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.
Hello. As a two-times entree in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off or SPFBO (you can find more details about that at Mark Lawrence's website here), I am inviting other authors who have entered the 8th SPFBO for a spotlight on the blog. The first spotlight feature is Amy Campbell, who entered her 'weird western fantasy' debut, …
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Hello. I'm taking half a break from the Kindred of the Sea art-before-launch campaign. It's only half a break though, since Alis does appear in Kindred of the Sea. This is a portrait of Alis I won in an art raffle from Hello Melo Art, and I love it so much and I want to …
Children Series: The Ten Worlds, #1 Author: Bjørn Larssen Genre: Mythology Retelling (Grimdark) Book Description: Gods made lousy parents. All Magni wants is peace and quiet, but when your father is the God of thunder, you don't get to live the life you want. When Thor destroys all his son knows and loves, Magni vows …
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Hello! This is not exactly art for Kindred of the Sea, but it is art for Alaer, the new world introduced in Kindred of the Sea, so I figured it might sort of count. I made this piece a long time ago, and before I learned about GIMP, so I was still using a program …
Embers of Fate Series: The Fires of Treason, #2 Author: Michele Quirke Genre: Historical Fiction Release Date: June 24th, 2022 Book Description: Two months have passed since Elizabeth left Crompton Palace to join her brother Gregory in exile. Now she's two months wiser, two months tougher. But the runaway princess is no closer to finding …
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Hello! It has been about half a year now since I split the blog and started reviewing regularly! This is also the month I have another book coming out, so I figured this deserves a slightly special post. Not sure what I'm going to do to make it special yet. By the way, if there's …
Hello. Today I bring you a design I made of an emblem of a people or cult which features in my up-coming release, Kindred of the Sea. (You can see the cover reveal here). This design is made by the Tears of Eseliana near the end of Kindred of the Sea, and I'm not sure …
The Priory of the Orange Tree Series: Standalone Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy Book Description: The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an …
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Hello! I just finished this picture of a mercreature from my ocean world, Alaer. It took me most of May, not that I spent most of my time on it, but figuring out how to do the ocean was a real challenge. Alaer boasts two aquatic semi-humanlike creatures. One of them is somewhat dolphin-like, breathing …
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Dreamer Series: Tales of the Outlaw Mages, #3 Author: Amy Campbell Genre: Fantasy Release Date: June 13th, 2022 Book Description: Their dream of freedom will turn into a nightmare unless these outlaws can stack the deck in their favor. Safely back in his chosen home, Breaker mage Blaise should only have to worry about his …
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Enthralled By Love 