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.

Book Review: Blood’s Power: Broken by Midnight Rose

Blood's Power: Broken Series: Standalone Author: Midnight Rose Genre: Fantasy Book Description: A man who is caught in a downward spiral of corruption, and is raised out of it into a hero, who dies to save a people who shall never know of his sacrifice. The stranger's green eyes opened again. Jewel ventured to speak, …

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Book Review: Summoning and Sacrifice (Liturgy of Worlds) by Nathan Hartle

Summoning and Sacrifice Series: Liturgy of Worlds, #1 Author: Nathan Hartle Genre: Fantasy Book Description: A hunted woman. A missing god. The adventure of a lifetime. All that Shada desires is peace and freedom. What she has is fear and hunger. She’s a servant on the run from her cruel master, who is determined to …

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Book Review: Merchants of Light and Bone (The Pentagonal Dominion) by Erika McCorkle

Merchants of Light and Bone Series: Merchants of the Pentagonal Dominion, #2, Standalone Author: Erika McCorkle Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Sorrow in paradise. A parent’s worst nightmare. When grief drives one to revenge. Living in a tropical paradise with his spouses and kids, Amiere is a merchant of light, a sculptor who carves glowing crystals …

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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: 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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Book Review: The Wings of Ashtaroth (The Sands of Hazzan) by Steve Hugh Westenra

The Wings of Ashtaroth Series: The Sands of Hazzan, #1 Genre: Dark Fantasy Author: Steve Hugh Westenra Book Description: The great city of Qemassen is at a crossroads. A powerful empire from beyond the ocean threatens to reignite a centuries-old feud. A slave rebellion brews in the tangled labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city streets. …

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SPFBO9 Book Feature: New Cover for THE VOW THAT TWISTED FATE by Katherine D. Graham

Hello! Today, I am bringing you a book feature, with the new cover for one of this year's many fantastic SPFBO 9 books: The Vow That Twisted Fate by Katherine D. Graham. Sort of an intriguing title, right? Three Queens Scattered Across Time, and a Fate That Binds Them All Together Born Into Peace... For …

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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: James Dulin with NO HEART FOR A THIEF

Today, I've got another SPFBO 9 Author for you! If you'd like to find out more about the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off competition, you can check the official page here. Otherwise, I'm just going to introduce you to James Dulin's novel ... No Heart for a Thief We are the stories we tell ourselves...even the lies. …

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SPFBO 9 Author Spotlight: H.C. Newell with CURSE OF THE FALLEN

Hello! SPFBO 9 is about to get started, and I'm once again offering spotlights to my fellow SPFBO authors in this great Blog-Off. If you'd like to know more about the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, you can check out Mark Lawrence's page here. Now, let's introduce you to Curse of the Fallen by H.C. Newell, who's …

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Book Review: Followed By Fire (The Incineration Saga) by McKenzie Austin

Followed By Fire Series: The Incineration Saga, #1 Author: McKenzie Austin Genre: Fantasy Book Description: A witch, a demon, and a priest walk into a tavern … Wait, no. A war. Yeah. It's definitely a war. In Brigovia, the cobblestones run warm with the blood of humans, demons, and enchanters alike. And with each body …

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