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Hey there!

Looking for something new to read?

Below the Heavens is a high fantasy indie book series inspired by East Asian mythology and culture.

Available for free in webnovel form on RoyalRoad, via their webpage or mobile app, found in my bio!

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A square graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is a photo of a large and vast library with arched ceilings and gloomy lighting. Layered on top in the center of the graphic, is a transparent white square with a black outline, showing the photo behind and creating a border out of it within the graphic. The title reads "New release!" in bold gray text, and below that to the left is a graphic of the book cover. To the right of the book is more text, which reads "Book 2: Beyond a Broken Horizon." Slightly below that in a new paragraph, the text reads "Chapter 61: A Change of Perspective". Below the book and centered on the graphic itself is more text, which reads "Check out this East Asian inspired novel, as well as its predecessor, on Royal Road! Available for free via web browser or their mobile app. The link is in my bio!"
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    I'm not sure what to make of this... On the one hand I'm not a fan of landlords. On the other hand I love the idea of making all my weird ideas pay rent! 🤔 😂

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    MonadicBlurbs , to bookstodon group
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    Hey there!

    Looking for something new to read?

    Below the Heavens is a high fantasy indie book series inspired by East Asian mythology and culture.

    Available for free in webnovel form on RoyalRoad, via their webpage or mobile app, found in my bio!

    @bookstodon

    A square graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is a photo of a large and vast library with arched ceilings and gloomy lighting. Layered on top in the center of the graphic, is a transparent white square with a black outline, showing the photo behind and creating a border out of it within the graphic. The title reads "New release!" in bold gray text, and below that to the left is a graphic of the book cover. To the right of the book is more text, which reads "Book 2: Beyond a Broken Horizon." Slightly below that in a new paragraph, the text reads "Chapter 59: A Matter of Opinion". Below the book and centered on the graphic itself is more text, which reads "Check out this East Asian inspired novel, as well as its predecessor, on Royal Road! Available for free via web browser or their mobile app. The link is in my bio!"
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    • NickEast , to reading group
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    Celebrating a paradoxical 11/10 rating of my story The Last Philosopher by Spookyspackles on RoyalRoad 🥳
    But who knows what could have been if I had only given 120% instead of the standard 110% 😂

    Anyway, the story is free to read, links can be found on my profile, thanks and sorry 😁

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    Big D - 11/10 review by Spookyspackles on The Last Philosopher. The story has got some very strong Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vibes. If you don't know that series, but like some well written, cosmic ludicrousy, this book definitely has the potential to fit the bill. The MC's 'nickname' is definitely used for some subtle tongue-in-cheek humour, and there's some clever plays throughout the rest of the chapter that make it a treat to read. And while the narrator is weaving in the comedy, they are also weaving in a ton of worldbuilding. There are some tense shifts within the first chapter (potentially intentional), but otherwise, the flow, spelling, and grammar are peachy. Overall, the author humanizes the furthest from a human thing you can probably think of, and does it well. Excited to see Richard's quest come through!
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    I always knew I was a coward! I alos like to change the meaning of words as the fancy takes me 😁

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    skaeth , to fantasy group
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    Summer Binge Reading: 22 books featuring the trope! These are all either standalones (prequels or not) or books with completed series.

    Check them out at: https://books.bookfunnel.com/friendstoloverssummer/xcd6l4h5qb

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    A Caucasian woman with her hair in an updo wearing a purple gown with petals of various shades of purple sewn to the bodice stands looking slightly down in front of a wall of fog. To her left are words written in gold: Friends to Lovers Romantasy, Summer Book Binge June 1st to July 31st
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    101 Epic Science Fiction and Fantasy books here! All subgenres can be found here, though scrolling through I see a lot of sci-fi & a lot of historical-looking books. Check it out!

    https://books.bookfunnel.com/junsff002b/huwbaxiyta

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    krakencollectivebooks , to lgbtqbookstodon group
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    How would YOU fill up this Kraken Pride Bringo? Recommend us any queer SFF you know that fits the prompts! (especially indies!)

    Today's card is based on CHEERLEADERS FROM PLANET X by @lyssachiavari !

    https://www.krakencollectivebooks.com/books/cheerleaders-from-planet-x/

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    WHAT ARE THE KRAKEN PRIDE BINGOS The following text is surrounded by huge black and white tentacles and the logo, a kraken holding six books of different colours: A collection of nine tropes or elements for some of our books. Recommend us Other queer SFF that matches the trope (priority to indies!). At the end of the month, we’ll post the full card with given recommendations! (If your own past reads can make a bingo, please show us!!) This pride, help us celebrate other queer indie books alongside our own! We exist in a community of beautiful overlapping stories, all of which deserve your eager reader eyes.

    The cover of CHEERLEADERS FROM PLANET X stands in the top right corner, over a grid of 3 x 3 squares labelled “Kraken Pride Bingo”. In the grid are the following elements: mixed-race MC, WLW, Aliens, Superpowers, Fictitious City in Real-World Location, Adopted Character, College-Age Characters, Shapeshifting, Grumpy/Sunshine Pairing
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    Happy ! The group has put together a collection of 48 books featuring queer rep of all kinds, across all years of SPFBO! Some have main characters, while others (like mine) have side-character queer rep. Some are on sale, some are full price.

    https://books.bookfunnel.com/SPFBOPride/4god17ztxz

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    A vertical pride flag inspired background with 15 book covers on it: Elemental, Soul Stealer, The Wings of Ashtaroth, Tenfold Tenants, The Fealty of Monsters, Mercy, Khirion, The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts, City in the Dragon's Eye, Beneath the Gods' Tree, Guarding Gus, Wings so Soft, The Phoenix and the Sword, Cursed Cocktails, and Ritual Income

    A pink, dark blue, and light blue striped background with a scaly texture behind three book covers. Text reads: SPFBO Pride, Stories featuring queer characters from ten years of the Self-Publishing Fantasy Blog-off The book covers are Beneath the Gods' Tree, showing a woman riding a horse through a desolate landscape; The Thirteenth Prince, with an artistic gold border around a dark background with flames; and The Dryad's Crown, with an artistic lavender cover
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    • krakencollectivebooks , to lgbtqbookstodon group
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    Play the Kraken Pride Bingo with us! Can you name queer indie SFF that fits these prompts? Or even trad pub queer SFF?

    Today's card is based on AWAKENINGS by @ClH2OArs

    https://www.krakencollectivebooks.com/books/awakenings/

    @lgbtqbookstodon

    WHAT ARE THE KRAKEN PRIDE BINGOS The following text is surrounded by huge black and white tentacles and the logo, a kraken holding six books of different colours: A collection of nine tropes or elements for some of our books. Recommend us Other queer SFF that matches the trope (priority to indies!). At the end of the month, we’ll post the full card with given recommendations! (If your own past reads can make a bingo, please show us!!) This pride, help us celebrate other queer indie books alongside our own! We exist in a community of beautiful overlapping stories, all of which deserve your eager reader eyes.

    The cover of AWAKENINGS stands in the top right corner, over a grid of 3 x 3 squares labelled “Kraken Pride Bingo”. In the grid are the following elements: novella, aroace MC, sentient object, MC with neopronouns, Road Trip, Fantasy Races, Chosen One Trope, MC with Himbo Energy, Found Family
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    • MonadicBlurbs , to bookstodon group
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    Hey there!

    Looking for something new to read?

    Below the Heavens is a high fantasy indie book series inspired by East Asian mythology and culture.

    Available for free in webnovel form on RoyalRoad, via their webpage or mobile app, found in my bio!

    @bookstodon

    A book overview graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is a medium purple-gray color, and a red ornate pattern overlays it. Above that layer is a centered transparent white box with a black outline, creating a border around the edge of the graphic. Within the box and to the top left is a dark gray book graphic featuring the novel's cover, a dark landscape with a towering castle and a large red eclipse encircling the top of it. To the right of the frame is a title in large, bold, black outlined, gray text that reads "Below the Heavens". Underneath that in red text outlined in black is a bullet list, which reads "High Fantasy. Ancient Spirits. Dragons." . Below the book graphic, title, and larger bullet list is a smaller bullet list. This bullet list reads "Detailed world crafted from scratch. Quick witted and likeable protagonist. Political struggles and intrigue. Unique auramaster magic system."
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    • krakencollectivebooks , to lgbtqbookstodon group
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    SMOKE AND STEEL by @ChaosCatgirl is out!

    For the lovers of epic fantasy and sapphics & cheekily described as "a catgirl who picks up some weapons and form an army rather than go to therapy for her ptsd."

    More info on our website ~ https://www.krakencollectivebooks.com/books/smoke-and-steel/

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    Okay yes, I agree in principle, but would it be so bad if it look just a little better? 😂

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    MonadicBlurbs , to bookstodon group
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    Hey there!

    Looking for something new to read?

    Below the Heavens is a high fantasy indie book series inspired by East Asian mythology and culture.

    Available for free in webnovel form on RoyalRoad, via their webpage or mobile app, found in my bio!

    @bookstodon

    A square graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is an illustration of a landscape. The landscape is a city with oriental architecture, shrouded by a deep cloudy mist. In the center is a large palace with a tall spire, framed by a large red solar eclipse dominating the sky. The graphic title in bold gray text outlined with black, which reads "An Excerpt from the First Chapter of Below the Heavens" Directly underneath that in bold red text outlined with black is the subtitle, which reads "Sins of a Dying Empire.". Below that in the same text as the main title is the body text, which reads "Molam threw himself to the side as a whistle pierced the air and the projectile buried itself into a nearby tree with a thud. With no time to prepare, he was forced to lock his arms around his pack to protect its contents from being crushed as he hit the ground, doing his best to break his fall with a roll that sent him tumbling through the Forest's floor until stopped by a thorny bush. He sucked in air through clenched teeth before pulling himself back to his feet and continued running, tugging his cloak from the bush's thorny grasp. The exertion from sprinting through the Slumbering Forest manifested as a dull ache in his chest and he felt the burning pain of his muscles crying out for rest. There could be no rest now; being auraless, to stay here was to die."
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    Here's a little repost of my Meet the Author with the updated graphics for my rebrand!

    Below the Heavens is a high fantasy webnovel series featuring a quick witted protagonist and a world and magic system crafted from scratch, incorporating east Asian culture and influences.

    It is available for free via web browser or the app on Royal Road, as well as on Scribblehub! You can find those links along with my Discord, Patreon, and other social media in my bio.

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    A square graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is an illustration of a landscape. The landscape is a city with oriental architecture, shrouded by a deep cloudy mist. In the center is a large palace with a tall spire, framed by a large red solar eclipse dominating the sky. The graphic title in bold gray text outlined with black, which reads "Meet the Author." Directly underneath that in bold red text outlined with black is the body text, which reads: "Hey! I'm CKMo (he/him), a Taiwanese writer living in the bay area of California. One of my goals in writing is to help bring more themes and ideas from East Asian culture into Western media. Some of the other reasons I decided to write include my characters. They've lived with me for some time, and wanted their story to be told. I've also been a fan of the written word since I was young, which started to draw me towards crafting my own prose. Between these and the fact that I have a penchant for writing cool lines, I needed to create a world for all these things to come together. Some of the other hobbies I have outside of writing include Magic the Gathering, various genres of video games, and anime of course. Due to my full time job, I'm assisted in running my accounts by a social media manager. Most posts and comments will be handled by them, but any DMs, emails, or other personal communications will be responded to by myself personally."
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    Looking for more stories? These 53 books are all EPICS—in fact, my husband said that By the Pact by @AuthorJMac reminded him of the epicness of Dune, so take that as you will! (My book Between Starfalls is in this collection, too, kicking off a Stone Age fantasy series).

    https://books.bookfunnel.com/bfhostepicfanslmay/9x5535yqe5

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    MonadicBlurbs , to bookstodon group
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    As promised, here's the reveal for the new rebrand for my indie series, Below the Heavens!

    The amazing art was done by the wonderful Kiguri over on X, @/nomaismar!

    @bookstodon

    A square reveal graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is a darkened photo of a worn, wooden shelf with haphazardly stacked books filling it to the brim. Layered on top in the center of the graphic, is a transparent white square with a black outline, showing the photo behind and creating a border out of it within the graphic. In the middle of this square frame is another black outline frame which is rectangular and has rounded corners. This frame contains a book cover, which features a graphic art landscape. The landscape is a city with oriental architecture, shrouded by a deep cloudy mist. In the center is a large palace with a tall spire, framed by a large red solar eclipse dominating the sky. Over the top of this art work, in bold gray text outlined with black, is the series name, "Below the Heavens." Below that in the same text but slightly larger is the book title, "Sins of a Dying Empire". Underneath the title in bold red text with a black outline is the author's name, "CKMo".
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    Maybe you're looking for adventure instead? These 97 books are all FREE books! I have two novellas and an epic fantasy book in this group, alongside authors like SG Prince and Paul Bennett.

    https://books.bookfunnel.com/fantasy-adventure/hc201hppx7

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    skaeth , to Romancelandia group
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    Looking for some ? These 27 books are all books with various levels of spice. (My book is part of this set, with low-spice and lots of adventure.)

    https://books.bookfunnel.com/romantasyreads-may/3589787155

    @bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy @romancelandia


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    Joking is serious business 😂

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    Tumblr post writing interpretation. Death of the author: Treating the author’s stated interpretation of their own work as merely one opinion among many, rather than the authoritative Word of God. Disappearance of the author: Treating the context and circumstances of the work’s authorship as entirely irrelevant with respect to its interpretation, as though the work had popped into existence fully formed just moments ago. Taxidermy of the author: Working backwards from a particular interpretation of the work to draw conclusions about what the context and circumstances of its authorship must have been. Undeath of the author: Holding the author personally responsible for every possible reading of their work, even ones they could not reasonably have anticipated at the time of its authorship. Frankenstein's Monster of the author: Drawing conclusions about authorial intent based on elements that are present only in subsequent adaptations by other authors. Weekend at Bernie’s of the author: Insisting that the author would personally endorse your interpretation of the work if they happened to be present. Comment by bugbastard | thought this was going to be a joke, but these are all very real things you see people do. Answer by prokopetz I'm never more serious than when I'm joking.
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    I'm very excited to finally be able to make this announcement!

    Coming May 5th, I'll be doing a cover and title reveal for the rebrand for my indie novel series, Below the Heavens. I can't wait to show you all this amazing art!

    @bookstodon

    A square announcement graphic created by using multiple layers of design details. The background is a darkened photo of a worn, wooden shelf with haphazardly stacked books filling it to the brim. Layered on top in the center of the graphic, is a transparent white square with a black outline, showing the photo behind and creating a border out of it within the graphic. At the top of this transparent frame is bold gray text with a black outline that reads "Below the Heavens". Under that and to the left is another rectangular black frame that contains book cover art, but is halfway hidden by an illustration of a red draped cloth covering it. To the right of this frame and directly beneath the graphic title is more text, glowing red, that reads "Rebranded". Below this text, and still beside the book cover, is bold red text outlined in black, which reads "Cover & Title Reveal". Underneath this is a date, in bold gray text outlined in black, that reads "5/5/2024". Below the date and the book cover as well, centered at the bottom of the transparent white square frame, is more bold gray text outlined in black, this time reading "Book One".
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