Tales from the Circle

I've never been one to get physical copies of books. From a very young age only the local libraries could support my extensive reading addiction. When I discovered how convenient ebooks are I switched almost completely away from physical books to ebooks, whether it's from the library or books I buy on kobo and amazon. So my physical collection is very tiny. It consists of a couple of copies of the Lord of the Rings, one of them very beat-up from the number of times I've read and re-read it, and the Harry Potter books from 3-7 because there was no way I was waiting until that came to the library and had to have them as soon as they came out. I've also got a handful of other books I somehow collected over the years.  Lately, though, I've found myself mentally shelving certain books into a future physical library. These are all books I loved so much that I know I definitely need to have a copy of them if I ever decide to get a bookshelf and start a physical collection....

Hi everyone, For the past couple of months I've been collecting recommendations of beloved books and asking the authors of those books to put them on sale! The result:   - 53 awesome SFF books on sale for only $0.99 each  - Recommendations so you know why the book is awesome   - There are SPFBO and SPSFC books in here for those following those contests  Check it out:  https://www.talesfromthecircle.com/epicsale2021.html Last year I picked up Between the Shade and the Shadow based on Calvin Park's recommendation in this sale and it was one of the best books I read in 2020! I can't wait to find out what new gems I'll discover this year. And I'll be sure to share my thoughts here!  Hope you find something you enjoy reading!

 Hi everyone,  I got together with a group of authors of SPFBO books past and present to put our books on sale. So if you've been meaning to check out some books that have been in the SPFBO you might find what you're looking for here. We've got some great books on offer, including finalists and semi-finalists of the competition.  I'm also currently participating in a couple of other great promos. Check them out:  And  I hope you find something you enjoy among all these great-looking titles! 

I'm very excited to be able to announce and share a project I've been working on for the last little while. As you may know if you've ever visited this website before I've come across a few absolutely amazing fantasy books that don't seem to have a lot of hype (yet) - these are listed in my Hidden Gems section of the website. These are all excellent books that I would put on par with the best of the best and I'm going to keep shouting about them until they get super famous because they're just that good. But I also know there are many more such excellent books out there that I haven't necessarily found yet. So it occurred to me to ask the authors of my hidden gems books if they had recommendations of awesome books that they absolutely loved. After all, I've come to trust these authors to offer me excellent fiction, so of course the books they enjoy must also be awesome! So I asked those authors what their beloved books were and then I contacted ...