Join authors Krystle Matar, Ed McDonald, M.J. Kuhn and Justin T. Call for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented authors share their takes on Surviving a Writing Slog, delving into the roller coaster that is writing, how slogs/slumps can hit you like a brick, how to deal with writer’s block, story struggles, low points, mental health, publishing, social media and more.
Fantasy
Audiobook Announcement – The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan
Synopsis You never want to ruin a really good dramatic exit.When you flee home on a cyborg horse the exact second you turn 18, you don’t really expect to go back to the place you fled from, you know? But sometimes your old life hits you from behind. Sometimes you spend years away from home, […]
Book Review: The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, 1) by Alexander Darwin
Synopsis In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, highly-skilled warriors known as Grievar Knights represent their nations’ interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his homeland — […]
Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty
Synopsis Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But […]
Review: The Will of the Many (The Hierarchy #1) by James Islington
Synopsis AUDI. VIDE. TACE. The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their […]
Escapist Book Tours Guest Post: Themes in The Many Shades of Midnight by C. M. Debell
Welcome to my stop on the Escapist Book tour for The Many Shades of Midnight by C. M. Debell! For my part of the tour, I will be sharing a guest post written by the author herself! You will also find information about the author and her book, The Many Shades of Midnight below. Book […]
Review: Gods of the Wyrdwood by RJ Barker
Gods of the Wyrdwood is the newest book by RJ Barker. I knew I had to get my hands on it as soon as possible. I love the forest and the pitch for this series sounded super interesting, so I went in with high expectations. And it sort of met them? I’m conflicted about this one. Let’s get into it.
Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (Book #1 of The Library Trilogy) by Mark Lawrence
Synopsis A girl is raised in the Dust, in a tiny settlement where nightmares stalk and no-one ever goes. A boy has lived his whole life trapped in a library, older than empires and larger than cities. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies […]
Book Tour & Review: The Monsters We Feed by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis The morning before he found the dead body, Jathan Algevin thought he had his whole life just the way he wanted it. He knows his city inside and out, and doesn’t bother carrying a sword, trusting his wits and his fists well enough to get by, hustling extra coin by ratting out loathsome magi […]
Seeds of War (The Smokesmiths, #1) by João F. Silva
Synopsis “He ran like the monster he was. And the smoke followed.” GIMLORE is a single mother and war veteran turned crime boss set on protecting her family and her town. ORBERESIS is a petty thief pretending to be God to protect a terrible secret. REDNOW is the world’s most feared mercenary, but his best […]
Review: Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee
This book is FUN. From the very start you can tell that it isn’t taking itself seriously, and I think this is one of the rare times where the Terry Pratchett and Good Omens comparisons are actually correct. The humour is so perfectly British, and despite the actual plot being a bit close to home, Perilous Times is actually quite light-hearted in it’s execution.
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy #1) by Mark Lawrence
Synopsis All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written. But the greatest story can reach the stars . . Evar has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, […]