A.J. Calvin
@ajcalvin.bsky.social
SF/F Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, and Wraith & the Revolution
Reviewer at FanFiAddict.com
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Reviewer at FanFiAddict.com
Newsletter signup: http://ajcalvin.net/newsletter/
Website: https://ajcalvin.net/books/
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/ajcalvin/shop
I have another series spotlight to share today from Willow Wraith Press!
This time it's The Legacy of Boulom by Timothy Wolff, a series that I love. If you'd like to know why I like it so much, check out the full post: willowwraithpress.com/2025/11/13/s...
@timwolffauthor.bsky.social
#booksky
This time it's The Legacy of Boulom by Timothy Wolff, a series that I love. If you'd like to know why I like it so much, check out the full post: willowwraithpress.com/2025/11/13/s...
@timwolffauthor.bsky.social
#booksky
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I have another series spotlight to share today from Willow Wraith Press!
This time it's The Legacy of Boulom by Timothy Wolff, a series that I love. If you'd like to know why I like it so much, check out the full post: willowwraithpress.com/2025/11/13/s...
@timwolffauthor.bsky.social
#booksky
This time it's The Legacy of Boulom by Timothy Wolff, a series that I love. If you'd like to know why I like it so much, check out the full post: willowwraithpress.com/2025/11/13/s...
@timwolffauthor.bsky.social
#booksky
The Kickstart for The Book of Spores is now live!!
This is such a cool project, and it's an honor to be part of it. Go check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
#booksky
This is such a cool project, and it's an honor to be part of it. Go check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
#booksky
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Kickstart for The Book of Spores is now live!!
This is such a cool project, and it's an honor to be part of it. Go check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
#booksky
This is such a cool project, and it's an honor to be part of it. Go check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
#booksky
The author and one of her books...
I chose to showcase Serpentus today because I love this book (I could say that about all of my books, but this is in my top 3 favorites of the 11 I've published.)
I chose to showcase Serpentus today because I love this book (I could say that about all of my books, but this is in my top 3 favorites of the 11 I've published.)
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The author and one of her books...
I chose to showcase Serpentus today because I love this book (I could say that about all of my books, but this is in my top 3 favorites of the 11 I've published.)
I chose to showcase Serpentus today because I love this book (I could say that about all of my books, but this is in my top 3 favorites of the 11 I've published.)
The Kickstarter for The Book of Spores will be live tomorrow!
The anthology includes 16 stories that range from sci-fi to fantasy to horror, written by the FanFiAddict and SFF Addicts Podcast teams (including one by me)
You can check out the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
The anthology includes 16 stories that range from sci-fi to fantasy to horror, written by the FanFiAddict and SFF Addicts Podcast teams (including one by me)
You can check out the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Kickstarter for The Book of Spores will be live tomorrow!
The anthology includes 16 stories that range from sci-fi to fantasy to horror, written by the FanFiAddict and SFF Addicts Podcast teams (including one by me)
You can check out the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
The anthology includes 16 stories that range from sci-fi to fantasy to horror, written by the FanFiAddict and SFF Addicts Podcast teams (including one by me)
You can check out the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
We can see the aurora tonight in northern Colorado!
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We can see the aurora tonight in northern Colorado!
I wasn't kidding when I said things have escaped...
And it might just make an appearance on the livestream tonight.
And it might just make an appearance on the livestream tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I wasn't kidding when I said things have escaped...
And it might just make an appearance on the livestream tonight.
And it might just make an appearance on the livestream tonight.
Something's infecting Bald & Balding tonight!*
Come join us for a fun time as we talk about The Book of Spores (7pm Eastern)
*I am not responsible for the things that may or may not have escaped my lab during the recent decommissioning process. 😅
Watch it live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrM...
Come join us for a fun time as we talk about The Book of Spores (7pm Eastern)
*I am not responsible for the things that may or may not have escaped my lab during the recent decommissioning process. 😅
Watch it live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrM...
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Something's infecting Bald & Balding tonight!*
Come join us for a fun time as we talk about The Book of Spores (7pm Eastern)
*I am not responsible for the things that may or may not have escaped my lab during the recent decommissioning process. 😅
Watch it live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrM...
Come join us for a fun time as we talk about The Book of Spores (7pm Eastern)
*I am not responsible for the things that may or may not have escaped my lab during the recent decommissioning process. 😅
Watch it live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrM...
Here's a snippet from Exile for your Saturday.
Fun fact: I have had both a reader say this story is "too dark" and a review that said it was "not dark enough" in the last month.
It has dark moments, but I have never marketed it as being dark. Read it and decide for yourself...
Fun fact: I have had both a reader say this story is "too dark" and a review that said it was "not dark enough" in the last month.
It has dark moments, but I have never marketed it as being dark. Read it and decide for yourself...
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here's a snippet from Exile for your Saturday.
Fun fact: I have had both a reader say this story is "too dark" and a review that said it was "not dark enough" in the last month.
It has dark moments, but I have never marketed it as being dark. Read it and decide for yourself...
Fun fact: I have had both a reader say this story is "too dark" and a review that said it was "not dark enough" in the last month.
It has dark moments, but I have never marketed it as being dark. Read it and decide for yourself...
Did you know Serpentus can be read as either a standalone/intro to my Relics of War series, OR as a supplement to it?
It's one of my favorite things I've ever written (despite its darkness.)
It's one of my favorite things I've ever written (despite its darkness.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Did you know Serpentus can be read as either a standalone/intro to my Relics of War series, OR as a supplement to it?
It's one of my favorite things I've ever written (despite its darkness.)
It's one of my favorite things I've ever written (despite its darkness.)
While I was writing The Caein Legacy, Rynn became one of my favorite side characters. She's an ice mage, and fiercely loyal to those she considers friends.
I redacted the name of the character she's interacting with in this snippet due to spoilers (but iykyk!)
#booksky
I redacted the name of the character she's interacting with in this snippet due to spoilers (but iykyk!)
#booksky
![Rynn's eyes blazed with righteous indignation. She clenched her jaw and loomed over him, unrelenting.
[Redacted] cried out as visible icicles appeared, encasing his arm up to the shoulder.
"I said, you will not touch him." Her voice was a growl filled with unmitigated rage.
"I won't...be bested by a...filthy...mage," [he] spat as he attempted to sit upright.
LEGEND
The Caein Legacy: Book Four
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November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
While I was writing The Caein Legacy, Rynn became one of my favorite side characters. She's an ice mage, and fiercely loyal to those she considers friends.
I redacted the name of the character she's interacting with in this snippet due to spoilers (but iykyk!)
#booksky
I redacted the name of the character she's interacting with in this snippet due to spoilers (but iykyk!)
#booksky
Join the Willow Wraith book club this month for Far Removed!
(I have already read this book, and I loved it. I'm hoping others do too - and I'm eagerly awaiting for more people to experience a certain WTF moment midway through.)
You can join the book club here: www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
(I have already read this book, and I loved it. I'm hoping others do too - and I'm eagerly awaiting for more people to experience a certain WTF moment midway through.)
You can join the book club here: www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join the Willow Wraith book club this month for Far Removed!
(I have already read this book, and I loved it. I'm hoping others do too - and I'm eagerly awaiting for more people to experience a certain WTF moment midway through.)
You can join the book club here: www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
(I have already read this book, and I loved it. I'm hoping others do too - and I'm eagerly awaiting for more people to experience a certain WTF moment midway through.)
You can join the book club here: www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
Happy Halloween from my 2 main villains!
Dranamir from The Relics of War (with a cameo in Serpentus)
🎨 by Galadriel Coffeeen
and Colin from The Caein Legacy
🎨by @cblansdell.bsky.social
Dranamir from The Relics of War (with a cameo in Serpentus)
🎨 by Galadriel Coffeeen
and Colin from The Caein Legacy
🎨by @cblansdell.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Happy Halloween from my 2 main villains!
Dranamir from The Relics of War (with a cameo in Serpentus)
🎨 by Galadriel Coffeeen
and Colin from The Caein Legacy
🎨by @cblansdell.bsky.social
Dranamir from The Relics of War (with a cameo in Serpentus)
🎨 by Galadriel Coffeeen
and Colin from The Caein Legacy
🎨by @cblansdell.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 29
MC's worst nightmare
Andrew (The Caein Legacy): Being unable to fight for/save those he loves
Kye (Wraith & the Revolution): Activation of the override codes
Owen (Serpentus): He lives through worse than his nightmares in the last half of the book😬
MC's worst nightmare
Andrew (The Caein Legacy): Being unable to fight for/save those he loves
Kye (Wraith & the Revolution): Activation of the override codes
Owen (Serpentus): He lives through worse than his nightmares in the last half of the book😬
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 29
MC's worst nightmare
Andrew (The Caein Legacy): Being unable to fight for/save those he loves
Kye (Wraith & the Revolution): Activation of the override codes
Owen (Serpentus): He lives through worse than his nightmares in the last half of the book😬
MC's worst nightmare
Andrew (The Caein Legacy): Being unable to fight for/save those he loves
Kye (Wraith & the Revolution): Activation of the override codes
Owen (Serpentus): He lives through worse than his nightmares in the last half of the book😬
Help us choose next month's Willow Wraith book club title!
The poll is live over on GR, and the choices are:
Shadow Bane by Cal Logan
Far Removed by CB Lansdell (which I've read and loved)
and
Coward by Ayrton Silva (I've also read this one and loved it)
Poll Link www.goodreads.com/poll/list/12...
The poll is live over on GR, and the choices are:
Shadow Bane by Cal Logan
Far Removed by CB Lansdell (which I've read and loved)
and
Coward by Ayrton Silva (I've also read this one and loved it)
Poll Link www.goodreads.com/poll/list/12...
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Help us choose next month's Willow Wraith book club title!
The poll is live over on GR, and the choices are:
Shadow Bane by Cal Logan
Far Removed by CB Lansdell (which I've read and loved)
and
Coward by Ayrton Silva (I've also read this one and loved it)
Poll Link www.goodreads.com/poll/list/12...
The poll is live over on GR, and the choices are:
Shadow Bane by Cal Logan
Far Removed by CB Lansdell (which I've read and loved)
and
Coward by Ayrton Silva (I've also read this one and loved it)
Poll Link www.goodreads.com/poll/list/12...
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 28
Guilt or Regret?
The Caein Legacy: I think Andrew experiences a little of both, but more guilt than regret.
Wraith & the Revolution: Regret. A lot of it.
The Fontayne Company (WIP): Zel *should* feel guilty for some of his pranks, but he doesn't 😅
Guilt or Regret?
The Caein Legacy: I think Andrew experiences a little of both, but more guilt than regret.
Wraith & the Revolution: Regret. A lot of it.
The Fontayne Company (WIP): Zel *should* feel guilty for some of his pranks, but he doesn't 😅
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 28
Guilt or Regret?
The Caein Legacy: I think Andrew experiences a little of both, but more guilt than regret.
Wraith & the Revolution: Regret. A lot of it.
The Fontayne Company (WIP): Zel *should* feel guilty for some of his pranks, but he doesn't 😅
Guilt or Regret?
The Caein Legacy: I think Andrew experiences a little of both, but more guilt than regret.
Wraith & the Revolution: Regret. A lot of it.
The Fontayne Company (WIP): Zel *should* feel guilty for some of his pranks, but he doesn't 😅
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 27
Goosebumps or Point Horror?
I've never heard of Point Horror, but the Goosebumps books were just starting to be published when I was in 3rd/4th grade, and I read a few of them back then (I didn't keep up with it after a couple years...I moved on)
Goosebumps or Point Horror?
I've never heard of Point Horror, but the Goosebumps books were just starting to be published when I was in 3rd/4th grade, and I read a few of them back then (I didn't keep up with it after a couple years...I moved on)
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 27
Goosebumps or Point Horror?
I've never heard of Point Horror, but the Goosebumps books were just starting to be published when I was in 3rd/4th grade, and I read a few of them back then (I didn't keep up with it after a couple years...I moved on)
Goosebumps or Point Horror?
I've never heard of Point Horror, but the Goosebumps books were just starting to be published when I was in 3rd/4th grade, and I read a few of them back then (I didn't keep up with it after a couple years...I moved on)
#FantasyIndiesSpooketober 26
How would your MC react to a haunted house?
Zel from the Fontayne Company duology is the reason the house is haunted 🤣 And he'd play pranks on anyone who came to visit.
Kye from Wraith would go in hoping to be scared (he's into the horror genre)
How would your MC react to a haunted house?
Zel from the Fontayne Company duology is the reason the house is haunted 🤣 And he'd play pranks on anyone who came to visit.
Kye from Wraith would go in hoping to be scared (he's into the horror genre)
October 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooketober 26
How would your MC react to a haunted house?
Zel from the Fontayne Company duology is the reason the house is haunted 🤣 And he'd play pranks on anyone who came to visit.
Kye from Wraith would go in hoping to be scared (he's into the horror genre)
How would your MC react to a haunted house?
Zel from the Fontayne Company duology is the reason the house is haunted 🤣 And he'd play pranks on anyone who came to visit.
Kye from Wraith would go in hoping to be scared (he's into the horror genre)
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 25
Saturday snippet
I'm sharing the opening to Wraith & the Revolution today for 2 reasons.
The squid are featured in a story that will begin going out to my mailing list in November. And the story I wrote for The Book of Spores is also related to Wraith.😊
Saturday snippet
I'm sharing the opening to Wraith & the Revolution today for 2 reasons.
The squid are featured in a story that will begin going out to my mailing list in November. And the story I wrote for The Book of Spores is also related to Wraith.😊
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 25
Saturday snippet
I'm sharing the opening to Wraith & the Revolution today for 2 reasons.
The squid are featured in a story that will begin going out to my mailing list in November. And the story I wrote for The Book of Spores is also related to Wraith.😊
Saturday snippet
I'm sharing the opening to Wraith & the Revolution today for 2 reasons.
The squid are featured in a story that will begin going out to my mailing list in November. And the story I wrote for The Book of Spores is also related to Wraith.😊
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 24
Free Friday / Share your Halloween plans
I will be at MileHi Con on Halloween (and the 2 days following) as part of their Author's Row. I'm excited for the event - and if the weather's okay, I might break out a costume too. We shall see.
Free Friday / Share your Halloween plans
I will be at MileHi Con on Halloween (and the 2 days following) as part of their Author's Row. I'm excited for the event - and if the weather's okay, I might break out a costume too. We shall see.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 24
Free Friday / Share your Halloween plans
I will be at MileHi Con on Halloween (and the 2 days following) as part of their Author's Row. I'm excited for the event - and if the weather's okay, I might break out a costume too. We shall see.
Free Friday / Share your Halloween plans
I will be at MileHi Con on Halloween (and the 2 days following) as part of their Author's Row. I'm excited for the event - and if the weather's okay, I might break out a costume too. We shall see.
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 22
Creepy poem or flash fiction
Since I don't really do either, here's a creepy snippet from Hunted for your Wednesday.
Creepy poem or flash fiction
Since I don't really do either, here's a creepy snippet from Hunted for your Wednesday.
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 22
Creepy poem or flash fiction
Since I don't really do either, here's a creepy snippet from Hunted for your Wednesday.
Creepy poem or flash fiction
Since I don't really do either, here's a creepy snippet from Hunted for your Wednesday.
Across dimensions, it creeps and consumes... Are you ready for your imagination to be infected?
October 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Across dimensions, it creeps and consumes... Are you ready for your imagination to be infected?
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 20
Morally grey characters
Yes, please! I enjoy the morally greys - both as a reader and as a writer (I don't write them often, but it's always fun to experiment with them.)
Morally grey characters
Yes, please! I enjoy the morally greys - both as a reader and as a writer (I don't write them often, but it's always fun to experiment with them.)
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 20
Morally grey characters
Yes, please! I enjoy the morally greys - both as a reader and as a writer (I don't write them often, but it's always fun to experiment with them.)
Morally grey characters
Yes, please! I enjoy the morally greys - both as a reader and as a writer (I don't write them often, but it's always fun to experiment with them.)