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Category: Fantasy Firsts
Fantasy Firsts is a yearlong celebration of the first book in a fantasy series. Throughout the year we’ll be talking about old favorites and introducing new fantasy firsts. We’ll feature guest posts from authors, special offers on ebooks, extended excerpts, exciting sweepstakes, and more. You can follow along on our blog, as well as across social media using the hashtag #fantasyfirsts.
What would it be like to live forever? Would you see it as a blessing…or a curse? Some of our favorite women in fantasy wrestle with this question throughout the entirety of their immortal (or very long) lives. Check out some of our favorite long-lived women here!
The Chimera series by Cate Glass has officially come to a close with the publication of A Summoning of Demons this past February, but we’re continuing the adventure with a very special look back at the series with author Cate Glass! Check out her guest post here as she talks writing the series, developing the story, and more.
The Frightening Fae of Fiction Many of us are used to seeing fairies in a very specific light-beautiful, magical, and most importantly, benevolent. But not every fairy is quite so…nice. In the dark debut You Let Me In from Camilla Bruce, readers see the Fair Folk in a very different light. Check out our list of Read More »
Welcome back to Fantasy Firsts. Our program continues today with an excerpt from The Midnight Front, a visionary World War II-era adventure from David Mack.
It’s November, which means we are entering the last month of our Fantasy Firsts program. We wanted to say thank you with a special sweepstakes, featuring ALL the titles we highlighted this past year. That’s 40 fantastic reads from 40 different series to add to your TBR stack! Plus, we’re including an added bonus: two sandblasted book dragon mugs, so you can enjoy your coffee or tea in style while you read.
Welcome back to Fantasy Firsts. Today Michael Livingston, author of a historical fantasy series set in the ancient world, discusses how to reverse engineer the most famous library of all time.
Welcome back to Fantasy Firsts. Our program continues with a guest post by Brandon Sanderson introducing readers to The Way of Kings, first in his epic Stormlight Archive series.