🎨 New Art Reveal! 🎨 This piece features Tal battling a centaur-ish creature called an ijiraq. I love how she turned out! At least 3 more artworks still to come for An Emperor's Gamble - stay tuned for the reveals. 🏷️ Art by Anderson Magalhães #fantasyart #fantasybooks #kickstarter

Check out my current reading: The Hidden Guardian, book 3 of Ranger of The Titan Wilds by @jdlrosell.bsky.social which is absolutely fantastic so far! Easily one of my best reads of this year! Wonderful characters and a brilliantly developed world!

As several astute readers have noticed, there's a theme to the Legend of Tal special edition covers... Can you figure out what it is? #fantasybooks #specialeditionbooks

ICYMI - The first artwork going into An Emperor's Gamble Deluxe, "Raze of Ravagers." Made by Daniel Correia, this shows Garin witnessing the razing of a hapless mountain village. I'll say no more to avoid spoilers! Get this and more in the special edition on #kickstarter!

Thanks to the incredible backers, An Emperor's Gamble Deluxe had a dynamite first day! 🧨 We've blown past the first two stretch goals, meaning the book's getting three more artworks - one by Joe Requeza and two by Anderson Magalhães. Help us do more by backing the campaign through my 🔗!

🎉 An Emperor's Gamble is LIVE and FUNDED! 🎉 Thanks ever so much to the incredibly kind backers who made this possible! Especially after a hitch this morning that delayed the launch, it's an immense relief that you all still showed up. Check out my 🔗 or below to learn more! #kickstarter

The wait's almost over! 👑 🎲 #kickstarter

It's been awesome seeing the backer photos come in for the previous deluxe campaign! Thanks again to everyone who supported it. Book 3's coming NEXT WEEK - hard to believe it's almost here! Follow An Emperor's Gamble on #kickstarter if you don't want to miss the launch.

BookBub Featured Deals are insane!! The Famine Cycle was lucky enough to snag one, and it's already over 400 sales today 😮 Dear readers, I hope you enjoy it! For authors, remember to keep submitting. This boxset only has 19 reviews on it and still got accepted! Persistence pays off.

What infernal pact have I formed to hold this devilish beauty?! Can't wait to sell my soul and crack open Joe Abercrombie's latest! Many thanks to The Broken Binding for the excellent edition. #fantasybooks #thedevils #amreading

My reading has been absolutely excellent of late, thanks in great part to The Sun Eater saga! I'm a quarter of the way through Book 3 and delighted I have so much more to look forward to. It's also a privilege to share René Aigner as an artist with Christopher! #suneater

Check out my current reading by @jdlrosell.bsky.social this is a much anticipated read for me, I have the complete series on my Kindle ( through Josiah's website ) and excited to start Whispers of Ruin which is book 1 in The Famine Cycle.

Mark your calendars for September 16th for the 3rd Legend of Tal special edition! We originally had it launching yesterday, but to make sure all the books arrived first, we pushed it back a couple weeks. Not long now, though, until An Emperor's Gamble Deluxe is here! #author #fantasy

As I wait for the next stage in the Legend of Tal sequel - namely, my wife to finish reading it - it's back to work on the fifth and final book in Ranger of the Titan Wilds! Plenty more heartache and heroism awaiting you and Leiyn in this installment ❤️‍🔥🏹 #amwriting #author

Absolutely stoked to finally have volume two of Legend of Tal - A Queen’s Command! Look at this beauty 🔥 Continuing the streak of most beautiful books I own. #LegendOfTal #BookMail @jdlrosell.bsky.social

Rogues & Rebels remain raucous for the next week! 33 books, 11 authors, all waiting for you to sweep them up. ...The books, that is. Leave those poor authors be! L I N K i n B I O to enter! #fantasybooks #author #reader

#IndieAuthorSummer day 57: Ready to discover a new author? Check out @jdlrosell.bsky.social, author of The Famine Cycle at jdlrosell.com. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books. #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity

Been massively enjoying Clair Obscur, as I expected I would! I'm not quite done with it - doing a fair bit of exploration before the final fight - but I can already tell it's one of my top games of the year and one of the best I've played recently. Have you played it yet? #clairobscur

ROGUISH RAFFLE! 🚨 I've teamed up with some rebellious authors for this awesome book giveaway. Get a chance to win 1 of 33 print books being offered from those in the image. I've read several of the stories and can attest to their quality! Enter through the 🔗 in my bio or below! #fantasy #books

Character stickers!! Because who doesn't love them? ;) Got some for the protagonists of Legend of Tal (Tal & Garin) as well as one of Leiyn from Ranger of the Titan Wilds featuring art I've yet to reveal... Going out with direct orders from my bookshop! #fantasy #books #author

Finished the excellent Blacktongue Thief on audio recently! While not without its faults, its many strengths far outweighed that. Plus, Christopher narrating it himself made it all the better! Highly recommended if you don't mind a bit of sauciness and a whole lot of cheek. #bookreview

Celebrating 3 months of Perils of the Past with blurbs from 3 titans of fantasy. Endless thanks to @thomashowardriley.bsky.social, @jdlrosell.bsky.social & @brendannoble.bsky.social! P.S., And my first seamless banner on Insta.

Narratess strikes again! In addition to my own A King's Bargain, here are a few other books I own on discount (or a related work by the author). Enjoy filling up your e-readers this weekend! 🔗 in my B I O #booksale #narratess

The Narratess Indie Book sale is live, and I put together a list of books that you need to buy NOW! These are either books I've read, books that are on my TBR, or books that I just saw and knew I needed. What books are you most looking forward to checking out? Narratess link is in my bio!

Is anything in writing better than planning that next book? Having a blast dreaming of Book 2 in the Legend of Tal sequel series this morning! #amwriting

The preorders for A Queen's Command Deluxe from my bookshop went out this week! If you've yet to get your copy, I still have a box up for grabs - visit my site to reserve yours. #fantasy #author #books

Huge milestone for this new book! 😱 Some hurdles remain, but we're getting close to making the Legend of Tal sequel series a reality. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

Audible recently changed the way it pays authors - and it's not good. In its new model, I've seen my audio royalties fall around 30-40%, as have others. You can help by signing Michael & Robin Sullivan's petition to change things for the better. L I N K i n B I O #audible #audiobooks #author

After 2 playthroughs, I've finished Cyberpunk 2077! For those unfamiliar, I call it "the thinking man's GTA." Even during the most brutal scenes, there are philosophical underpinnings that give each moment impact. For an excellent grim near-future sci-fi game, look no further! #cyberpunk

As delivery gets underway for A Queen's Command, I've just sent the backers their digital goodies! This time, that includes backgrounds and likely the only audiobook I'll ever narrate. Books arriving soon!! 📚📚📚 #fantasy #fantasybooks #author

Of the 100+ included in the Beloved SFF Sale, I've only read a handful! But I can heartily recommend them to anyone looking for their next read. Check out the 🧵 for a little about each and the 🔗 to get them for 99¢ or free! #fantasybooks #fantasy #belovedsffbooks

Look, we all enjoy discounts - but isn't it better when the books come recommended? Check out 100+ free or 99¢ books in the Beloved sale happening right now - all sourced from glowing recommendations (including mine for Dragon's Reach). 🔗 below and in my profile! #fantasybooks

Practicing making books float 🪶. An indie stack featuring @brendannoble.bsky.social, @thomashowardriley.bsky.social & @jdlrosell.bsky.social!

I'm back at the desk after an awesome vacation with family! Plenty of beautiful places and adventures to fuel the writing - a good thing, as I have lots to do 😅 Writing updates and other news coming soon! #IndieAuthor

Visited some fine spots for inspiration and to make furry friends yesterday - as well as fine spots for sunburn!

Author goal unlocked: FIRST READER TATTOO! 🐉 Overwhelmed and honored that Riley got a tattoo paying homage to Clouded Fang, an ash dragon from the Ranger of the Titan Wilds series! Didn't the artist do an awesome job?! #fantasy #tattoo

For the first time, we have bundles available at our online bookshop! Get the complete Legend of Tal series in PB or HC, signed and all. The preorder for the special Queen's Command edition is also up, and The Wilds Exile is now listed as well! jdlrosell.com/store #fantasy #books

Like many people, I've long identified with Hobbits, and all the more as I've aged. Where are my fellow Samwise Gamgee fans at?! 🙋 #lotr #lordoftherings #hobbit

Truly, literacy is dead 🤦 Please tell me I'm not the only one to see the fallacy in their logic?

✨ With Book 2 fulfilling soon, it's time to gear up for Book 3! ✨ Check out the deluxe cover for Legend of Tal: An Emperor's Gamble! Once more created by the excellent Rachel St. Clair. It likely won't launch until fall, so follow it now through my 🔗 so you don't miss it! #fantasy #specialedition

With increased action at my online bookshop, I'm having to restock more often than I'm used to! Snag one of these tomes for hungry dragon gods, nosy fantasy PIs, and togas galore! #fantasy #dragons

An oldie but a goodie! True fantasy fan in the making 🐺

I'm under the weather today, so there's no better time to give away books! For a short while, you can check out the first book in The Famine Cycle trilogy for FREE. Find it through my 🔗 and secure it when joining the Fellowship, my weekly newsletter. May you enjoy! #fantasybooks

Hope everyone's having a good Independence Day weekend! I've been getting in a good bit of reading, so I finally finished the stellar second book in the Empire of the Wolf series. No middle book syndrome here - this was even more action-packed than Book 1. Now on to Book 3! #bookreview

I have this bad habit of buying kindle books to wait for me on the pad to read when other books end and I noticed I had "The Last Ranger" from @jdlrosell.bsky.social on my pad. No idea when I had bought it, but have to say it was good stuff. Now I just have to buy those sequels to read also :)

Surprise book mail! 😱 I knew A Queen's Command was shipping now - but I didn't realize the printer was going to send me a copy early! Thrilled with how the second Legend of Tal deluxe edition turned out. Fulfillment coming soon! #specialeditionbooks

I'm in my first Smashwords Summer Sale this year! They've got a bunch of free and discounted books over on their website, including a couple of mine. Whispers of Ruin is FREE for July and the series omnibus is only $2.49! Hope you'll check it out via my 🔗 #booksale #fantasybooks

The perfect place to do some fantasy writing? 🤔

As I gear up for the first reviews on the new Wilds Exile audiobook, this is a good reminder!

New audiobook out today! 🎧🏹🎉 Nab The Wilds Exile from Audible for the penultimate installment in the Ranger of the Titan Wilds series. Hope you enjoy the narration once more by the lovely Imogen Church! #audible #audiobook #fantasybooks