Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe Bookworm Blues Finalist On that note, I give you our new SPFBO finalist covers, handily placed beside the originals. In my humble, leafy, opinion… we need more fun. I do have one problem with the SPFBO though it’s altogether too serious. It’s fantastic for readers and writers alike, and has helped increase the profile of many great and previously underappreciated authors – including Jonathan French and Josiah Bancroft, who have both since been signed by Orbit. The SPFBO (or spiffbo, as the cool kids call it) is a competition hosted by wholesome novelist Mark Lawrence, which aims to raise the profile of several talented self-published authors through consistent exposure across the 10 participating blogs, and the prestige of the competition itself. I’ve been sharing these on twitter over the past month, but this post will have the full collection (plus a couple of extra treats) for your viewing pleasure. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.I’m fucking excellent at making terrible covers though, so I decided that I’d put my skills to good use and re-imagine the covers of this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off finalists. ‘The Song of Ice and Fire meets The Kingkiller Chronicle.’ a juxtaposition of The Exorcist, Kingdom of Heaven and Game of Thrones.' 'An immersive venture into a meticulously-crafted fantasy world.

I could learn a lot from Black just by reading this book and absorbing his worldbuilding, prose, and history.' This is a book I can't wait to tell people about and get them to read.' 'Really strong as a story with great characters and wonderful writing throughout. The Broken Stone Chronicle is a riveting tale of war, quest, magic and horror for fans of grimdark, sword and sorcery, dark fantasy and epic fantasy. And so Horskram and Adelko flee from one danger to another as the Jarl of Thule leads a rebel army against the King of Northalde, plunging the realm into conflict.Īnd on the Other Side, demonkind reawakens. The thief wants to silence them – permanently. Death by adventure isn’t what he had in mind – but it seems the only outcome when they learn of a sorcerous theft that threatens the world.

When Adelko is assigned to legendary exorcist and witch hunter Horskram, he expects an adventurous life. Now the barrier between worlds is breaking down, and two monks must survive a civil war before they can stop the wizard responsible. ** FINALIST 2017 Mark Lawrence SPFBO Competition**Īs a kingdom teeters on the brink of war, two witch hunters fight to stop a warlock before he unleashes an ancient evil.įor centuries, the Argolian Order has protected the mortal vale from the dark forces of the Other Side.

Devil's Night Dawning by Damien Black