Songs of Insurrection by JC Kang
S. H. Paulus
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. A path to glory blazed with the dying heart of an imperial princess.…
dragons
Nite Fire: Flash Point by C. L. Schneider – SPFBO Review
A. M. Justice
Slated for execution, shapeshifting assassin, Dahlia Nite, flees her world to hide in the human realm. As payment for the shelter they unknowingly provide, Dahlia dedicates herself to protecting humans…
Todd Lockwood Interview – The Summer Dragon
I went to Dragon Con (a convention held in Atlanta, George) in the fall of 2016. Amid the hustle and bustle of the massive crowds, attending author panels and going…
The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
Charlie Hopkins
For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. Then the dragons disappeared. But the battle for supremacy on…
Wacky Real-Life Holidays for the Dragon at Heart
Kellie Doherty
We all know us fantasy nerds love to celebrate. A new Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion? Dress up like a wizard when you go explore it, of course! Game…
Monthly Flash Fiction Winner: Fire
Xiagan
This month we asked our entrants to write about fire. The beauty of fire is its ambivalence. On the one hand we need it to survive (cooking our food, keeping…
The Anointed by Keith Ward – SPFBO #4 Finals Review
Geoff Matthews
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK—normal people dislike it…
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Pippa
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must…
Chasing Embers by James Bennett
Steven Poore
Behind every myth there is a spark of truth. There’s nothing special about Ben Garston. He’s just a guy with an attitude in a beat-up leather jacket, drowning his sorrows…
Draigon Weather by Paige L. Christie
In Adfen, men fear the coming of Draigon Weather – the oppressive heat, the lasting droughts, the slow death of everything that can only be appeased by sacrifice. And women…
The Bitter Twins by Jen Williams
This is the second book in the Winnowing Flame trilogy and continues soon after the end of the first book, The Ninth Rain. Since this is a sequel I will…
Brian Rathbone Interview
Joshua Robertson
Born on a farm in New Jersey, International bestselling fantasy author, Brian Rathbone, proclaims himself to be a bit odd. From training Standardbred racehorses to working at a nuclear plant…