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Michael Vadney

About Michael Vadney

Michael Vadney is the host of Author Adjacent, a show about the journey from hobbyist writer to professional author. When he isn't interviewing authors or reviewing books he is writing his own stories about characters facing impossible choices, intricate world-building that serves the narrative, and themes that resonate with real human experiences, even in fantastical settings. To learn more, catch an episode of Author Adjacent on Youtube or Spotify or check out his website at MichaelVadney.com.

To Catch a Witch (A Story of the Temere Novella) by E.L. Montague

May 25, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis Caught in a scandal with Lord Arle that draws the attention of King Harald’s Inquisition, Shenagh is forced to flee her home into the Dark Wood. The young hedge witch, pursued by Master Macon den Lough and his henchman, Cobb, is tested by the forest’s rugged terrain, dangerous predators, and legendary monsters. Review When […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Dark Fantasy, E.L. Montague, Fantasy Books, Grimdark, Indie Author, Michael Vadney, Novella, Review, Self Published

A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) by Matt Dinniman

May 24, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, LitRPG, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, DCC 8, Fantasy, LitRPG, Matt Dinniman, Michael Vadney

Synthers & Beasts by Judy Liu

May 18, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Blurb Born into a powerful magical family that focuses on medicinal synthing, an ability to diagnose ailments by seeing colors, Halla struggles balancing her family’s legacy and expectations with her own career running her apothecary in a quickly modernizing world. As she navigates through her own struggles, she gets entangled with a powerful family and […]

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Judy Liu, Michael Vadney, Self Published

Unsouled (Cradle #1) by Will Wight

May 16, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan. When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must defy his family’s rules…and forge his own Path. Review From the very […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Progression, Reviews Tagged With: Anime, Book Review, Michael Vadney, Progression fantasy, Unsouled, Will Wight

Review: PolyCorpse by Jarrett Poole

May 14, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis No one escapes their Final Obligation. Theo hunts those who try. Within the walled city of DehantaPolis, all souls are destined for incineration. The governing power corporation calls it divine duty. The spiritual call it sacrilege. But one thing is certain: no citizen escapes their Final Obligation. Theo scours the wilderness for those who […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Reviews Tagged With: Indie, Jarrett Poole, LGBTQ+, Michael Vadney, NecroPunk, PolyCorpse, Review

SPFBO XI Review: No More Levels by Benjamin Barreth

May 3, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis Life sucks when you’re a potato farmer. That’s why Rin can’t wait to turn sixteen and conquer the nearest beginner dungeon. Only then can he acquire a powerful class in the Game of the Gods and begin the earnest grind to leveling up. With enough monster kills, he might even become someone truly strong, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, LitRPG, Reviews Tagged With: LitRPG, Michael Vadney, Self Published, SPFBO, SPFBO 11, Standalone

SPFBO XI Review: Flint in the Bones (Norwich Map Runners #1) by Eva St. John

April 28, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis In a city where history bites back, murder is just the beginning.Detective Eliza “Bish” Barnaby thought she’d left her home behind—along with its plague outbreaks, random time-shifts, and tendency to accidentally host people from the 1600s during breakfast. But when a dangerous practitioner escapes custody in London, Bish is forced back to Norwich, a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Reviews, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Michael Vadney, SPFBO, SPFBOXI, Urban Fantasy

SPFBO XI Review: Blackwater (Serpents and Shadows Book 1) by Emily Blakeney

April 17, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis There is much to be done when the kingdom isn’t looking. Iona Strider is a ruthless pickpocket cursed with a disobedient shadow. Violent, too. Worse, she can’t remember who cursed her, or why. But she does know one with each passing day, her control of the shadow dwindles. In her relentless pursuit of answers, […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Michael Vadney, Self Published, SPFBO, SPFBOXI

SPFBO XI Review: Shadows of the Sundered Lands by Korbin Rook

April 15, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis The walls that kept the darkness out are beginning to fall. One hundred and fifty years ago, the Sundering drowned Avoni in darkness, twisting every living thing into a nightmare. The only survivors live under the Aurora Shrouds, mystical barriers shielding isolated towns from the horrors outside. When a Vanguard Courier, uncovers evidence that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Nobledark, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Corbin Rook, Fantasy, Michael Vadney, Nobledark, SPFBO, SPFBOXI

ESSAY: The Rise of Nobledark Fantasy and What It Says About Us Right Now

April 14, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

The Rise of Nobledark Fantasy, an essay detailing the origins and future of this unique fantasy sub genre. This essay is part of the Crownfall digital book tour. You can find the full tour HERE. BOOK INFORMATION Book/Author: Crownfall by Michael VadneyCover Artist: Katerina Belikova – InstagramTypography/Cover Design: Adrian M. Gibson – PortfolioGenre: Fantasy / Nobledark / New Adult […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Blog Tour, Debut, Interview, Livestream, Podcast Tagged With: Book Tour, Interview, Michael Vadney, Nobledark, Podcast, Self Published

Review: The Bad Apothecary (Ninth Path Book 1) by Keon Shore

April 11, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis Diwu stumbles into the capital half-dead, wounded by something no healer can cure. Nestled in her flesh is a strange pathogen carrying corruption, the antithesis of the Natural Order. Desperate, she trades freedom for survival and falls into the grip of the Hierarchy, a ruthless organization that keeps power in check by any means […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Cultivation, Fantasy, Reviews, Wuxia and Xianxia Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Keon Shore, Michael Vadney, Self Published

Review: A Drowned Kingdom (The Drowned Kingdom #1) by P.L. Stuart

April 1, 2026 by Michael Vadney Leave a Comment

Synopsis Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Michael Vadney, P.L. Stuart, Self Published

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