urban fantasy

I'm explaining how to decode the message when agents & editors say a genre is dead. Also thoughts on whether writing cross-genre is actually hip these days, why Murderbot is cool, and an exciting new cover reveal!

You can find the Murderbot diaries by Martha Wells here https://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum. RUBY is available for preorder here https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby

THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-star

SHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!

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Meet Ruth - Read This Next's newest host filling in for Laura! This week Nicole and Ruth discuss a variety of urban fantasy novels with hints of crime.

Marissa chats with Susan Dennard about her new urban fantasy - THE LUMINARIES - as well as enlisting the power of word-of-mouth to build hype around your novel, and create an amazing community in the process; using science and evolution to develop realistically horrific fantasy monsters; how "The Luminaries" began life as a reader-directed story on Twitter, and the challenges that come with writing via "hive mind"; how conflicted emotions in your protagonist can lead to a more interesting character arc, especially over the course of a series; the good that can come from allowing yourself to be vulnerable on social media; and the importance of taking breaks when you need them, putting yourself before your writing, and knowing that missing a deadline is not the end of the world (truly!). 

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We conclude our discussion of Jim Butcher's Grave Peril. We follow Harry Dresden as he infiltrates a vampire party, and then escapes, and then reinfiltrates the vampire's head quarters even less prepared than he was the first time. Is it crazy? Or is it just crazy enough to work? 

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Two Dresden novices jump into the series for the very first time. They discover a world of magic, monsters, weird audio book direction, and many many descriptions of the humanoid mammary. Join them as they try to find out who is driving the spirit world of the Chicago Metro Area into a chaotic maelstrom! 

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 Listen for a full book recap to hear all about Lance (and Darcy), the developing Tory/Caleb/Darius love triangle, and most importantly, what happens when Washer tries to take over the sexual education for fae class with his bag of toys. *CRINGE*

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Join me in The Dragon's Library for review of shows, movies, games, and books. This is my review of  Dead End: Paranormal Park, the new animated fantasy horror comedy on Netflix. After a stunt double goes missing at Phoenix Park, Barney and Norma go to apply for a security position. The begin work at a theme-park haunted house during the summer which might be a portal to hell. You can find the link below.

Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix)


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This week, it's a very special episode where Tarah reads the first part of Blood Ties — a Witches of Mountain Shadow prequel novella.

Download your forever copy of Blood Ties the ebook for FREE.

Support the books on Patreon at Tarah Benner Labs.

Send your listener mail to tarahbenner@gmail.com.

Connect with Tarah on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or in her Facebook reader group.

This week, we continue our International Book List with Rebecca Roanhorse's "Trail of Lightning," discussing how much we enjoyed the story and our inability to put it down.

Rebecca Roanhorse's "Trail of Lightning": https://amzn.to/3At7HHO

Stay Prickly~

Welcome to the conclusion of the first inbetween-y season of the Read By The Author podcast, where bestselling fantasy romance author Lindsey Sparks has invited her author buddy, Tarah Benner, to read Blood Ties, the prequel to her small town contemporary fantasy series, Witches of Mountain Shadow.

REMINDER TO LISTENERS: Lindsey will resume live readings/recordings in Discord with season 2 starting Sunday, June 21, 2022 at 8PM Pacific Time. You can join and listen live here: https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP
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BLOOD TIES by Tarah Benner
Wesley Pierce just made detective, and he’s at a serious disadvantage. He’s
been drawn into a string of unusual murders committed by a creature that
doesn’t exist. His brother Gabriel knows something he doesn’t: that Wesley’s
killer is a vampire.

Gabriel Pierce is a hunter — a supernatural predator who slays witches and
werewolves. Wesley has no idea what his brother does after dark, but Gabriel
is determined to stake the killer before Wesley gets too close.

WITCHES OF MOUNTAIN SHADOW
The Grimes sisters aren’t normal — even by witches’ standards. For
weeks, Fiona has been having chilling visions of death, and Eleanor sees
restless spirits nearly everywhere she goes. When a string of gruesome
murders rocks their small town, Fiona and the rest of her coven begin to
worry that a fellow witch may be the killer.

Even worse? A witch hunter has just moved in next door, and he suspects
the coven.

ABOUT TARAH
Tarah Benner is the author of 24 paranormal fantasy, dystopian, and sci-fi
novels. Her specialties include badass heroines, unforgettable new worlds,
and stories you can't put down.

Want to find out what happens next, but don't want to wait for the next episode? Blood Ties is in ebook for FREE to Tarah's newsletter subscribers:
https://www.tarahbenner.com/newsletter

More info on the Witches of Mountain Shadow series:
https://www.tarahbenner.com/witches-of-mountain-shadow

Tarah Benner's Audiobooks:
https://tarahbenner.com/audio

WHERE TO FIND TARAH BENNER ONLINE:
RSVP to the Warrior Witch Live Giveaway June 5th:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1126095311285079

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tarahbennerauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authortarahbenner
Podcast: https://thewritingcabin.buzzsprout.com/
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Join me in The Dragon's Library for review of shows, movies, games, and books. This is my review of Blue Exorcist, an ongoing manga, or Japanese comic book for the non-weebs, and anime series by Kazue Kato. Rin Okumura discovers he is the son of Satan and trains to be an exorcist so he can defeat Satan and avenge his adoptive father. Links to both the anime and the manga are in the description below.

Blue Exorcist (Anime)
Blue Exorcist (Kyoto Arc Anime)

Blue Exorcist (Manga)
Blue Exorcist Vol 1 (Barnes & Noble)
Blue Exorcist Vol 1 (Amazon)

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Welcome to the first inbetween-y season of the Read By The Author podcast, where bestselling fantasy romance author Lindsey Sparks has invited her author buddy, Tarah Benner, to read Blood Ties, the prequel to her small town contemporary fantasy series, Witches of Mountain Shadow.

BLOOD TIES by Tarah Benner
Wesley Pierce just made detective, and he’s at a serious disadvantage. He’s
been drawn into a string of unusual murders committed by a creature that
doesn’t exist. His brother Gabriel knows something he doesn’t: that Wesley’s
killer is a vampire.

Gabriel Pierce is a hunter — a supernatural predator who slays witches and
werewolves. Wesley has no idea what his brother does after dark, but Gabriel
is determined to stake the killer before Wesley gets too close.

WITCHES OF MOUNTAIN SHADOW
The Grimes sisters aren’t normal — even by witches’ standards. For
weeks, Fiona has been having chilling visions of death, and Eleanor sees
restless spirits nearly everywhere she goes. When a string of gruesome
murders rocks their small town, Fiona and the rest of her coven begin to
worry that a fellow witch may be the killer.

Even worse? A witch hunter has just moved in next door, and he suspects
the coven.

ABOUT TARAH
Tarah Benner is the author of 24 paranormal fantasy, dystopian, and sci-fi
novels. Her specialties include badass heroines, unforgettable new worlds,
and stories you can't put down.

Tarah lives and writes in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, two
dogs, one cat, and one tiny adventurer. In the summer, you can find her
looking for crystals, hiking, and picking wildflowers. In the winter, she's
usually snowed in, dreaming up fantastical new worlds by the fire.

Want to find out what happens next, but don't want to wait for the next episode? Blood Ties is in ebook for FREE to Tarah's newsletter subscribers:
https://www.tarahbenner.com/newsletter

More info on the Witches of Mountain Shadow series:
https://www.tarahbenner.com/witches-of-mountain-shadow

Tarah Benner's Audiobooks:
https://tarahbenner.com/audio

WHERE TO FIND TARAH BENNER ONLINE:
RSVP to the Warrior Witch Live Giveaway June 5th:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1126095311285079

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tarahbennerauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authortarahbenner
Podcast: https://thewritingcabin.buzzsprout.com/

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https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

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https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

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Join me in The Dragon's Library for review of shows, movies, games, and books. This is my review of Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong, a narrative RPG based on the World of Darkness tabletop game. The story follows three vampires who must uncover a conspiracy to destroy the Camarilla in Boston, leading to interconnecting plots of intrigue and mystery.

I streamed this game on my YouTube channel. If you are interested in checking it out, you can find the playlist at the link below.

The Dragon's Arcade - Vampire the Masquerade: Swansong Playthrough

You can find Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong at the links below.

Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong (Epic Games)


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