The Ravenmaster’s Revenge by Jacob Sannox

King Arthur is back, but can he stop the Ravenmaster? This is the first of three reviews…

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Pick of the Week Issue 65: Convert #4

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THE DISPOSSESSED by Ursula K. LeGuin

Are you ready for an out of body experience in a dark spooky sci-fi setting where consciousness…

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Gates of Hope by JE Hannaford - Aulirean Gates Book 1 A young man descends steep stone steps next to a waterfall, accompanied by an enormous hound.

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Aulirean Gates Book 1 “Stories not told are soon forgotten.” This is a story told with love…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 143: The Dregs Release Celebration w/ Thomas J. Devens, Michael R. Fletcher, Jarrod & Chris Mohan

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REVOLVO by Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson! He takes jabs at commercial art! He throws a haymaker at critics! He strikes body…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 141: Rodney Miles – The Art and Business of Self-Publishing

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Pick of the Week Issue 62: The Sacrificers #12

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Spotlight Chewing Episode 5: Tim Hardie

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Friday Conversation | Ep 141: No Happy Endings Anthology

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Your Blood and Bones by J Patricia Anderson. The cover features a raven diving into dark waters, viewed so you can see it breaking the surface.

Your Blood and Bones by J Patricia Anderson

As an avid reader I always plan out my reading for the year ahead, trying to ensure…

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Some thoughts on AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Easton Ellis

I truly never thought I would not finish a book due to the fact that I despised…

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Pick of the Week Issue 62: The Exorcism at 1600 Penn #1

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THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi

Imagine a future that creates a working elephant from the lost DNA of a mammoth and improves…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 140: A Deep Dive The Importance of Community in Hobbies

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Friday Conversation | Ep 139: Steve Clark on Craft, Creativity, and Collaboration

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Godless Lands by Sean Crow

Godless Lands was Sean Crow’s debut novel and the first book in his Godless Lands grimdark fantasy…

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Cover RE-Reveal! THE DREGS- a Vermin of the Old Empire novella

Alright, is this some déjà vu? We’ve been here already… haven’t we? Why yes. Yes we most…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 138: Reflections on Reading Habits

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Pick of the Week 60: VICARIOUS #1

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Friday Conversation: Top 10 Graphic Novels

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Pick of the Week 59: The Terminator #1

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Friday Conversation | Ep 136: Stephanie Vasquez – The War on Drugs: A Complex Narrative

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Callus & Crow by DB Rook. The Wayward World Chronicles Volume 1 Two crows look at one another, whilst below them a suckered tentacle reaches out.

Callus & Crow by DB Rook (SPFBOX Feature)

“It’s no surprise that there’s something very unsettling about burying your only friend in the ground while…

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The Penguin Episode 2: The Riddler’s Impact on Gotham

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TIGANA by Guy Gavriel Kay

Welcome to a romantic tale of magic and love; an ultimate fairy tale without the fairies; a…

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The Dregs- a Vermin of the Old Empire novella- *COVER REVEAL*

The Dregs Vermin of the Old Empire Pre-Order your copy now! https://books2read.com/u/b56Y77 The lords have fallen. But…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 134: Healing a Divided Nation: Applying Psychotherapy Principles with Phyllis Leavitt

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The Penguin Episode 1: The Complexity of Crime in Gotham

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 56

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Frankenstein: The Moral Dilemmas of Creation and Humanity

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In Conversation with Steve from Page Chewing

I was lucky enough to be invited by Jose to be a guest on his podcast Fantasy…

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BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell

Join me if you will, in my regimen of Double Speak. Embrace my hate for this pamphlet…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 133: Benjamin Liar – Unraveling the Complex Structure of The Failures

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Withered Hill by David M Barnett

As I were going up Withered Hill With night-time coming soon I met a man under the…

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BOOK REVIEW: SPEAR by Nicola Griffith

Hearken to the days of old! When magic filled the air! And those who had the will…

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Book review: The Devil Delivered by Steven Erikson

In The Devil Delivered, Erikson is the devil who delivers us a tale of a grim near…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 132: Top 5 Second Books in a Series

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Friday Conversation | Ep 131: Kristof Morrow: Going Viral on TikTok: A Hug from the World

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The Unholy Consult Chapters 13 – 16 by R. Scott Bakker – Exploring the Possibility of Cheating Death and Damnation

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Friday Conversation | Ep 130 : Page Chewing Forum Hangout

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Frailty (2001) – Faith, Madness, and the Boundaries of Belief

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Friday Conversation | Ep 129: Mike Oppenheim – The Allure of Creativity

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The Lasting Influence of George Orwell’s 1984: Control, Rebellion, and the Power of Language

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The Unholy Consult Chapters 7-12 by R. Scott Bakker – Exploring the Nature of Dunyain and Compassion

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A Ritual of Bone by Lee C Conley. An armoured warrior with an axe fights zombies in a misty graveyard.

A Ritual of Bone by Lee C Conley

Lee C Conley’s writing drew my eye after I read some of his excellent short stories, published…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 128: Leanna Wolfe – Changing Dynamics of Relationships

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Unearthed Stories- THE PAWN- A Vermin of the Old Empire short story

THE PAWN Return to the Fractured Kingdoms of the Vermin of the Old Empire with THE PAWN…

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The Failures (Wanderlands #1) by Benjamin Liar

Finally a debut that I’m keen to reread! ???? Magic. Mystery. Mayhem.Tonally apt writing, compelling story and…

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Spotlight Chewing with H.L. Tinsley & Thomas J. Devens | Episode 3

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The Rambling Barbearian Logo of a hobo bear berserker.

An Introduction of Sorts

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Friday Conversation | Ep 127: July Reading Wrap-Up

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The Unholy Consult Chapters 1-6 by R. Scott Bakker: Distorting Fantasy Tropes Debating Responsibility and Choice

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Friday Conversation | Ep 126: Dennis E. Taylor – Navigating the Bobiverse

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Comic Commentary: Top 10 by Alan Moore

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The Navigator’s Children by Tad Williams

The much awaited finale to the Osten Ard saga … With The Navigator’s Children, Tad Williams delivers…

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Unraveling the Final Chapters of The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker

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