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If you're looking for a fantasy story that treats its prose as part of the tale, you'll love The Leximancer, by Ephrayim Scott Elias. Check out our promo for it on the Tellest website:

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Fantasy Promo - The Leximancer
Greetings, travelers.  In our wanderings through the Otherworld, there are times when the path doesn’t lead through the wilderness, but through language itself.  Today, we step into a realm where mean...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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If you're looking for a great cerebral horror that makes you think and has lots of great extra content to find, you'll love The Fifth Anomaly: A Threshold Chronicle (Book 1) by Darrell Breeden. Check out our promo!

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Horror Promo - The Fifth Anomaly: A Threshold Chronicle (The Threshold Chronicles Book 1)
Greetings, travelers.  In our trips through the Otherworld, sometimes the most unsettling paths are the ones that begin with certainty.  Today, our journey takes us into the liminal space between rati...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A fantastic historical fantasy novella may be in your future, especially if you like magic with real animalistic presence. Check out our promo of The Dragon's Toll, the first book in author Randy Goode's Red Thread Chronicles, today!

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Historical Fantasy Promo - The Dragon's Toll (The Red Thread Chronicles Book 1)
Greetings, travelers.  While the Otherworld takes us in many different directions, sometimes what it does is open gateways to the past, so that we can see the old world through a new lens.  Today, we ...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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If you're looking for a fantastic historical fantasy centered on Norse myth, you're going to love The Saga of the Volsung King, by Gaelan Wort. Check out our promo on the Tellest website:

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Historical Fantasy - The Saga of the Volsung King
Greetings, travelers.  There are stories that feel timeless the moment you open their pages.  These trips through the Otherworld echo with the weight of legend, steel, and song.  In one such journey, ...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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If you're looking for a wonderful historical fantasy that knows how to balance the big picture and the central characters, you'll love Wagers of Fate, by Noureddine Hifad:

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Fantasy Promo - Wagers of Fate
Greetings, travelers.  Our trips through the Otherworld sometimes take us to lands of grandeur and peril.  In these places, the weight of history and the ambitions of the powerful collide in a storm o...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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There's never a bad time to pick up Writers of the Future, Volume 41. But today is a great time, since it's on sale! Check it out:

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Fantasy Promo - Writers of the Future 41
Greetings, travelers, and welcome to anther of our stops in the Otherworld.  Earlier in the year, we were lucky enough to bring you word about the latest Writers of the Future anthology, the 41th volu...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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If you're looking for a witchy tale with plenty of rich worldbuilding and wonderful character development, you'll love Calytrix's Journey, by Rebeka Volarevic. Check out our promo on the Tellest website:

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Fantasy Promo - Calytrix's Journey
Greetings, travelers.  Today, our path through the Otherworld winds into the heart of an unraveling world where magic thins, mysteries deepen, and a young witch steps boldly into the unknown. Your nex...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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If you're looking for a horror tale that reads like a dossier that reveals details bit by bit, you'll love The New Flesh (The Hollow Waltz), by Gaelan Wort. Check out our promo:

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Horror Promo - The New Flesh (The Hollow Waltz)
Greetings, travelers.  Our trips to the Otherworld sometimes take us far into realms that are filled with magic unseen.  Today, though, we step not into realms of sword and sorcery, but into a shadowe...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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If you're looking for a culture-blending dark fantasy, you'll love Sifaw and the Throne of Jinn, by Touriya Elouafik. Check out our promo:

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Dark Fantasy Promo - Sifaw and The Throne of Jinn: Sifaw's Ascension
Greetings, travelers.  Our journey today leads us to a world where ancient magic and modern imagination collide.  If you’re looking to explore a realm where the line between human and Jinn is more tha...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Another classic from L. Ron Hubbard is on sale. If you want to read a historic thriller that was quite progressive for its time, take a look at Buckskin Brigades now, and check our promo.

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Thriller Promo - Buckskin Brigades
Greetings, travelers.  The Otherworld stretches beyond the cosmos and through other dimensions, but not all its most powerful stories lie in distant galaxies.  Some are born on the windswept plains of...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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If you're looking for a great contemporary fantasy about really diving into books, you'll love Emmelyn's book Club, by J. F. Yamada. Check out our promo:

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Urban Fantasy Promo - Emmelyn's Book Club
Greetings, travelers!  The Otherworld often unfolds in the most unexpected places, and sometimes, the most extraordinary adventures begin tucked between the pages of a book.  Today, our journey leads ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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If you're looking for a spectacular sci-fi that changes the way that you think about the characters you enjoy reading about, you'll love Robert Barner's Shadow: A Paranormal Suspense Thriller. Check out our promo:

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Sci-Fi Promo - Shadow: A Paranormal Suspense Thriller
Greetings, travelers.  In our trip through the Otherworld today, we’ll find that some of its most compelling corners lie not in distant lands, but in the subtle spaces between human thought and possib...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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If you're looking for a fantasy that's brilliant for all ages, you're going to love the Tixie Chronicles. Check out Jack Borden's fifth in the series, The Plant of Death:

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Fantasy Promo - The Plant of Death (The Tixie Chronicles Book 5)
Greetings, travelers.  In our journeys through the Otherworld we find its most wondrous corners are those where imagination itself seems to grow wild and untamed.  Today, our path leads us into the ma...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Don't forget to check one of the greatest classic chillers with L. Ron Hubbard's Fear. It's great to see where some unexpected twists come from, and this one certainly originated those shocks.

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Chiller Promo - Fear
The Otherworld is vast, and sometimes it whispers to us from places we never meant to explore—quiet corridors, academic halls, reflections in mirrors. Today’s path leads us to one such whisper. If you...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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If you're looking for a young adult fantasy that really feels like it's fun for all ages, you're going to love Haven: A Stranger Magic, by D.C. Akers. Check out our promo:

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Urban Fantasy Promo - Haven: A Stranger Magic
Greetings, travelers.  The Otherworld is full of hidden corners, and sometimes the most extraordinary secrets lie just beneath the surface of everyday life.  Today, our path leads us to one ordinary b...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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If you're looking for a great thriller for this week, you're going to love Jason Melby's new release, Fractured. It's the kind of thing that keeps you guessing and makes you wonder about your own sanity. Check out our promo:

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Thriller Promo - Fractured
Greetings, travelers.  Sometimes, the most dangerous journeys are not across distant lands or alien worlds, but through the dark corridors of the human mind.  Today, our trip through the Otherworld se...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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If classic spec-fic is your passion, you're going to love revisiting one of the great chillers with L. Ron Hubbard's Fear. See why exploring the psyche is better than just gasps and gore. Check out our promo on the Tellest website:

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Chiller Promo - Fear
The Otherworld is vast, and sometimes it whispers to us from places we never meant to explore—quiet corridors, academic halls, reflections in mirrors. Today’s path leads us to one such whisper. If you...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We're happy to celebrate Andrew Charles on the release of his tenth book in the Coalition series! Check out promo for The One Duty on the Tellest website today, and then go pick up the awesome release!

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Sci-Fi Promo - The One Duty: A Coalition Series Book - 10
Greetings, travelers.  Today we venture once more to the farthest reaches of the Otherworld, where danger looms beyond every star and hope is a fragile flame.  We’re celebrating a tremendous milestone...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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If you're looking for something fresh, strange, and exciting—an abstract book that feels unique—you may enjoy Matthew Chenoweth Wright's book, Codex Universalis. It's made using AI, and the author leans into it in some interesting ways. Check out our promo:

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Sci-Fi Promo - Codex Universalis
Greetings, travelers.  Sometimes, in our trips through the Otherworld, what we discover defies the very idea of story itself.  Today, our journey does not bring us to a kingdom, nor a battlefield, nor...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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If you're looking for a fantasy epic that smacks of a more emotionally grounded Lord of the Rings, you'll love Amir A. Sada's Darkness Behind the Mountain. Check out our promo:

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Fantasy Promo - Darkness Behind The Mountain: The Longer Path & The Legend Of Broken Fingers
Greetings, travelers.  Our stop to the Otherworld takes us to a looming shadow behind a mighty mountain, and it pits us against monsters—both those beyond our wildest dreams, and those that look the s...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Author William G. Bentrim is a passionate storyteller who likes to address social issues. HIs feature length book, Kiku's Quest is perfect for older kids and young adults who want to read stories about knowing self-worth and the power inside. Check out our promo:

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Sci-Fi Promo - Kiku's Quest (The Quests of Kiku Book 1)
Greetings, travelers!  Our trip through the Otherworld today is a special treat for all fans of child-friendly science fiction adventures.  I met author William G. Bentrim while I was vending at a rec...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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If you're looking for a book with some fun takes on AI, along with some reimaginations of people who hypothesized about our future, you'll enjoy The Subtle Rise of Destruction, by A. Ezos. Check out our promo:

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Sci-Fi Promo - THE SUBTLE RISE OF DESTRUCTION: Artificial Intelligence And Its Impact on the Human Race
Greetings, travelers.  Our trip to the Otherworld today takes us into the future, our path winding through laboratories and machine halls, where circuits hum with power.  We’ve seen stories involving ...
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September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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If you're looking for a story that reads like Disney but with a darker twist, you'll love Princess Death: Tale of a Cursed Princess, by Jeanne Grandilli and Shaina Rothberg. Check out our promo:

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September 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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If you're looking for a great fantasy that balances romance and mystery with expert skill, you're going to love Jamila Eoukich's The Reluctant Fae Prince. Check out our promo:

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Fantasy Promo - The Reluctant Fae Prince
Greetings, travelers.  Our journey into the vast Otherworld today carries us to lands where light and shadow dance in an uneasy harmony.  Our path leads us to the fae realms, where rival courts teeter...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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If you're looking for a deliciously witty, snack-sized urban fantasy, you'll love Bloodstone, the first book in Cheri Myst's Samantha Nightshade series. Check out our promo:

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Urban Fantasy Promo - BloodStone: A Paranormal Mystery (The Samantha Nightshade Series Book 1)
Greetings, travelers.  Our journey to the Otherworld today leads us along a path to strange new discoveries.  This time, our journey brings us to a city that never sleeps, where murder hides in the sh...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM