The idea for this came to me several months ago, probably during the latest flair up of “indie/self pub is inferior” or something similar, and you may have seen (or want to check out) the similar posts for both fantasy and horror suggestions. The point of which is not to argue, but to highlight some […]
Book Spotlight
An Intro to Indie Horror For Those Wondering Where to Start
The idea for this came to me several months ago, probably during the latest flair up of “indie/self pub is inferior” or something similar, and you may have seen (or want to check out) where I started with fantasy suggestions. The point of which is not to argue, but to highlight some writers that are […]
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 22 – S.K. Putt
An idea squeezed into my head in 2023, after seeing so many of the book community gathering at conventions across the US and UK. And once my FOMO subsided, I got to thinking about who might be gathered together if we had similar conventions closer to home. Pending the master planning required to arrange a […]
COVER REVEAL: Unworthy (The Blacksea Odyssey #1) by J. A. Vodvarka
Cover illustrator: Chris Yarbrough | InstagramPublisher: Self-PublishedRelease Date: April 24th, 2024Pre-Order Link: https://a.co/d/0YEkkvU Blurb Capture one harmless fugitive. What could go wrong? Nyssa Blacksea is eager to silence her doubters. The only warrior in her guild without magick, she’s forced to rely solely on her martial arts mastery, unwavering confidence, and charisma. When given the chance […]
An Intro to Indie Fantasy For Those Wondering Where to Start
The idea for this came to me several months ago, probably during the latest flair up of “indie/self pub is inferior” or something similar. The point of which is not to argue, but to highlight some writers that are either underrated, or great examples of where to start with indie fantasy. My original idea was […]
COVER REVEAL: Death of a Mad Dragon (The Raoke Gang) by Alex Valdiers
Blurb There are good dragons and bad dragons. And then there are mad dragons… The Raoke Gang goes on a wild dragon chase. A horde of dragons crushes the Raoke Gang’s plans to rob a space cruise liner. In the heat of the battle between humans and dragons, the Raoke Gang vouches for the losing […]
Interview with Douglas Lumsden
Well, the first thing I would do is jam the buttons so that the elevator would stop and I’d have a captive audience, because I like to take my time with my pitches. But if I was in a hurry, I might say something like: A cynical detective finds mystery, murder, and dark magic in […]
Series Spotlight: The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, & Charlie Adlard
For starters, I was not an original reader of the series. I’m not huge on comics typically, and because I like to read a lot, and in chunks, I normally just don’t connect with the shorter form. However, as a huge fan of the show, I decided to give them a go, and I went […]
Series Spotlight: the MEG (1-6)+ by Steve Alten
The majority of these were included free with an audible subscription last year. I had seen the first Meg movie, and I am a huge fan of sharks, so I grabbed these up and decided to give them a listen. I remember countless hours spent just absorbing everything I could during the annual Shark Week, […]
Series Spotlight: The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
The image above is for the beautiful and somewhat new illustrated hardcovers from Orbit Books. Which, unfortunately, I do not own yet, but feel a devastating desire for. The set from the featured image, are those from the paperback Gollancz set (which don’t appear to even be offered on their site anymore), translated by David […]
Series Spotlight: Dexter (#1-8)+ by Jeff Lindsay
I’ll start by saying that I haven’t read these since 2019, however it is one of the series I find myself thinking over the most. I was of the tribe that watched the show first, and honestly at the time, this kind of novel wasn’t really my thing, so hats off to Michael C. Hall’s […]
COVER REVEAL: Titanica (The Ruined Gods #3) by Alex Robins
Blurb *Note: Spoilers Ahead* All Things Must End. Zeus’s plan for vengeance has failed. Blinded by hubris and petty hate, the greatest of the Gods unwittingly released his father, Cronos, from the bowels of the Underworld. The Titan now rules Olympus while his son lies imprisoned within, shackled to a throne that is no longer […]