SPFBO 9

SPFBO 9

This is Queen’s Book Asylum’s main SPFBO 9 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.

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What is SPFBO

The Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off is hosted by none other than Mark Lawrence, author of several highly successful Fantasy trilogies. 300 books compete, judged by 10 blogs, and at the end of 11 long, bloody months 1 winner will emerge. You can find every detail on Mark’s SPFBO page along with the process of all 10 blogs in Phase 1 and the Finals.

Our Books & Process

Like the other blogs, we got 30 books assigned as well. For SPFBO 9 we have 6 judges on our team. This year Team Queen’s Book Asylum will have 6 judges with varying degrees of participation when it comes to allocating our batch. Bjørn will keep the ghostie title, partly because he just likes it too much, and partly because, come on, we are an Asylum, we need at least one haunting presence in our halls who is also willing to play tag with our pet demon. We will aim to pick 3-5 semi-finalists before we eventually choose our finalist.

In the finals we we’ll once again aim to have at least 3 reviews for each of the finalists.

Find out more about us and how we are going to do things in this Introduction post!

These are the 30 books we started with (clicking on them will take you to their respective Amazon pages):

The Elimination

Above you can see all 30 of the books we’ll be spending the next few months with, and below you can follow our process through our elimination round of SPFBO 9 Phase 1. We’ll be doing regular updates as our posts go live and will have a new section once we have all the semi-finalists chosen.

Bjørn

The Ring Breaker by Jean GillTitle: The Ring Breaker
Author: Jean Gill
Series: The Midwinter Dragon #1
Pages: 328
Audiobook: No

AMAZON | GOODREADS
A Dagger in the Winds by Brendan NobleTitle: A Dagger in the Winds
Author: Brendan Noble
Series: The Frostmarked Chronicles #1
Pages: 663
Audiobook: No

AMAZON | GOODREADS
And the Wildness by Susan MaxwellTitle: And the Wildness
Author: Susan Maxwell
Series: standalone
Pages: 342
Audiobook: No

AMAZON | GOODREADS
Carved Amidst the Shadows by M.T. FontaineTitle: Carved Amidst the Shadows
Author: M.T. Fontaine
Series: A Brands of Taelgir Novel #1
Pages: 504
Audiobook: No

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Jen

The Shattered Spire by Ted CrossTitle: The Shattered Spire
Author: Ted Cross
Series: The Chronicles of Xax #1
Pages: 418
Audiobook: Yes

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The Last Fang of God by Ryan KirkTitle: The Last Fang of God
Author: Ryan Kirk
Series: standalone
Pages: 252
Audiobook: No

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The Ston Mermaid by Aisha UroojTitle: The Stone Mermaid
Author: Aisha Urooj
Series: Fantasy Romance Series #1
Pages: 346
Audiobook: Yes

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Unwanted by Catherine M WalkerTitle: Unwanted
Author: Catherine M Walker
Series: Emergence #1
Pages: 536
Audiobook: No

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Shadow of Fire by Kate SchumacherTitle: Shadow of Fire
Author: Kate Schumacher
Series: The Fires of Aileryan #1
Pages: 370
Audiobook: No

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The Return of Abaddon by Peter MoorenTitle: The Return of Abaddon
Author: Peter Mooren
Series: The Scars of Hiraeth #1
Pages: 427
Audiobook: No

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Liis

Deceit by Sharon RivestTitle: Deceit
Author: Sharon Rivest
Series: Masks of Discord #1
Pages: 429
Audiobook: No

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Gods of the Deep by Drew MontgomeryTitle: Gods of the Deep
Author: Drew Montgomery
Series: standalone
Pages: 255
Audiobook: No

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Reign of Extinction by Frank BorrelliTitle: Reign of Extinction
Author: Frank Borrelli
Series: Reight of Extinction #1
Pages: 525
Audiobook: Yes

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Path of the Warrior by Melissa StoneTitle: Path of the Warrior
Author: Melissa Stone
Series: Keverynn #1
Pages: 479
Audiobook: No

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Beneath the Lanterns by C. LitkaTitle: Beneath the Lanterns
Author: C. Litka
Series: standalone
Pages: 282
Audiobook: Yes

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Rise of the Empress by Bogdan TăbușcăTitle: Rise of the Empress
Author: Bogdan Tăbușcă
Series: standalone
Pages: 468
Audiobook: No

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Olivia

Scarlet & Sunder by Mike RousseauTitle: Scarlet & Sunder
Author: Mike Rousseau
Series: Vanguardians #1
Pages: 697
Audiobook: No

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Marked by Fate by Jayme HuntTitle: Marked by Fate
Author: Jamie Hunt
Series: Marked #1
Pages: 311
Audiobook: No

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Rebel Unicorn by Brogan ThomasTitle: Rebel Unicorn
Author: Brogan Thomas
Series: Rebel of the Otherworld
Pages: 400
Audiobook: Yes

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Wings of the Storm by Aaron Bunce and Christopher GuhlTitle: Wings of the Storm
Author: Aaron Bunce and Christopher Guhl
Series: The Dunes of Aelaron #1
Pages: 462
Audiobook: Yes

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Paul

The Gardens of Ash by Sarah ClineTitle: The Gardens of Ash
Author: Sarah Cline
Series: Sagas of the Fallen Earth #1
Pages: 422
Audiobook: No

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Eleventh Cycle by Kian N. ArdalanTitle: Eleventh Cycle
Author: Kian N. Ardalan
Series: Mistland #1
Pages: 779
Audiobook: Yes

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Fae Gods: Maze by Philinna WoodTitle: Fae Gods: Maze
Author: Philinna Wood
Series: standalone
Pages: 300
Audiobook: No

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The Untold Prophecy by R. R. HunterTitle: The Untold Prophecy
Author: R. R. Hunter
Series: The Death of Power #1
Pages: 334
Audiobook: No

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Platinum Tinted Darkness by Timothy WolffTitle: Platinum Tinted Darkness
Author: Timothy Wolff
Series: The Legacy of Boulom #1
Pages: 368
Audiobook: No

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Timy

The Spider's Friend by M.C. BurnellTitle: The Spider’s Friend
Author: M.C. Burnell
Series: standalone
Pages: 270
Audiobook: No

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In Sleep You Know by Christiane KnightTitle: In Sleep You Know
Author: Christiane Knight
Series: Stories of the Eleriannan #1
Pages: 266
Audiobook: No

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The Contessa of Mostul Ubar by L. James RiceTitle: The Contessa of Mostul Ûbar
Author: L. James Rice
Series: Sundering the Gods #1
Pages: 680
Audiobook: No

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Endless Seas by John ChampaignTitle: Endless Seas: Never Meet Your Idols
Author: John Champaign
Series: standalone
Pages: 284
Audiobook: No

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Beyond the Filigree Wall by Melissa WrightTitle: Beyond the Filigree Wall
Author: Melissa Wright
Series: Rivenwilde #1
Pages: 205
Audiobook: Yes

AMAZON | GOODREADS
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