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We are pleased to reveal the cover of the upcoming sequel to Jessica McMinn's The Ruptured Sky . The Ruptured Sky was our SPFBO 9 semi-finalist and it's a series worth trying! Here's the gorgeous cover by GetCovers: Title:   The Blood Curse Series:  Gardens of War & Wasteland Book II Genre:  Epic Fantasy, (Grim)Dark Fantasy; Swords & Sorcery; LGBTQ+ Fantasy Blurb :  Amika has left Holania in ruins.  Grief-stricken and betrayed, she is on a fiery path to set things right—even if it means submitting to prophecy’s chain. Emboldened by her growing powers, Amika heads towards the wastelands of Qhoraak to rescue her brother and drag another Chosen into destiny’s sick game. With demonspawn mobilising in unprecedented numbers, she and Rei-Hai Shaw must confront the dangers awaiting them beyond the western border… and those lurking within their shadows. Kriah, adrift at sea, struggles with the aftermath of breaking the first seal. Now, Azet’haal and his Meah-Hyre...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:   Jessica A. McMinn is a grimdark fantasy author based in regional Australia with a passion for dark fantasy, dark coffee and cats (which, let’s face it, are all dark inside). Since graduating from the University of Wollongong with Distinction in BCA (Creative Writing) and BA (Japanese), Jessica spent five years in Japan teaching English while refining her writing craft.  She now works as a freelance writer and offers editing and coaching services to authors. When she is not writing (which is more often than you’d think), Jessica can be found raising her two beautiful children or immersed in an audiobook while drawing, crafting or playing video games.  Her debut novel, The Ruptured Sky, is the first installment in the gritty dark fantasy quartet, Gardens of War & Wasteland, and isperfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Anna Stephens and R F Kuang. Find Jessica online: Webpage The Ruptured Skies links:  Amazon ,  Goodreads INTERVIEW First of all, co...

  The time for another culling has come! And wow, was it a fun but difficult process for me! When I got my batch of 6 books, I only glanced at the synopses (which got me very excited) and then immediately decided to just go in as blind as possible from there. I naturally tend to gravitate towards the darker and more character-driven fantasy (and bonus points if there’s emotional destruction!), but I am honestly willing to try out anything because of my extremely eclectic reading tastes. I thought it would be perfect that I can enjoy such a wide variety of fantasy stories, but then I started reading these books and I realised that maybe that wasn’t such a good thing after all. I mean, how was I ever supposed to choose only one favourite when all of them are honestly so good? Now, at first I really wanted to try to keep these reviews as concise as possible, but I quickly realised that I am incapable of keeping my excitement in check, so you will get my usual loooong reviews here. Thi...