Bjørn reviews Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel, Murder on the Orient Express, which is the tenth published Hercule Poirot Mysteries book.
New in the Asylum
It’s our pleasure to host Steven McKinnon, the author of the epic fantasy series, The Raincatcher’s Ballad, the first book of which was an SPFBO 4 finalist. Today we are celebrating the release of his new book, Order of the Shadow Dragon which starts off a new series, Legacy of Light and Shadow.
Timy reviews THE GHOSTS OF BEATRICE BIRD, the new fantasy standalone novel by Louisa Morgan.
Due to various reasons, we are in need of Asylum staff member. If you want to try out blogging, or if you ever wanted to wander in QBA’s haunted corridors, then this is your chance!
It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Louisa Morgan, the author of several historical fiction and SFF novels in the Asylum. She will talk about the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird in celebration of its US release today, on November 21, 2023. My review will follow in a few days.
SPFBO 9
MORE SPFBO 9 CONTENTSharon 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!
Brogan Thomas, the author of REBEL UNICORN, chose an interview for her SPFBO 9 spotlight and so, we sat down for a chat!
Latest Reviews
MORE REVIEWSBjørn reviews The Impudent Edda, a standalone Norse lore retelling by Rowdy Geirsson.
The Impudent Edda will be released on November 22, 2023, and can be pre-ordered now!
Paul reviews The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, a standalone Horror Comedy by Steve Hugh Westenra.
Timy reviews What the River Knows, the first book in Isabel Ibañez’s new YA historical fiction romance duology, The Secrets of the Nile. Out on November 14, 2023.
Jen reviews However Many Must Die, the first book in Phil Williams’ new military fantasy series, The Blood Scouts.
Bjørn reviews Britney Spears’ recently published memoir, The Woman in Me.
All Things Bookish
MORE BOOKISH ARTICLESDue to various reasons, we are in need of Asylum staff member. If you want to try out blogging, or if you ever wanted to wander in QBA’s haunted corridors, then this is your chance!
In this write-up of BristolCon 2023, which took place on October 21, 2023 I share lots of pictures, self-reflection, and a traveling journal – kind of.
Queen’s Book Asylum recently hit 100K views. To commemorate the milestone, I decided to write about my experiences with burnout throughout my blogging journey.
Author Spotlight
MORE AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTSIt’s our pleasure to host Steven McKinnon, the author of the epic fantasy series, The Raincatcher’s Ballad, the first book of which was an SPFBO 4 finalist. Today we are celebrating the release of his new book, Order of the Shadow Dragon which starts off a new series, Legacy of Light and Shadow.
It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Louisa Morgan, the author of several historical fiction and SFF novels in the Asylum. She will talk about the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird in celebration of its US release today, on November 21, 2023. My review will follow in a few days.
It’s my pleasure to welcome Noor Al-Shanti, the author of several self-published fantasy novels. She will talk about writing around similar events from different POVs, in celebration of her upcoming novel, Isaree of the Wild Isles. Which will be released on December 22, 2023. It’s already available for pre-order and you can also request an ARC!
Features
MORE FEATURESSharon 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!