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We are a blog of passionate book reviewers who love anything from fantasy to sci-fi and self published works. Active since 2007. Blogger judges in SPFBO from 2015. Find us at https://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com (BS Posts/replies by Caitlin & Mihir)

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · Nov 10

Thanks to all the new & old followers, we have reached 1K followers. A warm welcome to everyone, we love to post about books we love, authors we are crazy about, #SPFBO, a little bit about Cricket (the sport), and lots about fantasy, SF, mystery-thrillers, & other genres

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 2h

Today we're reviewing THE LOST RELIQUARY, the tale of an irreverent divine knight on a quest to end divinity that had us hooked from start to finish.

Full review! Thanks to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

Review: The Lost Reliquary by Lyndsay Ely

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 3h

Checkout the snazzy cover for the @grimoakpress.bsky.social edition of @tadwilliams.bsky.social’s OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOW with art by Donata Giancola @mrstad.bsky.social

Buyers can look forward to get their copies on 12th November, 12 pm PST from grimoakpress.com/collections/...

Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 23h

Bloggers, booktubers, booktokers, bookstragrammers, lend me your attention. Rob J. Hayes is looking for some discerning ARC readers for his upcoming epic fantasy standalone titled HAMMERFALL. #booksky #fantasy #epicfantasy

You can sign up here Link to Google Form: forms.gle/Hr6Xw3Q8K8TC...

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Peter McLean @petemc666.bsky.social · 23h

UK readers! This is a great time to preorder PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS in paperback from @arcadia_books. The link is here:

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Remember to use the preorder code!

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 23h

Have you heard about LABYRINTH VOL. 0 from the brilliant mind of @hellofutureme.bsky.social & produced by the fab @wraithmarked.bsky.social folks www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

Launching in November, this anthology is going to blow your mind w/ its author lineup & the brilliant array of tales

Coming soon: LABYRINTH, Vol. 0

A new fantasy sci-fi collection helmed by HelloFutureMe!

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 1d

"[O]nce you have everything, what—or who—are you willing to sacrifice to maintain it?" crimereads.com/hannah-beer-...

Hannah Beer On The Costs and Consequences of Celebrity Culture

I suppose, if I were to try to neatly sum up my novel in two quotes, I’d turn to Almost Famous and Gwyneth Paltrow. For the former, I’d choose this, said by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character about…

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dominish_books @dominishbooks.bsky.social · 16d

I'm nearly finished, which means soon I'll have some tough decisions to make! Check out my highlights of fantasy from the 2010s here:
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What surprises you here, and what's missing from your own highlights list? Is this the best decade of fantasy?

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

The words "guilty pleasure" don't exist with books. No guilt, just pleasure. Books are there to enjoy.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Rob "Cheddar Goblin" Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 1d

@sffworld.com Countdown to Halloween 2025: COLDWAR: A NECROTEK NOVEL by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social, my review of the second installment of this awesome Lovecraftian Military SF series @blackstonepub.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2025/10/sffw...

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 1d

Less than 7 hours to go for you to grab a copy of Shami Stovall’s Chronos Chronicles omnibus Vol 1. The KS is already 250% funded and heres your chance to grab a beautiful copy www.kickstarter.com/projects/aut...

The Chronos Chronicles: Deluxe Collector's Edition

Books 1-2 of the award-winning urban fantasy series, The Chronos Chronicles!

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MD Presley @mdpresley.bsky.social · 1d

Today as I hauled a large box to the garage to store for potential future crafting, I remember laughing 25 years ago about Hank Hill having done that.

The transformation is nearly complete, I tell you what.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 2d

For all those busy watching the crap on Faux and thinking Portland is some horrid burning crap-pit. This was taken last week and you can see the ICE Facility highlighted in the 3rd and 4th pic.

People were calmly protesting in front and there’s no major problems happening.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 5d

Something cool is coming up next month from the mind of @hellofutureme.bsky.social and @wraithmarked.bsky.social. Be on the lookout for LABYRINTH Vol. 0 www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

Coming soon: LABYRINTH, Vol. 0

A new fantasy sci-fi collection helmed by HelloFutureMe!

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Fletchgod Apocalypse @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social · 5d

Got a hankerin' for some violent alternate history noir fantasy (or VAHNF, as the kids call it)?!

Wel,, holy schnuukies do I have a book for you!

"An addictive mix of gangland intrigue and historical fantasy. More please." -Anthony Ryan, author of BLOOD SONG

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Norylska Groans

Amazon.com: Norylska Groans eBook : Fletcher, Michael R., Snyder, Clayton W. : Kindle Store

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 5d

Something cool is coming up next month from the mind of @hellofutureme.bsky.social and @wraithmarked.bsky.social. Be on the lookout for LABYRINTH Vol. 0 www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

Coming soon: LABYRINTH, Vol. 0

A new fantasy sci-fi collection helmed by HelloFutureMe!

www.kickstarter.com

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

A superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

REVIEW: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 8d

I had such a great time writing this piece for Reactor! one of the great things about publishing a book is people let you write about things you’re vaguely obsessed with

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 8d

Drawing from stories such as Hiron Ennes' Leech and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, author @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social reviews the popularity of medical horror, placing it alongside the return of dystopian fiction:

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Dystopian Medicine: Why Medical Horror Has a Hold on Us - Reactor

When society feels at its most unstable, we find ourselves turning to the darker genres of fiction...

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 13d

@joeabercrombie.com elucidates about the nature of grimdark www.instagram.com/reel/DPRoBS3...

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 13d

"In a world where climate change wreaks havoc on the planet, history is salvaged by memory hunters."

@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social reviews Mia Tsai's dystopian science-fantasy The Memory Hunters:

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Records and Romance in The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai - Reactor

Science fiction and fantasy, dystopian and romance, slice-of-life and adventure blend in Mia Tsai's sophomore novel.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 16d

Today we're reviewing Savage Blooms, a fantasy romance with a promising premise that underwhelms at the finale.

Thank you to Orbit Books for the ARC!

Review: Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 19d

Let’s also add in a public shaming just because

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 20d

The more A-listers speaking out about censorship from this regime, the better.

Vulture @vulture.com · 21d

Yesterday, Apple made the decision to pull The Savant from its release schedule due to politically sensitive topics. Now the show’s star Jessica Chastain speaks out: ‘We’re not aligned on the decision to pause the release.’