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SFF Addicts Ep. 219: Writing Assassins & Contract Killers with James Islington (Writing Masterclass)

September 8, 2026

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Assassins & Contract Killers with bestselling author James Islington. During the episode, James pinpoints the target, discussing why assassin media is so popular, real vs. fictional depictions of assassins/contract killers, why assassin characters work so well in SFF, differences between assassins and contract killers, the fundamentals of motives/targets/clients/methods, centering a plot around an assassination, tonal consistency, the psychology (and backstory) of an assassin, morality and reader empathy, assassin training montages, researching assassins (i.e. ruining your search history) and more.

Cover Reveal: Suffer Their Going by Iseult Murphy

Iseult Murphy

September 7, 2026

Title: Suffer Their Going Author: Iseult Murphy Publisher: Silver Thistle Press Cover Designer: Dark-Designs Release Date: October 21st, 2026 Goodreads: Suffer Their Going by Iseult Murphy Blurb A dead husband. A ruined home. A mind in pieces. A young widow clinging to the remains of her shattered life. 1900, Ireland. A country poised for change.…

Cover Reveal: Ashes of The Past (A Blood and Banner Novella) by D.W. Ross

David W

September 3, 2026

Blurb For years Roddy MacAron watched the Avarinthian Empire strip his people of their heritage, their culture and their freedom. Now he has finally had enough. Gathering the warriors of the Clan Lands, seasoned by years of fighting Avarinthian conquests, he leads them into a desperate war to end centuries of subjugation. The odds are…

Cover Reveal: A Little Death Among Friends (The Devil You Know #4) by Ben Schenkman

David W

September 3, 2026

Title: A Little Death Among FriendsSeries: The Devil You Know, Book #4Author: Ben SchenkmanRelease Date: October 19th, 2026Preorder Link: https://amzn.to/4zS09KYARC Signup: https://benschenkman.com/arc-reader-signup/ Blurb Everyone deserves a vacation. But for Death, going on holiday has dire consequences. After Nick’s brush with the afterlife, the agency is operating in full swing and things are finally calming down.…

Excerpt: Elvenbane (The Halfblood Chronicles #1)

David W

September 2, 2026

Purchase the ebook or preorder the paperbackThe Halfblood Chronicles — The Complete Saga | Mercedes Lackey & Andre Norton Blurb From Grand Masters Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton — the landmark dragon-and-rebellion saga, revised, illustrated, and complete at last. The elves rule a world where humans are property. The one thing they fear is a…