This year The Qwillery is one of 10 blogs participating in the 2nd year of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO2). We'll be reading a lot of books to find the one novel that The Qwillery will put forward to be considered by the other SPFBO2 blogs. You can read more about SPFBO2 here.
The 10 novels that last year's blogs chose as their blog's top book are included in the SPFBO Bundle from StoryBundle and I get to give a away a Bundle to one lucky entrant.
The 10 novels that last year's blogs chose as their blog's top book are included in the SPFBO Bundle from StoryBundle and I get to give a away a Bundle to one lucky entrant.
THE SELF-PUBLISHED FANTASY BLOG-OFF BUNDLE
Curated by Blair MacGregor
"Ten fine bloggers and blog-sites spent a year considering almost three hundred self-published fantasy books to bring you their ten favorites. It's hard to imagine you won't find some gems among them." — Mark Lawrence
This is a unique bundle, its books chosen not by me, but by reviewers who took part in the first Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off organized by Mark Lawrence. Each reviewer received over twenty-five books and a mission: Choose one. This bundle contains the books those reviewers put at the very top of their list.
The SPFBO Bundle includes some of the coolest indie fantasy around. Crista McHugh's A Soul for Trouble gives you a witch named Trouble, possessed by the god of chaos. William Saraband's Shattered Sands follows a slave girl suddenly empowered by forces older than the desert itself. You'll delve into the more-than-murder mystery of Matthew Colville's Priest, and follow another priest trying to save the world after the gods disappear in Barbara Webb's City of Burning Shadows. And The Weight of A Crown from Tavish Kaeden serves up the deep epic of a recently-united realm on the verge of fracturing.
There is the sharp warrior who knows the value of leaving heroism behind in Under A Colder Sun by Greg James, and the ruined hero who chances into a way to surmount the past in David Benem's What Remains of Heroes. Plague Jack delves deep into a brutal world of conspiracies, consequences, and backlash against a conqueror in Sins of the Sovereignty. Ben Galley smacks a young man into a frontier Wyoming filled with blood magick and secrets in Blood Rush. And Michael McClung's The Thief Who Pulled On Trouble's Braids—the novel scoring highest in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off—races along with a sassy, smart thief who must find an artifact everyone thinks she already has before she's killed for it.
StoryBundle lets you choose your own price, so you decide how much you'd like to support the writers. For $5—or more, if you'd like—you'll receive the basic bundle of five novels in DRM-free ebook format. For the bonus price of at least $15, you'll receive all ten novels. If you choose, a portion of your payment will go toward supporting different charities such as Mighty Writers and Girls Write Now. Over the years, StoryBundle and its participating writers have donated thousands to support awesome charities doing great work.
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Bundle is available for only three weeks, so now is the time to pick up this unique collection of reviewer-beloved fantasy novels, and discover new independent writers who want to take you on thrilling adventures through worlds you've never seen with characters you want to know (even if a few of them are rather terrifying). – Blair MacGregor
For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you feel generous), you'll get the basic bundle of five books in any ebook format worldwide:
- Shattered Sands by W. G. Saraband
- The Weight of a Crown by Tavish Kaeden
- Priest by Matthew Colville
- What Remains of Heroes by David Benem
- A Soul for Trouble by Crista McHugh
- Sins of a Sovereignty by Plague Jack
- The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung
- Under a Colder Sun by Greg James
- Bloodrush by Ben Galley
- City of Burning Shadows by Barbara J. Webb
It's also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.
Why StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.
- Pay what you want (minimum $5): You decide how much these fantastic books are worth to you. If you can only spare a little, that's fine! You'll still get access to a batch of exceptional titles.
- Give to worthy causes: Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to charity.
- Receive extra books: If you beat the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!
For more information, visit our website at storybundle.com, tweet us at @storybundle and like us on Facebook.
About Blair
Blair writes fantasy—adventurous, epic, and dark. She is a graduate of Viable Paradise, chairs SFWA's Self-Publishing Committee, and runs a Patreon for self-defense and fight scene writing. When not writing, she hangs out with family, camps alone, trains in Okinawan karate, and speaks to groups on resilience and wellness. She loves traveling to places both wild and domesticated.
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The Giveaway
What: One entrant will win The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Bundle from the StoryBundle. Winner will be provided with a code to redeem to download the Bundle.
How: Log into and follow the directions in the Rafflecopter below.
Who and When: The contest is open to all humans on the planet earth with an emailing address. Contest ends at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time on May 1, 2016. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 years old or older to enter.
*Giveaway rules and duration are subject to change without any notice.*
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ReplyDeleteI've been looking to read a horror or dark fantasy story for a while. Would you recommend me any of these books, or some other?
ReplyDeletenot sure
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