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W.D.Kilpack III, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author

@wdkilpackiii.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

"The themes that resonated in Crown Prince deepen & twist in Order of Light. Words just flow vividly on the page." Tap 4 More tinyurl.com/NewBlBk2 #author #authorlife #bookboost #epicfantasy #followback #kilpack #MustRead #newbloodsaga #Read #readercommunity #review #writerslift

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸

@tempestteapot.bsky.social

about 11 hours ago

#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚 From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Despard demanded Kahyla treat him after his job at a raid on a ship goes horribly wrong. He’s been reconsidering the cost of his attachment to the weird refugee family.

When Despard opened his eyes again, soft light filtered into the guardroom. Struggling out of blood-stained blankets, he clutched at his injured side. Plush fabric slid under his fingers, buttery soft and warm. A common soldier's wound bound with rich scarlet velvet from some noblewoman’s Hidden Moon dress.
At the quiet fall of footsteps, Despard groped at the empty slots in his harness. By the time Abber peeked in the doorway, his fingers found one of his remaining knives.
“Parkith, we’re jumpy this morning,” Abber muttered, abandoning stealth. “Glad to see you awake and recovering.”
Despard released his grip on the handle. “Where’s Kahyla? Ready to feed me to a demon?”
“Sleeping saints, she sat up all night praying over you,” Abber said. “She barely remembered to stumble off to work.”
Such a tender image, despite her interference in his life. This fever dream with Kahyla was a dead-end, dragging him down into stupid mistakes.
“Tell her I’m grateful,” Despard lied as he reached for his sword scabbard. “But I’ve got to leave.”
He hoped that no one knew he’d almost let a child kill him. Damn it, why had he let Kahyla get to him?
“Are you sure you’re well enough? Tebbie and I can stay out of your way,” Abber said.
Despard remembered the pain-blurred vision that had replaced Tebfin’s curious face with the snarling cabin boy. No, he didn’t want to deal with that association now. Besides, he felt surprisingly well, with only a little tenderness around the wound. It must have been a shallower cut than he’d thought.
“Thanks for the offer, but I need to show my face at the Snake Eye tavern before someone thinks I’m dead.”
“Will you be back to visit soon?” Abber asked.
Despard tightened the clasp on his sword belt with a grunt. The room carried the sulfur hint of a sick room run by a mage-healer.
“I wouldn’t count on it, Abber,” Despard said, realizing he’d made his decision.

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The #WIPSnips word for August 7th is "handle" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 7 - handle
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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸

@tempestteapot.bsky.social

1 day ago

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚 From Epic Fantasy WIP, Waking the Saints, a young horsegirl brings news of invasion to the privy council. Eis-Queen Lualih doesn’t like a foolish baron interrupting.

“We are invaded! The Northmen are invading!”
The hiss of rain against the saint-designed windows filled the stunned silence. The stench of horseflesh evaded Bizal’s lavender perfume. Sleeping saints, the border was a good week’s ride and the girl looked like she hadn’t slept in days.
Tauno leapt to his feet. “Baz, give her your seat,” he barked, slipping to the first name of the baron at the end of the table.
Ambassador Quimmick stepped forward to place a water glass before her, but the youngster shrank away from the Northman. Tepaya dunked a handkerchief in a different glass, maneuvering around Quimmick. She knelt and washed dirt from the girl’s face, brushing chestnut hair back into her stained white coolan.
Quickly threading through the crowd, Tauno put a hand on the young baron’s shoulder. “Baz, get the map for the border.” The girl’s breathing had slowed from gasping. “When you’re ready, child, tell us more.”
She gulped down the water then wiped the drips with her sleeve. Her hands shook as she swept them through a formal gesture. “I m-make my face known to you as Mistress Tam…of Sinpodru.”
“Bah! Let Baron Sinpodru deal with them,” said a man standing behind Bizal. “He’s got a fortress at the border with a thousand mounted men. Why involve us?”

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The #WIPSnips word for August 6th is "frontier" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 6 - frontier
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j-endr.bsky.social

@j-endr.bsky.social

4 months ago

What did you grow up reading? My dad got me into sci-fi fantasy, and a series I reread over & over was David & Leigh Eddings’ Belgariad Series. I haven’t read them in years and wonder how they would hold up. #TheBelgariad #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #BookSky tainthemeat.wordpress.com….

A photo of a stack of The Belgariad book series illustrated by Geoff Taylor’s. The covers 1. Pawn of Prophecy; 2. Queen of Sorcery; 3. Magician’s Gambit; 4. Castle of Wizardry; 5. Enchanters’ End Game
Are the UK editions of The Belgariad, the best-selling 1980’s fantasy series by David and Leigh Eddings.

Link to an interesting article about the book covers and book series is linked to this post.

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Eric | Builder of Nightmares

@a5roseb.bsky.social

2 days ago

#AugustAIpocalypse - Gandiva - The Bow of Divine Flame The legendary bow of Arjuna blazes with celestial fire as a single divine arrow is drawn #Gandiva #Mythology #EpicFantasy #DivineWeapon #AIart #AIchallenge #aiartcommunity #aiartist #GenAI #GenerativeArt #SynthArt #BuilderofNightmares

A dramatic fantasy illustration fills the frame with a colossal bow forged from twisting, flame-wreathed wood or living embers. The bow curves almost into a complete circle, its limbs edged with jagged, thorn-like protrusions glowing deep orange and molten red. Fire pours from the upper limb in a sweeping arc, filling the darkness with sparks, smoke, and incandescent light. At the center, an archer emerges from the flames, their body partially consumed by glowing embers and drifting ash. Dark hair whips backward as they hold the blazing weapon fully drawn, the taut bowstring nearly invisible against the inferno. A radiant arrow points toward the right edge of the image, its brilliant tip shining like a miniature star. The background is a smoky void of charcoal blacks and warm browns, allowing the brilliant oranges, golds, and whites of the fire to dominate the composition. The scene conveys divine power, mythic scale, and the instant before an unstoppable celestial arrow is unleashed.

Keywords:

Gandiva, flaming bow, archer, divine weapon, mythology, fire, epic fantasy, glowing arrow, embers, celestial, dramatic lighting, smoke

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸

@tempestteapot.bsky.social

4 days ago

#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚 From Epic Fantasy WIP, Waking the Saints. Zorrik hunted down mages. Vayhne secretly works to save as many of his fellow mages as possible. Now they need to trust each other enough to meet and wake the saints.

Kahyla’s shoulders loosened. “At the next Queen’s tea. If you choose to work with him, give Zorrik the code phrase: the sleepers must awaken.” She crossed her arms. “Will you meet him?”
Vayhne searched for a clean cup on the table and flipped it over.
“Any sassafras?” He waved his hand at the teapots.
Her brow crinkled. “The blue one, but it’s cold.”
Vayhne poured a thumb’s-depth into the cup.
“I’ll be there.”
His pulse raced at the thrill of another plot. He sipped the tea, cold but strong.
No, he did not intend to sleep.

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Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for August 3rd is "thrill" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 2 - thrill
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Eric | Builder of Nightmares

@a5roseb.bsky.social

2 days ago

#AugustAIpocalypse - Stormbringer - The Black Blade A cursed sword rises into the heart of the storm, a warrior consumed by shadow. #Stormbringer #DarkFantasy #FantasyArt #EpicFantasy #AIart #AIchallenge #aiartcommunity #aiartist #GenAI #GenerativeArt #SynthArt #BuilderofNightmares

A towering dark fantasy scene unfolds beneath a sky choked with storm clouds and wind-driven rain. At the center of the composition, a lone warrior stands atop jagged black rock, almost swallowed by swirling smoke and shadow. One arm stretches high above their head, holding an immense black sword toward the heavens. A brilliant bolt of white lightning crashes directly into the blade, splitting the sky and bathing the weapon in an intense glow. Around the warrior, black smoke curls upward into the shape of a monstrous, ghostlike presence, its flowing form suggesting an enormous spectral creature born from darkness and storm. Torn fragments of cloak stream violently in the wind, blending into the surrounding smoke until figure and shadow become nearly indistinguishable. Broken stone, drifting ash, and mist obscure the lower foreground, while the background dissolves into layers of rain and turbulent clouds. The nearly monochrome palette of charcoal black, steel gray, and brilliant white emphasizes the overwhelming scale, supernatural power, and ominous atmosphere of the cursed blade.

Keywords:
storm, sword, lightning, warrior, shadow, smoke, fantasy, monochrome, rain, spectral, dark, epic

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TL Morganfield

@stitchingfiend.bsky.social

2 days ago

#BookQW from The Bone Flower Throne, book 1 of The Bone Flower Trilogy. Having lost both her parents, young Quetzalpetlatl finds herself in the custody of the High Priestess of Quetzalcoatl in Xochicalco. #BookSky #romantasy #epicfantasy #mythology #KU Amazon: a.co/d/00hAZ4UD

The cover of the novel The Bone Flower Throne, Book 1 of The Bone Flower Trilogy by T. L. Morganfield against a dark red background. Book Quote Wednesday: "Pass ". Excerpt:

Once the fire glowed in the hearth, the room came into focus: a loom stood near the rear window, and jars and baskets lined the shelves above the hearth. A metlatl maize grinding stone sat near the door, next to a basket of shucked maize. Unlike the walls of my father’s palace, these were simple, unpainted plaster. If not for the sturdy stone construction, I would’ve thought it was a peasant’s house.

Nimilitzli came in, now wearing a clean robe. “Inform the king of what’s happened, and tell him I’ll bring the children to the palace at daybreak,” she said, taking Little Reed from the priestess. Once the others left, she sat on the mat next to me. “Do you wish to hold your brother again?”

I said nothing, just lay staring at the fire, wishing Lord Death had taken me as well. Nimilitzli tried to stroke my hair but I flinched away and tucked my head under my arms. From this woman who let Mother die, any touch was vile and unwelcome.

“You think you can’t feel anything but pain ever again, but that too will pass, little one,” she said with a maddeningly understanding voice. “Have faith in the Feathered Serpent to heal your heart’s wounds. Your brother needs you.”

“I don’t want him,” I muttered. “This is his fault.”

“He’s hardly had enough time to have done such evil.”

“He killed Mother.” I squeezed my eyes shut against the suffocating pain in my chest.

“Don’t blame him for another’s fate. Many mothers give their lives capturing a baby from the gods. It’s an unparalleled honor to die trying, especially for your mother; she sacrificed herself bringing forth the son of the god. I assure you she bore no regret for having answered Quetzalcoatl’s call.”

Bottom text: #romantasy #epicfantasy #mythology - Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸

@tempestteapot.bsky.social

3 days ago

#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚 From Epic Fantasy WIP, Waking the Saints. Vayhne has been blackmailing a priest who hunts mages, who offers power but only if Vayhne comes to his office for research.

Mehri added a quick kiss to her husband’s hand before he left. Her smile melted as she faced Vayne. “You take too many risks, Vayhne. Be careful you don’t destroy the very people you’re trying to protect.”
“It’s been weeks of arrest lists.” Vayhne paced back to her. “The training manual he gave us would send him to an oubliette. He’s ours and he knows it. He may ask every time about studying the saint haven, but he’s not dangerous to me.”
Mehri crossed her arms. “Exactly why you shouldn’t walk into his trap. He hates you. Through you, he could kill all of us, my family, my kids. Not just me, but the entire network, hundreds of families, hundreds of mages tortured and bled.”
“But what if Zorrik is telling the truth? What if I could stop the arrests, stop the ordeals. A real saint! A saint that I control, not the priests. Real power and knowledge for real change.”
“Have you listened to the people on the street? They’re scared. Scared people don’t want change, they want safety.”
Vayhne shuffled his feet. “I won’t talk to Zorrik, just stare at him as a reminder we own him. I’ll sit in the House Takina box. Make an offering at King Xaln’s alcove.”
Mehri stripped the leaves from a rosemary spike, dumping them into Vayhne’s hand. “For Xaln. You owe him.”

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The #WIPSnips word for August 4th is "box" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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August 4 - box
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Yulia Zhuchkova

@avalach.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

If you see this, post your 🖤🤍 art Anomander Rake Personal work inspired by Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. #malazan #fantasy #fantasyart #epicfantasy #bookcharacter

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Southsea

@southchina.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Keeper of Midnight Some do not sleep beneath the moon. They remain—watching, waiting, carrying the silence of the sky. #dragon #fantasyart #moon #nightscape #moonlight #originalart #epicfantasy #dragonart #celestial #fantasycreature

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸

@tempestteapot.bsky.social

2 days ago

Carrier vibes = Magic as a blood borne disease. #WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚 From Epic Fantasy WIP, Waking the Saints. Tam reports on her spying on the Northman leader, where he killed selected prisoners.