Everybody Knows
DETAILS:
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Format: Hardcover
Length: 339 pg.
Read Date: July 24-25, 2025
Damn.
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A quick check-in for this Reading Challenge hosted by Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel from AnnaBookBel (you can read more about it here).
I’ve read 9 really good-to-great books so far this summer, and have high expectations for the rest. I’m really just having so much fun with this challenge this year.
So here’s the list:
(subject to change, as is allowed, but I’m going to resist the impulse to tweak as much as I can).
On the other hand, I’ve only got one to go on my Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge), and I’ll be tackling that the week of the 18th.
| ✔ 1. Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch ✔ 2. Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic 3. Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki ✔ 4. The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos ✔ 5. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland |
6. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone ✔ 7. The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart ✔ 8. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel ✔ 9. Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn ✔ 10. Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt |
Okay, if you think it as a percentage, I’ve read 60% of the books I called my shot on for the summer. I’m satisfied with this–and I expect I’m going to make great progress over the next month. I’m not so bold as to expect I’ve got this locked…but I’m okay with that.
(and no, I don’t see a conflict between this and the Orangutan Librarian’s recent post about competitive reading. This is me comparing myself with my goals, or my past self, or—worst of all—my expectations.)
We all know we’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover (yet, publishing companies spend big bucks on cover design/art and we all do judge them that way). But, the opening sentence(s)/paragraph(s) are fair game. So, when I stumble on a good opening (or remember one and pull it off the shelves), I like to throw it up here (especially if I’m out of time to come up with a post that involves writing on my part). In these few paragraphs, you’re immediately into this Arthurian world, you get a hint of the combat, and an idea of the tone/humor of the rest of the book. I thought this was a good opening and the book got better from here.
from The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman:
Collum punched the other knight in the face with the pommel of his sword gripped in his gauntleted fist, so hard the dark inlaid metal dimpled under his knuckles, but his opponent showed absolutely no sign of falling over or surrendering to him. He swore under his breath and followed it up with a kick to the ankle but missed and almost fell down, and the other knight spun gracefully and clouted him smartly in the head so his ears rang. He would’ve given a thousand pounds to be able to wipe the sweat out of his eyes, not that he had a thousand pounds. He had exactly three shillings and two silver pennies to his name.
The two men backed off and circled each other, big swords held up at stiff angles, shifting from guard to guard, heavy shards of bright sunlight glancing and glaring off the blades. They’d dropped their shields after the tilt to have both hands free. No mistakes now, Collum thought. Circles not lines, Marshal Aucassin whispered in his mind. Watch the body not the blade. He threw a diagonal cut that glanced harmlessly off the other knight’s shoulder. The inside of his helmet was a furnace, sharp smells of hay and sweat and raw leather. He’d come here to test himself against the flower of British chivalry, the greatest knights in the world, and by God he was getting what he came for. He was getting the stuffing beaten out of him.
They stepped lightly, testing, offering, up on the balls of their feet. Every tiny movement made their armor squeak and clank and jingle in the quiet of the meadow; even the tips of their swords made tiny whips in the stifling air. Why—why had he thought this was a good idea? Why hadn’t he stayed back on Mull? Heatstroke prickled at the back of Collum’s neck. They weren’t fighting to the death, but if he lost he’d lose his horse, and his armor, which he hadn’t gone through all the trouble of stealing it from Lord Alasdair just so he could hand it over to some nameless knight who probably had half a dozen spares waiting for him back at his cozy castle.
This Is How You Lose the Time Warby Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
DETAILS:
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
Publication Date: March 17, 2020
Format: Paperback
Length: 198 pgs.
Read Date: July 23, 2025
On a span of blasted ground, she finds the letter.
It does not belong. Here there should be bodies mounded between the wrecks of ships that once sailed the stars, Here there should be the death and dirt and blood of a successfut op. There should be moons disintegrating overhead, ships aflame in orbit.
There should not be a sheet of cream-colored paper, clean save a single line in a long, trailing hand: Burn before reading.
Red and Blue are agents from two great forces who are battling to control the timeline. They do this by going back and forth in time—along strands—to make small adjustments that will have big implications. For example (not from the book, but to give you an idea), instead of going back to kill Hitler, they’d go back to convince the man who taught Hitler’s art teacher to go into a different field.
Red is an agent of the Agency—a technology-driven group, with aspirations to keep history moving in a direction for their cybernetic, singularity culture to thrive in. Blue works with Garden, who are all about nature, growth, and nurture.
They both seem to be some of the best agents each side has—and they keep running into each other, preventing each other’s missions from succeeding. Until after one defeat, Red finds a letter (see above). Thanks to mechanics that work only for time travelers, she’s able to burn the letter and then read and retain the contents.
Blue knows her from her work and taunts her for her recent defeat. At their next encounter (where Red comes out on top), she’s hidden a letter for Blue—and I’m not going to try to describe how that letter is hidden/revealed. The two begin exchanging taunts, which turns into a friendship of sorts (very few individuals in all of existence—past, present, future) can really understand their lives. From friendship, a romance blossoms—and that is where the danger is found.
Atlantis sinks.
Serves it right. Red hates the place. For one thing, there are so many Atlantises, always sinking, in so many strands: an island off Greece, a mid-Atlantic continent, an advanced pre-Minoan civilization on Crete, a spaceship floating north of Egypt, on and on. Most strands lack Atlantis altogether, know the place only through dreams and mad poets’ madder whispers.
Because there are so many, Red cannot fix just one, or fail to. Sometimes it seems strands bud Atlantises to thwart her. They conspire. History makes common cause with the enemy. Thirty, forty times throughout her career she has walked away from some sinking, burning island, thinking, at least that’s over. Thirty, forty times, the call has come: Go back.
It’s here with the talk about Atlantis—and the following discussion about the various ones—that was probably the highlight of the book for me. It’s at least where I liked the book the most. Somehow in all the possible pasts, the strands keep bringing Atlantis into the world—which is where we get all the various stories about it. Just this idea and Red’s distaste for all of the Atlantises…and compared to Blue, it turns out she might have a positive view of the island.
In each chapter—this falters later on in the book, but it’s close enough—we’re introduced to a possible future or past with an explanation of what the agent we’re focusing on in this chapter is trying to accomplish—and then we see how they fail. Before getting a letter.
The possible settings are fantastic. They each feel like they could be the basis of a gripping 300-page novel—but we dispose of them in a few pages. Each Agent’s mission—and the counter—is depicted and explained in a way that’s just as wonderful. The only thing that tops either of them is the transmission/delivery of the next letter and its reception.
We don’t really get worldbuilding here—we just get glances at them, a quick bit of immersion into the world—and then right back out and into the next. Beyond that, we’re not given any idea how Red, Blue, and the rest travel upstrand or downstrand. We don’t get a clear picture—outside of tech vs. nature—of what the war is over, or how the missions are selected and designed. We get a little of Blue’s backstory, but not much—just enough to set up a great scene or two.
This is both frustrating and fantastic. It’s my nature as a reader to want more, to want the nitty gritty. But, I’ll tell you what, El-Mohtar and Gladstone make this work—it’s enough to get these glances. And to give those details would change the nature of the book—and it’s probably best they didn’t.
This is a strange, fantastic book with an earnest tone—what I wasn’t prepared for was the humor. But fairly early on, Red taunts, “Ha-ha, Blueser. Your mission objective’s in another castle.” And I was caught off-guard, “Oh, we’re doing laughs, too?”
And yes—the very next page is hilarious. And the two will make me laugh several times after that.
But this is not a comedy. I want to go back to the earnest idea. This book wears its heart on its sleeve. There a big feelings expressed and felt. Largely, those are delivered in a prose that’s simply delicious. Worthy of quotation and meditation.
Killing gets easier with practice, in mechanics and technique. Having killed never does, for Red. Her fellow agents do not feel the same, or they hide it better.
So clearly, after everything I’ve just said, I loved the book, right?
Sadly, no. All the elements were there—killer concept, the execution of individual scenes was spot-on, the characters are interesting and engaging, etc., etc., etc. I loved the authors’ language, their approach to the whole thing, and more. Seriously, a time-traveling epistolary novel? Come on…
But I couldn’t buy the central relationship. They went from taunting admiration to a camaraderie across battle lines pretty quickly, and I could’ve bought that (probably). But then it goes into a romance that threatens to mark one or both of them as traitors to their cause, and they risk everything to keep going? That just happened too quickly. If we’d gotten a few more letters before things got super-serious between the two, I could’ve maybe accepted it. But in the end, it was just too deep, too fast—and these elite agents are both ready to throw caution to the wind and risk incurring the wrath of their superiors?
I wanted to like this, I really did. There’s little reason why I shouldn’t—sadly, Gladstone and El-Mohtar found the reasons I shouldn’t.
I’m going to be in the minority here—or so I bet—and for those who can really get into the book, I understand you and envy you that ability. But I just couldn’t go that far.
Fantastic building blocks, but poor use of them, left me with mixed feelings at best—but mostly a strong sense of missed opportunities.
I think most readers will find something—probably several things to relish in this book. I just can’t be positive it’ll be worth it to you (then again, it’s less than 200 pages of nicely moving prose—maybe it’s worth the investment). Also, if you look at the accolades this book has garnered, I could be way off base about this.
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Mrs. Plansky Goes RogueDETAILS: Series: Mrs. Plansky, #2 Publisher: Forge Books Publication Date: July 15, 2025 Format: eARC Length: 304 pg. Read Date: July 5-8, 2025
Mrs. Plansky and Kev Dinardo (who I think we met briefly toward the end of her first book), win an exciting mixed doubles tournament between a couple of retirement communities. Flush with victory and excitement, they head back to his home to celebrate on his yacht. Their mood is sobered considerably when his yacht explodes in front of them. Kev tells the fire department that it was lightning that hit the boat.
The next day, Mrs. Plansky returns to check on Kev and is told he’s not available. The person who tells her this seems…off. But she accepts him for who he claims to be. Mostly. But when she can’t find Kev and it looks like his home has been ransacked.
When she factors in the fact that she didn’t see any lightning and that Kev seems to have been involved—at least a little bit—with her son and his probably criminal associates…all sorts of bells go off in Mrs. Plansky’s head and she starts to do a little sleuthing.
Things get interesting—and perhaps a little dangerous—after that.
Also, I should mention that the alligator on the cover is not just there for decoration.
When I started writing this post, I was afraid I was going to have to walk back something I said last year when I wrote about Mrs. Plansky Gets Revenge. So I went back and read that post. Turns out, I agree with myself. Last year, I wrote:
I loved most of the characters (even the bad guys). And even…when I didn’t like the characters, I appreciated the way Quinn wrote them. The one exception is her father, who lives in a nearby assisted living facility. I’m not sure that we needed Mrs. Plansky’s father as a character—I think he was supposed to be both comic relief and just one more source of financial pressure for her. I don’t think the comedy worked all that well—and Quinn could’ve given us another source for the pressure.
It turns out that I have an even dimmer view of her father as a character this time (as a person, I’m just as impressed). I didn’t find him, his antics, or his behavior amusing at all. I found scenes that he was in tiresome at best—and I don’t think Mrs. Plansky came across half as well in them as she does in the rest of the book.
I hope that I’m alone in this and that the rest of Quinn’s readers don’t get what I’m saying. I just don’t see it, and hope that the events of this book take him off the board for most of the next book.
I write frequently about Quinn’s other ongoing series, the Chet and Bernie mysteries. And Chet is one of my favorite characters in detective fiction—and one of my favorite dogs in fiction. That said, we don’t need another Chet. And there are times in this book that I think Mrs. Plansky got too close to it.
She’s under stress, she’s dealing with injury and confusion (and possibly a concussion at one point). But there are times when the omniscient narrator gives us a look into her thought processes and she comes across as distractible and erratic as our beloved canine hero. That carries over at least once to a conversation she has with a human.
I’m not saying it’s not realistic, nor am I suggesting that it’s wrong to think that a woman in her seventies might not be as wholly lucid as she was a decade or two ago—or as lucid as she wants to be. It’s just…when she reminds you of a non-human character…it’s not good. Particularly when the book usually shows her as strong and capable—determinedly working through a world that’s ready to dismiss her because of her age.
Quinn’s capable of better.
This was not my favorite book by Quinn (nor was it my least favorite), and I wasn’t as enchanted by Mrs. Plansky this time. But let’s not for a moment think that means I didn’t have a lot of fun with this book. Also, I’m more than ready to see what Quinn has in store for her. (There’s no way that he leaves this here; at the very least, Kev needs to get some stability in his life)
I do like the…I don’t want to say growth, that feels out of place—the development of Mrs. Plansky’s character. She’s gained some good confidence in herself after her Romanian adventures. This doesn’t mean she’s impervious to self-doubt or braver than she should be. But she knows—and can prove—that she’s capable of more than what most people think she is. She can see this through—although she knows she needs help.
There were some good twists—some surprises that I don’t know that I fully enjoyed, and a couple that I did. And I did enjoy this read—and most people who met Mrs. Plansky in the first book will, too. And I’m very glad to see that she isn’t the victim of anything—this time she’s just someone in the wrong place at the wrong time who decided to do something about it.
I do recommend this to the growing audience for senior citizen amateur sleuths out there (more than I would most others in the subgenre), it’s fun, and Mrs. Plansky is a great character that you cannot help but root for—in her investigation and on the tennis court.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Tor Publishing Group via NetGalley—thanks to both for this.
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(updated 7/25/25)
From the first moment that people did the strange thing of asking me to talk about their books on my blog, I’ve been impressed by the quality of a lot of what’s been published by authors going out on their own, taking all the risks, shouldering all the responsibility and doing all the work to get their words, their dreams, their blood, sweat, and tears. This should be celebrated—it’s definitely appreciated, as we’re trying to show this week.
As part of this week-long celebration, I’m continuing my habit of highlighting the self-published works that I’ve blogged about over the last few years (or meant to blog about, but at least read)—just a sentence or two. Hopefully, this’ll be enough to make you click on the link to the full post. Beyond that, it’d be great if I inspired you to add a few of these to your TBR. Also, be sure you check out the other posts over at the SPAAW Hub.
Last, but certainly not least for this week, my apparent specialty: Crime Fiction–vigilantes, police, private eyes, people who have no business at all near a crime…you name it, I love this stuff. This tl;dr list also proves that I was right to break these lists down by genre.
Kind Hearts and Martinets by Pete Adams—a near-to-retirement D. I. with a rag-tag team investigates terror threats, murders, and bike thefts.
Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City (my post about it)
Irony in the Soul (my post about it)
Cats, Cannolis and a Curious Kidnapping by Cheryl Denise Bannerman—a mystery writer finds herself the target of a kidnapper and has to employ everything her characters have done to save her own life. Which sounds more dire than this cute novel actually ever achieves. (my post about it)
The City That Barks and Roars by J. T. Bird—Anthropomorphic animals in a 1950s-esque civilization, a pair of detectives hunting for a missing colleague. (my post about it)
Death Stalks Kettle Street by John Bowen—a man with pretty severe OCD is sure that people in his neighborhood are being killed, but the authorities don’t see it–and his turn is coming. (my post about it)
DI Hannah Robbins by Rebecca Bradley—DI Hannah Robbins novels follow Robbins and her team as they solve murders–she’s got a great team and the novels have some of the best hooks around.
The Twisted Web (my post about it)
Kill for Me (my post about it)
Dead Blind by Rebecca Bradley—A Detective adjusting to prosopagnosia (“face blindness”) tries to keep the condition under wraps while leading his team investigating an international organ smuggling ring. Great hook, strong execution. (my post about it)
The Butcher by Nathan Burrows—a darkly comic tale about brothers struggling to keep their farm and butcher shop alive, until they develop a new sausage recipe. (my post about it)
The Shoulders of Giants by Jim Cliff—A rookie P.I. (inspired more by fiction than reality), is on the hunt for a missing college student. (my post about it)
Bad Memory by Jim Cliff—this novella finds Jake Abraham looking into an old closed case and forces it open. (my post about it)
Sharp Investigations by E.N. Crane—a comic series with a heavy-accent on mystery (or is it the other way around?), featuring a former Army MP and her K9 partner who set up a PI firm in a small Ohio town
Barking for Business (my post about it)
Chasing Empty Caskets (my post about it)
Don’t Get Involved by F J Curlew—a slow burn of a novel about some street kids in Kyiv who find a large amount of drugs and a Scottish teacher in town to help their schools. (my post about it)
Criminal Collective by Russell Day—a collection of short stories and a novella from one of my favorite crime writers. (my post about it)
Jeremy Barnes by Robert Germaux—tired of teaching, Jeremy Barnes becomes a P.I. These books have a very Spenser-vibe to them and are great comfort food.
Hard Court (my post about it)
In the Eye (my post about it)
Small Bytes (my post about it)
Daniel Hays Mysteries by Robert Germaux—Daniel Hays heads the Special Assignment Squad —- a Major Crimes squad set up to help smaller cities in the county around Pittsburgh–hunts down serial killers in these entertaining thrillers.
Small Talk (my post about it)
One by One (my post about it)
DC Smith Investigation by Peter Grainger—I’ve listened to these on audio, but the novels are self-published. Smith is a former DCI who’s voluntarily demoted down to Detective Sergeant so he can actually work cases–in his own idiosyncratic way. There is something indescribably charming about these books, I can see myself re-reading these for years.
An Accidental Death (my post about it)
But For the Grace (my post about it)
Luck and Judgement (my post about it)
Persons of Interest (my post about it)
In This Bright Future (my post about it)
The Rags of Time (my post about it)
Time and Tide (my post about it)
A Private Investigation (my post about it)
The Truth (my post about it)
The Camera Man (as close as I got to posting about it)
The Late Lord Thorpe (my post about it is forthcoming)
King’s Lake Investigations by Peter Grainger—I’ve listened to these on audio, but the novels are self-published. This series tells what happens after DS Smith leaves Kings Lake, following those he trained and left as they form the backbone of the new Murder Squad. They’re just as good.
Songbird (my post about it)
On Eden Street (my post about it)
Roxanne (my post about it)
Missing Pieces (my post about it)
Another Girl (my post about it)
Catch & Neutralize by Chris Grams—Members of a vigilante group that takes down criminals who’ve gotten away with crimes against women and children find themselves in a very hairy situation. (my post about it)
Fatal Forgery by Susan Grossey—as 19th Century British Policing begins to take a new shape, a magistrate’s constable investigates a new kind of financial crime. (my post about it)
Ostler by Susan Grossey—Grossey brings us a 19th Century amatuer slueth hunting for a friend’s murderer, who finds so much more. (my post about it)
Sizar by Susan Grossey—now a university constable, the Ostler has to solve a murder and uncover more corruption in Cambridge. (my post about it)
DoubleBlind by Libby Fischer Hellmann—a PI looks into suspicious deaths following COVID vaccines while dealing with people who think she’s a wife who ran away from a cult. Eventually, she has to stop and figure out what’s going on with her doppelgänger for her own sake. (my post about it)
The Secret of Rosalia Flats by Tim W. Jackson—following the death of his father, a man returns to his Caribbean island childhood home to look into what happened. (my post about it)
Cooked Goose by Laura Jenski—a couple on a cross-country motor home trip discovers a body in a campground, and decides to investigate the death to “help” local law enforcement. (I thought I posted about this months ago, apparently not. Soon, maybe?)
Afton Morrison by Brent Jones—the story of a Children’s Librarian with impulses to become a serial killer. No really. It’s twisted. It’s fun. It has some heart, too.
Go Home, Afton (my post about it)
See You Soon, Afton (my post about it)
Nice Try, Afton (my post about it)
Time’s Up, Afton (my post about it)
Harvested by Troy Lambert—a PI starts looking into a rash of dognappings sweeping across Seattle and uncovers something chilling. (my post about it)
Stray Ally by Troy Lambert—An ex-special ops soldier takes on terrorists, Aryans on the hunt, and an out of control military officer, with only his wits, experience and a fantastic stray dog. (my post about it)
Teaching Moments by Troy Lambert—Max Boucher is back, this time to hunt for a stolen horse–and runs across a serial killer while he’s at it. (my post about it)
Cutthroat Cupcakes by Cate Lawley—I maybe should’ve included this on the Fantasy and UF lists, too. But Lawley describes these as cozy mysteries, so I’ll stick with that. The owner of an artisan candy shop is arrested by magic police for selling cursed items that have been used to kill someone. It’s a rough way to learn that magic exists. She works with the detective to find the actual killer to clear her name. (my post about it)
Cooking for Cannibals by Rich Leder—an ex-con trying to go straight, a behavioral gerontologist, and a group of senior citizens get into hot water with an experimental drug and competing criminal organizations. (my post about it)
Let There Be Linda by Rich Leder—I can’t sum this up in a sentence or two–a comic crime novel set in L.A. full of interweaving plotlines. (my post about it)
McCall & Company: Workman’s Complication by Rich Leder—a struggling actress takes over her late father’s P.I. Agency (my post about it)
Shadow Ranch by Rebeca Carey Lyles—A woman trapped in a polygamous cult attempts to free herself, her brother, and others. Featuring a truly despicable villain. (my post about it)
Bones & Betrayal: Silence of the Dead by Andi Ewington/Erica Marks—A necromancer and his partner are compelled to investigate a murder in a fairly typical Fantasy city. It’s a truly compelling mix of magic and mirth. Mystery and intrigue. And pie. Delicious, and sometimes deadly, pie. (my post about it)
The Lion’s Tail by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood (Translator)—a retired physician turns to a new career as a P.I. An early case turns out to be too much for her to tackle on her own and she recruits some help from people in her neighborhood, creating her own Baker Street Irregulars. (my post about it)
San Diego Dead by Mark Nolan—a modern-day privateer and his dog are on the run from a vengeful drug mob. (my post about it)
How the Wired Weep by Ian Patrick—you’re not going to see me say something negative about a Patrick novel, but this one is special. a gut-wrenching, taut look at a police informant and his detective handler as they try to take down a local drug lord. (my post about it)
The Warrior Series by Ty Patterson—Once upon a time, I think we’d call these books “Men’s Adventure” novels. Former Delta operative (and some friends) now run a covert-ops group.
The Warrior (my post about it)
The Reluctant Warrior (my post about it)
A Tail of Mystery by Paul Regnier—an unemployed reporter (who suddenly has the ability to telepathically communicate with his dog) returns to his small home town to try to rebuild his life. But first, he has to clear himself of suspicion for murder. Cozy-vibes and a talking dog–what more do you want? (my post about it)
Dead Down East by Carl Schmidt—a part-time PI gets sucked into investigating the death of his state’s governor (my post about it)
Big Trouble in Little Italy by Nicole Sharp—a bank-teller finds herself working with the FBI to take down her ex-fiance who turns out to be working for the mob. It’s fun, spicy, exciting, sweet–and did I mention spicy? (my post about it)
If you’re a self-published author that I’ve featured on this blog and I didn’t mention you in this post and should have. I’m sorry (unless you’re this guy). Please drop me a line, and I’ll fix this. I want to keep this regularly updated so I keep talking about Self-Published Authors.
The 2025 Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Logo was made by Witty and Sarcastic Book Club
(updated 7/25/25)
From the first moment that people did the strange thing of asking me to talk about their books on my blog, I’ve been impressed by the quality of a lot of what’s been published by authors going out on their own, taking all the risks, shouldering all the responsibility and doing all the work to get their words, their dreams, their blood, sweat, and tears. This should be celebrated—it’s definitely appreciated, as we’re trying to show this week.
As part of this week-long celebration, I’m continuing my habit of highlighting the self-published works that I’ve blogged about over the last few years (or meant to blog about, but at least read)—just a sentence or two. Hopefully, this’ll be enough to make you click on the link to the full post. Beyond that, it’d be great if I inspired you to add a few of these to your TBR. Also, be sure you check out the other posts over at the SPAAW Hub.
Today we’re going to be looking at Self-Published Fantasy. These are some of the most imaginative, creative, and enjoyable Fantasy novels I’ve read since I started blogging. These authors approach this beloved genre in ways that surprise and inspire me. Check out these books, hopefully, you’ll find something good.
I should also add that this list has grown more than the others this year…maybe half of the new books I’m talking about this week are here.
Healed by Carrie Alani—A tired and beleaguered nurse gains the ability to heal (my post about it)
Partial Function by JCM Berne—a fun-as-all-get-out wuxia-inspired novel where a former legendary warrior has to try to rescue her kidnapped daughters, and who knows what wake of destruction she’ll leave along the way (my post about it)
Of Honey and Wildfires by Sarah Chorn—Chorn’s Western/Fantasy about…I don’t have room here. It’s beautiful prose, heartbreaking stories, and a stellar example of writing. (my post about it)
Oh, That Shotgun Sky by Sarah Chorn—the follow-up to the above. A handful of people trying to come to grips with the new world they find themselves in. (my post about it)
Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn—A planet is dying, political upheaval, and the dawn of a new reality. One of the most brutal reads in recent memory (and one of the most disturbing covers!). I absolutely loved it and would be literally counting down the days until the sequel if I knew the date. (my post about it)
One Man by Harry Connolly—A man hiding from his past becomes a one-man army trying to save a kidnapped mother and daughter. (my post about it)
Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow by Peter David—A valiant teddy bear knight, who is devoted to protecting his Person from the monsters from The Realm-Under-The-Bed, has spent years defending a little girl named Mieya from these fearsome foes. He’s frequently assisted by his companion, a stuffed tamarin—a mandolin-playing bard. Esteban not only fights at Buddy’s side, but his songs frequently tell the tales of Buddy’s victories. These two (and allies they’re yet to meet) take on the ultimate foe. (my post about it)
1-800-CallLoki by Dawn Blair—a collection of novellas tracing Loki’s adventures in 21st Century America. (my post about it is forthcoming)
Toby and the Silver Blood Witches by Sally Doherty—A young boy who takes care of his seriously ill mother, gets the surprise of a lifetime when a witch crashes into his attic and asks for his help! It’s a fun MG adventure. (my post about it)
Haven by Ceril N Domac—a family in a slightly grimmer (and future) version of the U.S. has to go on the run to a safe settlement when they start to display signs of being more than human. (my post about it)
The Hero Interviews by Andi Ewington—A Loremaster conducts a series of interviews with Fantasy heroes, and others, to find and describe the essence of heroism. A thoughtful look at the idea is buried under jokes that will appeal to Fantasy Readers and RPG Players in particular-but many others, too. I had a great time with this. (my post about it)
The Story of Lucius Cane: Book One by Vanya Ferreira—a mildly atypical vampire goes up against a lycanthrope-ish rogue in 1794. (my post about it)
The Impudent Edda by Rowdy Geirsson—a brilliant retelling of Norse mythology set in the Boston area. (my post about it is forthcoming, was hoping for yesterday. Or back in April.)
The Camelot Shadow by Sean Gibson—Victorian academics face off with druids (and others?) on a hunt for an Authurian artifact. Finding it will determine course of history. (my post about it is forthcoming)
The Blackwood Saga by Layton Green—three brothers from New Orleans travel to a fantasy version of Earth and have to fight their way back home. (I haven’t finished this series yet, and it’s driving me crazy)
The Brothers Three (my post about it)
The Last Cleric (my post about it)
The Spirit Mage (my post about it)
The White Room by Pierce Taylor Hibbs—There’s a lot going on (visibly and invisibly) in this Pennsylvanian small town. (my post about it)
The Knight Revenant by Adam Holcombe—this short story introduces Gam Gam the Necromancer in a fantastic way. (my post about it)
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe—a newly orphaned child finds refuge with a knitting Necromancer in a fun adventure, that isn’t afraid to explore other emotional environments. (my post about it)
Nugget’s Tenth Life by Adam Holcombe—what was life (rather, were lives) like for Gam Gam’s cat before she brought him back? (my post about it)
The Wishing Stone by Adam Holcombe—Gam Gam has a map that could get Mina what she’s looking for. If they can survive the attempt. (my post about it is forthcoming)
Stone of Asylum by Hilarey Johnson—In the late 1800s, as the Gold Rush in the Northwest starts to die off, a Korean warrior, with particular magical abilities, tries to track down his missing sister.(my post about it)
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani—a street thief/revolutionary finds herself over her head after her latest mission. A fast and fascinating read. (my post about it)
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher—A 14-year-old young woman whose magic controls baked goods is the only thing standing between her city and an invading army. You know, that old yarn. It’s delightfully charming. (my post about it)
Grave Cold by Shannon Knight—a mix of creepy fantasy and creepier SF in a dystopian future. (my post about it)
The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex: The Self-Proclaimed Greatest Dragon in the Multiverse by K.R.R. Lockhaven—A group of magic users summons a dragon into 21st Century U.S. and immediately lose control over it. Heroics and hilarity ensue. It’s part corporate-satire, part fantasy-trope satire, part celebration of those same tropes, and all very funny. (my post about it)
Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven—This book about friendship and nachos describes a young man looking to get out from his weathly father’s shadow who ends up buying a capybara-themed pub and running it with his new friends. There’s also a treasure hunt. Warm fuzzies, kindness, and good times ensue. (my post about it)
Zoth-Avarex’s Escape Plan: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Experience by K.R.R. Lockhaven—A short Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style sequel about what happens to the dragon after the novel. (my post about it)
The Glass Frog by J. Brandon Lowry—an orphaned teen who has dreams beyond the village she was raised in gets the change to see the larger world when a stranger washes up on shore. A great mix of light moments and emotional depth. (my post about it)
Bones & Betrayal: Silence of the Dead by Andi Ewington/Erica Marks—A necromancer and his partner are compelled to investigate a murder in a fairly typical Fantasy city. It’s a truly compelling mix of magic and mirth. Mystery and intrigue. And pie. Delicious, and sometimes deadly, pie. (my post about it)
A Graveyard for Heroes by Michael Michel—the second Dreams of Dust and Steel novel. The story grows grander, our perspective enlarges—and assuming that the pre-series status quo was as good as it could be, this civilization is in trouble from many sides. Stunning work. (my post about it)
The Price of Power by Michael Michel—the first novel in the Dreams of Dust and Steel series. We focus on four characters as their nation is on the verge of collapse–and get glimpses of the roles they can pay in keeping it from complete disunion (or their roles in pushing it toward the end). (my post about it)
The Culling by M. T. Miller—a bleak fantasy world is beset by monsters, and The Culling is a committed group of warriors wandering the countryside to fight them. These are dark books, but so fun to read.
Apex Predator (my post about it)
Brotherhood of the Worm (my post about it)
The City of Scales (I accidentally deleted my post when it was almost done, and I’m having a hard time replicating it. But it’ll be here soon)
The Nameless Chronicle by M. T. Miller—humanity struggles in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world. One man rises to fight the despots ruling them. He suffers, he bleeds, he dies. He just can’t seem to stay dead.
Ascent (my post about it)
Bedlam (my post about it)
Risen (my post about it)
A Strange Chemistry (my post about it)
Strife (my post about it)
The Complete Nameless Chronicle—the series is now published in one “boxed set” eBook
Curse of the Fallen by H.C. Newell—a woman whose magic has her marked for death and her closest friend journey to find a way to break the curse she’s under. (my post about it is forthcoming)
Heart of Fire by Raina Nightengale—two young people surprisingly find themselves bound to dragons, and the world may soon change because of them both. (my post about it)
Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights by Liam Perrin—a wholesome and comedic Arthurian tale about knights not quite good enough for the Round Table (my post about it)
Bizarre Frontier Omnibus #1 Brock Poulsen-a group of novellas following the adventures of a Wild West lawman cursed to never die as he takes on supernatural foes. (my post about it)
Bard Tidings by Paul Regnier—a light-hearted Fantasy adventure about a bard who finds himself in the unlikely position to save a village from an invading army. He’s also strangely capable of it (with the right allies). (my post about it is forthcoming)
Panacea by Alex Robins—in an alternate ancient Greece, the war between the gods comes to Earth. (my post about it is forthcoming, if I can ever figure out how to put what I want to say into words)
Klone’s Stronghold by Joyce Reynolds-Ward—a temporary teaching job becomes so much more. (my post about it)
Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland—a battlemage tries to enjoy his retirement by relaxing and starting a business. If only the world would let him. A heart-warming cozy fantasy. (my post about it)
Sword & Thistle by S.L. Rowland—an adventurer is sent on a near-impossible task. But the payoff will make the struggles worth it. Another heart-warming cozy fantasy in this series. (my post about it is forthcoming)
An Unexpected Afterlife by Dan Sofer—wide-scale resurrection of the dead causes more than a few problems for everyone in modern Israel. (my post about it)
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I’m excited talk about today’s release of (literary local) Troy Lambert’s You’ll Never Walk Alone. It looks like a quick, intense read for the thriller fans out there. Here’s a little more about the story to get you interested.
Title: You’ll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert
Format: eBook/Audio
Length: 26 pg.
Publisher: TUnbound Media
US Publication Date: July 25, 2025
Face Your Fears. Embrace the Unknown.
In the heart-pounding thriller, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” nurse Grace Whitmore is caught in a storm—both outside and within. As she trudges through rain-soaked streets after a long hospital shift, every shadow threatens to pull her back into a childhood terror she’s tried to forget.
When Grace senses an unseen presence tracking her steps, paranoia and dread begin to twist her reality. Is it her imagination, or is there truly someone lurking in the dark? Each echo of footfalls drives her deeper into a maze of fear and doubt.
Just when she believes she’s found safety behind her apartment door, a returned badge on her doorstep throws everything she thought she knew into question. Was the night’s pursuit merely a figment of her mind—or a misunderstood gesture of goodwill?
As tension mounts with an inexplicable sound from her home, Grace’s journey morphs into a battle of wits and survival. Will she overcome the haunting shadows of her past, or will the true threat emerge from where she least expects?
Discover the gripping tale of suspense and psychological intrigue that will keep you questioning every flicker of light and shade.
Author’s Audio/eBook Bundle Page ~ Author’s eBook Page ~ Other Retailers
Troy Lambert writes thrillers and mysteries that keep readers up past midnight. With a mind for puzzles and a taste for the twisted, he crafts stories that are gripping, emotional, and unforgettable. When he’s not writing, Troy is podcasting, teaching, or spending time with his loyal dog. Dive into his books and discover why readers can’t put them down.
(updated 7/24/25)
From the first moment that people did the strange thing of asking me to talk about their books on my blog, I’ve been impressed by the quality of a lot of what’s been published by authors going out on their own, taking all the risks, shouldering all the responsibility and doing all the work to get their words, their dreams, their blood, sweat, and tears. This should be celebrated—it’s definitely appreciated, as we’re trying to show this week.
As part of this week-long celebration, I’m continuing my habit of highlighting the self-published works that I’ve blogged about over the last few years (or meant to blog about, but at least read)—just a sentence or two. Hopefully, this’ll be enough to make you click on the link to the full post. Beyond that, it’d be great if I inspired you to add a few of these to your TBR. Also, be sure you check out the other posts over at the SPAAW Hub.
Today we’re going to be looking at Self-Published Science Fiction. Old tropes in new garb, fresh ideas, and a creativity that astounds. These authors are well worth your time and money.
Hit the Ground Running by Kate Ashwin—a cyberpunk heist novel with a sense of fun. A group of revolutionaries try to do a little good for the holidays in a futuristic corporate city. (my post about it)</span
Wistful Ascending by JCM Berne—if I start talking about this, I’m not sure how to stop. There’s a retired super-hero/super soldier working a menial job on a space station. There’s a revenge story. There are aliens that look like talking bears. It’s just so much fun. (my post about it)
The MOST Powerful Christmas by JCM Berne—Rohan and friends save Christmas for Santa (my post about it)
Return of the Griffin by JCM Berne—Rohan has to return to Earth to battle monsters that might be too much for him and the collective might of Earth’s superheroes. Rohan also has to battle the legacy he left behind when he left. (my post about it)
Blood Reunion by JCM Berne—Rohan struggles to stay alive and protect the citizens of Wistful from a the most powerful vampire I’ve read about. Oh, and he has to deal with his father on the station, too. It’s debatable which is harder for him to deal with. (my post about it)
Shadow of Hyperion by JCM Berne—Rohan is called upon by Earth again for some help with a challenge that will take Rohan and a new ally to Earth, to other locations nearer Wistful, and to reckon with their bloody pasts. (my post about it is forthcoming)
The Elites by Matt Cowper—a Batman-esque figure rebuilds a government-sponsored team of heroes. They take on super-villains of all stripes and even an alien invasion.
The World Savers (my post about it)
Rogue Superheroes (my post about it)
Nightfall (my post about it)
Children of the Different by S. C. Flynn—a very different kind of YA take on post-apocalypse life in Austrailia. (my post about it)
Full Metal Superhero by Jeffery H. Haskell—a young technical genius who lost the use of her legs in the accident that cost her parents their lives creates an Iron Man-esque suit and starts fighting crime in the hopes of being recruited into an Avengers/Justice League-type team. I’ve frequently talked on the blog (and even in this series of posts) about being frustrated that I haven’t caught up with a series. This one really gets to me. There’s also a spin-off series that looks great.
Arsenal (my post about it)
Unstoppable Arsenal (my post about it)
Super Powereds: Year 1 by Drew Hayes—The first in a series about a group of freshmen in a college-level Super-Hero Training program. (my post about it)
Darkside Earther by Bradley Horner—this is a series about a privileged group of teens trying to get through school and into adulthood while on a space station orbiting Earth. Their parents are the elite of humanity and are trying to mold their children into very different types of leaders.
Darkside Earther (my post about it)
Degrading Orbits (my post about it)
Saul by Bradley Horner—a professor of nanotech tries to save his daughter in the middle of a global catastrophe. (my post about it)
Billy in Space by Harry L-B—Billy has been given telekinetic abilities, and instead of becoming the government agent he’d aspired to, he’s become a human forklift in a spaceship’s warehouse. Not glamorous at all, but it’s a job. Then an alien race attacks his ship. Then space pirates do, too. And then things get bad. You’ll also witness a really bad first date. I should stress that this is a comedy. (my post about it)
Proxies by James T. Lambert—Jair Howard has some big challenges ahead of him–he has to deal with his mother, he has to fix his relationship with his girlfriend, he has to prove someone hacked into the military’s computers, then he has to prove it wasn’t him–oh yeah, and prevent interstellar war. His mother might be the biggest problem, really. I just finished reading the book and haven’t finished my post, but you’ll want to give it a look.
Duckett & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair—This story felt like the love child of Dirk Gentley’s Holistic Detective Agency (the Douglas Adams version) and Comedy Central’s Corporate, but sweeter. A pair of old friends-turned multi-dimensional P.I.s tackle a missing persons case. (my post about it)
Serengeti by J.B. Rockwell—a damaged warship—and the AI who operates it—attempts to rejoin the fleet.
Serengeti (my post about it)
Dark and Stars (my post about it)
AI Theist by Michael J. Svigel—The world’s most advanced and powerful AI struggles with its(?) conscience and gets religion. (my post about it)
Please Return to the Lands of Luxury by Jon Tilton—an MG Dystopian thriller. There’s a fantastic world here—a very plausible one, too. The story is hard to sum up in a sentence or two, but this would be a great read for an MG reader who’s able to read some unpleasantness (and a lot of wholesome and hope-filled moments, too). (my post about it)
The FATOFF Conspiracy by Olga Werby—Americans have lost the war on obesity and all but the elitist of the elite are dangerously obese (while tucking away a good portion of that fat into a pocket dimension), in pain, struggling, dying young, and yet eating almost constantly. (my post about it)
Genrenauts by Michael R. Underwood—Parallel to our world are various worlds populated by fictional characters in a wide variety of genres (Western, SF, Romance, etc), and when things go wrong in the stories, things go wrong in our world. n this world, there are a number of teams of story specialists who shift to the other worlds to fix the stories and set things back on course here. The first two novellas in this series were published by Tor, but after that, Underwood took it over himself.
The Cupid Reconciliation (my post about it)
The Substitute Sleuth (my post about it)
The Failed Fellowship (my post about it)
Genrenauts: The Complete Season One Collection—a compendium of all the novellas/stories in Season 1. (my post about it)
The Data Disruption—a Season One Prequel (my post about it)
The Wasteland War—Season Two kicks off (my post about it)
If you're a self-published author that I've featured on this blog and I didn't mention you in this post and should have. I'm sorry (unless you're this guy). Please drop me a line, and I'll fix this. I want to keep this regularly updated so I keep talking about Self-Published Authors.
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(updated 7/24/25)
From the first moment that people did the strange thing of asking me to talk about their books on my blog, I’ve been impressed by the quality of a lot of what’s been published by authors going out on their own, taking all the risks, shouldering all the responsibility and doing all the work to get their words, their dreams, their blood, sweat, and tears. This should be celebrated—it’s definitely appreciated, as we’re trying to show this week.
As part of this week-long celebration, I’m continuing my habit of highlighting the self-published works that I’ve blogged about over the last few years (or meant to blog about, but at least read)—just a sentence or two. Hopefully, this’ll be enough to make you click on the link to the full post. Beyond that, it’d be great if I inspired you to add a few of these to your TBR. Also, be sure you check out the other posts over at the SPAAW Hub.
Today we’re going to be looking at Self-Published Urban Fantasy. Magic-users of various stripes, creatures that’ll push your imagination, and more dragons than show up on my Self-Published Fantasy list, believe it or not. There’s a lot to dig into here.
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron—A nice-guy dragon learns how to get by in a dragon-eat-dragon world with the help of a human mage on the lamb from the mob. (my post about it)
Spirelli Paranormal Investigations: Episodes 1-6 by Kate Baray—a fixer for the paranormal community and debunker of paranormal frauds takes on an assistant, just in time for some real hairy cases (apparently I haven’t written about this one yet)
Justice Calling by Annie Bellet—a magic user on the run, living among a bunch of shape-shifters, is accused of killing some. She works to clear her name, save her friends, and stay off the radar of those hunting for her. (my post about it)
Vale Investigations by Cristelle Comby—a P.I. who is the emissary of Hades’ daughter on Earth investigates mysterious deaths and other happenings.
Hostile Takeover (my post about it)
Evil Embers
Bad Little Girls Die Horrible Deaths and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Harry Connolly—a collection of short stories that I still think about. (my post about it)
Twenty Palaces by Harry Connolly—I loved this UF series, but sadly was one of the few who read it. After the publisher declined to keep going with it Connolly has published a prequel and a sequel—with more on the way.
Twenty Palaces—the prequel to the whole thing (my post about it)
The Twisted Path (my post about it)
The Iron Gate—catches up with our heroes and throws them into a life-changing situation (even for people in their…circumstances), a great way to resume the series. (my post about it)
Ella Grey Series by Jayne Faith. A minor demon hunter in a slightly-futuristic Boise finds herself tangling with some major powers.
Stone Cold Magic (my post about it)
Dark Harvest Magic (my post about it)
Demon Born Magic (my post about it)
Blood Storm Magic (my post about it)
Bloodlines by Peter Hartog—an Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction/Detective mashup in a world that looks not dissimilar from Scott’s Blade Runner, powered by magic, and that has pan-dimensional aliens walking around. (my post about it)
Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog—the sequel to Bloodlines and continues to expand our understanding of this world while delivering a great story. (my post about it)
Fred, The Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes. The misadventures of a vampire accountant and his increasingly diverse and lethal band of friends trying to make their way in the world.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (my post about it)
Undeath & Taxes (my post about it)
Bloody Acquisitions (my post about it)
The Fangs of Freelance (my post about it)
Deadly Assessments (my post about it)
Undeading Bells (my post about it)
Out of House and Home (my post about it)
Posthumous Education (my post about it)
Terra Chronicles by JC Jackson. Another SF/Urban Fantasy mix (I didn’t realize how many of these I read until I did this post) about the adventures of an Elven arcanist and her paladin partner working for a Law Enforcement agency.
Twisted Magics (my post about it)
Shattered Illusions (my post about it)
Twice Cursed (my post about it)
Conjured Defense (my post about it)
Mortgaged Mortality (my post about it)
Divine and Conquer (my post about it)
Cutthroat Cupcakes by Cate Lawley—a candy maker discovers she’s a witch when she’s arrested of murder by magic. Fun ensues. (my post about it)
These next three series are hard to talk about, they’re sort of one series, sort of separate (actually, there are four threads, but I haven’t gotten to the last one yet)…
The Guild Codex: Demonized by Annette Marie. A woman with plenty of theoretical and no practical magical knowledge finds herself bound to a rare and very powerful demon.
Taming Demons for Beginners (my post about it)
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (my post about it)
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped (my post about it)
The Guild Codex: Spellbound by Annette Marie. A bartender with an anger-management (and therefore staying employed) problem finds herself working for a Mage Guild.
Three Mages and a Margarita (my post about it)
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri (my post about it)
Two Witches and a Whiskey (my post about it)
Demon Magic and a Martini (my post about it)
The Alchemist and an Amaretto (my post about it)
Druid Vices and a Vodka (my post about it)
Lost Talismans and a Tequila
The Guild Codex: Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen. A former two-bit criminal gets pulled into helping the MPD police magic users.
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors (my post about it)
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections (my post about it)
Pure of Heart by Danielle Parker—a sole werewolf and her family try to keep her secret under wraps and keep her wolf side from hurting anyone in this small Colorado town. (my post about it)
Rites of Passage by M.D. Presley—An atypical magic system fuels this intricate UF series debut (my post about it)
Ghost Stations by M.D. Presley—Corbin finds himself in NYC and spending time with a group of rich teens (as magic as he is) who go hunting for makers of a new drug wreaking havoc on the magic subculture. (my post about it)
Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall—a PI/Warlock is pulled out of retirement by a twelve-year-old who needs her mother’s killer and father’s kidnapper brought to justice. Adair Finch’s abilities include the power to reset time up to 24 hours previously–and he’s going to need to make several attempts at almost every interaction he has while on the hunt just to stay alive. (my post about it)
Chronos Warlock by Shami Stovall—Finch is back, forced to work for an old client to find a missing woman and to solve the murder of a social media star.(my post about it is forthcoming)
Ree Reyes series by Michael R. Underwood. Ree’s a barista and comic shop worker with ambitions of becoming a screenwriter. She inadvertently finds herself in a world of magic powered by Geekomancy “A style of magic where your love of pop culture becomes the source for amazing abilities – from bringing props to life to borrowing amazing skills from your favorite movies.” These were originally published by others, but Underwood has the rights back and is putting them out in new editions.
Geekomancy (This came out before the blog, so check out my Goodreads review)
Celebromancy (This came out before the blog, and I apparently didn’t write anything about it)
Attack the Geek (my post about it)
Hexomancy (my post about it)
The Nameless Restaurant by Tao Wong—an unspeakably good restaurant (with lousy service) that caters to the supernatural set. The descriptions of the food will make you wish you lived in a UF world more than anything else on this list will. (my post about it)
Arcane Casebook series by Dan Willis—This series is set in the 1930s about a P.I. who practices rune magic. Think Depression-era Harry Dresden mixed with Al MacBharrais.
In Plain Sight (my post about it)
Ghost of a Chance (my post about it)
If you're a self-published author that I've featured on this blog and I didn't mention you in this post and should have. I'm sorry (unless you're this guy). Please drop me a line, and I'll fix this. I want to keep this regularly updated so I keep talking about Self-Published Authors.
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