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Will Swardstrom
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Husband. Father. Teaching History to Junior Highers. Fantasy/Sci-Fi Book Reviewer at FanFiAddict.com
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Malky Way

(For you Simpons fans.)
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Ep. 178 of @sffaddictspod.bsky.social is LIVE! Join guest author @alixeharrow.bsky.social, my co-hosts @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social Greta Kelly and I for our deep dive writing masterclass on PROSE & RHYTHM.

Stream/download/watch Ep. 178:
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October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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THE EVERLASTING "took me on an emotional journey that I didn’t expect," and I loved every minute of it.
@alixeharrow.bsky.social
fanfiaddict.com/review-the-eve…#BookSkyky
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October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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We are delighted to be taking part in the cover reveal for The Book of Spores! 🍄🍄‍🟫
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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"There is a whiff of a cozy fantasy book here, but it feels as if we are reading the more action-packed sequel..."
SLAYERS OF OLD by @jimchines.com is out today from
@dawbooks.bsky.social and I had a blast with it.
My review - fanfiaddict.com/review-slaye...
#BookSky
Review: Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines | FanFiAddict
Synopsis: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of ret ...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Ok, so I wasn't told I couldn't yet talk about [REDACTED] or even mention [REDACTED] at all. But I really wanted you to know that in just 2 [REDACTED] you will get to [REDACTED] as you go to [REDACTED] for the [REDACTED] [REDACTED]!!
#BookSky
A very ominous looking number 2. What could it be for?
October 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Coming soon. Three days until [REDACTED].
#BookSky
The number 3 with a cracked white background, covering a colorful interior. Clearly masking something mysterious...
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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"Munden’s words brought me some much-needed comfort and closure on a day when I desperately needed it."
RECIPES FOR AN UNEXPECTED AFTERLIFE was an unexpected moment of catharsis on the day my father passed away. My review - fanfiaddict.com/review-recip...
@authordjmunden.bsky.social
#BookSky
Review: Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden | FanFiAddict
Synopsis: An undead orc knight leaves battle behind for a new kind of afterlife—one with good food, good friends, and maybe even fatherhood. Rottgor is worn ...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Lovely review on FanFiAddict from @wswardstrom.bsky.social!

"As I read Caskey Russell’s THE DOOR ON THE SEA, I realized for the first time just how much of the epic fantasy genre is European-coded...Once I got past the “non-Euro-ness” of the story, I settled in and had a great time."
Review: The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell | FanFiAddict
Synopsis: An epic quest fantasy debut that is the Tlingit indigenous response to The Lord of the Rings. When Elān trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cup ...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!

Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.

Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
A cover illustrated by James Fenner. A woman with long red hair and padded clothing sits on the ground, petting the head of a smiling serpentine dragon. But the dragon has more than one head! On the left, a second giant dragon head emerges, frowning, looking at her while wearing a monocle. On the right, a third giant dragon head emerges, jaws wide, screaming in anger. The text is teal, contrasting sharply against the red and maroon of the creatures. The text on the cover reads "THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS. JOHN WISWELL, author of the Nebula and Locus Award-winning SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN."
September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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SUNWARD from @willalex.bsky.social is a delight that brought me back to the Golden Age sci-fi stories that I loved growing up.
Check out my review of this sci-fi cozy, out today --> fanfiaddict.com/review-sunwa...
@sagapressbooks.bsky.social
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SUNWARD by William Alexander
September 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Part Fantasy, part Political Satire, KJ Parker's MAKING HISTORY is a timely novella in today's geopolitical climate.
fanfiaddict.com/review-makin...
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@lordtbrffa.bsky.social
Review: Making History by K.J. Parker | FanFiAddict
Synopsis: KJ Parker's new novella is a darkly witty historical fantasy. A group of scholars are asked to do the impossible by a ruthless king. The cost ...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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THE NGA'PHANDILEH WHISPERER by @genni.bsky.social is a bold & fascinating sci-fi cosmic horror tale, setting up the Sauútiverse, rooted in African mythology, language, & culture. A review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-n...
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The Nga'phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon
September 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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"Thanks to dual timelines that tell parallel-but-connected stories, Hayley Gelfuso weaves an enchanting tale with love at the core."
Out now, check out my review of THE BOOK OF LOST HOURS -
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The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
August 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title

Tom Clancy's The Fault in Our Stars
crobertcargill.bsky.social C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Aug 28
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title

Tom Clancy's Everybody Poops
christianfinnegan.bsky.social Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · Aug 28
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title

Tom Clancy’s Unbearable Lightness of Being
August 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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In THE ART OF LEGEND, @wesleychu.bsky.social makes some bold choices for his characters, leading to an unforgettable finish to his epic series.
Out today - here's my review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-a...
@lordtbrffa.bsky.social
#DelReyBooks #BookSky
The Art of Legend by Wesley Chu
August 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
wswardstrom.bsky.social
DOT SLASH MAGIC is a fun fantasy book in the vein of Grossman's The Magicians w/ a shot of Mickey Mouse in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice & a chaser of Neo in The Matrix.
Intrigued? My review of Liz Shipton's latest -> fanfiaddict.com/review-dot-s...
@lordtbrffa.bsky.social
Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton
August 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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If you’re the kind of sex-positive horror reader who, like me, sees a title like SPREAD ME and automatically thinks of double-entendres, you’re Sarah Gailey’s target audience.

See what other thoughts this book inspired at fanfiaddict.com/review-sprea...
#bookreview 🩸📚 💙📚 #booksky #horror
Review: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey | FanFiAddict
Synopsis Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home. A routine probe at a research s ...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Paul Di Filippo gives a glowing review in LOCUS MAGAZINE to anthology COMBAT MONSTERS: Untold Tales of World War II (ed. Henry L. Herz), with special praise for stories by me, Harry Turtledove, Jonathan Maberry, and Scott Sigler.

Read the full review here:
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Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II, edited by Henry Herz: Review by Paul Di Filippo
Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II, edited by Henry Herz (Blackstone 979-8874748432, trade paperback, 384pp, $18.99) February 2025 Henry Herz, we learn from the ancillary matter in the n…
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August 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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After a week and a half on Hospice, my father went to be with the Lord this morning. He introduced me to Asimov, Heinlein, Tolkien, Herbert & so many more.
If you pray, say one as my mom adjusts to life without him. They'd been married over 55 years.
Love you Dad. 💔
August 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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“The awe & the fear of the MC introduced exciting elements & while the darker aspects of the story took up more & more space the closer we got to the end, the book never lost its whimsical magic that made me fall in love with the world in the first place.”

The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller
Review: The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller | FanFiAddict
Synopsis The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select few there is ...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Out today - THE SOCIETY OF UNKNOWABLE OBJECTS by @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social!
I had a good time with it...partly because it reminded me of SyFy shows from the mid-2000's, like Warehouse 13, but with a more style. My review:
fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s...
#booksky
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THE SOCIETY OF UNKNOWABLE OBJECTS by Gareth Brown
August 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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GIVEAWAY:

We've got a finished hardcover of THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, edited by @cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social, for one lucky reader!

To enter, make sure you're following us, then like this post! US only, please! Must be a follower to win! Ends Wednesday night!
August 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Although I may not be the target audience, Lio Min wrote a compelling story that all of us can empathize with in THE L.O.V.E. Club, out today.
My review - fanfiaddict.com/review-the-l...
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Review: The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min | FanFiAddict
Synopsis: From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to p ...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM