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5-Star Books in 5 Words – Self Published Fantasy

By The Fantasy Hive
September 3, 2020
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Welcome back to 5-Star Books in 5 Words!

September is Self-Published Fantasy Month! That’s right, a great team of bloggers have joined together to bring us a month-long celebration of self-published fantasy books. You can find out all about them and what social media platforms to find them on HERE. They also have a photo challenge to participate in, which is always fun!

To celebrate, we’re bringing you our 5-star self-published fantasy books in five words.

We’d love to hear your five-star recommendations too! Comment below.

Huge thanks to our contributors for their brilliant suggestions!

 

Julia

The First of Shadows (Varkas Chronicles) by Deck Matthews Lady of the Helm (Bloodline) by T. O. Munro
Character Quick Strong
Driven And Female
Slow Easy Characters
Burn Read Classic
Fantasy Blindness! Feel

Slow Wife
Burn Must
Changing Rescue
Societies Kidnapped
Companions Husband

Laura

Man Batshit Mystery
Becomes Bizarre Intrigue
Cougar; Short Archaeology
Hilarity Gory Rivals
Ensues Hilarious Peril

 

Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bládhma (Fionn mac Cumhaill, #1) by Brian O'Sullivan
Gothic Irish
Gorgeous Mythology
Creepy Realism
Vivid Gritty
Claustrophobic Battles

Theo

 

The Steel Discord (Concerto For The End of Days) by Ryan Howse Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Complex Funny Brilliant
Dickensian Subversive Women
Twin Satirical Confront
Timelines Emotional Sinister
Trains Gut-punch Magic

Whimsical Magic
Fascinating Diplomacy
Quirky Espionage
Characterful Family
Snails Ninjas

Filip

The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon by Benedict Patrick The War Eternal trilogy by Rob J. Hayes
Necromantic Benedict Young
Family Patrick Woman
Done Does Can
Dead It Not
Cheap Again Apologise

[Editor note: Yes, we do make allowances for Filip…]

Breaking Chaos (Chasing Graves) by Ben Galley
Man Man
Eats, Shat
Gets On,
Shat Shits
On Back

James

Arthurian Charming Old
Knights Couple Adventurer
Face Witty Tells
Noir Banter His
Investigation Capers Tale

Terrible Mother
Covers Wife
Compelling Queen
Medieval Disaster
Saga Magnet

Julia II

Fast Tradition Great
Paced Well Characters
Fun Paced And
Entertaining Epic Good
Thief Fantasy Prose!

In Weird
Magic Fun
School – Fast
Without Fantasy
Magic … Romp

Steve

Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights by Liam Perrin
Underdogs Trench Folklore
In Warfare Horror
King Booze Atmosphere
Arthur’s Mage Fruit
Court Pranks Salad

Nils

Heart of Stone by Ben Galley Vultures (Shadow Twins) by Luke Tarzian
Sentient Motherhood Mind
Golem Sobbing Fuck
War War To
Friendship Ice The
Sacrifice Dragon Extreme

 

Evil
Mother
Horses
Dark
Twist

Dorian

Sin Eater (Iconoclasts) by Mike Shel
Brilliant Somehow Gooey
Creepy Better Cylinders
Atmospheric Than And
Exciting Aching Viscous
Tense God Rhombohedrons!

 

Slugathon Protagonist
From Murdered
“Deities In
And First
Demigods” Chapter!

Beth

Ioth, City of Lights (Wildfire Cycle) by D.P. Woolliscroft Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis Faycalibur by Liam Perrin
Epic Austen-esque Unlikely
Series Romance Heroes
Great Magic Journey
Characters Outwitting To
Heartbreak Elves France

 

Servant of Rage (Bloodrage) by A.Z. Anthony
Rage Hierarchies
Magic Non-Humans
Inner Underdogs
Turmoil Save
Non-Eurocentric Day

Laura II

Norse Snarky LitRPG
Odyssey Demigods VR
Vikings Sumerian Jungle
Vengeance Necromancy Challenge
Axes Action Ogres

 

Dark Epic
Classic Fantasy
Original At
Compelling Its
Underrated Finest

Julia III

[Editor Note: Julia had a LOT of suggestions.]

Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension) by Andrew Rowe
Traumatised Two LitRPG
Woman Girls Much
Remaking Finding Magic
Herself Their Good
Anew Way Characters

Plenty Magic
Of Dragons
Magic Friends
Flying Adventure
Around Training


 

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