fantasy – Page 6 – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Review: The Glass Gargoyle – Marie Andreas

May 11, 2023 by scott

Genre: Fantasy Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Magic. Mayhem. Drunken faeries. Archeologist Taryn St. Giles has spent her life mining the ruins of the elves who vanished from the Four Kingdoms a thousand years ago. But when her patrons begin disappearing too—and then turning up dead—she finds herself unemployed, restless, and desperate. So she goes looking for other missing things: as a bounty hunter. Tracking her first fugitive—the distractingly handsome and strangely charming Alric—she unearths a dangerous underworld of warring crime lords, demonic squirrels, and a long-lost elven artifact capable of unleashing a hell on earth. … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: The Empath and The Soldier – A.K. Holubek

May 11, 2023 by scott

A.K. Holubek has a new MM Regency period fantasy book out, The Unconventionals book 1: The Empath and the Soldier. And there’s a giveaway. The situation seemed hopeless. But Tyrran couldn’t pretend to be ignorant of the danger and just wait for his home to disintegrate around him. As a Favored male, Tyrran belongs to a select group of men born with one of the Four Gifts, a blessing usually reserved for women. Quiet, introverted, and filled with self-doubt, Tyrran has always struggled with living up to the responsibilities that come with being Gifted. Still, he had managed to achieve the … Read more

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Review: Underhill Transit Services – Shirley Meier

April 5, 2023 by scott

Genre: Poetry, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book A poetry book about how the Fae and the Gods make the Subway theirs. The Review What if the Old Gods walked among us, and used the subway? That’s the fascinating premise behind Shirley Meier’s new poetry book, Underhill Transit Services. How would those Gods deal with the assorted nuisances, smells and inconveniences of traveling on the Underground? The answer is about as well as the rest of us. I loved the way Meier combined the mundane and mortal with the magical, often pissing off both … Read more

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Double Review: The Dragon Eater – J. Scott Coatsworth

March 18, 2023 by scott

Just got a great review in – well, two, actually – one from Ulysses and one from Maryann at Queer Sci Fi for the Dragon Eater! Genre: Sci-Fantasy, YA Crossover LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewers: Ulysses, Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever. Raven’s best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Thorns of Chaos – Jeremiah Cain

March 12, 2023 by scott

Jeremiah Cain has a new MM fantasy romance out: Thorns of Chaos. And there’s a giveaway. “Cain crafts a vivid world … rich with detail and myth-lore that traipses brightly through the darker themes of oppression and suffering.” –BookLife Reviews Queer Grimdark Fantasy: Finn is no hero, chosen born, or noble. Despite escalating tensions from the Dayigan soldier’s occupation of Feah lands, the happy-go-lucky twenty-five-year-old is content to spend his days fishing and flirting with the other men in his Celtic-like village. But everything changes at their midyear’s eve festival when an angry Dayigan commander catches Finn in the arms … Read more

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Review: Once Upon a Dance – Kim Fielding

March 8, 2023 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fairy Tale, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book om is an aging house-android, toiling away for the cruel and ungrateful owners of an inn. He secretly dreams of freedom, friendship, and love. When an inn guest offers him the chance to attend a grand masquerade ball, Dom jumps at the opportunity. For a few precious hours he enjoys a level of independence he had never imagined—and the company of a handsome and kind prince of industry. Until the clock strikes midnight. The Review I love fairy tale retellings, especially when they … Read more

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Point of View: The Dragon Eater Teaser #6

March 6, 2023 by scott

Hey all… we’re just 10 days (and counting) away from my first major release in twenty months. I’m thrilled to bring The Dragon Eater (Tharassas Cycle Book 1) to you, thanks to Steven Radecki and Water Dragon Publishing. Each week I’ll share something special about the book and/or the series. In the first excerpt, you met Raven the thief (and titular Dragon Eater). In the second excerpt, I introduced Aik, Raven’s loyal friend (and inconveniently for a thief, part of the Gullton city Guard). In the third one, it was their friend Silya, an aspiring Hencha Queen who has a … Read more

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Point of View: The Dragon Eater Teaser #5

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 by scott

Hey all… we’re just 24 days (and counting) away from my first major release in twenty months (and three days from the cover reveal and opening of preorders). I’m thrilled to bring The Dragon Eater (Tharassas Cycle Book 1) to you, thanks to Steven Radecki and Water Dragon Publishing. Each week I’ll share something special about the book, and an excerpt. This week, it’s some “concept” art of Aik I commissioned from the amazing L.J. Phillips. In the first excerpt, you met Raven the thief (and titular Dragon Eater). In the second excerpt, I introduced Aik, Raven’s loyal friend (and … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: McShayne’s Elf – Nicole Dennis

February 17, 2023 by scott

Nicole Dennis has a new MM fantasy paranormal romance out, McShayne Bloodline book 2: McShayne’s Elf. And there’s a giveaway. A Realm falls to the darkness. An outcast because of his mixed heritage, Braedyn of the Dark, Captain of the Royal Shields and protector of the Prince of the Southern Woodland Realm, maintains his position through sheer grit and skill. Connected to a hawk familiar, Cerin, his magic is a mixture of Arcane and wielding. At the High King’s orders, he remains by his Prince’s side through a treacherous journey through the Lands to discover answers and a new home. … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Skythane Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

February 16, 2023 by scott

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci-fi romance audiobook out, Oberon Cycle book one: Skythane. And there’s a giveaway. Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop between them as they race to avert … Read more