5-Star Books in 5 Words – Self Published Fantasy
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
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| Character | Quick | Strong |
| Driven | And | Female |
| Slow | Easy | Characters |
| Burn | Read | Classic |
| Fantasy | Blindness! | Feel |
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| Slow | Wife |
| Burn | Must |
| Changing | Rescue |
| Societies | Kidnapped |
| Companions | Husband |
Laura
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| Man | Batshit | Mystery |
| Becomes | Bizarre | Intrigue |
| Cougar; | Short | Archaeology |
| Hilarity | Gory | Rivals |
| Ensues | Hilarious | Peril |
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| Gothic | Irish |
| Gorgeous | Mythology |
| Creepy | Realism |
| Vivid | Gritty |
| Claustrophobic | Battles |
Theo
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| Complex | Funny | Brilliant |
| Dickensian | Subversive | Women |
| Twin | Satirical | Confront |
| Timelines | Emotional | Sinister |
| Trains | Gut-punch | Magic |
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| Whimsical | Magic |
| Fascinating | Diplomacy |
| Quirky | Espionage |
| Characterful | Family |
| Snails | Ninjas |
Filip
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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…]
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| Man | Man |
| Eats, | Shat |
| Gets | On, |
| Shat | Shits |
| On | Back |
James
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| Arthurian | Charming | Old |
| Knights | Couple | Adventurer |
| Face | Witty | Tells |
| Noir | Banter | His |
| Investigation | Capers | Tale |
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| Terrible | Mother |
| Covers | Wife |
| Compelling | Queen |
| Medieval | Disaster |
| Saga | Magnet |
Julia II
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| Fast | Tradition | Great |
| Paced | Well | Characters |
| Fun | Paced | And |
| Entertaining | Epic | Good |
| Thief | Fantasy | Prose! |
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| In | Weird |
| Magic | Fun |
| School – | Fast |
| Without | Fantasy |
| Magic … | Romp |
Steve
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| Underdogs | Trench | Folklore |
| In | Warfare | Horror |
| King | Booze | Atmosphere |
| Arthur’s | Mage | Fruit |
| Court | Pranks | Salad |
Nils
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| Sentient | Motherhood | Mind |
| Golem | Sobbing | Fuck |
| War | War | To |
| Friendship | Ice | The |
| Sacrifice | Dragon | Extreme |
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| Evil |
| Mother |
| Horses |
| Dark |
| Twist |
Dorian
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| Brilliant | Somehow | Gooey |
| Creepy | Better | Cylinders |
| Atmospheric | Than | And |
| Exciting | Aching | Viscous |
| Tense | God | Rhombohedrons! |
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| Slugathon | Protagonist |
| From | Murdered |
| “Deities | In |
| And | First |
| Demigods” | Chapter! |
Beth
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| Epic | Austen-esque | Unlikely |
| Series | Romance | Heroes |
| Great | Magic | Journey |
| Characters | Outwitting | To |
| Heartbreak | Elves | France |
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| Rage | Hierarchies |
| Magic | Non-Humans |
| Inner | Underdogs |
| Turmoil | Save |
| Non-Eurocentric | Day |
Laura II
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| Norse | Snarky | LitRPG |
| Odyssey | Demigods | VR |
| Vikings | Sumerian | Jungle |
| Vengeance | Necromancy | Challenge |
| Axes | Action | Ogres |
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| Dark | Epic |
| Classic | Fantasy |
| Original | At |
| Compelling | Its |
| Underrated | Finest |
Julia III
[Editor Note: Julia had a LOT of suggestions.]
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| Traumatised | Two | LitRPG |
| Woman | Girls | Much |
| Remaking | Finding | Magic |
| Herself | Their | Good |
| Anew | Way | Characters |
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| Plenty | Magic |
| Of | Dragons |
| Magic | Friends |
| Flying | Adventure |
| Around | Training |

















The War Eternal trilogy by Rob J. Hayes




































