This page is for phase 1 of SPFBO 8 - read more about the contest here.
Phase 1 is now complete!
The finalist board for phase 2 is here.
As usual, some demographics:
Late review for (semi-finalist) Horns of the Hunter, from Booknest.
Lynn's Books & The Critiquing Chemist deliver our final finalist!
The Fantasy Inn reveal the penultimate finalist for SPFBO 8!
The Fantasy Inn review Flight Of Sorcery And Shadow.
Mysterious Ways is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
The Woeling Lass is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
Fantasy-Faction pick the 8th finalist!
Fantasy-Faction review their 2nd place semi-finalist.
The seventh finalist is announced on Booknest!
On Lavender Tides is reviewed by The Fantasy Inn.
Fantasy-Faction's 3rd place semi-finalist.
Flight Of Sorcery And Shadow is reviewed by The Fantasy Inn.
The Fantasy Inn review Hell And High Water.
Another semi-finalist from Fantasy-Faction.
Our sixth finalist is announced on Fantasy Book Critic!
The Fantasy Inn reviews The Laughing Policeman.
Fantasy-Faction announce and cut a semi-finalist.
Our fifth finalist announcement is from Before We Go Blog!
The Fantasy Inn makes three cuts.
Five falter finally falling from Fantasy-Faction.
Our fourth finalist is announced on The Weatherwax Report!
Fear And Fury is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
Shadow Of The Assassin is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Fantasy Inn reviews Gatekeeper's Key.
Fantast-Faction cut five more books from the running.
The Order Of Chaos is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
Two semi-finalists cut on The Weatherwax Report.
The Fantasy Inn reviews Water For Blood.
The Long Nights is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Bookborn announces the third finalist!
Ever Alice is reviewed on The Critiquing Chemist.
Before We Go Blog reviews Stonebearer's Betrayal.
The Fantasy Inn reviews The Flaws Of Gravity.
Heartless Hette is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Spirits of Vengeance is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Booknest announce another semi-finalist.
Before We Go Blog reviews The 13th Hour.
Dragon Prey is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Five fall from Fantasy-Faction.
Queen's Book Asylum announce the second finalist!
Queen's Book Asylum review The Umbral Storm.
A Blade For Hire is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
Two more semi-finalists for Lynn's Books from The Critiquing Chemist.
Lynn's Books picks two semi-finalists.
Team Bookborn pick another semi-finalist.
Another semi-finalist from team Bookborn.
Atlas Rising is reviewed on The Fantasy Inn.
Lynn's Books reviews Miss Percy's Pocket Guide (To The Care And Feeding oOf British Dragons).
Another five fall from Fantasy-Faction.
Penny For Your Soul is reviewed on Queen's Book Asylum.
Between Ink And Shadows is reviewed on Lynn's Books.
Before We Go Blog reviews A Journey Of Black And Red.
The Weatherwax Report whacks two and promotes one.
The Blood Of Crows is reviewed on Lynn's Books.
The first finalist is announced by Becky M!
Lynn's Books reviews Scarlight.
Lynn's Books reviews The Hidden Blade.
The Binding Tempest is reviewed on Booknest.
A semi-finalist from Booknest.
.Becky M with the cuts.
Lynn's Books cut some more.
A semi-finalist from Team Bookborn.
More cuts from Becky M.
Lynn's Books & The Critiquing Chemist make some cuts.
The Queen's Book Asylum team consider The Dragon Charmer's Apprentice.
Envy is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Becky M cuts 3 titles.
Onslaught of Madness is reviewed by Becky M.
A lot of books are out at the Fantasy Inn.
Becky M reviews India Bones And The Ship Of The Dead.
First five fall from Fantasy-Faction.
Many cuts from team Weatherwax.
The Witch Hunter is reviewed on Queen's Book Asylum.
Becky M cuts 3 titles.
Wistful Ascending is reviewed on Team Bookborn.
Team Weatherwax choose another semi-finalist.
Booknest reviews Fatal Shadow.
Semi-finalist Thrice is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
A Gathering Of Chaos is reviewed by Becky M.
Team Weatherwax make 3 more cuts.
Becky M reviews The King And Kishar.
4 cuts from Lynn's Books.
The Queen's Book Asylum team review Small Miracles.
3 cuts from Becky M.
4 cuts on Lynn's Books & The Critiquing Chemist.
Wax on, wax off.
Booknest's team chooses another semi-finalist.
Booknest reviews Goddess Of Nothing At All.
Booknest reviews Blazing Coffins.
Servant Of The Lesser Good is reviewed on Booknest.
The Shadow Courtesan is reviewed on Booknest.
The Weatherwax Report reviews Metanoia.
Becky M reviews Lightblade.
A final semi-finalist from Queen's Book Asylum.
Baker Thief gets a semi-finalist review on Before We Go Blog.
Team Bookborn pick another semi-finalist.
Before We Go Blog reviews The Empire's Lion.
Semi-finalist from Queen's Book Asylum?
Where Blood Runs Gold is reviewed by Team Bookborn.
A new semi-finalist from Team Bookborn.
Queen's Book Asylum choose another semi-finalist.
Booknest reviews Queen Of The Warrior Bees.
The Wrong Sword is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
I Shall Return With Winter is reviewed by Team Bookborn.
Team Bookborn make three cuts.
Team Bookborn review The Stones Of Valtara.
Becky M cuts three books.
The Night Comes Alive is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Gingerbread Children is reviewed by Becky M.
Queen's Book Asylum choose another semi-finalist.
Team Bookborn review A Phantom's Vengeance.
More winnowing at The Fantasy Book Critic.
Whispers Of Ruin is reviewed by Becky M.
Game Of War is reviewed by Becky M.
The Weather Wax Report spills the beans on Draconis.
Queen's Book Asylum makes more cuts.
Lady Of The Mark is reviewed by Team Bookborn.
A Touch Of Light is reviewed on Booknest.
The Critiquing Chemist reviews Falling Through Stars.
Queen's Book Asylum dishes out three cuts.
Some cuts from Lynn's Books & The Critiquing Chemist.
Fire Of The Forebears is review by Team Bookborn.
Team Bookborn review Hazelhearth Hires Heroes.
Team Bookborn review Morrigan.
Team Bookborn review The Eve Of Snows.
Honor For The Dead is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Another semi-finalist is chosen on Fantasy Book Critic.
The Weatherwax Report chooses two semi-finalists.
The Weatherwax Report makes cuts.
Three cuts from Becky M.
Two cuts from Queen's Book Asylum.
Heavy is reviewed on Booknest.
Becky M reviews The Wake Of Manadar.
Booknest reviews 9 Levels of Hell.
Lots of cuts from Fantasy Book Critic.
Three titles cut on Queen's Book Asylum.
Team Bookborn review D'Aprile's Fools
Team Bookborn review Deep's End.
Six books cut on The Weatherwax Report.
Three titles cut on Queen's Book Asylum.
Booknest review A Company Of Adventurers.
The Weatherwax Report reviews A Bitter Drink.
A 2nd semi-finalist chosen on Fantasy Book Critic.
The Burnt Watcher is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Before We Go Blog reviews The Trials Of Ashmount.
Team Bookborn review Heir To The Sun.
Debunked is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Inquisitor is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Soul's Aspect is reviewed by Team Bookborn.
Becky M cuts three books.
Abby Normal is reviewed on The Weatherwax Report.
The Weatherwax Report reviews Oil And Dust.
Before We Go Blog reviews House Of Bastiion.
The Blood Of Outcasts is reviewed by the Bookborn team.
A Bond Of Thread is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Team Bookborn review The Merchant Prince.
Before We Go Blog reviews A Deadly Bloom.
A semi-finalist is chosen on Fantasy Book Critic.
Becky M reviews Tethered Spirits.
Empire Under A Dying Sun is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Killer And The Dead is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Booknest review Orange Storm.
Booknest review A Matter Of Dragons.
Three cuts from The Weatherwax Report.
The Library is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Way Of Thieves is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Bookborn Team review The Cradle.
The Bookborn Team review Ought To Be Dead.
There's Magic Between Us is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
Come Hell And High Water is reviewed on Before We Go Blog.
The Weatherwax Report reviews You Can't Prevent A Prophecy.
The Assassin Of Grins And Secrets is reviewed on Booknest.
The Last Lumenian is reviewed on Booknest.
Before We Go Blog review and cut The Seventh Cadence.
Before We Go Blog review and cut The Gatherers And The Illness Of The Isle.
Team Weatherdrifter review The Acktus Trials.
These are provisional assignments to blogs - subject to rearrangement before the contest starts
Jennings Zabrinsky Troupe of Shadows
Kaleigh McCann The Darkness Calling
Clementine Fraser Dust Bound
Melissa McShane Burning Bright +
Juliet Vane The Scorpion's Lullaby
Joseph J. Bailey Master of the Flying Broom
Edward Rose The Soul Trade
Rachel Emma Shaw Sacaran Nights +
Mitchell Hogan Raven: Reawakening
Nathan Hall An Altar on the Village Green +
Jessica Grace Wright Tails
S.C. Gowland Imagine The Fire
David Samuels Blood on the Canvas
Neil Adam Ray Gold Glamour's Ghost
Andrew C. Piazza A Song For The Void +
J. W. Benjamin Dungeon Man Sam and the Orphaned Core
Brand J. Alexander Rise of Tears
Elayna R. Gallea & Daniela A. Mera The Pirate's Deal
Elise Carlson Manipulator's War
Dawson George The Crypt Lord's Call
Amy Campbell Breaker
Liz Delton The Alchemyst's Mirror
Tony Debajo In The Shadow of Ruin +
R R Carter Born of Fire
Selkie Myth Oathbound Healer
Grace Carlisle Forest of Forgotten Vows
Fowler Brown The True and Accurate Log of the Sand Ship Uncertainty
Kel E Fox Darkhaven
James G. Robertson Afterworld
Philinna Wood The Heart of the Bloodstone
Holly Karlsson Kingdom of Essence +
L. Ryan Storms A Thousand Years to Wait
Sarah K. L. Wilson Fly With the Arrow +
Anitha Krishnan Dying Wishes
Tatiana Obey Bones to the Wind
J E Hannaford The Skin
J. B. Cantwell Wild Lands
Kristin Gleeson Awakening the Gods +
Pablo Suarez The Broken Oath
Morgan K. Bell Broken Sky
Morgan Stang The Spider and the Scribe
P.D Ball They call me Princess Cayce
Anna Tan Amok
Hiyodori The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage
Marcus Abshire Hard Skip
HJ Tolson Liches Get Stitches
Pat Luther Yellow Tape and Coffee
Derrick Smythe To Wield a Plague
Julianne Munich The Reborn Prince
O. J. Barré Awen Rising
Jonatan Håkansson The Girl of Precinct Five
J. W. Judge Vulcan Rising
Lauren Louise Hazel The Reign of the Occult
Sean Crow Quenched in Blood
Kyoko M The Black Parade
E J Doble The Fangs of War
Jacob Stewart From A Great Height
Patrick LeClerc The Beckoning Void
L. Krauch The 13th Zodiac
Thomas Howard Riley We Break Immortals
Lynn's Books + The Critiquing Chemist
Stephen Taylor Candle and Claw
Joshua Derrick Ser Ghostwriter
Alex C. Pierce The Blood of Crows +
HJ Ramsay Ever Alice +
Melissa Wright Between Ink and Shadows
Noor Al-Shanti When the Traveler Stands Still
Kat Loveland Testament of An Archangel
Aaron Fown Asterius & Thesius Walk Into the Light
Zak Dragon The Lich of Thandorien
Ben Merrick Where the Valley Meets the Sky
Aaron S. Jones Memories of Blood and Shadow
Joseph Sale Dark Hilarity
Evie Marceau Scarlight
R. Ramey Guerrero Dust of a Moth's Wing
Tristan Dineen Falhorne: The World Is Burning
S. R. Cronin One of One
Kian N. Ardalan The Fantastically Underwhelming Epic
Staci Olsen Falling through Stars
Kelvin Womack Elusion of Freedom
Luke Tarzian The World Breaker Requiem +
Thane Tyler The Heretic
Christopher G. BrenningThe Hellborn King
Quenby Olson Miss Percy's Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons) +
Anne Wheeler Crownkeeper
Steven Smith Cutthroats and Traitors
L. R. Schulz A King's Radiance
S.A. Klopfenstein Den of Thieves
Marie M. Mullany The Hidden Blade
R.E. Davies The Prophecy
Patricia S. Bowne Fountain Girl
Emerson Laine Augustine
S.G. Blaise The Last Lumenian
Willow Woods The Shadow Courtesan
Steven Rudy The Binding Tempest +
Ron C. Nieto Captain of the guard
Meredith Hart A Matter of Dragons
Jennifer Allis Provost Heir to the Sun
Chelsea Harper Wake of the Phoenix
Rune S. Nielsen A Company of Adventurers
Ashley Capes Crossings
K.E.Andrews The Assassin of Grins and Secrets +
Jowsey Jones Blazing Coffins
Hayley Reese Chow Odriel's Heirs
A.J. Calvin The Moon's Eye
Jean Gill Queen of the Warrior Bees
E.C. Static 9 Levels of Hell
K.A. Honeywell Damn Wilds
Alex Raizman The Wastes of Keldora
Thiago Abdalla A Touch of Light +
Frank Dorrian Horns of the Hunter +
Ned Marcus Orange Storm
Audrey Simmons Child of the Moon
Lucas Pederson Ashes of the Witch
Noel Coughlan Fatal Shadow
Joe Coates Blood For Wages
J.J. Thorn Heavy
Rachael Vaughn The Last Culling
Elizabeth S. Trafalgar The Courts of Fate and Fear
Cat Rector The Goddess of Nothing At All
Shaun Paul Stevens Servant of the Lesser Good
S. S. Rundolin Sabin Escape From Foster Care
Sinnamon Carnelian A Trashy Medieval Romance
Azalea Forrest A Bitter Drink +
Slifer274 / Aaron Shih Heretical Oaths
Bruce McKnight Forged In Flame
Samuel Thomas Fraser Abby Normal
Lewis Knight The Eye of Everfell
S. Lynn Helton Crystalborne Sigils
Kevin Wright The Definition of Vengeance +
Trina L. Talma Silver and Blood
D.G. Redd You Can't Prevent Prophecy +
David Oliver Draconis
Erynn Lehtonen Spirit of the Dragon
Ryan G. Beaty Crown of Madness
Stephanie Burgis Scales and Sensibility +
Raina Nightingale Children of the Dryads
D. T. Kane The Acktus Trials
Adam R. Bishop A Sea of Cinders
Brittany M. Willows Bloody Spade
Emmanuel Akeyo The Gritikah Castle
Juniper Lake Fitzgerald Metanoia
Berneta L. Haynes Aya and the Alphas
S.K. Nova The Pacts We Make For Love
Edward Patrick The Rage of a Boy
Jami Fairleigh Oil and Dust
T.M Kohl The Lost King
Helen Rygh-Pedersen Waking Ursa Minor
Leslie Conzatti Princess of Undersea
Richard Fierce The Price of Honor
M. L. Roberts The Boy Who Drew Horses
Rance D. Denton His Ragged Company
Will Rice The Sorcerer Within
Charlotte E. English Hell and High Water
Dwayne Leroy Homefall
Lily Anne Crow Dreams of Dust
Katie Cherry Blessed With A Curse
Topher Metcalf/Walt Allen The Gates Of Anak'anor
Ben J Henry The Order of Chaos
Rebecca Crunden These Violent Nights
Krista Wallace Gatekeeper's Key
Stephanie Caye The Flaws of Gravity
Steve McHugh No Gods, Only Monsters
Meg Cowley Flight of Sorcery and Shadow +
Chad Retterath Weapons of Disharmony
Jarryd Smith Oath Broken
Blake Severson Atlas Rising
Jamie Jackson Fear and Fury
Dave Dobson The Woeling Lass +
C.G. Harris The Nine
Elizabeth J Brown The Laughing Policeman
Drew Montgomery The Last Dragonkeeper
Abbie Evans Mysterious Ways +
Christopher D. Brand A Blade For Hire
Travis M. Riddle On Lavender Tides +
A.R. Henle Water for Blood
Mae Jordon Flowers and Bones
Chris Fritschi Spiritbridge
V. M. Jaskiernia Delphinium, or A Necromancer's Home
Heather N. Russell Chosen
Benjamin J. Ryan Beckoning of the Gate
Daniel Aegan Excalibur Nights
K.A. Wiggins Blind the Eyes
J.D.L. Rosell Whispers of Ruin
T R Peers The Wake of Manadar
Glen Dahlgren The Game of War
Catherine Weaver Gold Dust
Zamil Akhtar Lightblade +
Lane Trompeter The Crux of Eternity
J.T. Williams Our Dead Gods
Ian Gregoire The Apprentice In The Master's Shadow
Rachel L. Tilley The Locket: Magician's Prophecy
Freddie A. Clark The Harbinger of Freedom
Melissa Polk Beneath the Shadow Dark
Timothy S Currey The King & Kishar +
Set Sytes India Bones and the Ship of the Dead
Sargey Ravenwood King Arthur vs Robin Hood
Carol Carman Gingerbread Children
A J Walker Emperor's Fate
Cameron Hopkin A Gathering of Chaos +
Suzannah Rowntree A Day of Darkness
Marcela Carbo Fate's Long Shadow
Ashton Gaskill The Chaos Storm Expedition
Phillip Murrell Bystanders
Amber Gabriel A Crack In The Rock
S.F. Claymore Champion's Rising
Peter Blaisdell The Jinn and the Two Kingdoms
T. A. Hernandez Tethered Spirits +
Barbara Lennox The Wolf in Winter
Wren Murphy The Serpent Lord
Jesse Teller Onslaught of Madness
Tom Mock The Long Nights +
M.L. Farb Heartless Hette +
K.L. Kolarich House of Bastiion
Andrew D Meredith Thrice +
Alex J. Eiseman The Gatherers and the Illness of the Isle
Tim Beeden Envy +
Lee H. Haywood Shadow of the Assassin +
H.C. Harrington The Inquisitor
Kody Boye A Deadly Bloom
Allegra Pescatore & J.P. Burnison A Bond of Thread
Jim Wilbourne The Seventh Cadence
Hannah Steenbock Dragon Prey
Keith Healing The Burnt Watcher
Connor Ludovissy Honor for the Dead
John Palladino The Trials of Ashmount
Casey White The Library
Craig A. Price Jr. Way of Thieves
W. B. Biggs Come Hell and High Water
Ted Rabinowitz The Wrong Sword
Joseph O. Doran Empire Under a Dying Sun
Jodi L. Milner Stonebearer's Betrayal
Trudie Skies The Thirteenth Hour +
Claudie Arseneault Baker Thief +
Jillian Maria There's Magic Between Us
Roderick T. Macdonald The Killer and The Dead
Nathan Tudor The Empire's Lion
Dito Abbott Debunked
Alex Gilbert A Journey of Black and Red
Ross Hughes The Night Comes Alive
Rob J. Hayes Spirits of Vengeance +
Heather G Harris Glimmer of The Other
Andrea L. Staum Rogue's Kiss
JC Kang Dragon Charmer's Apprentice +
Michael E. Thies The Clash of Fates
Cal Black No Land For Heroes
Reginald Lewis The Guardian of the Ward
Melissa Stone Stars of Destiny: Light
Robert H Fleming The Talon's Fury
Valinora Troy The Lucky Diamond
Aiden L Turner The Banner of the Broken Orc
Reuben J Eckhart Dissension
Lorain O'Neil Azalea & Syzygy
Chris Fox Shattered Gods
Katy Mullett The Stone Guardians: The Path of Fate
Ben Stava A Hunter Among Wolves
K.A. Ashcomb Penny for Your Soul +
Coby Zucker Nomads of the Sea
Brianna da Silva City of Reckoning
Carissa Andrews Secret Legacy
EM Howell Queen of the Wild
Pedro Gabriel Ironcraft
J.R. Mathews Portal to Nova Roma
Emma L. Adams The Lost Sentinel
Olivia Atwater Small Miracles +
MJ Carstarphen The Wandering Tree
Rick Waugh The Eternal Muse: Desecration
Alec Hutson The Umbral Storm +
Casey Hollingshead The Witch Hunter +
Olga Werby Pigeon
Sean Mauss The Three Sons
Mark Holloway The Soul's Aspect
JCM Berne Wistful Ascending
A.C. Cross Where Blood Runs Gold
Ron Sami The Cradle
Christopher Clargo The Stones of Valtara +
Alex Hanson The Lady of the Mark +
Lorne Ryburn The Menocht Loop +
Leslie Aldridge Guardians of the Light
K. H. Nelson The Grim
Hannah E. Carey The Hunter
Marco Mizzi A Phantom's Vengeance
D. A. Smith The Blood of Outcasts
PJ Wilson Profane Rites
Johan Faire The Merchant Prince
D. H. Willison Hazelhearth Hires Heroes
Grace J Roberts Sekhmet
Charlotte Kersten Sweetness and Blessings
Kai Greenwood Deep's End
Scott Warren Ought to be Dead
Karen Lykkebo Heir to The Sun +
L. James Rice Eve of Snows
L.A. Buck Fire of the Forebears +
Jonathan King Morrigan
Alfred Wurr Phantom Frost
Phil Parker The Valkyrie of Vanaheim
Michael DeAngelo D'Aprile's Fools
CF Welburn I Shall Return With Winter
Toby Bennett The Sickle's Edge
AK Faulkner Jack of Thorns
Craig Schaefer Any Minor World
Missy the Werecat by P. G. Allison was in 2016's SPFBO.
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ReplyDeleteGood luck all! I had no idea this would be so much fun - thank you Mark and all the bloggers!
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