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The Year of the Villain #4: “Elidor” and Formless Evil

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From the Backlist - eBooks in a Changing World

Amazon Kindles Hello Everyone!It's time to check in on the #backlist at the Supernatural Underground! Today we are highlighting a post made in April 2011 on a topic as relevant as it was over a decade ago.So dive right in to Joss Ware's, (one of the pen names of Colleen Gleason) the international best-selling author), post on eBooks. Don't skip the comments either! So intriguing.* * *A

Choose Your Weapon - The Sword

The Netflix Witcher based on novels by Andrezej SapkowskiWelcome to the third instalment in the series Choose Your Weapon. Today we are talking about the mighty sword, an implement used in human history for thousands of years. But no matter how long the blade has been with us, it can't compare to the glorification it receives in novels, films, graphics and the gaming industry. There is

THE FANTASTIC FAE BUNDLE

 I'm honored to be part of this StoryBundle and excited that bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to Girls Write Now!The Fantastic Fae Bundle - Curated by Anthea SharpTop fantasy authors bring you a dozen books, each one filled with otherwordly magic. Which portal will you open first? They all lead to adventure, but beware the bargains of the fae…The

From The Backlist: “Inspired by Evil” by Amanda Arista

 .It’sbacklist time – and what better feature, since Helen Lowe’s post theme for 2024 is theYear of the Villain, than the great Amanda Arista’s “Inspired by Evil”, inwhich she lists some of her favorite villains!Amanda AristaNotall are drawn from the ranks of Fantasy, but they’re all suitably evile and/orvillainous – so rock on up, folks, and

The Year of the Villain #3: “Tigana” & Brandin of Ygrath

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From the Backlist - What's In a Name?

 Dragon Name Generator from TA BarronHello Everyone!For us dragons and humans, it's time again to explore the #backlist at the Supernatural Underground! FIY my dragon name, according to the above, is Crimson Smoke the Young. LOL  Today we are sharing a post made in March 2011 by the bestselling romance author Pamela Palmer. Here she talks about the ups and downs and ins and

Choose Your Weapon - the Perfect Storm

 Blurred Lines by Yuumi Art - This image reminds me of Hina Amano an Anime character known as a "sunshine girl." She can stop a downpour, but at a great sacrifice to herself.Hello everyone! Today we continue the exploration of weapons in Fantasy Fiction through the power of the Perfect Storm. What do I mean by that exactly? Perfect Storma) a particularly violent storm

From The Backlist: "Modern Day Faery Tales Drawn From Fantasy and Folklore"

 .We love this post from one of Supernatural Underground's founder authors, the great Terri Garey.It's a wonderful exploration of the origins and unique characteristics of the awesome that is paranormal urban fantasy. We love what Terri has to say even more! So here goes:Urban Fantasy: Modern Day Faery Tales Drawn From Fantasy and Folklore by Terri GareyAs an author with an

The Year of the Villain #2: Ursula Le Guin & Earthsea

 .(Warning: this post does contain a spoiler regarding the outcome of A Wizard of Earthsea. I'll alert you again once we get there.) Otherwise, welcome back, gentle readers, to the Year of the Villain in our own, much loved, Fantasy fiction.If you're a regular here, you may be thinking, "Hey, doesn't Helen always go from Tolkien to Ursula Le Guin?"In which case, although it's by no