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Fashion in the Kingdom of Karthus | Medieval Fantasy Worldbuilding

Art by @jovireth

#MedievalFantasy #DarkFantasy #LowFantasy #FantasyWorldbuilding #FantasyLore #PoliticalFantasy #GrimFantasy #IndieFantasy #OriginalFantasy #FantasyArt #Worldbuilding #FantasyCommunity
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
calmeilles.bsky.social
World Economic Forum at Davos, 65 heads of government walk into an ultra-private, not even translators present, locked door meeting.

An hour later 64 walk out.

#PoliticalFantasy #FixThisMess
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM
bardsong139.bsky.social
Reveling in The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson!

Engrossing, intricate world-building, pitch perfect conversational registers, AND characters I care about.

#booksky #politicalfantasy
Purple cover with a ghostly raven's face and claws entering from the left side. Title: The Raven Scholar, Author: Antonia Hodgson.
December 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
jadejuniper.bsky.social
Queer author with a queer normative cozy political fantasy where politics doesn’t = fighting for human rights, and gender isn’t binary! 99 cents everywhere BUT Amazon right now!
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A picture of the solstice court by Jade juniper with text that reads everywhere but Amazon 99 cent sale until January 1st A princess meant to be neutral in a war is thrown off-kilter when heirs from both of her neighboring kingdoms arrive at her Autumn Court—making neutrality much more complicated. The Solstice Court is a queer normative, cozy political fantasy and the first in a trilogy! —Tropes— 🍂Seasonal vibes 🦋 Reluctant Heir 🏰 political intrigue ⚔️ Magic and Duels 💜 Found Family ✨ Reincarnations & Souls 👑 Bantering brothers 🐻 Queer platonic love 🍄 Cozy with a dollop of 💕 #cozyfantasy #politicalfantasy #lgbtqfantasy Kezerah lives behind a veil of peace. Her kingdom is fruitful, her weather fair. She wants nothing more than to escape and explore the world beyond her castle walls. Yet, as the Soul Heir, the reincarnation of her people’s king, heavy expectations root Princess Kezerah in place. To lead her people, she must embrace her magic and maintain peace. A challenge made more difficult by the decade-long war that batters either side of her kingdom’s borders. She is expected to maintain her kingdom’s treaty to uphold peace with a show of complete neutrality. Neither the northern Kingdom of Alora nor the southern shores of Xenkesh may receive an ounce of favoritism. Kezerah balances these duties with uneven footing, up until the day both heirs —warring brothers—of the neighboring kingdoms arrive at her Autumn court. Each brother demands not only her allegiance but her affection, and Kezerah must decide which path she will take to create the future she desires.
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
jadejuniper.bsky.social
The Solstice Court ebook is on sale! EVERYWHERE—but Amazon! You can find it for 99cents (usd) on Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Thalia, Walmart, Indigo, Vivlio, and Fable!
Visit Smashwords Dec. 8th - Jan 4th for 50% off!

#cozyfantasy #politicalfantasy #lgbtqfantasy
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
stevewestenra.bsky.social
I do, however, warn AGAINST reading this book

Which you shouldn't buy at the following links:

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September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
danielskillings.bsky.social
🌍 Religion gave way to banking. Banking gave way to power. But the Celestial Exchange rules all.
#CelestialExchange #PoliticalFantasy #AmericanReaders
September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
danielskillings.bsky.social
🏦 Carl shifted power from religion to banking. But some debts can’t be repaid with money…
#CelestialExchange #PoliticalFantasy #AmericanReaders
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
danielskillings.bsky.social
🏦 The Global Bank shifts from religion to finance. 📊 And humanity is caught in the transaction.
#CelestialExchange #PoliticalFantasy #AmericanReaders
September 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
lindseybyrd.bsky.social
Super excited to announce that The Sun Blessed Prince is currently a Kindle Monthly Deal! Stop by Kindle for an awesome low price!
#politicalfantasy #queerlit #adultfantasy #bookrecs
September 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
stevewestenra.bsky.social
#WIPSnips - "Scrub"

From The Wings of Ashtaroth, my political epic fantasy!

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“I covet much more than gold, Sese.” He spoke all the while with gold gleaming from him head to toe. “You think me a simple man, but that’s only to be expected. You've known me since you wailed helpless in your mother's arms. You see me with a child's eyes still.” Aurelius couldn't help but sneer at the condescension. “Shaqarbas, my father, Dashel—I suppose I see them, too, with a child's eyes?” Qanmi nodded, smile just shy of smugness. “You see a giant, a traitor, and a hero. Tell me I'm wrong.” All his life Aurelius had been schooled in reason and rhetoric. He understood that enough of what Qanmi said was true not to argue, though anger nagged at edges of his rationality. “And what do you see, Qanmi eq-Sabaal?” Qanmi’s laugh was ragged as the scrub that surrounded them. “A leech, a worm, and an addict.” He met Aurelius’s gaze. “Whereas you, Sese? You are fire.” Fire, which burned bright and strong for a little while, but then faded to ash. -The Wings of Ashtaroth
August 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
tabithacattbooks.bsky.social
#readersofbluesky
Help an indie author out?
Would you ready book based on the first paragraph? Critique welcomed!
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August 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
cassandrareid.bsky.social
Time to introduce you all to Cass Reid, the political fantasy pen name I write under.
The debut novel under that pen will be launching this winter.
In the meantime, please enjoy some chapter quotes from Loyalties Divided
#fantasy #politicalfantasy #elves #indieauthor #fantasybooks #comingsoon
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
lissyporterauthor.bsky.social
Grab my Tudor-esque fantasy on #Kindle for #FREE for a strictly limited time.

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#fantasy #Tudoresque #slowburning #politicalfantasy
Image shows the cover for The Throne of Ash by Lissy Porter, which shows an elaborate key on a green background, with the book title over the keys.
July 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
angelaboord.bsky.social
Recovering from a cold so I don't have a lot of annotations today, but I do like discovering new characters in every story while deepening the development of old ones.

From Fool's Feast, Eterean Empire 2.5:

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #amwritingfantasy #politicalfantasy
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“I didn’t know you could read,” I said. “You didn’t know a lot of things about me,” she said without raising her gaze. “My father was a Dagmari gavaro who settled down in the countryside with a farmer’s daughter. But the farm was burned and the fields were salted and I had nothing to do but follow the Prinze army if I wanted to stay alive.” She looked up with a pasted on smile. “My father taught me to read so I could read the epics, but I have never seen one and now I will probably not have the chance.” “I’m—I’m sorry, Vera.” I didn’t know what else to say. She shrugged and the strap of her chemise slid down her shoulder. She seemed not to notice. “It is what it is. But here—your Blade. I’ve been following him in the broadsheets. This is what they’re saying today.”
July 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
angelaboord.bsky.social
I am hanging out in my writing cave trying to finish Eterean Empire 2.5, but if Renaissance-inspired fantasy about a relentless woman with a metal arm sounds like your cup of tea, then check out the series so far!

💙🌶️🪐🎧📚 #BookSky #epicfantasy #politicalfantasy #romanticfantasy #indiebooks
angelaboord.bsky.social Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · Oct 24
Pinned post!

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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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.
July 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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June 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
angelaboord.bsky.social
These books are so good!! If you need to vent a little anger at the establishment and also you need a good fantasy world to escape from doomscrolling, check these out!

💙🪐📚 #politicalfantasy #epicfantasy #BookSky
cmdebell.bsky.social C M Debell @cmdebell.bsky.social · Jun 15
There's still time to grab The Many Shades of Midnight and In Midnight's Shadow for 0.99 each - on sale for this weekend.

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IMS: books2read.com/u/4jMPAk

#indiefantasy #booksale #booksky
Books covers of The Many Shades of Midnight and In Midnight's Shadow by CM Debell. Review quote text: "I was absolutely consumed by this book" "Takes your already broken and devastated heart and squeezes it further."
June 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
angelaboord.bsky.social
If you've read Fortune's Fool, you might recognize some things 😉

One of the reasons Fool's Feast expanded in length (146k now) is because I added 2 POVs, but I think the narrative is better for it.

#WIPSnips #writesky #indiefantasy #amwritingfantasy
#politicalfantasy 💙🪐📚
Andris stared in shock and relief. He had no idea why he should care about an anonymous gavaro, though he had to respect the show of balls the man had just made in jumping roofs. The man was long gone now; there would be no chasing him through the labyrinth of back gardens, and he’d lost the other man, too, beyond discovery. Perhaps the acrobatics had been pure diversion, and if so—it meant he’d been chasing the wrong person all along. But it almost didn’t matter. For the first time in a long while, Andris felt as if he’d been prodded back to life. The Lady and the Vine… Perhaps it was time to make a visit to the Caprine side of the docks.
June 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
kairaloi.bsky.social
#WIPSnips #SoullessPrince
Reed, making a final attempt at CYA, but it's pointless when the deck is stacked against him.
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#politicalfantasy #actionadventure #fantasy #Freebooks #tapas #Webnovel
As Reed entered, the man at the intake desk grinned. There were a few other nobles in the office, though Reed gave them no heed since they weren’t in his direct path, and Durrish etiquette did not require that he go to each one to bow. The filing clerk opened the drawer to his desk and set out the ink pad and wooden stamp. “You ain’t even going to read it,” Reed said as he got to the desk. With a heavy heart, he set the stack of papers down. “No. Why should I?” The office clerk laughed. The other three office clerks laughed. “They shouldn’t allow illiterate morons like you to be knights, let alone Barracks Captains.” Never mind that Davis had written most of the requests because Reed’s handwriting was awful, and everyone knew it. There were several reports that Reed wrote himself because Kelvin insisted that the Barracks Captain write them, but he knew Kelvin didn’t read them. Otherwise, he would’ve said something about Reed repeatedly reporting the issues with the building and financial office giving him trouble. “The building needs repairs. It’s a health hazard,” Reed said, trying to remain calm as he watched the clerk ink his stamp and slam it on the document's first page. REJECTED. “Lower your voice, peasant. You’re making a scene and upsetting Lady Lorraine,” one of the other clerks jeered. Reed looked over, realizing the prospective Crown Candidate was standing there, holding a set of files. He knew his expression wasn’t pleasant. He couldn’t fix that. Grabbing the rejected request from the desk, he bowed to her and left before he really raised his voice. Lady Gwenivar Lorraine had the reputation of being the kindest woman in the country, but she wasn’t going to stick her neck out for Reed or his people.
June 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
gladialambert.bsky.social
My Characters as Old Paintings 🤩 from My WIP Part 2 - Marchioness of the Frozen Tundra coming 2025 ❄️

#fantasy #medievalfantasy #sapphic #sapphicfantasy #politicalfantasy #wlw #fantasycharacter
June 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
gladialambert.bsky.social
My Characters as Old Paintings 🤩 from My WIP - Marchioness of the Frozen Tundra coming 2025 ❄️

#fantasy #medievalfantasy #sapphic #sapphicfantasy #politicalfantasy #wlw #fantasycharacter
June 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
yabookscentral.bsky.social
#YAlit #bookreview FEARLESS is at YABC!
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#conclusion #YAromance #magic #politicalfantasy
May 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
chandlerhinton.bsky.social
Imara never bleeds alone.

#TheDarkestCrown #SFF #politicalfantasy #darkfantasy #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity
May 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
kairaloi.bsky.social
#WIPSnips #SoullessPrince #politicalfantasy #actionadventure
Solace is finding out a bit more about the world he's been dropped into.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM