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 Book Review: Grievar's Blood by Alexander Darwin Official Author Website Buy Grievar's Blood  HERE Read Shazzie's review of The Combat Codes HERE Read Caitlin's review of The Combat Codes  HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:   Alexander Darwin is an author living near Boston with his wife and three daughters. Outside of writing, he teaches and trains martial arts (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). He’s inspired by old-school Hong Kong action flicks, jRPGs, underdog stories and bibimbap bowls. Outside of writing fiction, Alexander has written for publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine and SF Signal. His latest piece - "The Lost Diary of Anthony Bourdain" - was a featured piece in Rolling Stone’s January 2022 issue. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  The second book in an action-packed science fiction trilogy set on a far future world where the fate of nations is determined by battle-hardened warriors who are trained to compete in brutal single combat. In a world where single combat dete...

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...

Official Author Website Buy Calamity HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Constance Fay writes space romance novels and genre fiction short stories. Her short fiction can be found in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Catscast podcast, and other publications. She has a background in medical device R&D and lives in Colorado with a cat who edits all her work first. FORMAT/INFO: Calamity will be published on November 14th, 2023 by Bramble Romance. It is 320 pages long and is told in first person from the POV of Temperance. It will be available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS:  Temperance Reed thought she had found love: then she found out the captain was two-timing her with the ship intern. Determined to be rid of him and to forge a new path for herself and the rest of the crew, Temperance makes the impulsive decision to buy the ship from the captain and send him on his way. Now she's drowning in debt while saddled with a ship that has seen bette...

 Book Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Official Author Website Buy  What the River Knows   HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Isabel Ibañez is the author of Together We Burn, Written in Starlight, and Woven in Moonlight . She was born in Boca Raton, Florida, and is the proud daughter of two Bolivian  immigrants. A true word nerd, she received her degree in creative writing and has been a  Pitch Wars mentor for three years. Isabel is an avid movie goer and loves hosting family and  friends around the dinner table. She currently lives in Winter Park, Florida, with her  husband, their adorable dog, and a serious collection of books. Say hi on social media at  @IsabelWriter09. FORMAT/INFO: What the River Knows will be published by Hodderscape on 14th November 2023. It will be available in hardback, ebook and audio formats. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS:  Bolivian Argentinian Inez Olivera lives with her aunt and cousins in Buenos Aerian hi...

  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 Review: Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf Official Author Website Buy  Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock   HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:   Maud Woolf is a Scottish speculative writer with a particular focus on horror and science fiction. Her work has appeared in a variety of online magazines, including Metaphorosis Magazine where her short story ‘The Stranding’ was selected to appear in the Best of Metaphorosis 2020. Over the course of her life she’s worked a number of jobs including waitressing, comic book selling, sign holding and as a tour guide at a German dollhouse museum. When not exploring Glasgow’s labyrinthine system of abandoned tunnels she spends most of her free time watching old hollywood films and attempting to knit. FORMAT/INFO:   Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock  is due publication on January 2nd, 2024 by Angry Robot books in paperback and ebook formats. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock ...

  Official Author Website Buy The Queen of Days HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Greta K. Kelly is (probably) not a witch, death or otherwise, but she can still be summoned with offerings of too-beautiful-to-use journals and Butterfingers candy. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband EJ, daughters Lorelei and Nadia who are doing their level-best to take over the world. FORMAT/INFO: The Queen of Days was published on October 24th, 2024 by Harper Voyager. It is 384 pages long and is told from Balthazar and Tass's point of view. It is available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS:  Balthazar may be an accomplished thief, but that wasn't the life his path was on originally. But years ago, a violent mob that blamed his father (the governor) for the city's misfortunes attacked and killed most of his family, with only Balthazar and a few others able to escape into the night. Now this family has grown into a family of thieves, and they've just...