Forged in Flame, a story that includes nuanced orcs and characters who are fundamentally unsuited to what they have to do. Danger closes in from …
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Hello. I'm back again, this first Wednesday of July, with another Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 Spotlight. This time, we have Helen Rygh-Pederson with her SPFBO 8 entree, Waking Ursa Minor, and I don't think she confirmed that for me in so many words, but I'm guessing there's something to do with stars or constellations in …
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We're half-way through the year, and so far I only skipped one week to review, and that day my usual review day coincided with the release of Kindred of the Sea, just over a week ago! nfortunately, the Illustrated Edition is still not up on Amazon, leaving only the Compact Edition, and there is not …
Empire's Bard Series: Omnibus Edition (Oraiphon, Empire's Reckoning) Author: Marian L Thorpe Genre: Historical Fantasy Book Description: Courage comes in many forms. The northern invaders are defeated, but the price is high. The Eastern Empire, gone from these lands for generations, now rules. For Sorley, the young lord of Gundarstorp, the war and the treaty …
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Hello. As a two-times SPFBO entrant, I'm inviting fellow entrants in SPFBO 8 for a spotlight on the blog. You can find more details about the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off here, and today's feature is Tom Mock, with his SPFBO 8 entree, his awarding winning novel, The Long Nights. Firstly, let's introduce you to the aforementioned …
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Hello. I'm doing a Spotlight for authors who entered their books in the 8th SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) Competition. You can find out more details about that here, but today's feature goes to John Palladino, who takes nothing seriously and who wrote a book about a university that teaches five branches of magic. At least, …
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Hello. I've been really tired and overwhelmed with the launch for Kindred of the Sea and some other things, so I apologize for the late post. I meant to make it on the first day of the sale. Speaking of Kindred of the Sea, here's the launch post with links to everything else (unless I …
Hello! This is the day Kindred of the Sea comes out! The ebook is still $2.99, it's available from most retailers, including Amazon Kindle, and for some reason Amazon isn't carrying the Illustrated Edition of the Paperback, so I'm going to have to figure out what I might be able to do about that. Here's …
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Hello. As a two-time SPFBO entrant, I'm doing a series of spotlights for the authors who entered their books in SPFBO 8. You can find out more about the details of SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) on Mark Lawrence's website here. Today, I am featuring T.A. Hernandez, who writes fun YA Fantasy that deals with …
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Enthralled By Love 