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Today our judges say goodbye to our sixth group of books in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! 🐉

ICYMI: Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Margaret Owen's Painted Devils! 🐉

"The dynamics between the gods, the cult’s unintended growth, and Vanja’s ever-evolving relationship with power and consequence make Painted Devils a worthwhile read."

Today Summer Hanford reviews Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee's Breath of the Dragon! 🐉

"The writing is crisp, clean, and beautifully to the point…A classic tale of youthful rebellion."

ICYMI: Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Stephanie Burgis' A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence! 🐉

"Cosy fantasy at its best, filled with supernatural folklore, found family warmth, and the fresh spark of newlywed romance."

Today our judges say goodbye to our fifth group of books in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! 🐉

https://fantasy-faction.com/2026/spfbo-11-the-fifth-fall

Today Christopher Keene reviews Bryce O’Connor and Luke Chmilenko's Iron Prince! 🐉

"The book’s formula is almost point-for-point a shonen battle manga, like a sci-fi Naruto or My Hero Academia (and who doesn’t love those?)."

Today our judges say goodbye to our fourth group of books in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! 🐉

https://fantasy-faction.com/2026/spfbo-11-the-fourth-fall

Today Stuart Cripps-Schnoor reviews Mark Lawrence's Daughter of Crows, and interviews the author! 🐉

"Grimdark fantasy with a pulse. Bloody, intimate, and emotionally ruthless. My only real criticism is simple: I finished it, and now I have to wait."

ICYMI: Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews David Green's Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies! 🐉

"[A] cosy fantasy doing exactly what the genre does best: creating a world so warm and full of good people that you feel the loss of it when you close the cover."