Reading Goals 2023: 10 Self-Pub Titles I Want to Try @dominishbooks

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As part of my 2023 reading goals, I have selected 10 self-published titles I want to try. All of these are firsts in series, so there's plenty to follow if I enjoy them. Many of these authors have also featured in my Indie Showcase videos to introduce the books in their own words. I'll leave links to those showcase videos with the timestamps below:

0:00 Intro
1:48 Moroda youtu.be/Reiz0wVPkSQ
3:19 Wolfeater
4:50 Obsidian: Awakening
6:17 A Realm of Stones and Whispers youtu.be/_7CzousMVnc
8:14 The Worthy youtu.be/sWasiFYj338
9:19 Iron Truth
11:12 Black Stone Heart
12:20 Queens of the Wyrd
14:23 Ascendant
15:39 An Ocean of Others youtu.be/rla0W7SAMDs

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$Reading Goals 2023: 10 Self-Pub Titles I Want to Try As part of my 2023 reading goals, I have selected 10 self-published titles I want to try. All of these are firsts in series, so theres plenty to follow if I enjoy them. Many of these authors have also featured in my Indie Showcase videos to introduce the books in their own words. Ill leave links to those showcase videos with the timestamps below: 0:00 Intro 1:48 Moroda https://youtu.be/Reiz0wVPkSQ 3:19 Wolfeater 4:50 Obsidian: Awakening 6:17 A Realm of Stones and Whispers https://youtu.be/_7CzousMVnc 8:14 The Worthy https://youtu.be/sWasiFYj338 9:19 Iron Truth 11:12 Black Stone Heart 12:20 Queens of the Wyrd 14:23 Ascendant 15:39 An Ocean of Others https://youtu.be/rla0W7SAMDs Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $MBR July 2022 A quick look at the books on my MBR (Might be Read) list for July 2022. I have a few commitments this month with the continuation of my SPFBO8 reads and my Patron buddy read for the month. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books (signup recommended toward the start of the month to avoid being charged again soon after joining!) My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie Author Showcase - July 2023 Its time for another Indie Author Showcase! Come and check out these self-published authors as they talk about their books, then check out the books themselves via the links below. If youre a self-published fantasy or sci-fi author and you want to be involved in a future showcase, check out the showcase page on my website: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase 0:00 Intro 0:20 N.C. Scrimgeour https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145923932 https://ncscrimgeour.com/ 2:32 Michael Roberti https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61758961 https://www.michaelroberti.com/ 4:22 B.S.H. Garcia https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83814644 https://www.bshgarcia.com/ 6:19 Lily Anne Crow https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60238434 https://www.asthelilyflies.com/ 8:21 Jon Auerbach https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58590127 https://www.jonauerbach.com/ 10:07 Steve Hugh Westenra https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156966791 https://stevewestenra.com/ 12:48 E.M. Allen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152019134 https://twitter.com/eamediaocrity4 14:31 Thank you and outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Reading Wrap-Up, June 2024 - The Quest for Five Stars Come and check out my wrap-up of the reading I did in June, as I continue the search for my first five-star read of 2024. Let me know in the comments what you read and enjoyed last month too! 0:00 Intro 0:41 The Stats 2:45 The Books Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $My Fantasy Bookshelf Tour 2022 - Over 270 Books Welcome to my 2022 bookshelf tour featuring over 270 mostly fantasy books (there are a handful of sci-fi titles thrown in as well). I have two bookcases of six shelves each, so some of the filming angles arent the best, and with all the moving around, getting up and down, and unusual speaking positions, the sound fluctuates a little here and there, for which I apologise. I hope you enjoy the tour! Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $ARC Reviews: The Last Phi Hunter and The Last Shield Check out my thoughts on two recent Angry Robot reads - The Last Phi Hunter (April 9, 2024) by Salinee Goldenberg, and The Last Shield (August 13, 2024) by Cameron Johnston. 0:00 Intro 0:37 The Last Phi Hunter 10:10 The Last Shield Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO8 Review: Fire of the Forebears by L.A. Buck My review of Fire of the Forebears by L.A. Buck for SPFBO8, where I am judging books in phase one of the competition for Bookborn. Check out the book on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60426828 Check out the authors very useful website here: https://labuckauthor.com/ And check out the SPFBO8 blog here: https://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/2022/05/spfbo-8-self-published-fantasy-blog-off.html Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Reading Wrap-Up – November 23 November was another tough month for me in many ways, but I did get to some really good books. 0:00 Intro 2:00 The Stats 3:16 The Books Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - October 2022 Welcome to another indie SFF author showcase, and this month its another bumper edition featuring TEN (!) self-published SFF authors! Check them out as they talk about their books, and then check out the links below to find out more. Featuring: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Ben Galley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10754265 https://bengalley.com/ 4:00 Tatiana Obey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60318233 https://www.tatianaobey.com/ 6:22 N.C. Koussis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61438210 https://www.nikitaskoussis.com/ 7:26 Vanessa Lanang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62000246 https://www.vanessalanang.com/ 9:12 E.J. Doble https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60102987 https://twitter.com/dobleethan 11:59 Patrick LeClerc https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59073208 http://www.inkandbourbon.com/ 14:43 E.M. Hamill https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62219072 https://emhamill.wordpress.com/ 16:14 Troy Knowlton https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60737870 https://www.troyknowlton.com/ 18:55 Jean Gill https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61984052 https://jeangill.com/ 22:32 Jim Wilbourne https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62558768 https://www.jimwilbourne.com/ 24:00 Thank You and Outro 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$ $Fantasy Recommendations From My BookTube Buddies I asked a bunch of my BookTube buddies to recommend a fantasy (and one sci-fi) book for you to check out. Without telling them though, they each got a different question, resulting in a range of different answers. Check out their great channels below: 0:00 Intro 0:51 A Fantasy Audiobook @PatrickRyanBookReviews 2:12 A Fantasy To Make You Think @Bookborn 3:17 A Great Animal Companion @MelLenoreReads 4:12 A Self-Published Fantasy @AFictionalEscapist 5:16 A Really Interesting Setting @AndrewsWizardlyReads 6:20 A Complex Fantasy @PetrikLeo 7:03 Fantasy for HF Lovers @thebrothersgwynne 8:21 A Dark or Horror Fantasy @TheNerdyNarrative 9:10 A Classic Fantasy @OwenEdwardsBooks 10:18 A Military Fantasy @CoverswithCassidy 11:50 An Urban Fantasy @TheObsessiveBookseller 13:14 An Underrated Fantasy @nikosbookreviews 14:13 An Epic Fantasy @MattsFantasyBookReviews 15:17 A Fantasy Romance @AbbySalter 16:38 A YA Fantasy @megansreadingrevelations 17:37 A Palate Cleanser @KaysHiddenShelf 18:48 A Cool Magic System @ToriTalks2 20:24 Sci-Fi for Fantasy Lovers @WordsinTime 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$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - September 2023 Its Indie SFF Author Showcase time! This month I have two #SPFBO9 semi-finalists introducing their books for your viewing pleasure! If youre a self-published SFF author and you want to take part in a future showcase video, check out the details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase 0:00 Intro 0:20 E.C. Greaves https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60129056 https://www.ecgreaves.com/ 2:37 Michael Michel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63945821 https://michaelmichelauthor.com/ 5:00 Zachary & Joshua Forbes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195476796 https://twitter.com/ZachForbesBro 6:51 Jay Tallsquall https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62952658 https://twitter.com/Tallsquall 9:40 Thank you and outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO8 Review: I Shall Return With Winter by C.F. Welburn My review of I Shall Return With Winter by C.F. Welburn for SPFBO8, where I am judging books in phase one of the competition for Bookborn. Check out the book on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60855715 Check out the authors website here: https://www.cfwelburn.com/ Check out the SPFBO8 blog here: https://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/2022/05/spfbo-8-self-published-fantasy-blog-off.html And check out Bookborns team intro video here: https://youtu.be/aVhUKkLXBTU Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$