Forays in Speculative Fiction
Excellent fantasy, told with a classic trope flipped upside down in a surprising and highly imagined way. Love books that turn tropes upside down? It’s utterly refreshing and different is sometimes hard to find. The damsel in distress, life forfeited to the Draigon by the councilmen of Arnan in appeasement of Draigon weather, a …
The children are the future. And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines. The cover of this book had me hook, line, and sinker from the first glance. Meet Archaeidae, the deadliest assassin alive, in a state of the art military grade chassis housing the scanned mind of a fourteen year old. Nearly …
Jenny Zemanek and Seedlings Design Studio once again takes the gold with yet another eye popping design. As pointed out on Mark Lawrence’s results pages, there is no overlap of choices between judges and public votes, but Zemanek’s design leapt to the top once again.
Are you a Cover Lover? You will find a group of 30 beautiful books put forward for the cover competition of Mark Lawrence's Self Published Fantasy Blog Off. Every year sees more and more head-turning covers gracing the books entered into the SPFBO as savvy authors are going for the gold. Watch this space for an …
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Storybundle is every book lovers dream come true. NAME YOUR PRICE BOOKS?! The Darkest Days Fantasy offer is irresistible. A fantastic way to try a brand new assortment of new indie authors. *The Darkest Days Fantasy Bundle, curated by bestselling author Charlotte E. English: Since time immemorial, humankind has been fascinated with midnight tales of …
With Mouse, Richard Ford Burley has created a superb example of well written, engaging, speculative fiction. Edgy, unique, and fresh urban fantasy. Once begun, I couldn’t set it down. I received a copy of Mouse for review and went into this story blind. I hadn’t even read the blurb yet and was completely amazed by how …
Readers will be swept up in the relentless pace of Paternus Wrath of Gods and finding a way to put it down is going to be a challenge. This book picks up right where the first left us and is simply a pleasure to read.
