The Damned King by Justin Lee Anderson – Cover Reveal
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
If you’ve read The Lost War and The Bitter Crown, you’ll know I like to leave readers on a big ending, one way or another. Of course, every writer wants…
Thunder Kraken by Dyrk Ashton and David Estes
If you however enjoy a good bit of military training, plenty of found family and friendships, an amazing bond between a human and his best friend, who happens to be…
Finalist announcement for SPFBOX!
So, here we are, at the end of round one… 4 semi finalists, all very different from each other, but which one will win?
The Wishing Stone by Adam Holcombe
The story also delves a little deeper into the characters emotions. So it gives us both more action, but also more introspection and a look on loss and how they…
Fourth Semifinalist Review for SPFBO #10
There are so many unique and fascinating aspects to this story including a kind of raw honesty that I really appreciate – admitting to feelings, emotions, and senses that are…
Third Semifinalist Review for SPFBO #10
Prepare for people you care about to suffer but always look out for moments of friendship, bravery from the least likely quarter as well as glimmers of hope. A great…
Second Semifinalist Review for SPFBO #10
The authors seem to have a knack for vividly bringing to life all the locations in the book and making them immersive, whether we’re adrift at sea or encountering ancient…
First Semifinalist Review for SPFBO #10
So, this one is a semifinalist for us, not for it's average team score, which is high, but not as high as some of the others, but because it is…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #10: The Last Round of Cuts!
And here we finally are. 10 books left - 6 of which will be cut today - leaving us with 4 semifinalists! And at this point in time, the numbers…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #10: The Second To Last Fall
Almost there... Here's the second to last round of cuts for SPFBO 10!
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #10: The Third Five Fall
And our third round of cuts for SPFBO 10! As always, let me preface this with the fact that all reading is subjective. So, what we didn’t like might be…
Last Winter Sun by G. R. Matthews
T. O. Munro
The heady mix of familiar Southern England locations, memories of our own time and technology and an influx of strange magic make Last Winter Sun an enjoyable mix of the…