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fantasy-faction.com /1 week ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Fourth Fall

June is here, and so is another round of cuts in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we are saying goodbye to three more books

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fantasy-faction.com /1 week ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Fifth Fall

We are deeper into June and deep into the cuts for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we bid farewell to three more books in our Fifth Fall.

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fantasy-faction.com /3 weeks ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Third Five Fall

One more week of May, and one more month for Round One of this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we will be saying goodbye to another five books: our Third Five...

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fantasy-faction.com /1 month ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Second Five Fall

On this, the first day of May, we are saying goodbye to our second round of contestants in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! And just as a reminder, we don’t re...

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fantasy-faction.com /5 days ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Sixth Fall

We are nearing the end of the cut posts for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we say goodbye to three more books in our Sixth Fall.

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file770.com /1 week ago

Self-Published Science Fiction Competition 5 Names Semifinalists

The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC5) has announced its 10 semifinalists, selected by five judging teams from 124 entries. Founded by Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan,...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /2 weeks ago

SPFBO 11 Third Semi-Finalist Review: SHADOWS DARK AND DEADLY by Andrea Marie Johnson

Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for all of the eventual finalists. How...

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fantasy-faction.com /1 day ago

Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Seventh and Final Fall

And that is it for our cut posts! Thank you once more to every author who entered and had the courage to put their work in front of us. We genuinely appreciate each and every one o...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /11 hours ago

SPFBO 11 Fifth Semi-finalist Review THE HALLOWS by H.L.Tinsley

Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for all of the eventual finalists. How...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /4 weeks ago

SPFBO 11 First Semi-finalist Review: THE BODDICKER LETTERS by A C Cross

Here at The Fantasy Hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do accept we will have to give out numerical scores for all of the eventual finalist...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /1 week ago

SPFBO 11 Fourth Semi-Finalist Review THREADS OF MEMORY by Richard Fierce

Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for all of the eventual finalists. How...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /3 weeks ago

SPFBO 11 Second Semi-Finalist Review: THE SEA PRINCE by Elizabeth Schechter

Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for all of the eventual finalists. How...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /3 weeks ago

RINGLANDER: THE PATH AND THE WAY By Michael S. Jackson (EXCERPT & KICKSTARTER ANNOUNCEMENT)

Stabby nominated, SPFBO7 semi-finalist Ringlander: The Path and the Way is a fast-paced, epic fantasy adventure full of games, grit and magic. Holes between worlds are tearing thro...

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locusmag.com /1 month ago

2026 Prometheus Novel Award Finalists

The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has announced the five finalists for the Best Novel category of the Prometheus Awards, honoring thematically pro-liberty works published in 2...

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file770.com /1 week ago

Eight Writers Shortlisted for Future Worlds Prize 2026

A decolonial heist fantasy, a Southern Gothic-inspired horror and a tale of two cities locked in a long-running war are among the entries shortlisted for this year’s Future Worlds...

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fictionhorizon.com /1 week ago

Best Fantasy Reads: Books Like ‘Fourth Wing’ You’ll Love

Closing a massive fantasy book often leaves you with a specific kind of reading hangover, especially when you finish a story filled with lethal trials and massive winged creatures....

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file770.com /3 weeks ago

British Fantasy Awards 2026 Shortlists

The shortlists for the 2026 British Fantasy Awards have been released. The are 13 categories this year because the audio category has been divided, so that audio fiction releases n...

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bookriot.com /1 month ago

рџ“љ Vibes-based front-runners

Early predictions for the 2026-2027 book awards season

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file770.com /2 weeks ago

2026 SFPA Poetry Contest

The 2026 SFPA Speculative Poetry Contest has opened for entries and is open to all poets, including non-SFPA-members. Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in three cate...

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bibliosanctum.com /1 week ago

Book Review: Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars...

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fantasy-faction.com /1 week ago

Iron Prince by Bryce O’Connor and Luke Chmilenko – Review

Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. Afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents because of it, he has had to fight tooth and nail for every minor advantage l...

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bookishelf.com /1 month ago

The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey

The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey, the second book in The Captive's War trilogy, is patient, brutal, and deeply human, with comparable reads from Tchaikovsky and Martine. The...

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fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com /4 weeks ago

More inexpensive ebook goodies!

You can now download Peter V. Brett's The Warded Man for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your coun...

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fantasy-hive.co.uk /1 month ago

TOP PICKS – April 2026

It’s time for this month’s Top Picks! That right, we’ve reached the end of another month, and now it’s time to share our Top Picks of the month! Every month, we like to share with...

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