I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA 2026 Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for A.M. Weald’s Fimbulvinter’s Fires! This book made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.
BBNYA:
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (18 in 2026) and one overall winner.
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Book Details:
Title: Fimbulvinter’s Fires by A.M. Weald
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback, eBook
Length: 175 pg.
Publication Date: October 1, 2025
About the Book:
Worlds and hearts will be set aflame…
Within moments of his escape pod crash-landing in a night-clad frozen forest, musician Asher Hollin is frostbitten, bleeding, a thief, and a killer. If not for technology looted from a dead prison guard, he’d be long dead, either from hypothermia or from being attacked by battleaxe-wielding not-quite-human marauders.
Without hope of rescue from those he’d fled, there’s only one choice: keep going. Fight. Survive for those who didn’t. Somewhere out there is food, shelter, civilization. Indeed, just as the darkness threatens to consume him, help comes from an initially unwilling source.
Compassion and a yearning for companionship spark an unlikely relationship, but a lack of understanding of language and culture endangers Ash and everyone around him.
Inspired by the tale of Ragnarök and its harbinger, Fimbulvinter’s Fires combines achillean love stories with first-contact sci-fi, survival horror, and apocalyptic tragedy: a heart-pounding yet tender tale of empathy, survival, and the lengths we’ll go to protect those we love.
This snowpocalypse contains violence and death, steamy scenes, strong language, deep snow, and high heat.
Tread carefully.
What is the opening line? Searing cold. Piercing under my fingernails, into my bones, into my brain. Ass is numb. Hard to breathe. Shivering. Trying to remember, trying to think.
What’s a fun fact about the book? The story was written to match the cover art.
What food or drink pairs best with the book? Snow cone
What music pairs best with the book? anything by 2WEI
Book Links:
Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Bookshop.org ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph
About the Author:
A.M. Weald writes emotional, character-driven fiction in a mix of genres from the romantic to the speculative. She is a freelance editor, a semi-retired archaeologist, and a neurodivergent xennial who thinks about cats way too often.
Website ~ Bluesky ~ Instagram ~ Twitter
My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.
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