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Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Marie Sinadjan

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On July 26, 2024

In Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week

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In the spirit of “a rising tide lifts all boats,” this year for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week I wanted to give some Self-Published authors a chance to spread some love (while also indulging in a bit of self-promotion, I mean, c’mon, it’s hard out here…)
Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Marie Sinadjan

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The Kindred Chronicles: Between Two Worlds by D.A. Chan

I’ve rarely heard of other Filipino authors being mentioned during SPAAW (or around Twitter in general) so I’d like to introduce everyone to The Kindred Chronicles: Between Two Worlds by D.A. Chan, an action-packed fantasy/scifi novel with a little of everything — cool powers, romance, drama, political intrigue, even its own language! Plus it’s on its way to being adapted into an animated series.

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Take a chilling road trip through the United Kingdom with Bloody Hell: An Anthology of UK Indie Horror, out this August 1st!

About this Author
I’m Marie Sinadjan, a Filipino SFFH author currently based in the UK. I’m the co-author of The Prophecies of Ragnarok, a Norse myth new adult urban fantasy trilogy, and I also have several short stories published in anthologies and literary journals.

A list of my works can be found here. You can find me online (mostly on Twitter) at @marienettist or at www.mariesinadjan.com.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Works

Be sure to check out Bloody Hell: An Anthology of UK Indie Horror and The Kindred Chronicles: Between Two Worlds, let’s show them both some love!

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EXCERPT from Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan: Who is She?

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On November 30, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction, Quotations, Urban Fantasy

We continue to celebrate Release Day for Marie Sinadjan’s Nameless Queen here with this excerpt.

from Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan

Standing on the bank of the river Gjoll, Hel listened to the names of the Dead in the wind. This was her life now, as difficult and strange as it was to accept.

The Allfather had banished her from Asgard for treason, trapping her in Niflheim and erasing her name. However, she eventually realized that the realm itself was alive and had other plans. Niflheim did not intend for her to merely wallow in her despair and slowly starve herself to death.

The realm wanted her to be its caretaker.

A line of longships stretched toward the horizon and disappeared into the mist. In the ships were bodies, and the first one had come alive at Hel’s accidental touch.

The man lurched like he had been holding his breath underwater for far too long. “Where am I?”

For a moment she stared back at him with an equal measure of fear. What just happened? Was it her appearance that scared him?

But it soon became clear that it was not the case. “Who am I?” he asked her, distraught.

His name came to her in the wind. “Egil Hringson,” she repeated.

Her eyes flew wide as the man clung to her and wept like a child. She hadn’t realized how important it was for the Dead to be remembered, not until then. And while she did not have the details of his life, revealing his name seemed to help him find peace.

She did not sleep for three whole days, traversing the bank of the river to bring the newly deceased out of their stupor. There were surely hundreds of them; she’d stopped bothering to count after she reached twenty. Some ships had elaborate carvings on the prow, while others were simple wooden vessels that appeared to have been put together at the last minute. None of that mattered to her, however. It was not her place to judge or choose who awakened in this realm, unlike Odin the Allfather and his band of Valkyries.

At first, only the old woman helped her. But after three days of tireless work by the river, the inhabitants of Niflheim came to see that she was something more than merely a deranged soul who could not embrace the fact that she was dead. One by one, they joined her, seeing those she’d awakened into settlements and communities. Most of them were patterned and named after actual Midgardian locations, which provided a small comfort to the Dead.

“Who is she?” Egil asked the old woman when he returned to the river the day after his awakening.

“Hel,” the old woman answered.

It was not Hel’s real name, but it was all she had.

The one she had been born with had been taken away from her.

 

Interested in the rest? Go grab your copy of Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan now at https://books2read.com/NamelessQueen!

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RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT: Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan

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On November 30, 2023

In Fiction, Urban Fantasy

This morning, I’m very pleased to bring you this Release Day Spotlight for Marie Sinadjan’s Nameless Queen, part of the Norse-inspired Urban Fantasy series, The Prophecies of Ragnorak. Like the rest of this series, this really looks like something to check out.

Book Details:

Book Title: Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan
Series: The Prophecies of Ragnarok
Genre: Norse Mythology Urban Fantasy
Release date: November 30, 2023
Format: eBook
Length: 70 pages
Release Price: 99c (US) and equivalent / 99p (UK)
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About the Book

All things end, and all must die.
But death is not always the end.

When Geiravor Lokisdottir was stripped of her name and cast out of Asgard, torn from her family and the life she had known, she thought she’d lost it all. But in the shadows of Niflheim she discovers the path to her destiny, and what it truly means to be queen.

This is a prequel to THE PROPHECIES OF RAGNAROK trilogy by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, and a retelling of the myths involving Hel, the Norse goddess of death and the queen of the underworld.

Purchase Links

Universal Purchase Link ~ Goodreads

About the Author

Marie Sinadjan is a Filipino fantasy author, singer-songwriter, and musical theatre actress. She is the co-author of The Prophecies of Ragnarok series, and her short stories have appeared in anthologies, magazines, and literary journals. She mainly writes fantasy of the mythology, fairytales, and folklore variety.

When not crunching numbers for her full-time job or spending time with her family, she’s traveling, drinking coffee, reading and reviewing books, dreaming up more worlds, writing more songs, or serenading vegetables. She currently lives in the United Kingdom with her husband.

You can find her online at @marienettist or at linktr.ee/mariesinadjan.

COVER REVEAL: Mist Gallows by Meri Benson, Marie Sinadjan

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On October 6, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction, Urban Fantasy

I’m very pleased to welcome the Cover Reveal for Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan’s Mist Gallows to The Irresponsible Reader this morning! This novel is the third in the series, The Prophecies of Ragnorak. Before we get to revealing the cover, let’s learn a little bit about the book and author, shall we? It’ll just take a moment, and then we can all feast our eyes on the cover. Oh, and there’s a word about a sale on the series, too.

Book Details:

Book Title: Mist Gallows by Meri Benson, Marie Sinadjan
Series: The Prophecies of Ragnorak, Book 3
Genre: Norse Mythology Based Urban Fantasy
Digital Release Date: October 13, 2023
DPaperback/Hardcover/Audiobook Release Date: TBA

About the Book

Are you ready for the battle of a lifetime?

The end has begun. Ragnarok has arrived as prophesied. The Great Winter has brought Midgard to its knees, and it’s only a matter of time before the gods and their armies clash on Vigrid one last time.

Desperate to save the realms, Victor leads his friends on a mission to the underworld. He intends to seek out Hel, daughter of Loki and Hodr’s lover, and convince their side to stand down and make peace with Odin, therefore averting the war.

But a far greater threat than the reckoning of an ancient feud looms on the horizon. Silje learns that Yggdrasil is dying, and if the Tree of Worlds dies, the worlds die along with it…

Book Links

Pre-Release Sale

Digital Edition Sale (October 6-13) Info:

About the Authors

Meri Benson is a Chicago native that has always been in love with the written word. When not living in other people’s worlds, she’s creating her own. From urban fantasy worlds that mirror our own to fantasy worlds that are all their own. Her favorite distractions from creative endeavors and writing are her two cats that enjoy ‘helping’ by settling themselves on her, or whatever project has stolen her attention away from her number one “fans”.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ TikTok ~ Threads ~ Newsletter ~ Linktree

Marie Sinadjan is a Filipino fantasy author, singer-songwriter, and musical theatre actress. The Prophecies of Ragnarok is her debut series, though her short stories have appeared in anthologies, magazines and literary journals. She mainly writes fantasy of the mythology, fairytales and folklore variety. When not crunching numbers for her full-time job or spending time with her family, she’s traveling, drinking coffee, reading and reviewing books, dreaming up more worlds, writing more songs, or serenading vegetables. She currently lives in the United Kingdom with her husband.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Facebook ~ TikTok ~ BlueSky ~ Threads ~ Newsletter ~ Linktree

and now…

The Cover

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You see that on a shelf, you’re taking a second look to catch the details, right?

It’s out next week, be ready to jump on it then!

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