Jim Jones1h ago

#Bookstodon you are my only hope.

What is the best fantasy novel that you have read in 2025?

The book doesn't have to come from 2025, just one that you read last year.

Tell me a little about the book and why you liked it.

I am finishing up one of the books I am reading and am looking at the next to add to my rotation.

Thank you.

Boosts welcomed.

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Christina Anne Hawthorne12h ago

#WorldOfOntyre 28

THREE chapters left to edit in Book-5.

I’m close, but will lose a block of time today at the No Kings march downtown.

To aid my writing self, I made certain I’d have a fairly short chapter to work on tomorrow, and then got a head start on it last night.

Even if I fall behind today, that’s okay. Democracy comes first. If it didn’t for all of us, there would’t be a democracy.

Be everwell.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingFantasy #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #Fiction

InterNutter 18h ago

Challenge #04836-M087: Taking the Time

The king offered a boon, it was, respectfully, turned down. A gift, then, was offered of a new checker board, hir's was getting old and some pieces had gone missing. This was accepted, but only if he'd be willing to sit and play a game or two.https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04791-m042-unfamiliar-to-some -- Anon GuestWhat fascinated Verin about her request was that the Thrice-Sworn King did not go out and purchase a new board from a shop. He gathered materials and tools to make it himself. With the help of his wife and the interference of his children. Who, judging solely by the tone of voice, he attempted to teach.

They were small children in a new place. Nothing was going to maintain their attention for long.

Verin could at least help herd them. Human and Hellkin alike were much happier than their father, and even picked up a functional amount of Woods Elven, enough to correct their dad's grammar and pronunciation. The fact that those corrections were greeted with cheer and respectful attempts told Verin all she needed to know about her once-patient's skill as a parent.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04836-m087-taking-the-time

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Challenge #04791-M042: Unfamiliar to Some | PeakD

Not everyone knows kindness... by internutter

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John Griogair Bell1d ago
The Best of Lester del Rey https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/03/27/the-best-of-lester-del-rey/ #AmericanLiterature #AmericanScienceFiction #book #FantasyFiction #FrederikPohl #LesterDelRey #nouvelles #review #ScienceFiction #shortStories #TPolyphilus
Christina Anne Hawthorne1d ago

#WorldOfOntyre 26

Four chapters left to edit in Book-5.

Thank goodness for reading a book on the side while I’m performing a targeted edit.

Here’s the thing about targeted editing. You jump randomly around chapters. I may know the story, but there’s no sense of advancement because that’s the idea.

It’s great for focusing, but you never feel like a reader. You want that, but it can wear on you.

Be everwell.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingFantasy #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #Fiction

FJ Brodie1d ago

For anyone here who may be a #Patreon of my #Writing I've now published an early-access post: Episode 30: Of Fire and Venom.

It will /only/ make sense if you read Episode 29 beforehand, so that's linked in the post too.

Enjoy!

P.S. I need to bring Ko-Fi up-to-date with Patreon in terms of public and subscriber posts, but I'll get there, hopefully this week.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers #FantasyFiction #Fantasy #Fiction

https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-30-of-154043966

Christina Anne Hawthorne2d ago

#WorldOfOntyre 26

FIVE chapters left to edit in Book-5.

It’s crazy, but I began worldbuilding Carrdia and writing its first story simultaneously, including realizing I needed at least a preliminary map.

I grabbed a scrap sheet of paper, flipped it over, and went wild sketching. At least 85% of that map endured.

What would’ve happened to my stories, I wonder, if I’d sketched a different map?

Be everwell.

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InterNutter 2d ago

Challenge #04834-M085: Making Light of the Matter

"Wraithvine, Wraithvine, where art thou?""I'm over here, playing the clown!""Wraithvine, Wraithvine, why be a fool?""Because laughter is another healing tool!"A children's skipping game of how Wraithvine saved a nation, by teaching the leaders of the warring factions how to have fun together and laugh. -- Anon GuestEvidently, Bucky had been to the library. Asking questions and finding out things. Kro could throttle the librarian's prentice/acolyte[1] for teaching him how to read.

"I learned fun stuff," he said. "Did ya know that nurs'ry rhymes are history?"

Kro attempted to focus on hir fiddly gearwork. Something was stuck in the middle of it... "Uh. Maybe? I think a few of them are political from... a Dragon's age ago."

"I learned that one's about our town," announced Bucky. "It goes, Wraithvine, Wraithvine, where art thou?"

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04834-m085-making-light-of-the-matter

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Challenge #04834-M085: Making Light of the Matter | PeakD

The defeat of sorrow is joy... by internutter

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InterNutter 3d ago

Challenge #04833-M084: A Lesson to Last

Kormwind, Dex to his friends, is being followed around by two youngsters, a human child and hir hellkin twin. When asked why they follow, the children ask to be taught to cook, taught to make things, taught to grow things, so they won't go hungry again. And the other children in the home won't go hungry anymore, either. -- Anon Guest[AN: This has to happen while he was off being an Adventurer and not a Prince]

Dex had been viewing his crew's general fucking around in this village as an opportunity for downtime. Their artificer was in a complicated project and the rest of them were alternately helping her or waiting for the whole thing to be done. Meanwhile, they had small jobs. Most of the time.

Dex had spent most of his time in domesticity. Hunting, farming, cooking. Basic repairs and generalised maintenance of anything that needed it and caught his attention.

Then there were the kids. Two of them specifically. Hand in hand, Human and Hellkin. They had a scurrying way of moving around the villagers. Well. Avoiding the villagers. As Dex recalled, they did have adult supervision, but that was more in the form of a grandmother than anyone young enough to keep up with them. When she was in fine fettle, Grandma Oldyn was a force of nature.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04833-m084-a-lesson-to-last

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Challenge #04833-M084: A Lesson to Last | PeakD

Taken personally... by internutter

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S. E. Wigget4d ago

This reality is utter shit, so sometimes it's good for your mental health to take breaks from it. Enjoy some fantasy fiction.
Witch's Familiar & Whimsical Stories includes a sardonic talking cat and a cross-dressing witch:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CVQTPYSS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tfQoz8HnKf2VombwqWN6ceNs9aoSJw0fCg6SP_N95VaUXN9mBlHPTh43SnuWTlJZ8GUmJmEgUtqkTU54yC0ofnkSLHBRIr3cSPU4yYu8mY_03qVChv-WFP3p2X5DIs528wt14gm8wp2njj9s8TQuljFTydNwLkI5v1lThRBvCc15NqXMD1hBUT-MEkyVjK-dHbGFc8c1EgXbYbxWM00ahQ.NAHE-CcYMjQsp3w8LXhwxz0aJlYUf40fxJbxXqYq7cc&qid=1725151995&sr=8-1

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