Queen’s Book Asylum’s main SPFBO 10 page, where you’ll find a short heads up about the contest, info about our process, the 30 books assigned to us, and how we divided them – including GR and Amazon links -, our progress in the semi-finals and finals, and updates throughout the competition.
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the fourth year! For the oldtimers, welcome back! For the newcomers, I hope you’ll have a lot of fun this year trying to fill out these music-based reading prompts as I had a lot of fun coming up with them.
Once again, I’m setting reading goals for 2024, including reading challenges and a shortened TBR list I’d like to focus on this year.
Bjørn’s pick this week is Angel (Lust) by Joe Jackson feat. Suzanne Vega and Dawn Upshaw.
Jen reviews DROWN DEEP, the second book in Phil Williams’ military fantasy series, The Blood Scouts.
Timy’s pick this week is Where You Go by Poe the Passenger.
Bjørn reviews THE UNBEARABLE INSPECTOR OBERLIN, the fifth book in Tammie Painter’s comedic fantasy series, The Cassie Black Trilogy.
Timy reviews SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY, the third book in Alexis Hall’s queer historical romance series, Something Fabulous.
Bjørn’s pick this week is Violence In Your Eyes by Raf Duran.
Team Asylum reviews our fifth and last SPFBO 10 semi-finalist, BRINGER OF THE SCOURGE by M. Daniel McDowell. Reviews are from Arina, Liis, Jen, and Timy.
Team Asylum reviews our fourth SPFBO 10 semi-finalist, WOLF OF WITHERVALE by Joaquín Baldwin. Reviews are from Jen, Liis, Timy, and Tru.
Team Asylum reviews our third SPFBO 10 semi-finalist, THE STRANGER OF UL DARAK by S.C Eston. Reviews are from Liis, Jen, Timy, and Tru.
Team Asylum reviews our second SPFBO 10 semi-finalist, TEMPER THE DARK by L. Ryan Storms. Reviews are from Timy, Jen, Liis, and Tru.
Bjørn reviews THE DARK ELF DYNASTY FILE the first book in Phil Parker’s Fantasy Noir series, The Inside Story of the British Bureau for the Arcane.
Paul and Liis review BEYOND REDEMPTION, book one in Michael R. Fletcher’s grimdark fantasy series Manifest Delusions.
Olivia reviews THE SCHOLAR AND THE LAST FAERIE DOOR, a standalone historical fantasy novel by H.G. Parry.
Timy reviews THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, Julie Leong’s debut cozy fantasy novel.
Timy reviews THE REANIMATOR’S REMAINS, the third book in Kara Jorgensen’s romantic fantasy mystery series, The Reanimator Mysteries. Out on October 19, 2024!
Timy reviews A MATTER OF EXECUTION, a prequel novella in the Tales of the Iron Rose steampunk fantasy series by Nicholas & Olivia Atwater.
Holiday Book Swapping 2024 is on! In this holiday season join us in exchanging books anonymously. Make someone’s holiday a little bit more bookish.
We are 3 quarters through the year so, it’s time for the Challenge Check-In 2024 Q3!
The epic sale of beloved SFF books 2024 is here! What is this, you ask? Well, I’m glad you asked. Between August 23rd and 27th, you can get over 60 indie SFF titles for a mere $0.99 or even free! That sounds like a good deal to me. You’d be crazy to miss out!
We are halfway through the year so, it’s time for the Challenge Check-In 2024 Q2!
Today we are honored to help reveal the cover of BE MINE, Lizzy Barber’s upcoming thriller. It’s set to be released on May 13th, 2025 by Datura Books!
Today we are honored to help reveal the cover of Bjørn Larssen’s upcoming second novel in The Ten Worlds series, Land. Which is a grimdark retelling of the discovery of Iceland, and the sequel to Children. It’s set to be released on November 5, 2024. If you like what you see, don’t forget to pre-order or request an ARC!
Today we are honored to help reveal the cover of Nick Kolakowski’s upcoming neo-noir novel, Where the Bones Lie. It’s set to be released on March 11, 2025 by Datura Books!
Today we are honored to help reveal the cover of Laura Huie’s upcoming self-published postal/isekai fantasy novel, THE ASTRAY CHOSEN, the second book in The Thedre Trilogy. It’s set to be released on August 8, 2024!
Sharon Rivest, the author of DECEIT, chose Tales from the Asylum as her SPFBO 9 spotlight, so let’s see how she imagines our home!
Brendan Noble, author of A Dagger in the Winds chose the challenge of What the Hungarian?! for his SPFBO 9 spotlight. Let’s see how he did with it!
Part 4 of the second SPFBO 9 To Be Continued… story, The Illusionist’s Nightmare is written by Mike Rousseau. Time to find out how Ezri’s story ends!
Part 3 of the second SPFBO 9 To Be Continued… story, The Illusionist’s Nightmare is written by Ryan Kirk. Her plan being made, it’s time for Ezri to get to work.
