Eleventh Cycle - Mistland, Book 1, by Kian N. Ardalan | Spoiler-Free Review @dominishbooks

dominish_books | Eleventh Cycle - Mistland, Book 1, by Kian N. Ardalan | Spoiler-Free Review @dominishbooks | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
Eleventh Cycle, a Dark Souls-inspired grimdark novel by Kian N. Ardalan, comes out on the 1st February 2023. Get my thoughts on the book here.

*The weighted ratings table in this review does include an error. Pacing is scored out of five, not ten. So what you hear is correct, and the score is correct, but the "/10" you see is incorrect. Thanks Arlena for bringing this to my attention!

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$Eleventh Cycle - Mistland, Book 1, by Kian N. Ardalan | Spoiler-Free Review Eleventh Cycle, a Dark Souls-inspired grimdark novel by Kian N. Ardalan, comes out on the 1st February 2023. Get my thoughts on the book here. *The weighted ratings table in this review does include an error. Pacing is scored out of five, not ten. So what you hear is correct, and the score is correct, but the /10 you see is incorrect. Thanks Arlena for bringing this to my attention! Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO9 Review: Daughter of the Beast by E.C. Greaves My spoiler free review of Daughter of the Beast by E.C. Greaves, book one in the Vyshivka Trilogy. 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Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 * This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link * Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie Author Showcase - February 2024 Check out the works of these fab indie SFF authors. Links to find the books are below. If youre an indie/self-published SFF author and you want to take part in a future showcase, you can find details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase 0:00 Intro 0:25 Adrian M. 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Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO8 Recap, Cuts, and Semi-Finalist Announcement Today I am wrapping up my official involvement in SPFBO8 where I have been judging books as part of Team @Bookborn In this video, Ill go through each of the six titles I read for the opening phase of the competition and will cut five of them, leaving one remaining book as my semi-finalist to progress to the next stage. 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Mentioned: @CoverswithCassidy Intro 0:00 Stats: 1:09 The Books 2:15 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? 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