With Firesky (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), writer Mark de Jager is concluding the epic fantasy duology The Chronicles Of Stratus that he kicked off in 2020 with Infernal. In the following email interview, de Jager discusses this second half of the story, and why it’s not the end of the saga.
While many fantasy stories deal with war — either showing what led to it or what happened during it — we usually don’t get to see what happened afterwards…unless, of course, it leads to another war. But in the following email interview, writer J.P. Oakes’ explains why his epic and dark urban fantasy novel City Of Iron And Dust (paperback, Kindle) may take the aftermath of a goblin / fae war in a more chaotic direction.
In her first three novels — Noumenon, Noumenon Infinity, and Noumenon Ultra — writer Marina Lostetter took readers on an epic, sprawling, sci-fi space opera trip that lasted over 4,000 years.
But for her fourth, she’s keeping things grounded…sort of.
In the following email interview, Lostetter discusses her horror-seasoned epic fantasy novel The Helm Of Midnight (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), the first book of The Five Penalties trilogy.
On the surface, D.J. Butler’s new novel In The Palace Of Shadow And Joy (paperback, Kindle) looks like a Conan-esque adventure story, and sounds like an epic fantasy tale. But as he explains in the following email interview about it, there’s actually a bit of science fiction in this story’s foundation.
With Legacy Of Ash (paperback, Kindle), writer Matthew Ward is kicking off his dark epic fantasy saga, The Legacy Trilogy. In the following email interview, Ward not only discusses what inspired and influenced both this installment and the larger saga, but also explains why he thinks you shouldn’t wait for all three books to come out before you start reading this series.
With The Poet King (hardcover, Kindle) writer Ilana C. Myer is concluding The Harp And Ring Sequence trilogy she began in 2015 with Last Song Before Night and continued in 2018’s Fire Dance. In the following email interview, she explains what influenced and inspired both this series and its finale.
With The Bard’s Blade (paperback, Kindle), fantasy writer Brian D. Anderson is kicking off a new trilogy called The Sorcerer’s Song. In the following email interview, he discusses what inspired and influenced this epic fantasy tale, along with how it’s fundamentally different from his previous indie novels.
With God Of Broken Things (paperback, Kindle), writer Cameron Johnston completes the Age Of Tyranny fantasy duology he began with last year’s The Traitor God.
In the following email interview, Johnston explains how the two novels fit together, what inspired them individually and collectively, and how he’d like to see this saga adapted into another medium.
With Strife’s Bane (hardcover, Kindle), writer Evie Manieri is bringing to a close the Shattered Kingdomsfantasy series she began with 2013’s Blood’s Pride and continued in 2015’s Fortune’s Blight. In the following email interview, Manieri discusses where she got the idea for this final chapter, what influenced it, and why you should keep your website bio up to date.