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  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 ninth 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.  Here's GR LIST with all finalists. We encourage you to add them all to your Want to Read shelf. OUR APPROACH Each of us (Adam, Chels, Esmay, Łukasz, Mihir) will read all books from cover to cover. Then each of us will score every book, and the average score will appear in  Mark Lawrence's SPFBO results table . Reviews We'll post  one review in November, December, and April and two reviews in January, February, and March.  We'll also post interviews with finalists who will agree to answer our questions. If you decide to read along with us, consider dropping your reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & N...

  Book links : Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  J.D.L. Rosell was swept away on a journey when he stepped foot outside his door and into The Hobbit, and he hasn't stopped wandering since. In his writing, he tries to recapture the wonder, adventure, and poignancy that captivated him as a child. His explorations have taken him to worlds set in over a dozen novels and five series, which include Ranger of the Titan Wilds, Legend of Tal, The Runewar Saga, and The Famine Cycle. When he's not off on a quest, Rosell enjoys his newfound hobby of archery and older pastimes of hiking and landscape photography. But every hobbit returns home, and if you step softly and mind the potatoes, you may glimpse him curled up with his wife and two cats, Zelda and Abenthy, reading a good book or replaying his favorite video games. To check out his writing for free, pick up his series starter story bundle at www.jdlrosell.com. Publisher: J dl Rosell (May 1, 2023)   Length: 362 pages Format...

  Official Author Website Order the book HERE   OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: The Last Ranger is one of those epic fantasy books that filled me with wonder and reminded me of why I fell in love with this genre in the first place. It takes all the best elements from some of the most well-beloved stories in the genre, throws in some wholly unique and marvelous new concepts, and somehow blends it all together into an exciting and utterly entrancing story. This is character-driven epic fantasy at its very best. Leiyn is living her best life as a Ranger of the Titan Wilds, scouting the lands for the dangerous creatures, massive elemental titans, and magical spirits that need to be kept in check. However, when tragedy strikes and she loses everything she has ever held dear, she swears to exact vengeance on those responsible, if she can figure out who they are. And so begins an adventure full of magic, self-discovery, endurance, political conspiracies, unlikely alliances, and most of all, a ...