This week we're talking about two authors that have taken the fantasy genre by storm in recent years with their dark and epic tales. John Palladino John Palladino burst onto the scene in the summer of 2022 with his debut The Trials of Ashmount. His books are firmly rooted in the grimdark genre of fantasy, and he's not afraid to remind you of that. Taking cues from authors like Joe Abercrombie, Mr. Palladino's Tragedy of Cedain series will have you hooked on the multi-pov tales of people that seem to just have no luck in life, or no love for...
Where to Start With Indie Books: 10 Authors to Start With Part 2
Continuing my Intro to Indie series, today we're going to check out authors Mark Timmony and James Lloyd Dulin, fantasy writers taking completely different approaches to the genre. Mark Timmony Mark Timmony is the author of the Eye of Eternity series, which currently consists of the novel The Blood of the Spear and the prequel novella Starbinder. This series revolves around two brothers who are the subject of a prophecy, and what that means for them politically. This series wears its Wheel of Time influences prominently and doesn't take itself too seriously. Mark is currently hard at work on the...
Where to Start With Indie Books: 10 Authors to Start With Part 1
"I want to start reading indie and self-published books, where do I start?" I get this question a lot. Over the next five weeks I'm going to highlight ten authors that are perfect entry-points into the indie and self-publishing science-fiction and fantasy world, starting with Andrew D Meredith Andrew D Meredith is the author of two ongoing series. Thrice is book one in his Needle and Leaf series, a series that is inspired by Slavic mythology. The Needle and Leaf series is on the smaller scale compared to his other series. It has a smaller cast and smaller stakes....