Welcome bold warriors, raiders and board game players. A new adventure awaits from Josh Gillingham and his new independent publishing company Little Hammer Games – this time you can be a Norse god! But before you put your arm into the mouth of a giant wolf, try to outdrink a magic horn or start preparingContinue reading “Halls of Asgard Kickstarter Reveal!”
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The Best Books I Read in 2025
Another year comes to a close, faster yet than the last! There’s a day left to go but I’m not going to finish a book in that time so in total, I read 31 books over the year. My target was 40 but in April, my daughter was born, October marked the completion of aContinue reading “The Best Books I Read in 2025”
The Curse of Dragon Tail Island: Cover Reveal
Welcome folks, to a cover reveal I’m especially pleased to be a part of. Jonathan Nevair is one of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure to know and he’s a fantastic author too! I think he is around 3rd on the list of most books I’ve read by a single author, though all hisContinue reading “The Curse of Dragon Tail Island: Cover Reveal”
Liminal Monster – Cover Reveal
Today we have a special cover reveal of Luke Tarzian’s new book Liminal Monster. In Luke’s distinctive style, it follows on nicely from the cover art for A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell and I think you’ll agree, looks really striking. Check out the blurb below before the cover reveal. I alsoContinue reading “Liminal Monster – Cover Reveal”
Hall of Bones – Review
Author – Tim Hardie Pages – 421 Genre – Norse inspired fantasy Publishing Information – Self Published, 25th November 2020 Blurb In the remote land of Laskar the seven ruling clans have vied with each other for power for over a century. The son of the Reavesburg Clan Chief, Rothgar, has been groomed all hisContinue reading “Hall of Bones – Review”
Words the Vikings Gave Us – Review
Author – Grace Tierney Pages – 224 Genre – Non Fiction; Etymology, History Publishing Information – Wordfoolery Press, 6th August 2021 Blurb “Words The Vikings Gave Us” is a light-hearted look at the horde of words the English dictionary stole from the Vikings. From akimbo to yule Old Norse merged with Anglo-Saxon to form theContinue reading “Words the Vikings Gave Us – Review”
The best self-published books I’ve ever read
A post up for you today of the best self published books I’ve ever reviewed on Spells & Spaceships. I have so much love for indie press books too, although today’s post is purely on self published books, where the author has taken care of everything themselves. I have a lot of admiration for theContinue reading “The best self-published books I’ve ever read”
Ràn’s Daughters – Review
Author – Kaitlin Felix Genre – Historical Fiction (Norse) Pages – 439 Publishing Information – Outland Entertainment, March 4th 2025 Blurb Gyda Fiskwif and her all-women crew of Viking merchants set out to Al-Andalus only to discover that treachery, rather than treasure, lies in wait. A vengeful fire to reclaim her ship, her treasure, andContinue reading “Ràn’s Daughters – Review”
Cover Reveal of Ràn’s Daughters & Interview with Kaitlin Felix
Hi folks, it is a massive pleasure today to be bringing you the cover reveal of Kaitlin Felix’s Norse Saga, Ràn’s Daughters! Not only this, I’m also thrilled to share the interview we had a lot of fun with! The blurb will come first followed by the awesome cover. Our interview follows which I highlyContinue reading “Cover Reveal of Ràn’s Daughters & Interview with Kaitlin Felix”
The Crystal Heir – Cover Reveal
Hi folks! Today I have a new cover reveal for you – the second book of Realm Reachers and direct sequel to Brendan Noble’s The Crimson Court. This book is The Crystal Heir and you can read the blurb a little further down this page. Release Information The book will be launching with a fullContinue reading “The Crystal Heir – Cover Reveal”
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