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The Scroungers Audiobook Announcement!

So, I’ve been sitting on this news for a while. And it’s been eating away at me,…

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Friday Conversation: Mid Year Check In – Our Top 5 Books

On our latest Friday Conversation episode, the group lists our top 5 books for the first half…

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DESTINY’S CONFLICT by Janny Wurts

There comes a time in a long, epic fantasy series when the end is in sight and…

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Residuum A Darkening Dawn Novella by BD Rook

Residuum by DB Rook

“… as for the idea of putting our tails between our legs and running,” he took a…

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The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae- a review

Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face…

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The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti- a review

Before we were TRAITORS…Before there was a GRAVE waiting for us all..While more than WORMS remained…It started…

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Century Blade by Rob J Hayes. An Asian warrior draws his sword to fight an enormous dragon

The Century Blade by Rob J Hayes

“Orochi, the king of the dragons, has ordered his brothers and sisters to destroy humanity. It falls…

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Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord – a review

Fortune’s Fool is an impressively large tome at 737 pages on Kindle, so it requires an investment…

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Residuum by DB Rook- a review

*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* I didn’t really…

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Murderbot Diaries

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries #1 “Murderbot + actual human = awkwardness” When I say I like sci-fi The…

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Interview with Author Ronit J.

Ronit J is a fantasy author and indie filmmaker from Mumbai, India. He was 11 years old…

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10 Questions for Tim Hardie

It’s that time again! Forum community members volunteer to be asked random questions by other members and…

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The Devising by Jacob Sannox A dryad looms in the sky above a dark forest

The Devising by Jacob Sannox

The Devising completes the Dark Oak Chronicles fantasy trilogy by Jacob Sannox. Sannox is a writer of…

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Dance With Me - The Novelisation by Livia J Elliot & Prowess Games Find it on Kickstarter

Dance With Me by Livia J Elliot

Dance With Me is a novella written by Livia J Elliot and I was kindly sent an…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 85 | Assorted Crisis Events #2

To hear about the rest of the books we discussed this week, episode 85 can be found…

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Special Delivery by Rex Burke – a review

Special Delivery is something of a departure from the usual quirky, feel-good sci-fi comedies I have come…

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Dance With Me by Livia J Elliot- a review

*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* In honor of…

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Yestermorrow by Frasier Armitage- a review

If you could change the past, would you? What would you change? And when would enough be…

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The Fire in the Frost by Lyra Wolf – a review

The Fire in the Frost is the fourth and final chapter in Lyra Wolf’s Norse fantasy series…

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Double-Edged Sword and Sorcery- a review

New Edge Sword and Sorcery has some pretty cool stuff going on, and if the magazine wasn’t…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 84 | Buried Long, Long Ago #1

Find the podcast episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/17040201 If you listen to the podcast or read this blog, you’ve…

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Interview with artist Jacen Burrows

Q: How did you get started as an artist and comic book artist? I was always drawing…

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Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 Review

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DANCE WITH ME by Livia J. Elliot

An enticing silhouette; a sparkling glint of enhanced design; a subtle turning of musical key; an elaborate…

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Cover of Season of Kings by AJ Rettger

Season of Kings by A.J. Rettger- a review

Let’s start with the fact that I listened to this audiobook a while ago, and I was…

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Impossible Fruit - A Collection of Speculative Stories by Gary J Mack The cover features a green apple hanging suspended in outer space with a slice taken out, to reveal the flesh of an orange within.

Impossible Fruit by Gary J Mack

Impossible Fruit is a selection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories, which were written by multi-genre author…

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ARC Review: Jester by Tim Carter

Jester tells the story of a hero’s journey from lowly latrine slave to, well… hero. I love…

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DESTINY’S DOOM by Vaughn Roycroft- Book 3 in THE SUNDERED NATION trilogy

This third volume in the excellent Sundered Nation trilogy continues to tell the epic tale of Vahldan,…

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Power by Bharat Krishnan, book #2 in the WP Trilogy

Power by Bharat Krishnan

Power is the second book in Bharat Krishnan’s unapologetically political WP Trilogy, following on from the wonderful…

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the Shadows of the Collegiate short stories by DB Rook- a review(s)

I made it a goal this year to prioritize reading books from authors I haven’t read yet….

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 80 | Out of Alcatraz #1

To hear about the other books we read this week, find Episode 80 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16873441 In 1962,…

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Priest of Bones by Peter McClean Review

Priest of Bones was my first experience dipping my toes into what most people refer to as…

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Napalm Lullaby #9 Review

If you’re a listener of our Weekly Pulls podcast, you probably know that I’ve had a weird…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 79 | Assorted Crisis Events #1

You can find episode 79 and the rest of the books we read on the podcast here:…

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Cover of Birthday Treat by Anthony Self

Birthday Treat by Anthony Self- a review

I kinda came into this book with little to no prior knowledge. Seriously, I was aware of…

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Exploring the Tragedy of Life in ‘Where the Body Was’

Find the episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16786060 The conversation revolves around the graphic novel ‘Where the Body Was’ by…

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The Poppy War Trilogy by RF Kuang

I’ll give thoughts on each book in the trilogy without spoiling anything for you. The Poppy War…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 78 | Hyde Street #4

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Cover of The Hallows by HL Tinsley

The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley- a review

Well hot damn! I don’t even know where to start. The Hallows isn’t the first book from…

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The Scroungers by Thomas J. Devens

“To the Dripping Bucket. Home away from homes. Where the swill they serve may be fit to…

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Revival by Stephen King

If you are familiar with me at all from YouTube or the podcast, you know I’m not…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 77 | Hello Darkness #8

To hear about the other books we talked about this week, you can find episode 77 of…

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10 Questions for Susana Imaginário

It’s time for another round of 10 (this time 11) questions! Forum members volunteer to be asked…

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Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing

Our reading group recently finished reading this series and discussed each volume on the podcast. If you’d…

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A Pack of Wolves by PL Stuart, The Drowned Kingdom Saga #5 "PL Stuart establishes himself as the heir apparent to George R R Martin with A Pack of Wolves..." Dr John C Mauro, Content Manager of Grimdark Magazine

A Pack of Wolves by PL Stuart

“Rarely does the one who is most deserving of kingship wear the crown.” That quote from A…

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THE GREAT WHEN by Alan Moore

So here I am, beginning a brand new novel by an author whose work I’ve enjoyed quite…

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Lucky Die- a Shadows of Emros short story

So, a few years back, I wrote a short story for an anthology. Unfortunately, the anthology didn’t…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 76 | w0rldtr33 #13

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Trollgrave by Alex S Bradshaw. A Windborn Saga. A man dressed in Viking travelling clothes holding a staff stands in a dark, foreboding forest.

Trollgrave by Alex S Bradshaw – SPFBOX Feature

“I closed my eyes and prayed that I had not stumbled upon the opening verse of a…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 75 | Into the Unbeing Part 2 #1

Hear the rest of the books we discussed this week here on episode 75 of Pick of…

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EMPHYRIO by Jack Vance

There is nothing quite like getting immersed into another world, taking in the sights and sounds of…

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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 74 | Absolute Superman #4

Listen to Pick of the Week episode 74 here on your favorite podcasting platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16616571 Absolute Superman?…

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THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez

Last year, Jimenez’s second book, The Spear Cuts Through Water, was my book of the year. It…

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STORMED FORTRESS by Janny Wurts

An ending, of a sort. Stormed Fortress brings to culmination a long arc of storytelling that is…

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Cover of A PACK OF WOLVES to be REVEALED!

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Lightfall by Ed Crocker Book 1 of the Everlands You are what you drink "A darkly delightful subversion of the vampire tale... whip-smart snarky banter set against a brooding, blood-drenched world." Sunyi Dean - International Bestselling Author of The Book Eaters

Lightfall by Ed Crocker

“I think I know who the Grays are. Tonight I find out for sure.” I can confidently…

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PARABLE OF THE TALENTS by Octavia E. Butler

In a projected near future novel, an author always takes a risk that they may live to…

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