Benedict Patrick’s imagination is impressively wild and his books will always entertain the reader with places and people that are far beyond mundane.
The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon: A Darkstar Novel by Benedict Patrick
Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice Book 1) by Michael R. Fletcher
A Grimdark fantasy that represents the best in mixing horror and magic. Michael R. Fletcher has written an amazing book about the devastation left by a war of gods. Filled with forced oppression, and the sacrifice of millions. Gods, who in desperation to save their worshipers, created a city in which the remains of mankind …
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The Cover Competition for SPFBO5: A Beautiful Dilemma
Attention All Cover Lovers! 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 standard in getting their books noticed. …
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Time’s Demon: BOOK II OF THE ISLEVALE CYCLE by D.B. Jackson
The second book of the Isevale Cycle is so riveting it actually surpasses book one. Time travel presents a challenge to the author and reader alike. D.B. Jackson has mastery of the pitfalls and gives us a story that only continues to ramp up in tension from beginning to end. @ DavidBCoe @angryrobot
Strange Practice (A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel Book 1) By Vivian Shaw
This is our new monster mash. Greta Helsing (yes, that Helsing) has stepped into her father's shoes as doctor to the undead in present day London where the vampires are not sparkly, the mummies have arthritic breakdown, and the elderly ghoul leader is on anti-depressants.
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust Book 1) By Anna Smith Spark
A bloody tale filled with well told hardships, untold luxury, and a fading empire that worships death. A must read for lovers of Grimdark.
Caught in Crystal: A Gaslamp Anthology
This anthology, revolving around a crystal theme, contains works from some of our favorite historical fantasy, steampunk, and gaslamp authors. It gives you a really good peek into the novel worlds of each author contribution. Some may be familiar, some will be new to discover. Caught in Crystal is available now for pre-order and releases June …
Hero Forged (Ethereal Earth Book 1) by Josh Erickson
This is a smart, exciting story that fools you into thinking it’s mundane and then demons, sorcerers, godlings, and all manner of terrifying creatures turn all those notions inside out and does it with a good dose of snarky humor.
We Lie with Death (The Reborn Empire Book 2) By Devin Madson
This incredible author couldn’t remain our secret for long. (As though shouting about We Ride the Storm in 5 star reviews and the finalist status it has reached in SPFBO4 could keep something this good under wraps.)
Celebrating 200 Character Interviews!
A summer of giveaways! Who can resist?
We’ve now published 200 character interviews, from indie and traditionally published authors, across genres and times. Not bad for a project that started as a crazy 3am idea 🙂
And we’re celebrating it!… with an embarrassing schedule snafu. Rest assured, though our intrepid interviewer has failed to read the calendar correctly, regular interviews will resume next week, with more exciting characters from well-loved authors.
In the meantime, our sponsor Purple Toga Publications is running a giveaway for 75 USD worth of Amazon gift-cards! As a book-loving person, we’re certain you’ll immediately come up with ideas on how to spend it 😉
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