Category Archives: Self-Published

CRIMSON & CREAM by C.M. SKIERA

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Crimson & Cream is a fantasy tale that focuses on 13-year-old twins Eadriel and Elvar, who have fallen on hard times and are desperately trying to unravel their tortured past and create … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Self-Published | Tagged C.M. Skiera, crimson & cream, fantasy YA novel, indie fantasy YA books | 1 Comment

THE SWORD AND ITS SERVANT (GRAUWELT #1) by VICTOR SALINAS

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Sword and Its Servant is the first installment of what is planned as an ongoing series. This “portal” story is definitely a YA novel with its “coming of age” theme, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Dark, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged Grauplay, Grauwelt, The Sword and Its Servant, Victor Salinas | Leave a comment

THE UNWEAVING (SHADER #3) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The epic conclusion of the Shader series! So many questions still demanding answers. Can anyone forgive Deacon Shader for failing to stop Sektis Gandaw when he had the chance? Is there a … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best indie fantasy, best indie fantasy books, best indie fantasy novels, best indie fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, Shader series, Shadrak the Unseen, The Nameless Dwarf, The Unweaving | 1 Comment

THE ANT-MAN OF MALFEN (CHRONICLES OF THE NAMELESS DWARF #1) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is three out of five stars. The Ant-Man of Malfen (Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf #1) is a novella that doesn’t put on any pretensions about what it is. Nope, this is a sword and sorcery extravaganza that … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged best indie fantasy books, best indie fantasy series, best sword and sorcery stories, Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf, D.P. Prior, Shader, Shader series, The Ant-Man of Malfen, The Nameless Dwarf | 2 Comments

WOOL (WOOL #1) by HUGH HOWEY

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. This is the first “story” in the Wool Omnibus series that took the world by storm in 2011. At 49 pages long, the tale can be read in a single sitting, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Self-Published | Tagged best post apocalyptic stories, Hugh Howey, post apocalyptic series, Wool, Wool Omnibus | 3 Comments

BEST LAID PLANS (SHADER #2) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Best Laid Plans picks up right where the first book in the Shader series ended: everyone is scrambling to retrieve the five pieces of the statue of Eingana, winged snake goddess of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best epic fantasy series, best independent fantasy series, Best Laid Plans, best post apocalyptic fantasy books, best post apocalyptic fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, Shader, The Nameless Dwarf | 1 Comment

SWORD OF THE ARCHON (SHADER #1) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is four out of five stars. Sword of the Archon (Shader #1) by D.P. Prior is one of the best self-published fantasy that I’ve stumbled upon. Not to say that it is perfect, because nothing is ever without … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-Genre, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best epic fantasy series, best epic fantasy stories, best indie fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, post-apocalyptic world, Shader series, Sword of the Archon | 3 Comments

THE BETRAYED

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Betrayed by Igor Ljubuncic Genre: Fantasy -Grimdark Series: The Lost Words #1 Publisher: Self Published (April 1, 2012) Author Information: Website Length: 384 pages My Rating: 3 stars The Betrayed is a grimdark fantasy that impresses in its scope, themes and ambitious … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Grimdark, Low, Self-Published | Tagged best grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy, grimdark, grimdark fantasy, Igor Ljubuncic, Paul Kearney, The Betrayed, The Lost Words | 3 Comments

OVID’S VALLEY by ERIC PATRICK CLAYTON

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Ovid’s Valley is a contemporary fantasy set within a small, mountain town of that name. Ovid is a place where people spend their lives enjoying the rugged mountains and untamed forests, reveling … Continue reading →