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.
Hey! Usually, Saturdays are for art, right? Well, I don't really have that much art. Though if I did a day for every illustration and chapter header in my books, it might be closer. Anyway, I decided I don't have enough 'Fantastic Ramblings' for every other week, or enough art for every Saturday except the …
Continue reading Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Not “Disability Representation” – Or Do You Think So?
Hello, everyone! Sorry, no review this week. I promise there will be one next week. Instead, today we have a cover reveal. It just so happen that it's mine. Scars of Fire is the second book in the Dragon-Mage series, which starts with Heart of Fire, a captivating fantasy that explores the relationship between dragon …
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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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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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Hello! I am sharing another bit of concept art I did for one of the creatures or beings in my Areaer world. Here's my imagination of what a Storm Spirit might sometimes appear like. There's a long and complicated story around the Thirteen Spirits of the Storm, and I'm not going to share it all …
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We Free the Stars Series: The Sands of Arawiya, #2 Author: Hafsah Faizal Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Darkness surged in his veins. Power bled from her bones. The battle on Sharr is over. The Arz has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nazir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan's Keep, determined to finish the …
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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. …
Continue reading SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: Jamie Jackson with THE SPARROW AND THE OAK TREE
Hi, again! We're half-way through Summer? Something like that, I think. So, what actually did happen in July? I read, wrote, and updated and published books. You can check out the cover reveal for Kindred of the Sea's new cover here, and all those beautiful interior updates are live too! I also published Promise of …
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City of the Seventh Moon Series: Ankuan Trilogy, #1 Author: Antano Sparreboom Genre: Fantasy Book Description: When he is chosen as champion of the noble Urwilar family, Verhan knows well that his main job is to fight other champions to settle political disputes. What he doesn’t count on are the machinations of the beautiful Lady …
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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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Enthralled By Love 