#SPFBOXI

Matthew Siadak

@backwardsknight.com

1 day ago

25 books for $25! SPFBO XI. March 14 - 31 only on itch.io! SPFBO 11 banner with covers for books: The Whisperer in White by Y.R. Liu; Firefax by A.M Vergara; The Sea Prince by Elizabeth Schechter; Tethered to Darkness by Matt Falcon; The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode; Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith; The Backwards Knight by Matthew Siadak; Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson; A Steller Spy by Maya Darjani; Physical Magic by William C. Tracy; Serpentus by A.J. Calvin; Knee-Deep in Cinders by Ashley Capes; Life Remains by Niranjan; Taking Flight by K. Scriven; In My Time of Dying by Sherrie A. Bakelar; Forest of the Morning by Emmylou Kotze; The Blade Unchained by Max Shepherd; Far Removed by C.B. Lansdell; Reflections Upon the Anniversary of My Descent by Kell Shaw; A Demon To Save Me by H.S. Kallinger; Beneath the Gods' Tree by S. Kaeth; Of Kings and Shadows by Dusti Nalley; Heart of Dust by H.L. Moore; Songs of Broken Bells by Lilly Lockwood; Valyo Rising by Ruth Miranda. Itch.io logo. https://itch.io/b/3592/spfbo-2026

HEY FRIENDS! The Backwards Knight is still in #SPFBOXI! And it's part of a bundle with some of the other authors in this contest.

If you need 25 excellent fantasy books for $25, look no further!

itch.io/b/3592/spfbo...

#BookSky

Will Swardstrom

@wswardstrom.bsky.social

6 days ago

No More Levels by Benjamin Barrett

I had a blast with Benjamin Barreth's NO MORE LEVELS, a standalone LitRPG that's a ton of fun. My latest review for SPFBO XI: fanfiaddict.com/review-no-mo...
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#SPFBOXI

SBakelar

@sbakelar.bsky.social

1 week ago

The graphic features a book cover with a rider and horse in silhouette. There is a castle in the background. The title is In My Time of Dying by Sherrie A Bakelar. The blurb reads, "When Eloise Fontaine passed away from a heart attack, she left behind a pile of her belongigs, a horse and her unfinished business. It now falls to her twin sister, Ebony, to fulfill Eloise' final Calling, Find the Farm Boy and save the Kingdom, before Ebony passes away herself."

Looking for my #SPFBOXI book? It'll be on sale in the coming weeks.
Bookmark it now because you're just dying to know how a hedgewitch and a not-ghost help a farm boy, a gargoyle, and a godling save the kingdom.
Itch.io : sabakelar.itch.io/in-my-time-o...
Wide: books2read.com/b/3LV5B1

SBakelar

@sbakelar.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A graphic with the blurb, "When Eloise Fontaine passed away from a heart attack, she left behind a pile of her belongings, a horse and her unfinished business. It now falls to her twin sister, Ebony, to fulfill eloise' final Calling, Find teh Farm Boy and save the kingdom, before Ebony passes away herself. The graphic includes plants, a feather, a black-gold egg, the tag SPFBO XI Entrant and the book's cover. The cover depicts a rider on a horse in silhouette with a castle on a hill in the background. The title is In My Time of Dying by Sherrie A Bakelar

My book is still in #SPFBOXI . My judge seems to post reviews in chunks so fingers-crossed as she is posting again tonight.
All the books that have been reviewed so far are fascinating to me. There are a couple that don't seem quite up my alley but they still sound like good books. Two for the tbr.

Michael Vadney

@michaelvadney.bsky.social

1 month ago

That's another #SPFBOXI review in the books!

The Golden Princess delivers fast-paced thrills, vivid characters, and constant danger. A few aspects didn’t quite click, but its ambition and tension make it a compelling ride.

Michael Vadney

@michaelvadney.bsky.social

1 month ago

Another #SPFBOXI review complete!

Shadow of the Sword by C.J.R. Isely is an enjoyable, traditional fantasy adventure with strong character dynamics and plenty of swordplay.

L.A.Barnitz

@labarnitz.bsky.social

1 month ago

Here's a little taste of chapter 4 from The Stonebound Heir. #SPFBOXI #epicfantasy #readingcommunity

Ronit J | Fantasy Author

@ronitjauthor.com

1 month ago

Available now at your favorite digital store! Island of the Dying Goddess: A stand alone horror grimdark fantasy by Ronit J

Island of the Dying Goddess - A Horror Grimdark Fantasy Stand Alone 👁️
#SPFBOXI #IndieInkAwards

books2read.com/islandofthed...

𝒫𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀ℯ𝓇

@philspeculates.bsky.social

1 month ago

🕵️‍♀️Noir fantasy
🏬 Urban fantasy
🧌Fantasy creatures
💂‍♀️British folklore
😎Secret government organisation
💣Fast-paced action
📚 Book 1 in a series

#SPFBOXI entrant.
"The Fantasy version of Men in Black"

linktr.ee/phil_parker
#booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #fantasy

L.A.Barnitz

@labarnitz.bsky.social

1 month ago

SPFBO XI - The First Update Speculative fiction book reviews.

Just found an intriguing take on Pilgrim by Mitchell Lüthi among the reviews at Fantasy Book Critic. It's one of the #SPFBOXI competing novels this year. This existential & theological horror fantasy set in the 12th century sounds right up my alley! #BookSky💙📚 #ReadingCommunity
shorturl.at/WSV2d

Niranjan 🇮🇳

@ormakal.bsky.social

1 month ago

And just as quickly, it's cut and for anyone checking out the reviews, it's not romantic fantasy, dark or otherwise.

#SPFBOXI #SPFBO #Booksky #Writingcommunity

fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/02/spfb...

superstardrifter, sentient stack of pancakes 🥞🌠

@superstardrifter.bsky.social

1 month ago

SPFBO Review: Beneath The Gods’ Tree by S. Kaeth Surprise! I bet you thought Esme would get in the first review. Well... okay, you would be right because she does have one reviewed already, but it was before the contest started so HAHA here I am. Much like Esme and her D20, I chose my first book with a D10, since decisions are hard and I am not good at them.

My first #SPFBO review of the year! #spfboxi #bookreview

Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author

@simonshugar.bsky.social

1 month ago

SPFBOXI

Looking for an indie author to read? Checkout the entrants in this year's SPFBO-XI.

There is also some great reviewers / fantasy book blogs in there too!

Spreadsheet created by Angela H

#booksky #SPFBO #SPFBOXI #FantasyBooks

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

L.A.Barnitz

@labarnitz.bsky.social

1 month ago

SPFBOXI

Angela Hoyt has put up a great spreadsheet to follow the #SPFBOXI reviews and track down where to get each fantasy novel.
#BookSky 💙📚 #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy #Bookworm
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

S.J. Shank

@sjshank.bsky.social

1 month ago

Some very kind words for The Knave of Graves.

#spfbo #spfboxi

Angelika Rust

@angelikarust.bsky.social

1 month ago

Review: Curse of the Claimed, by Slater Hamilton I promised I’d read and review a bunch of SPFBO XI entries, and I also promised I’d start with this book, so lo and behold, here we go. Let’s take a look at this Slater Hamilton g…

I read. I review.
angelikarust.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/r...
#fantasy #amreading #BookSky #pirates #SPFBOXI

SBakelar

@sbakelar.bsky.social

2 months ago

Several covers: Lady Warrior, Mage of Man; The Land-Nymph Child; Honor Bound; Great Danes Don't Hunt Werewolves; In My Time of Dying

Novel Cover: Slipping Silver

My work is on Kobo and Kobo Plus.
They are all fantasy:
3 of 5 planned epic fantasies: The Lady Warrior Saga
🐉, 👹, 🧙, ⚔️

2 of 13 planned urban fantasies: Milia of Moonlight
🐺, 🌕
Slipping Silver is currently pre-order

1 Stand Alone entered in #SPFBOXI: In My Time of Dying
🧙‍♀️, 👻, ⚔️, 🐓

bit.ly/4pJo49f

Tom Mock

@tommock.bsky.social

2 months ago

Tom Mock's SPFBOX Opening Reads Newsletter Get weekly emails of my read of the openings of each of SPFBOX's 300 entries.

With #SPFBOXI underway, I'm still working through all 300 openings of #SPFBOX - behind for life reasons, but still enjoying the openings.

I plan to try to get caught up to the current blog-off in the next two months, because I really enjoy being a part of it!

Follow along!
subscribepage.io/wuOG1f

Kia Leep 🏳‍🌈

@kialeep.bsky.social

2 months ago

A pie graph of gender of SPFBO participants. 58% Male, 37% Female, and 5% nonbinary

Looks like Fyre is in the top 15% of stories by # of ratings, so that's cool!

#SPFBO #SPFBOXI

mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2026/01/spfb...

Read Indie Fantasy.com

@blog.readindiefantasy.com

2 months ago

The official SPFBO XI banner image showing an illustrated fiery phoenix as designed by Grandfailure. The text says The Unofficial SPFBO XI Cover Contest!

SPFBO XI is starting soon, and as is tradition (at least we did it last year) we're hosting our own Unofficial Cover Contest! Come look at the pretty book covers from this year's SPFBO and see which books were our favourites:

www.readindiefantasy.com/the-unoffici... #SPFBOXI

Fantasy Book Critic

@fantasybookcritic.bsky.social

2 months ago

SPFBO XI Introduction Post - meet the Fantasy Book Critic Team Speculative fiction book reviews.

Meet the #SPFBOXI FBC team of judges who will be going through the FBC #SPFBO lot of books & their top 3 cover choices

A.J. Calvin

@ajcalvin.bsky.social

2 months ago

SPFBO XI Serpentus "Serpentus is a tense prisoner of war tale (and tail) that doesn't shy away from the brutality of war, the concept of doing bad things for the good of your people, or the stubbornness of hope." - FanFiAddict Serpentus is available on most online retailers

Serpentus made it through the #SPFBOXI lottery phase! (I wasn't holding out much hope, since I was in the NO group last time around and my luck is usually terrible.)

Here's a quote from one of my favorite reviews (thanks @williamjadams3.bsky.social!)

I'm looking forward to the contest! 😊

Will Swardstrom

@wswardstrom.bsky.social

2 months ago

Will Swardstrom's first round reads in the SPFBO XI contest.

Check it out! I'm thrilled to be on the #SPFBOXI judging panel for FanFiAddict. I've got my TBR all set up and I'm ready to dig into some awesome indie fantasy reads! Can't wait to share reviews for this year's contest!
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