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AUTHOR INFO: Angela Boord writes giant fantasy books that like to blend genres--from romance and historical to espionage and epic and beyond—and explore character in all its messy glory. Her debut book FORTUNE'S FOOL, a twisty, Renaissance-inspired historical fantasy, placed second in Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blogoff (SPFBO5) and was nominated for a Stabby in 2019. Angela lives in northern Mississippi with her husband and children, where she writes most of her books at the kitchen table surrounded by Nerf guns and Legos.
Publisher: Impossible Books (October 27, 2022) Page Count (Kindle edition): 1323 pages Cover: Brad Bergman Formats: ebook (Amazon exclusive)
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Sunday, November 27, 2022
The Book Of Zog & The Umbral Storm Video Interview with Alec Hutson (interviewed by Mihir Wanchoo)
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Author Website
Order The Book Of Zog over HERE
Read Fantasy Book Critic's review of The Crimson Queen
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of The Umbral Storm
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of The Book Of Zog
Read Fantasy Book Critic's interview with Alec Hutson
Read TUS Cover Reveal Q&A with Alec Hutson
Watch ATFB Interview with Alec Hutson
I hope you enjoy our
interview with Alec Hutson. This
interview was recorded in the early part of October and Alec was happy to chat
about his most recent release The Book Of
Zog. We talked about:
- How the story developed in his mind,
Order The Book Of Zog over HERE
Read Fantasy Book Critic's review of The Crimson Queen
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of The Umbral Storm
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of The Book Of Zog
Read Fantasy Book Critic's interview with Alec Hutson
Read TUS Cover Reveal Q&A with Alec Hutson
Watch ATFB Interview with Alec Hutson
- How the story developed in his mind,
In the second half of the interview, we talked about The Umbral Storm (his SPFBO entry), what his main enthusiasm for crafting the world, his main plans for the POV characters and what might happen next in the Sharded Few Series.
Friday, November 25, 2022
Book Review - Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (reviewed by David C. Stewart)
Order The Fall Of Babel over HERE
Read our interview with Josiah Bancroft
Read Fantasy Book Critic's review of Senlin Ascends
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of Arm Of The Sphinx
Read Fantasy Book Critic’s review of The Hod King
AUTHOR INFO: Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in eighteen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies.
Lansdale has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.
Publisher: Mulholland Books (September 10, 2013) Print length: 353 Formats: ebook, paperback, hardback, audiobook
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Buy A Deadly Education HERE
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AUTHOR INFO: Having worked in journalism, numismatics and the law, K. J. Parker now writes for a precarious living. He is the author of Devices and Desires, Evil for Evil, The Devil You Know, and other novels, and has won the World Fantasy Award twice. Parker also writes under the name Tom Holt.
Publisher: Tordotcom (November 15, 2022) Page Count: 144 p
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
SPFBO Finalist review: The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies (reviewed by Jennifer, Jonathan, Lukasz, Michael & Mihir)
AUTHOR INFO: Trudie Skies has been living inside fantasy worlds ever since she discovered that reality doesn’t quite live up to the hype. Through the magic of books, she wishes to share these worlds of hope and heroes with other weary souls. Living in North East England, Trudie spends most of her free time daydreaming about clouds, devouring whatever fantasy books or video games she can get her hands on, and chasing after her troublesome dogs, who would like to reassure you they are very good boys.
You can chat with Trudie on Twitter @TrudieSkies
Publication Date: October 13, 2021 Publisher: Trudie Skies Page Count: 535 Formats: audiobook, ebook, paperback
AUTHOR INFO: Trudie Skies has been living inside fantasy worlds ever since she discovered that reality doesn’t quite live up to the hype. Through the magic of books, she wishes to share these worlds of hope and heroes with other weary souls. Living in North East England, Trudie spends most of her free time daydreaming about clouds, devouring whatever fantasy books or video games she can get her hands on, and chasing after her troublesome dogs, who would like to reassure you they are very good boys.
You can chat with Trudie on Twitter @TrudieSkies
Publication Date: October 13, 2021 Publisher: Trudie Skies Page Count: 535 Formats: audiobook, ebook, paperback
Order A Gamble Of
Gods over HERE
Blitz by Daniel O'Malley review
AUTHOR INFO: Daniel O'Malley is an Australian science fiction writer. A graduate of Michigan State University with a master's degree in medieval history from Ohio State University. He works for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. His first novel, The Rook (novel), was released in 2012 and was a winner of the 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 18, 2022) Page count: 689 p
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Buy the book here - U.S. | U.K.
OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Everina Maxwell is the author of Winter’s Orbit. She lives and works in Yorkshire, where she collects books and kills houseplants.
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Book links: Amazon, Goodreads
AUTHOR INFO: Sara Gran is the author of six previous novels, including Come Closer and her acclaimed crime series starring PI Claire DeWitt. She also writes for film and TV, including ‘Southland’ and ‘Chance’, and has published in The New York Times, The New Orleans Times Picayune, and USA Today.
Publisher: Dreamland Books (February 8, 2022) Page count: 319 Formats: ebook, paperback, audio
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
BLOG TOUR: Blood Of A Novice by Davis Ashura (reviewed by Mihir Wanchoo)
For readers of Vox and The Handmaid’s Tale, Moths follows Mary as she contemplates her life before men were driven mad by a toxin and life was upended. Unable to ever return to society, men are now kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety. The world is quiet, but secrets are kept safe in whispers. Very few people remember what life was like before the change, but Mary knows. She had a family. She was happy. This is her story.
As avid fantasy readers, we love discovering new voices and hidden gems. SPFBO contest gives us such a possibility, and we’re thrilled to participate in it for the eighth time. The first stage of the contest has just ended, and ten blogs have picked their champions. We’re excited to read all of them and would love to encourage you to do the same.
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