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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Samantha Mills is a Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon, and Nebula Award-winning author who has published a dozen short stories since 2018. Her fiction has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and others. Mills has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, as well as the Hugo and Astounding Awards. She has a Master's Degree in Information and Library Science, and she is a trained archivist focusing on helping local historical societies and research libraries. Mills lives in Southern California. The Wings Upon Her Back is her debut novel ..read more
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4d ago
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Buy The Hemlock Queen
OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Hannah Whitten has been writing to amuse herself since she could hold a pen, and sometime in high school, figured out that what amused her might also amuse others. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, making music, or attempting to bake. She lives in an old farmhouse in Tennessee with her husband, children, two cats, a dog, and probably some ghosts.
FORMAT/INFO: The Hemlock Queen was published on April 9th, 2024 by Orbit Books. It is 464 pages long and told in first person from Lore's point of view. It is available i ..read more
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1w ago
Book links: Amazon, Goodreads
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Christopher Priest was born in Cheshire, England. He began writing soon after leaving school and has been a full-time freelance writer since 1968.
He has published eleven novels, four short story collections and a number of other books, including critical works, biographies, novelizations and children’s non-fiction.
Publisher: St. Martin's (Oct. 11, 1996) Length: 368 pages Formats: audiobook, ebook, hardcover, paperback
Awards: Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (1996), James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1995), W ..read more
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1w ago
Book links: Goodreads, Buy from the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah Makarios was raised in the space between worlds and maintains an eccentric orbit.
She found her niche at the age of six when in short succession she read The B.F.G., her first Agatha Christie (Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?) and encountered her first P.G. Wodehouse (Something Fresh – saying “Heh! Mer!” is enough to make her laugh, decades later). Her personal motto is Tolle Et Lege – pick it up and read it – regardless of whether “it” is a Bible, a book or a jar of home-made marmalade.
She keeps her Luddite tendencie ..read more
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1w ago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wend is a somewhat average 30-something female with your typical atypical brain. She's had a lot of interests in her life–so many that she’d have to live a hundred lifetimes to fully experience them all. She's been a librarian, a yoga instructor, a video producer, a baker, a barista, an ER tech, a farmer, and a professional cleaner.
Find Wend online: Webpage
Master of The Void links: Amazon, Goodreads
ESMAY
Filled with loveable young characters, great magical school vibes, rich diverse cultures, exciting sea voyages, intriguing a ..read more
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Read Fantasy Book Critic's review of WINDBORN
Read Fantasy Book Critic interview with Alex S. Bradshaw
Preorder TROLLGRAVE over HERE (USA) & HERE (UK)
Q] Welcome back to Fantasy Book Critic Alex, how have you been since the release of your debut?
ASB: Thank you for having me! It’s a pleasure to be back.
I’ve been good, thank you, but busy! I’ve been chipping away at writing projects, got a puppy (you might have seen the many, many pictures of Pippin on social media…), and I got married (it may come as no surprise t ..read more
Fantasy Book Critic Blog
1w ago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wend is a somewhat average 30-something female with your typical atypical brain. She's had a lot of interests in her life–so many that she’d have to live a hundred lifetimes to fully experience them all. She's been a librarian, a yoga instructor, a video producer, a baker, a barista, an ER tech, a farmer, and a professional cleaner.
Find Wend online: Webpage
Master of The Void links: Amazon, Goodreads
INTERVIEW
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I’m a somewhat average 30-something fe ..read more
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1w ago
The Storm Beneath The World by Michael R. Fletcher review
Book links: Amazon, Goodreads
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael R. Fletcher lives in the endless suburban sprawl north of Toronto. He dreams of trees and seeing the stars at night and being a ninja. He is an unrepentant whiskey-swilling reprobate of the tallest order and thinks grilled cheese sandwiches are a food group.
Publisher: Michael R. Fletcher (April 4, 2024) Length: 366 Formats: ebook, hardcover, paperback
The Storm Beneath The World is another brilliant book from Fletcher, who has firmly established himself as on ..read more
Fantasy Book Critic Blog
1w ago
Art from SPSFC Twitter
Hugh Howey's SPSFC is a yearly contest focused on shining a great big laser beam on works of self-pubbed science fiction. It's based on the successful format of Mark Lawrence's SPFBO but with few changes. Judges engaged in this edition have picked six finalists. Check them out, maybe you'll find something noteworthy here:)
Art from SPSFC Twitter
As huge fans of indie endeavors, we can't wait to check these books out. Below you'll find details about each finalists (listed alphabetically). We encourage you to add it to your GR To-be-read list and give them ..read more
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2w ago
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Buy Relics of Ruin
OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Erin M. Evans is the author of seven Forgotten Realms novels for Wizards of the Coast, including the 2011 Scribe Award winner Brimstone Angels. In addition, she is the former editor of the Eberron novel line and has written fiction for the RPGs Shadow of the Demon Lord, Monarchies of Mau, and Aetaltis, as well as dialogue for the MMO TERA. Erin graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in anthropology and currently lives in the Seattle area with her husband and sons.
FORMAT/INFO: Relics of Ruin will be re ..read more