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<p>I've finished: The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky</p><p>I had given up on Shadow of the Aprt after Salute the Dark. It felt like it was supposed to end there and I wasn't interested in reading more about war, strategy and tactics.</p><p>Now, more than two years later I decided to give the series another chance. To my surprise, I couldn't put The Scarab Path down. </p><p>The war aspect is sidelined in favor of the survivors stories, as they deal with their grief, trauma and injuries. </p><p>While the prospect of renewed hostilities hovers over the novel, the main story revolves around the mystery that lies at the center of the ancient city of Khanaphes, revealing more about the history of the world and it's two separate aspects: The Art & The Apt. </p><p>My only issue is that I hate the love triangle with Chay at it's center and can't stomach the fact that the Gestapo Fascist is the one who gets a redemption arc. </p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4c0fe32c-88bb-481a-863d-cbf9ed55b500" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/books/4c0fe32c-88bb-481a-863d-cbf9ed55b500"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/4c</span><span class="invisible">0fe32c-88bb-481a-863d-cbf9ed55b500</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> @audiobooks <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/adriantchaikovsky/" rel="tag">#adriantchaikovsky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amReading</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#AudioBooks</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/StoneProphet</a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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<p>I'm A Princess: <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/im-a-princess-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/im-a-princess-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/im-a-princess-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/princess/" rel="tag">#princess</a> <a href="/tags/trex/" rel="tag">#trex</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaur/" rel="tag">#dinosaur</a> <a href="/tags/tyrannosaurus/" rel="tag">#Tyrannosaurus</a> <a href="/tags/tiara/" rel="tag">#tiara</a> <a href="/tags/featherboa/" rel="tag">#featherboa</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/whimsical/" rel="tag">#whimsical</a> <a href="/tags/charming/" rel="tag">#charming</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/puzzles/" rel="tag">#puzzles</a> <a href="/tags/mixedmedia/" rel="tag">#mixedmedia</a> <a href="/tags/dinolover/" rel="tag">#dinolover</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/extinct/" rel="tag">#extinct</a> <a href="/tags/prehistoric/" rel="tag">#prehistoric</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

I'm A Princess / T-Rex Art by Lisa S Baker. A dinosaur is humorously adorned with a delicate, ornate crown and fluffy pink feathers, combining prehistoric strength with comedic royal elegance. The creature's detailed scales and menacing teeth are at odds with its playful accessories, creating a delightful juxtaposition. The image captures an imaginative blend of whimsy and realism.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky</a></p><p>Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it’s hard to say which will win.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following quote is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

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<p>📚 The West Passage by: Jared Pechaček</p><p>When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey Tower fed her to the crows and went back to their chores. No successor was named as Guardian, no one took up the fallen blade; the West Passage went unguarded.</p><p>Now, snow blankets Grey in the height of summer, foretelling the coming of th...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-west-passage" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-west-passage"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-west-p</span><span class="invisible">assage</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a></p>

When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey Tower fed her to the crows and went back to their chores. No successor was named as Guardian, no one took up the fallen blade; the West Passage went unguarded.

Now, snow blankets Grey in the height of summer, foretelling the coming of the Beast. The too-young Mother of Grey House and the Guardian's unnamed squire set out to save their people.

Their narrow shoulders bear a heavy burden. Before them lies the West Passage, home to horrors and delights that defy imagining. None can say if they'll reach their destinations, but one thing is for sure: the world is about to change.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES.

Five starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, BookPage, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness.

The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets. Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

A weird and wonderful tale, rich with imagination and utterly unique. Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters

One of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping swarm of fiercely human creativity. Indrapramit Das, author of The Devourers

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<p>In viaggio</p><p>Terzo capitolo del mio romanzo "Ghenda e Letif"</p><p><a href="https://mannivu.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/in-viaggio/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mannivu.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/in-viaggio/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mannivu.wordpress.com/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">18/in-viaggio/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/libri/" rel="tag">#libri</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/romanzifantasy/" rel="tag">#RomanziFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 9 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Verda examines Nina's eyes, disturbed to find the girl has been cursed, yet that curse has somehow given her the power to pierce even the most powerful of masking spells.</p><p>Nina describes the elemental spirits sitting on the rim of the volcanic caldera that forms the valley walls...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Five stars:</p><p>The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (2024) is set on a remote island during a revolution. Kiela had been a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium but was forced to flee when revolutionaries set fire to the building. Now she and Caz, her spider plant assistant, are on her home island with crates of books rescued from the library.</p><p><a href="https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_09/spellshop.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_09/spellshop.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents_09/spellshop.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

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<p>I love reading challenges that prompt you to expand your horizons but let you select your own books. </p><p>I've seen around the world style challenges before, but hesitated to join since I almost exclusively read SF&F and the books other members add to the prompts are a great way to discover new authors. </p><p>Lately I've found the: Speculative Fiction World Tour challenge on The StoryGraph. It has very good prompts and is open ended so no stress inducing deadline. </p><p>Sadly there are only 9 participants so far. </p><p>I hope others will also find this challenge interesting and join us on a world tour of the speculative fiction genre. </p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/073a9752-f06e-4dc3-bac0-4a36292dcb96" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/073a9752-f06e-4dc3-bac0-4a36292dcb96"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reading_</span><span class="invisible">challenges/073a9752-f06e-4dc3-bac0-4a36292dcb96</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://bookstodon.thestorygraph.com/@thestorygraph" rel="nofollow">@thestorygraph</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/readingchallenge/" rel="tag">#ReadingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/thestorygraph/" rel="tag">#TheStoryGraph</a> <a href="/tags/worldtour/" rel="tag">#WorldTour</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amReading</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a></p>

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<p>At the NOAF blog today, our <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> reviews QUEEN DEMON (sequel to WITCH KING) by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@marthawells" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>marthawells</span></a></span> <br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/book-review-queen-demon-by-martha-wells.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/book-review-queen-demon-by-martha-wells.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-queen-demon-by-martha-wells.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>Book Promo: Behold the glorious chaos of my Rollover Files series.</p><p>Rough Passages: get old, gain superpowers. Not as fun as most people hoped it would be.<br><a href="https://books2read.com/Rough-Passages" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/Rough-Passages</a></p><p>Sharp Edge of Yesterday: middle-aged mom develops superpowers, makes the military nervous, and still has to deal with her ex-husband and her teenage daughters.<br><a href="https://books2read.com/SharpEdge" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SharpEdge</a></p><p><a href="/tags/rolloverfiles/" rel="tag">#RolloverFiles</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookshop/" rel="tag">#Fedibookshop</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

series promotional graphic for The Rollover Files, with the book covers for Rough Passages and The Sharp Edge of Yesterday shown surrounded by trope keywords and phrases relevant to the book plots:
power changes everything
chosen families
so much swearing
definitely hopepunk
but also science fiction
fantasy
feisty heroines
superpowers
fighting the system
older protagonists
defying expectations
Rouvh Passages

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<p>Convent </p><p><a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#CreativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

The artwork shows a ceremony on a patio. There's a round pool in the center of the image and a round arch in the background. Sisters of the convent are placed in different locations performing different parts of the ritual. Half of them wear a peacock mask and half of them wear sun-like headpieces. There's a woman in the center on the horse. She wears a blue dress decorated with mosaic-like patterns. The horse is covered with blue patterns and stands still above the water. Two twins are sitting on the floor surrounded by large lilies. Behind them one sister plays a harp and another one is holding two bowls with mysterious light. There's a big mosaic tree in the background with other sisters dancing around it. There are two other sisters on top of the wall waving scarves. The artwork is mostly blue and light green.

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<p>A Review of The Trail of Lady Shajarah: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-trail-of-lady-shajarah/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-trail-of-lady-shajarah/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-th</span><span class="invisible">e-trail-of-lady-shajarah/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#Paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for The Trail of Lady Shajarah by Dal Cecil Runo. Image on cover shows a woman wearing a long, flowing white dress and veil walking on a dusty and deserted desert road on a sunny day. There are a few scraggly bushes growing on the side of the road but otherwise not any other signs of life. There is a mountain ridge in the distance.

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<p>Do you want to see me read my short story “Book of Shadows”? <a href="https://youtu.be/60na1zBCbpw?si=BL9TCr1dZFud6ynG" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/60na1zBCbpw?si=BL9TCr1dZFud6ynG"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/60na1zBCbpw?si=BL9TCr</span><span class="invisible">1dZFud6ynG</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortStory</a> <a href="/tags/authorreads/" rel="tag">#authorreads</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> @books@lemmy.ml <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span></p>

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<p>My poetry chapbook The Reducing Flame received a positive online review at Razorcake. <br><a href="https://razorcake.org/reducing-flame-the-6-5%c2%bd-x-8%c2%bd-16-pgs/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="razorcake.org/reducing-flame-the-6-5%c2%bd-x-8%c2%bd-16-pgs/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">razorcake.org/reducing-flame-t</span><span class="invisible">he-6-5%c2%bd-x-8%c2%bd-16-pgs/</span></a><br>Copies of my book are still available in both print and ebook formats at my Ko-fi shop<br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/richmagahiz/shop" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/richmagahiz/shop</a><br><a href="/tags/specpo/" rel="tag">#specpo</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheInvertedGlas</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p>After encountering the worst life has to offer, including the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

“I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

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<p>My current Halloween reread is The Lost Girls<br> by Sonia Hartl. </p><p>I enjoy the way it takes the 100+ year old vampire falling in love with an innocent teenage girl trope to its disturbing but logical conclusions.</p><p>We need a film version of it someday. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/vampire/" rel="tag">#Vampire</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl. Image on the cover is a drawing of a teenaged white girl dressed in 1980s fashion, including a choker, a blue and black striped blouse, and crimped black hair.

She is a vampire, and so her fangs are showing and there is a small dribble of blood dripping down the corner of her mouth.

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<p>Kickstarter!!! <a href="https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2025/09/30/kickstarter/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.katherinevillyard.com/2025/09/30/kickstarter/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.katherinevillyard.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/09/30/kickstarter/</span></a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Book Review: Fate's Bane by C. L. Clark<br> A forbidden romance and an exploration of the complexities of duty.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chloroform_tea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chloroform_tea</span></a></span> has the review at the NOAF blog</p><p><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon </p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/book-review-fates-bane-by-c-l-clark.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/book-review-fates-bane-by-c-l-clark.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-fates-bane-by-c-l-clark.html</span></a></p>

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<p>📚 A Court of Wings and Ruin by: Sarah J. Maas</p><p>Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom no...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/a-court-of-wings-and-ruin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/a-court-of-wings-and-ruin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/a-court-of</span><span class="invisible">-wings-and-ruin</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/epicfiction/" rel="tag">#epicfiction</a> <a href="/tags/paranormalfiction/" rel="tag">#paranormalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romancefiction/" rel="tag">#romancefiction</a></p>

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

The epic third novel in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas.

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<p>Book Review: Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley [ from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@WTPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WTPress</span></a></span> ]<br>A new and modern approach to fantasy of manners. <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> has our review at the NOAF blog.<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-of-emperors-kindness-by.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-of-emperors-kindness-by.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-of-emperors-kindness-by.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>That's why I write <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> things are always right if I'm making everything up 😜😂 <br>Also, did you know to create a fictional world from scratch you have to start with creating the <a href="/tags/multiverse/" rel="tag">#Multiverse</a>? At least that's what I've been told... 😅 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a><br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <br><a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

Why researching before writing is so, so important.

Screenshot from book MADERING MILLER: His skin was the color of just-pressed olive.

Picture of just pressed olive that is an alien looking lime green.

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<p>Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb is only $1.99 at the moment on major e-retailers. I would've bought it, but turned out, I already own it. 😆<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B000FBFMG6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B000FBFMG6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Assassins-Appre</span><span class="invisible">ntice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B000FBFMG6</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksale/" rel="tag">#booksale</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>BCS <a href="/tags/442/" rel="tag">#442</a>, Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue, ebook out early <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@WeightlessBooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WeightlessBooks</span></a></span> & Kindle Store and for subscribers, stories by James Morrow, Patrick Samphire, RJ Taylor, and Will McMahon.</p><p>The Morrow and McMahon stories go live on the website next week, but the Samphire and Taylor stories won't be out for a week after that. Buy the ebook, get them now, and support BCS paying our authors and First Readers.</p><p><a href="https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-442/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-442/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weightlessbooks.com/fiction/be</span><span class="invisible">neath-ceaseless-skies-issue-442/</span></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Seventeenth-Anniversary-Double-Issue-ebook/dp/B0FS27GPXG/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Seventeenth-Anniversary-Double-Issue-ebook/dp/B0FS27GPXG/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceasele</span><span class="invisible">ss-Seventeenth-Anniversary-Double-Issue-ebook/dp/B0FS27GPXG/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/litmag/" rel="tag">#litmag</a></p>

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