Brakebills. Mystwick. Avalon Academy. And, yes, Hogwarts. Fantasy is full of schools where discovery is part of the (literal) magic. They serve as places where students can grow, stumble, and slowly figure out who they are. In many ways, they’re not just a home away from home – they become home. Which is what made […]
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Cover Reveals: Whispers of the Storm & Rising Gale (Song of the Damned Book #1-2) by Z.B. Steele
Blurb REDLIN OF THE WOLVESVANGUARD, LEGEND, ASSASSIN, REAPERListen to my story:I wasn’t always the monster they see me as. Half of the songs they sing are stories of my grandeur. The other half are tales of my misdeeds.The sad truth is that they’re all true.So, listen to my tale and learn why it all happened. […]
Excerpt: A Dance in the Dust: A Prelude to the Last Ballad by Scott Palmer
A Note on the Last Ballad Reading Order: I called this the Last Ballad Series with the idea that I could write an epic fantasy series like a song—a song that echoed across tens of thousands of years, across multiple continents, cultures, religions, families, and people. A song of myth, and legend, heroes, and of […]
Guest Post: Why Adults Should Consume Fantasy, Even When Living in a Dystopia by Zara Marielle
With the real world crumbling a little more beneath our feet every day, the urge to escape into fiction is strong, am I right? Tolkien said as much in his essay On Fairy Stories, likening escapism to a heroic act. Indeed, escapism can be a powerful tool in preserving our collective sanity, but it is […]
Cover Reveal: THE HEROES WE NEVER WERE (A TALE OF FOOLS AND LEGENDS #1) by Thomas Howard Riley
Blurb An aging drunk former knight who cannot escape the wreckage of his warlike past, and his lord’s headstrong magick-wielding young daughter with a pet dog named Horse discover there may be an assassin among the guests visiting their castle. But when those guests are made up of their House’s most ruthless enemies, it is […]
Cover Reveal: The Dead Spell (The Chronicles of Mealduth #2) by L. Lyons
Blurb Deep in a once-cursed forest lies a treasure beyond imagination, where the dead wait patiently. For centuries it has lain forgotten…until now. Struggling student Sirena Danton thinks failing grades are the worst of her problems, until she crosses paths with the Governor’s dark mage, Difras of Slatmire. For reasons she can’t fathom Difras has […]
Cover Reveal: Together is a Distant Star – A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anthology on Belonging
Blurb How far would you go to find where you belong? A shapeshifting alien changeling raised by humans. The “wicked” child selected as the village sacrifice. People trapped in rigid belief systems, oppressive regimes, well-intentioned families, complicated relationships, and their very own bodies. Is it better to succumb and survive, or escape by staking everything […]
Cover Reveal: Sanguine Scenario (Sanguine Saga #1) by Joanna Maciejewska
Blurb Sanguinist, researcher, and tea connoisseur Nyraleth Aevensong is on an adventure, and she doesn’t like it at all. Nyraleth had long known that “adventures are what get people killed,” so she avoided them in favor of steady blood magic research and endless pots of tea. Yet, when her friend’s letters stop coming, she sets […]
Cover Reveal: ShadowVein (A Schism of Souls #2) by Cal Logan
Reminder of the cover for Book 1 🙂https://amzn.to/4tndSFB Now The Whole Reason You Came Here Is For THIS Blurb From the ashes of the old, the Shin-Kami will rise. The cult behind the demons’ resurgence is defeated, their leader slain and their remaining numbers scattered. But every victory comes at a cost. And that victory […]
Cover Reveal: The Way of Stones (The Red Kingdom #2) by Ryan Lanz
Reminder of the cover for Book 1 🙂 And now, Book 2 🙂 Blurb In a changing world, old loyalties might not survive. The attack on Abalreen has failed. Phessipi’s band of rebels have regrouped in the forest, but she’s missing some of her key people. She’s finding it hard to move forward and even […]
Cover Reveal: The Rill Lord (The Triempery Revelations #6) by L. L. Stephens
First, reminders of the covers for Books 1-5You can order those here https://amzn.to/3NwzEYh or here L. L. Stephens – Forest Path Books 🙂 But maybe let’s get to what you really came for.. Right? Yeah? Sound good? Perfect. Here WE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Blurb The Wall has been destroyed—and magically restored—by Dorilian Sordaneon. Instead of welcoming him […]
Cover Reveal: A Murder Most Fungal (The Hofmann Report #1.5) by Adrian. M Gibson
Blurb The knives are out in this fast-paced, standalone Fungalverse novel. Set several months after the events of Mushroom Blues, this side story combines the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers. In the aftermath of the “Fuyu Massacre”, riots and whispers of […]