I had so much fun with this last year (and grew my TBR–plus a few others’), that I’m bringing it back. In the spirit of “a rising tide lifts all boats,” for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week I wanted to give some Self-Published authors a chance to spread some love.
(They also get to do a bit of self-promotion, I mean, c’mon, it’s hard out here…)
An Elevator Pitch for Something You Love
Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell
Kings of Paradise remains one of my favorite self-published fantasy novels. It’s gritty as hell and opens with an outcast with perfect memory cooking and eating a person he’s just killed. “In a brutal world, a deformed genius from the snowy Ascom seeks vengeance while a young prince in paradise-like Sri Kon struggles to prove himself worthy. Their destinies collide in an epic power struggle.”
My Elevator Pitch by David T. List
VIOLENCE & VIGILANCE, published August 2023, is the first book in Turesia Untamed, an epic fantasy duology that explores the cost of immortality, the atrocities grief inspires and excuses, and the will to fight against impossible odds. It features song magic, beast riders, mercenary outlaws, and weather manipulation.
About this Author
David T List describes himself as “of the southern US. Writer, bassist, explorer.”
Amazon’s author page expands on it a bit, “David hails from the humid subtropics of the southeastern US, where he writes fantasy fiction, plays bass guitar, explores the wilderness, and kicks it with his family. He’s adept at trouble-shooting, thanks largely to his proficiency at trouble-making, and puts both to use creatively to bring to life unlikely creatures, unique settings and situations, and villainous heroes.”
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Be sure to check out Kings of Paradise and Violence & Vigilance, let’s show them both some love!
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