Fantasy Book Critic
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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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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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🕰️ COVER REVEAL 🕰️
I’m honored to help reveal the gorgeous cover for the fourth book in @gameoverstation.bsky.social’s Chronos Chronicles series: Time God Warlock!!! Another stunner in a fantastic urban fantasy series. Check it out!
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 18, 2025
COVER ARTIST: Chris McGrath
I’m honored to help reveal the gorgeous cover for the fourth book in @gameoverstation.bsky.social’s Chronos Chronicles series: Time God Warlock!!! Another stunner in a fantastic urban fantasy series. Check it out!
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 18, 2025
COVER ARTIST: Chris McGrath
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🕰️ COVER REVEAL 🕰️
I’m honored to help reveal the gorgeous cover for the fourth book in @gameoverstation.bsky.social’s Chronos Chronicles series: Time God Warlock!!! Another stunner in a fantastic urban fantasy series. Check it out!
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 18, 2025
COVER ARTIST: Chris McGrath
I’m honored to help reveal the gorgeous cover for the fourth book in @gameoverstation.bsky.social’s Chronos Chronicles series: Time God Warlock!!! Another stunner in a fantastic urban fantasy series. Check it out!
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 18, 2025
COVER ARTIST: Chris McGrath
Today we're reviewing Brigands and Breadknives, another heartwarming (if decidedly more action-packed) adventure, this time featuring a scene-stealing chaos goblin.
Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!
Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!
Review: Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
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November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today we're reviewing Brigands and Breadknives, another heartwarming (if decidedly more action-packed) adventure, this time featuring a scene-stealing chaos goblin.
Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!
Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!
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In case you missed it, I wrote a thing to hopefully help folks not land in the wrong place. Since then, it’s been agent/editor approved more than once. Hah.
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Too Many Sharks: A Warning About "Agents"
No, seriously
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November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In case you missed it, I wrote a thing to hopefully help folks not land in the wrong place. Since then, it’s been agent/editor approved more than once. Hah.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/too-many-s...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/too-many-s...
Just watched #PredatorBadlands & man @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social aced it. This is a cool new twist in the Predator movie franchise. Elle Fanning is terrific throughout the movie & if you liked Prey. You will LOVE Badlands. This is so much better than Romulus & Alien Earth. Need the sequel now!!!
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November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Just watched #PredatorBadlands & man @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social aced it. This is a cool new twist in the Predator movie franchise. Elle Fanning is terrific throughout the movie & if you liked Prey. You will LOVE Badlands. This is so much better than Romulus & Alien Earth. Need the sequel now!!!
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HEY SAN FRANCISCO FOLKS
One week from tonight I'm going to be casually scribbling in copies of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER at Borderlands. Stop by. Say hello. Get a book scribbled in.
I'll be there from 5:15 on the 13th until there's nothing left to scribble in. Or until they close. Whichever comes first.
One week from tonight I'm going to be casually scribbling in copies of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER at Borderlands. Stop by. Say hello. Get a book scribbled in.
I'll be there from 5:15 on the 13th until there's nothing left to scribble in. Or until they close. Whichever comes first.
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
HEY SAN FRANCISCO FOLKS
One week from tonight I'm going to be casually scribbling in copies of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER at Borderlands. Stop by. Say hello. Get a book scribbled in.
I'll be there from 5:15 on the 13th until there's nothing left to scribble in. Or until they close. Whichever comes first.
One week from tonight I'm going to be casually scribbling in copies of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER at Borderlands. Stop by. Say hello. Get a book scribbled in.
I'll be there from 5:15 on the 13th until there's nothing left to scribble in. Or until they close. Whichever comes first.
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The November list of Self Published Fantasy is now live!
I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which?
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I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which?
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Self Published Fantasy Releases – November 2025
Visit the post for more.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The November list of Self Published Fantasy is now live!
I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which?
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which?
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
The LABYRINTH VOL. 0 Kickstarter from the brilliant mind of @hellofutureme.bsky.social & produced by the fab @wraithmarked.bsky.social folks is live & over 137% funded folks
I’m a backer and you should consider joining in too
I’m a backer and you should consider joining in too
LABYRINTH, Vol. 0
A new fantasy/sci-fi collection helmed by HelloFutureMe!
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November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The LABYRINTH VOL. 0 Kickstarter from the brilliant mind of @hellofutureme.bsky.social & produced by the fab @wraithmarked.bsky.social folks is live & over 137% funded folks
I’m a backer and you should consider joining in too
I’m a backer and you should consider joining in too
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November is upon us, and that brings a whole new crop of books to check out: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
17 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out this November
Lots of sequels, continuations, and fantastical adventures
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November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
November is upon us, and that brings a whole new crop of books to check out: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
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Marvel Omnibuses, Appalachian legends, and letting your brain flex – It's our 100th Perfect Sunday!
GOD’S JUNK DRAWER writer @peterclines.bsky.social shares his recommendations for a Perfect Sunday made up of comfort food, books, comics, music, and more.
Link in thread! 🧵
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GOD’S JUNK DRAWER writer @peterclines.bsky.social shares his recommendations for a Perfect Sunday made up of comfort food, books, comics, music, and more.
Link in thread! 🧵
#booksky
November 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Marvel Omnibuses, Appalachian legends, and letting your brain flex – It's our 100th Perfect Sunday!
GOD’S JUNK DRAWER writer @peterclines.bsky.social shares his recommendations for a Perfect Sunday made up of comfort food, books, comics, music, and more.
Link in thread! 🧵
#booksky
GOD’S JUNK DRAWER writer @peterclines.bsky.social shares his recommendations for a Perfect Sunday made up of comfort food, books, comics, music, and more.
Link in thread! 🧵
#booksky
You can join Heather’s Patreon & enjoy this new story www.patreon.com/craigschaefe...
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You can join Heather’s Patreon & enjoy this new story www.patreon.com/craigschaefe...
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Cindy Fazzi on the strange evolution of a dangerous and controversial profession. crimereads.com/a-brief-hist...
A Brief History of Bounty Hunting in American Art and Life
Did you know that bounty hunting is legal in just two countries in the world? Only the United States and its former territory, the Philippines, allow it. The uniquely American profession has a long…
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October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cindy Fazzi on the strange evolution of a dangerous and controversial profession. crimereads.com/a-brief-hist...
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Blitzed through THE PROVING GROUND by @michaelconnelly.bsky.social — another excellent #LincolnLawyer novel. Out now, published by @littlebrown.bsky.social in North America.
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The Proving Ground
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsi...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Blitzed through THE PROVING GROUND by @michaelconnelly.bsky.social — another excellent #LincolnLawyer novel. Out now, published by @littlebrown.bsky.social in North America.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
Here are four 2026 titles that I can’t wait for. What are yours?
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Here are four 2026 titles that I can’t wait for. What are yours?
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I'm on the Los Angeles Public Library's blog today, chatting about SLAYERS OF OLD and Buffy and favorite authors and whether I've ever faked reading a book and more...
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Interview With an Author: Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines is the author of 20 published SF/F novels, including the Goblin Quest trilogy, the Magic ex Libris series, the Princess series of fairy tale retellings, the Janitors of the Post-Apocalyps...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm on the Los Angeles Public Library's blog today, chatting about SLAYERS OF OLD and Buffy and favorite authors and whether I've ever faked reading a book and more...
www.lapl.org/collections-...
www.lapl.org/collections-...
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“We never validated our core assumptions” is in the running for tech quote of the decade
"We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions. The truth is that gamers already had the solution to their problems, and they weren't going to switch platforms just because a new one was available," a former Amazon exec said earlier this year.
As Amazon's game business crumbles, the public is surprised to discover that it was trying to compete with Steam all this time
If you're wondering how it all went so wrong, former VP Ethan Evans might be able to shed some light on things.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“We never validated our core assumptions” is in the running for tech quote of the decade
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We're almost to 2026! Here's just a handful of books I'm looking forward to in the first half of the new year - what's on your radar?
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We're almost to 2026! Here's just a handful of books I'm looking forward to in the first half of the new year - what's on your radar?
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We just unlocked all our stretch goals with 35 hours to go. Can we break that mighty $150,000 barrier?
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We just unlocked all our stretch goals with 35 hours to go. Can we break that mighty $150,000 barrier?
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After our initial shipping wave, we have some copies left of Lividian's deluxe signed, numbered, and slipcased Limited Edition hardcover of Robert McCammon's Leviathan, the final volume in his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series. subterraneanpress.com/mccammon-lsl...
Leviathan Signed Limited Edition
Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing limited editions and groundbreaking original works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
After our initial shipping wave, we have some copies left of Lividian's deluxe signed, numbered, and slipcased Limited Edition hardcover of Robert McCammon's Leviathan, the final volume in his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series. subterraneanpress.com/mccammon-lsl...
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I wrote about how RFK Jr is making health worse for millions of Americans. He's slashed research and healthcare, and replaced them with "hAvE yOu TrIeD YoGa?"
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
San Francisco Chronicle: 'RFK Jr. has betrayed millions of Americans like me who suffer from chronic illness'
'Like millions of Americans, I live with a virally triggered chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis...'
By Effie Seiberg
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'Like millions of Americans, I live with a virally triggered chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis...'
By Effie Seiberg
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RFK Jr. has betrayed millions of Americans like me who suffer from chronic illness
OPINION: “According to research published by the CDC, 3 in 4 Americans have a chronic illness. That’s nearly 200 million people, and Kennedy is helping none of us,” Effie Seiberg writes.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wrote about how RFK Jr is making health worse for millions of Americans. He's slashed research and healthcare, and replaced them with "hAvE yOu TrIeD YoGa?"
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
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DEAD HAND RULE is out tomorrow! The fine folks at Nerd Daily spoke with me about this penultimate book of the Craft Sequence, and what’s to come. thenerddaily.com/max-gladston...
Q&A: Max Gladstone, Author of 'Dead Hand Rule' | The Nerd Daily
We chat with author Max Gladstone about Dead Hand Rule, which is the latest epic installment in the Craft Wars series.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
DEAD HAND RULE is out tomorrow! The fine folks at Nerd Daily spoke with me about this penultimate book of the Craft Sequence, and what’s to come. thenerddaily.com/max-gladston...
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A heads-up for those who want a video to accompany their tea break or martini hour. Interesting exchanges.
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A heads-up for those who want a video to accompany their tea break or martini hour. Interesting exchanges.
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📚 BOOK DESIGN DEEP DIVE 📚
It was an honor to help @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social with the embossed “leather”-style cover design for her excellent self-pub writing resource: The Ultimate SFF Story Bible interactive journal!
HIRE ME TODAY! See my full my portfolio at adrianmgibson.com/book-design
It was an honor to help @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social with the embossed “leather”-style cover design for her excellent self-pub writing resource: The Ultimate SFF Story Bible interactive journal!
HIRE ME TODAY! See my full my portfolio at adrianmgibson.com/book-design
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📚 BOOK DESIGN DEEP DIVE 📚
It was an honor to help @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social with the embossed “leather”-style cover design for her excellent self-pub writing resource: The Ultimate SFF Story Bible interactive journal!
HIRE ME TODAY! See my full my portfolio at adrianmgibson.com/book-design
It was an honor to help @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social with the embossed “leather”-style cover design for her excellent self-pub writing resource: The Ultimate SFF Story Bible interactive journal!
HIRE ME TODAY! See my full my portfolio at adrianmgibson.com/book-design
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I had a camera pointed at me and was asked to talk about my history and work with the Eldar.
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Bonus Gyrinx intervention included!
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Bonus Gyrinx intervention included!
Gav Thorpe on the Eldar
YouTube video by Filmdeg Miniatures
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October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I had a camera pointed at me and was asked to talk about my history and work with the Eldar.
youtu.be/vO308oQ3yIA
Bonus Gyrinx intervention included!
youtu.be/vO308oQ3yIA
Bonus Gyrinx intervention included!
This was so such a fun game with Bookborn & @zackargyle.com www.instagram.com/reel/DQMWCiu...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This was so such a fun game with Bookborn & @zackargyle.com www.instagram.com/reel/DQMWCiu...
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The essay you've all been waiting for!!! Stephen King (@StephenKing) reflects on adaptations of his own work! crimereads.com/bestsellers-...
Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work
In 2025, four of my novels and two short stories were adapted either for films or as streaming TV shows. I find this befuddling, perplexing, and downright peculiar. Also—okay, yeah—pretty cool. Par…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The essay you've all been waiting for!!! Stephen King (@StephenKing) reflects on adaptations of his own work! crimereads.com/bestsellers-...