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Nerdy introvert. Hopeless romantic. Character-driven epic fantasy about chasing hope in the darkness. 🦾❤️‍🩹 #SPFBO Finalist FORTUNE'S FOOL #SFINCS Finalist #BBNYA Semifinalist https://linktr.ee/angelaboord

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · Oct 24

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If you like your epic fantasy with deeply personal stakes...
If you need to read about the private lives of mercenaries...
If you like your worlds intricate and dark...

Check out my Eterean Empire series! 🦾

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#BookSky #booksky💙📚

On an epic fantasy book cover, a woman holds a sword in her metal hand and throws a deck of cards onto a table with a Renaissance still life of wine and fruit

An epic fantasy book cover featuring a man, sitting beside a sleeping woman, who holds a dagger in one hand and clenches his other in a fist.

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 6h

lol My boys loved that show! Many fond memories 😂

Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

It does make for an excellent story, though! 😆

Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

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Explore magical realms in author Angela Boord's fantasy universe. Her first book, Fortune's Fool, was a SPFBO 5 Second Place Winner!

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

I had to go with "greeting" as a synonym. This is Sergei's POV; his older brother Kolya has shown up unexpectedly (as he often does).

(Kolya, incidentally, is a MC in my short story "Wishes", which is available for free with my newsletter.)

#WIPSnips #writesky #amwritingfantasy #BookSky

He grinned suddenly and said, “Seryoshenka.” My little kid, family name. Then he pitched his cigarette to the asphalt of the parking lot, ground it beneath his boot, and grabbed me by the arms, embarrassing me by kissing both cheeks the Russian way. I knew he knew it embarrassed me to do it in public, but he was just enough of an asshole big brother to do it because it made me uncomfortable. On the other hand, I guess there are ways siblings let you know they’re different from strangers and acquaintances. You can secretly appreciate those behaviors, even if they’re a pain in the ass. The point is, them being a pain in the ass makes it feel like everything is in its proper place.
He smelled like cigarette smoke and some kind of soap or cologne and a little bit like sweat because it was hot, and we were both sticky with humidity. His cheeks always seemed to have just enough stubble to scrape mine in the greeting kiss, like he was perpetually in need of a shave or undecided about growing a beard. All these things let me know he’d stepped into my life again for a brief, disorienting moment.
“I’m proud of you,” he said gruffly. “You’re really doing something with your life.”

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

I love Alyas so much, but poor Esar 😂

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C M Debell @cmdebell.bsky.social · 2d

#WIPSnips 10th October 'prize'

I have this one! It's not a WIP, but here's a snippet from In Midnight's Shadow. Alyas is proposing to steal a famous treasure from a temple and Esar just knows this is a Very Bad Idea.

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

Quote from In Midnight's Shadow for WIPSnips 10th October prompt 'prize'

“That was the easy part.” Alyas unfolded a sheet of parchment. “Getting hold of this was much more difficult.”
It was another sketch. Though ‘sketch’ didn’t do it justice. In the centre of the page, surrounded by crabbed notes, was an illustration of the Empress Ivane casket, colours and details picked out by a skilled artist. Esar scanned the notes, what he could read of them, then the faded signature in the corner. Not any artist. The artist. Eirik Hagan. One of the most famous Isyr craftsmen who had ever lived and the man who had made the box.
He met Alyas’s eyes with a sinking feeling. “Where did you get this?”
“Same place I got the Isyr. The Temple of Yholis. Their library is a treasure trove.”
Esar dropped his head in his hands with a groan. “You robbed Yholis so we can rob Ithol? Have you lost your bloody mind?”
“I didn’t steal it,” Alyas protested, retrieving his prize. “I borrowed it.”
“Do they know you borrowed it?”
“If I’d asked, they might have said no.”
“Then you stole it. And I don’t want to know about the rest. We’ll have no friends left by the time this is over.”

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so sorry, Sara 😞

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James Lloyd Dulin @jamesldulin.bsky.social · 1d

Ethos is going to be amazing! Don't forget to follow the Kickstarter!

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 1d

My twins used to love Monster Bug Wars back in the day ☺️

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

Some years are better than others 😅

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 5d

Request for writers who consider me a friend, especially those of you who do WIPSnips or other engagement posts talking about your wip:

If you have the time and energy, post here about your wip. Give me CONTEXT. Tell me who your characters are and their relationships. Tell me about your setting.

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

things are a little tense. Then there's Maddie, Cam's sister, who dreams alternate futures. There's a bit of a romance here with Sergei, but it's a subplot, this isn't romantasy.

Sergei's sister Anya and brother Kolya also show up, not as POVs, though.

Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

Cam has his own weird "abilities", premonitions which manifest as extreme anxiety. And he's really good at swordwork, but of course that's just a sport in Illinois in 1988, right? (nervous laughter)

Sergei and Cam are pretty much like brothers, but they have had a recent split and...

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

...is also trying to find her by digging through his nightmares (of which, he has many). Sergei sees things other people don't, like not-rats and actual , alive bugs which he thinks are listening in on him. As the book opens, he's using his best friend Cam as cover at a party...

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

I'm revising my giant Cold War portal/epic fantasy Through Dreams So Dark into 2 books, so right now I'm working on the first part. Sergei's mother was supposedly killed while escaping the USSR with her family, but Sergei has been told that she might not be dead. A creepy government organization...

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

Hope y'all are ok and out of the hospital soon!!

Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

It's also a convenient date to add up the cumulative copies and see how much it's sold in its lifetime.

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 3d

I do, probably because it took so long to get it finished and published! Just getting it out into the world felt like a victory I wanted to remember. I've marked its anniversary with a sale at least once, but usually I just think, "hey, it's been x years now!"

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James Lloyd Dulin @jamesldulin.bsky.social · 5d

The time has come...

Introducing Ethos by The Arcanist Guild, @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social, E.J. Doble, @bshgarcia.bsky.social, Jonathan Neves Mayers, Morgan Shank.

A Dark Fantasy Anthology with six novelettes and beautiful artwork.

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Paul G. Zareith @paulgzareith.ink · 14d

Quite a beautiful review of my little novella, The Moribund Monarch's Masterpiece, by Vivian Cicero from Grimoire Ink.

It's always delightful to know that something I wrote evokes such strong emotions in a reader & that alone makes participating in #SFINCS worth it for me.

#BookSky #DarkFantasy

Grimoire Ink Reviews @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social · 14d

#3 for #SFINC3 is The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece By @paulgzareith.ink, reviewed by Vivian!

grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/t...

The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece By Paul G. Zareith

Reviewed by Vivian Cicero We enter the story in the hold of a merchant vessel, in which an imperial inspector has chosen to impose his will, rather than simply signing off on the manifest. He has g…

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 13d

My first two reviews for #SFINCS are up!

Full reviews on my blog⬇️
It's You, Isn't It? weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/its-...
The Drowned Heir
weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

Short review for It's You, Isn't It? by Antony Paschos
Genre: SciFi
I was really intrigued by the premise of this book, and I do still think it’s a unique spin on the space colonialism trope, but the prose made it quite difficult to read at some points. I often got lost in the prose, it was rather repetitive, the dialogue was stilted, and I found myself having a hard time caring about the characters. Twice when we were about to get some very interesting worldbuilding about the Platani and the Gardeners it was glossed over or completely shut down because Avra (the MC) was ‘bored’. But that kind of lore is exactly what I want in a book like this! That being said, I did enjoy the ending, the worldbuilding was interesting, and the back and forth of telling the story pre-revolt and during was an interesting framing device that worked well for this story.

Short review for The Drowned Heir by Jennifer R. Donohue
Genre: Fantasy
I was drawn in by the blurb and then even further drawn in by the first chapter. Donohue weaves together a unique story filled with worldbuilding that draws from folklore, rich descriptions, and a plot that pulls you along to the very end. I particularly loved the worldbuilding in this one. The nature of the charms, tattoos, and rituals of the world felt very in line with the lifestyle of the characters in the coastal village. The main character’s constant struggle with accepting her new responsibility as her uncle’s heir all while housing his restless spirit was such an interesting dynamic to watch unfurl. I’d recommend The Drowned Heir to anyone that loves low magic fantasies with a nautical feel and complicated family dynamics.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 6d

#WIPSnips The word for October 6 is MISS

Dorilian misses a lot of things as his life changes... and changes again. In this snip from THE RILL LORD he meets up with the Khelds again after a long absence and realizes another change about to happen. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Screenshot of a text excerpt from THE RILL LORD, sixth and final (April 2026) book of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Snip is a portion of a scene in which Dorilian rejoins Hans and the Khelds. Here he accepts a breakfast while they still don't know who he is.

Nalf guffawed. “Sit down, damn you.” He kicked out the next bench. As he did so, he eyed Dorilian up and down. “You’re dressed like a gods-bedecked Staubaun this time out. Almost manage to look like one too with that big ring and so much gold on your buttons. Gerd! How can two civilized men expect to talk over empty plates? Get the man a porridge or something.”
Dorilian took the offered seat, knowing he might never again get to savor such Kheldish bluntness with impunity. He only now realized he had missed it, this earthy honesty of feeling. He would miss it even more when they learned to know him on sight. Gerd set a bowl of porridge in front of the Thegnard, then moved around the table to take a seat himself.

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 6d

I think I like him, though 😅

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C M Debell @cmdebell.bsky.social · 6d

#WIPSnips 6 October 'miss'

When your characters have enough problems without a crown prince who should know better popping in for a visit.

#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writingfantasy

Quote from Northern Steel for the prompt 'miss'

Very deliberately, she set the bottle on her desk. With some force.
Krado blinked at her in surprise, oblivious to the tension. “Really, Cat. I don’t see what the fuss is about. No one knows I’m here—”
“That’s the bloody problem! What do you think your guards will do once they realise you’re missing? Gods, they’ll tear this city apart.” And anyone who got in their way.
“But they don’t know,” he said patiently. “They think I’m in seclusion, contemplating the state of my soul or something. They won’t find out for, oh, hours.” An airy wave of his hand served to underline the vagueness of this estimate.
“They won’t find out at all,” she snapped, “because you’re going back. Osk—”
“No.” Krado leant back in the chair and crossed his legs at the ankles with a casual smile that nevertheless conveyed the immovable force of the imperial will. “Not until you tell me what’s going on.”

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C M Debell @cmdebell.bsky.social · 9d

The Stuff With Fantasy Free Fall event starts today! 200+ books are free until 5th October.

Check out the sale at stuffwithfantasy.com/event/68930d...

#freebooks #stuffwithfantasy #indiefantasy

Collage of front covers of fantasy books in the Stuff With Fantasy Free Fall book event from October 3-5th 2025
www.stuffwithfantasy.com

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