For myself, Emma, and Timy, this was our first year as acting judges in SPFBO. Although we’ve followed the contest and read many of the entries in years past, we didn’t realize how challenging being a participant would be. The process...
by Michael Gruneir MG: At what point did you know you wanted to write full time? GK: I think I’ve always wanted to write. When I was younger it had that unrealistic feel to it though. A bit like wanting to be a...
By Michael Gruneir James Jakins is a self published author of both Urban and Epic Fantasy. His debut novel Jack Bloodfist: Fixer was a SPFBO 2017 top 10 finalist. He recently released his third novel Knights of the Dead God, and...
Richard Nell concerned family and friends by quitting his real job in 2014 to ‘write full-time’. He is a Canadian author of fantasy, living in one of the flattest, coldest places on earth with his begrudging wife, who makes sure he...
John Carver has three rules: Don’t drink in the daytime, don’t gamble when the luck has gone, and don’t talk to the dead people who come to visit. It has been almost five years since the incident in Kabul. Since the...
By BRIAN D ANDERSON So you’ve written a few books, had them edited, paid for a cool cover, learned how to market, and as a result, had a great deal of success selling them online. You’ve even quit your day job....
written by Dark It is a central principle of Buddhism that the source of suffering is desire, and the ultimate way to achieve enlightenment is to rid oneself of desires. Since most characters we meet in fiction however are not highly...
We are proud to showcase an exceprt from T. Cook’s latest novel, SPINNING SILK, available now. Synopsis: A brilliant weaver; a conscience stricken gardener; and a journey through deadly ancestral secrets.. An orphan’s weaving genius ignites the envy of her peers,...
This is my first year as a SPFBO judge, and I’m grateful to Mark Lawrence and the FantasyBookReview team for letting me voice my opinions on their forums. I’m especially grateful to all of the incredibly talented authors that have submitted...
We at FantasyBookReview are thrilled to announce the start of a new trilogy by resident favorite Ben Galley, and we’re able to share its cover today. Presenting CHASING GRAVES, coming December 7th, 2018 (eBook and paperback.) PREORDER now available! Blurb: Meet Caltro...