SFF Author Showcase, April 2024 @dominishbooks

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Check out these great self-published SFF titles, including an SPFBO9 finalist and an explosive sci-fi debut!

0:00 Intro
0:25 K.E. Andrews goodreads.com/book/show/61405963 keandrews.org
1:42 Phil Parker goodreads.com/book/show/201337221 philparker-fantasywriter.com
4:15 Maya Darjani goodreads.com/book/show/202760081 mayadarjani.com
6:07 Daniel Meyer goodreads.com/book/show/198970318 danielmeyerauthor.com
8:11 Thank You and Outro

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$SFF Author Showcase, April 2024 Check out these great self-published SFF titles, including an SPFBO9 finalist and an explosive sci-fi debut! 0:00 Intro 0:25 K.E. Andrews https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61405963 https://www.keandrews.org/ 1:42 Phil Parker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201337221 https://www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/ 4:15 Maya Darjani https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202760081 https://mayadarjani.com/ 6:07 Daniel Meyer https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198970318 https://www.danielmeyerauthor.com/ 8:11 Thank You and Outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Tier Listing All My 5-Star Books I went through every book Ive given a five-star rating to over the last ten years, and put them in a tier list to find the best ones. Are there any surprises here? Any that make you want to pick up the book? Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $My Top Five Science Fiction Books As a primarily fantasy reader, Ive not read nearly as many sci-fi titles. Here though, I go through my current top five favourites. 0:00 Intro 1:18 Book 5 2:45 Book 4 4:28 Book 3 6:16 Book 2 8:53 Book 1 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $The Indie Fantasy Reader Tag I love self-published (and indie) fantasy so I just had to take up@CoverswithCassidys invitation to do her tag video. There are so many authors and titles I couldnt list in these answers, but check out some of the best that indie fantasy has to offer here: 0:00 Intro 1:19 1) What got me into reading indie fantasy? 2:25 2) What is my favourite thing about indie fantasy? 4:28 3) What is my favourite indie fantasy book/series? 5:35 4) What is one high-priority indie fantasy on my TBR? 6:01 5) Where do I find out about indie fantasy books? 7:41 6) What is a book Id recommend to someone just starting to read indie fantasy? 8:46 7) What is my favourite indie fantasy cover? 10:11 8) Do I approach indie reading/reviewing differently? 11:17 9) What is an upcoming indie fantasy release Im looking forward to? 12:42 10) What indie author would I choose to write my story? 13:18 11) What is an indie fantasy more people need to read? 14:06 12) Tag some friends! Tagged: @KaysHiddenShelf @PatrickRyanBookReviews & @AndrewsWizardlyReads Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie Author Showcase - October 2023 Welcome everyone to Octobers showcase! Come and watch as this months authors introduce you to their books, and check them out in more detail below: 0:00 Intro 0:18 Steve Pannett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127368814 https://stevepannett.com/ 2:46 Joaquín Baldwin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182357273 https://www.joaquinbaldwin.com/ 4:41 Ben Collins https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199229861 https://twitter.com/BCollinsAuthor 6:12 Steve Hugh Westenra https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198791493 https://stevewestenra.com/ 8:16 James Lloyd Dulin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193551687 https://www.jamesldulin.com/ 10:50 H.C. Newell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197113127 https://www.hcnewell.com/ 13:05 Dom McDermott https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200371182 https://bit.ly/the-advent-of-winter 15:37 Thanks and outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $The Best SFF Series Ive Read (...According to My Ratings) Its time to take a look at what I have rated as my best SFF series. I say SFF, but they are all fantasy with only the one exception. Here though, are the top 20 series, based on my ratings, where I have scored at least one book in the series using my weighted ratings system. 0:00 Intro and details 2:24 Books 20–11 12:42 Books 10–1 Appropriate videos relating to this top list: Last years edition: https://youtu.be/P4FvTUHZJqg My top 10 favourite series: https://youtu.be/7VdagmYIEXE An introduction to my weighted ratings: https://youtu.be/xSvNIHJPIus Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $The End of Year Tag 2022 Its time for the End of Year book tag as December rapidly approaches. What do I have left that Im looking forward to? Have I already started planning for 2023? Find out here. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? 1:57 Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year? 2:26 Is there a new release youre still waiting for? 3:26 What are three books you want to read before the end of the year? 4:48 Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year? 7:03 Have you already started making reading plans for next year? Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - January 2024 Come and check out some great indie SFF titles - in the authors own words. If you are an indie/self-published author of fantasy or science fiction and you want to appear in a future showcase, check out the details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase 0:00 Intro 0:25 L.R. Schulz https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61066102 https://linktr.ee/L.R.SCHULZ 2:10 Joshua Walker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203929618 https://joshuawalkerauthor.com/ 3:02 Abigail Morrison https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61982012 https://amorrisonbooks.com/ 5:05 Bryan Wilson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142845712 https://bryanwilsonauthor.com/ 6:10 Alex Valdiers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205156685 https://valdiers.com/ 7:55 Darby Harn https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201904906 https://darbyharn.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darbyharn/black-market-heart-limited-edition-hardcover?ref=b1yibc 10:14 Thank you and outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $My Audiobook TBR What books am I specifically looking to try out on audio this year? Here, I introduce seven books that Im planning for the coming months, including five authors Ive not yet read from. For free fantasy audiobooks on YouTube, check out: @EpicFantasyAudiobooks Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Shorter Fantasy Recommendations - Books With Fewer Than 300 Pages Without including any novellas, I have ten (ish) fantasy books under 300 pages for you to check out if youre after a shorter fantasy read. Im still ill at the moment, so I apologise for any imbalance of audio, or if the cuts are a bit jumpier than usual while I edit out coughs and croaks! 0:00 Intro 1:25 Discworld https://www.goodreads.com/series/40650 2:35 (and Strata) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34493 3:20 Down Among the Dead Men https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365090 4:39 The Swordsmans Lament https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60682845 5:40 The Beast Hunters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59358023 7:00 The Thunder Heist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55736792 8:26 The Look of a King https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57339603 9:21 Spiderlight https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28595951 11:03 Bodyguard of Lightning https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113113 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Introducing The Advent of Winter: A 24-Author Fantasy Anthology A quick promo video for the upcoming fantasy anthology The Advent of Winter. Twenty-four self-published authors, twenty-four short stories, one unique advent calendar. Register here to be notified when the project launches: https://bit.ly/the-advent-of-winter Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $2022 - The Year in Review Tag Im bringing this tag back to recap some of the highs (and lows) of my reading in 2022. How did you get on with your reading? 0:00 Intro 0:45 1. My favourite book of 2022 2:28 2. My favourite series started in 2022 but not finished 3:17 3. My favourite series finished in 2022 4:00 4. My favourite new author discovered in 2022 5:29 5. My favourite new character of 2022 6:24 6. My favourite new release of 2022 8:03 7. My favourite reread of 2022 8:51 8. My biggest surprise of 2022 10:00 9. My biggest disappointment of 2022 11:20 10. The one book from 2022 that Id recommend to anyone Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$