The Thirteenth Hour | Spoiler-Free Review | SPFBO8 Finalist @dominishbooks

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My spoiler-free review of The Thirteenth Hour, book one of The Cruel Gods by Trudie Skies. This gaslamp fantasy is one of the SPFBO8 finalists, and I'm reading all ten finalists with @CoverswithCassidy and crew, for an alternate (and unofficial) final.

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$The Thirteenth Hour | Spoiler-Free Review | SPFBO8 Finalist My spoiler-free review of The Thirteenth Hour, book one of The Cruel Gods by Trudie Skies. This gaslamp fantasy is one of the SPFBO8 finalists, and Im reading all ten finalists with @CoverswithCassidy and crew, for an alternate (and unofficial) final. Check our progress and reviews here: https://www.cassidychivers.com/ Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $My Digital TBR - All My Unread eBooks A whistle-stop tour through all the unread books I have on my Kindle, from freebies and short stories to ARCs and other author review copies. Mentioned: @KaysHiddenShelf @thebookishgnome4062 @CoverswithCassidy CraigBookwyrm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigbookwyrm Craigs No Heart For a Thief review: https://escapistbookcompany.com/2022/12/07/review-no-heart-for-a-thief-malitu-1-by-james-lloyd-dulin/ Terrys Reign & Ruin review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4698522661 N. C. Scrimgeour on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scrimscribes Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Legends & Lattes - An Epic-Fantasy Lover Reads Cosy Fantasy I, an epic-fantasy lover, review Legends and Lattes, a cosy-fantasy phenom by Travis Baldree. This previously self-published novel has just been released as a traditionally published title with extras, and in the UK at least, a new cover and in cosy-sized hardback. Thanks to TOR UK and Black Crow PR for the review copy. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Alien Clay Spoiler-Free Review | Adrian Tchaikovsky Sci-Fi Check out my thoughts on Alien Clay, the new sci-fi novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky, scheduled for publication on 28 March 2024. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $TBR/MBR November 2022 - Once Upon a Readathon A look ahead to the books Im planning to read in November 2022. I am participating in Once Upon a Readathon where Ill be one of the co-captains of the Huntsmen team. My reading plan isnt specifically focused on the readathon however, as Im a mood reader, so Ill sort of make it up as I go along, for the most part! Mentioned: @OverlyAverageBen @ShelfCentered Hannahs Readathon Announcement: https://youtu.be/iIStBzzyI2w My Once Upon a Readathon video: https://youtu.be/_khBpMKsIrI Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $You Picked My May TBR Thanks to everyone who voted, I now have my May TBR mapped out. Check out what Ill be reading next month and come join me on Discord (link below) if you want to read along with me. Also check out Jonathan @WordsinTime for great sci-fi content. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - June 2022 Welcome to another indie SFF author showcase, featuring five self-published SFF authors, three of whom have books in SPFBO8. Check them out as they talk about their books, and then check out the links below to find out more. Featuring: 0:00 Intro 0:28 Coby Zucker: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60322465 https://twitter.com/cobywrites 1:21 P.L. Stuart: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56493306 https://www.plstuart.com/ 2:46 D.A. Smith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61133525 https://da-smith.co.uk/ 4:30 Will Rice: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58874167 https://willriceauthor.com/ 6:36 L.L. MacRae: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61114984 https://llmacrae.com/ 9:11 Author Submissions and Outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $May 2022 Wrap-Up This is my reading wrap-up for May 2022 - a mixed bag in terms of ratings but some great books among the five novels and one novella that I read. I apologise a few times in the video, but Im sorry that this is not very good, it was filmed at the end of a terrible week but I still wanted to do the wrap up for myself as much as for my viewers and the channel itself. I didnt actually say in the video, but just to confirm, my wife is now better and is back home (and resting) with us. Thank you for your understanding, and for the many kind wishes that we have had. Intro 0:00 Stats: 2:16 May Books 3:35 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $October 2022 Wrap-Up This is my reading wrap-up for October 2022. I read eight books, including two ARCs, one of them a novella and the other a sci-fi from a favourite author. Intro 0:00 Stats: 0:27 The Books 2:05 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Sampling My Unread Books 3 (With My Cat Co-Host) This is the third of my laid-back videos where I read the opening chapter of all my unread books. These videos are a bit different to my normal style, so if you only want to hear me talking about the books, you can use the timestamps below. 0:00 Intro 2:07 Oath of Fealty 5:26 A Path of Blades 8:31 Rise of the Mages 12:44 Riebekite 15:44 Cat Cameo 17:00 We Break Immortals Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ The River Title music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - September 2024 Come and check out these self-published fantasy and science fiction titles as pitched by their authors. 0:00 Intro 0:25 Maya Darjani https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207975479 https://mayadarjani.com/ 1:52 Tar Atore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204162037 https://konstancek.substack.com/ 3:11 R.E. Sanders https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211424169 https://twitter.com/RobSanders56 4:16 Joe Rover https://joerover.com/ 6:25 Eileen Mueller https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56418659 https://bit.ly/RoFire-Deluxe4-6 8:05 Thanks and Outro If youre a self-published fantasy or sci-fi author and youd like to appear in a future showcase to talk about your book/s, please see the details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Reading Goals 2023: 10 Self-Pub Titles I Want to Try As part of my 2023 reading goals, I have selected 10 self-published titles I want to try. All of these are firsts in series, so theres plenty to follow if I enjoy them. Many of these authors have also featured in my Indie Showcase videos to introduce the books in their own words. Ill leave links to those showcase videos with the timestamps below: 0:00 Intro 1:48 Moroda https://youtu.be/Reiz0wVPkSQ 3:19 Wolfeater 4:50 Obsidian: Awakening 6:17 A Realm of Stones and Whispers https://youtu.be/_7CzousMVnc 8:14 The Worthy https://youtu.be/sWasiFYj338 9:19 Iron Truth 11:12 Black Stone Heart 12:20 Queens of the Wyrd 14:23 Ascendant 15:39 An Ocean of Others https://youtu.be/rla0W7SAMDs Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$