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**Read for Other Worlds book club at Author’s Note

2025

Read my own books in 2025:

Shroud of Whispers (x2), The Night-Pierced Bones of the Realm (x5), and Rippling Darkness (x2).

Book cover of 'Mere Christianity' by C.S. Lewis with a green, yellow, and purple watercolor background

Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis
Cover of the book 'The Ember Blade' by Chris Wooding, depicting two characters standing on rocks by a misty river, with a rugged, moss-covered landscape, a tall castle atop a mountain, waterfalls, and a cloudy sky.

The Ember Blade

Chris Wooding

Cover of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' featuring a lion's face in the background, four children in medieval armor, and a lamppost in a snowy landscape.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis
A colorful, abstract book cover with a purple silhouette of a person's head, the title 'ALMOND' written at the top, a small orange shape with 'a novel' inside, and a yellow shape at the bottom with the author's name 'WON-PYUNG SOHN'.

Almond

Won-Pyung Sohn
Book cover featuring a serious-looking cat dressed in a suit and tie, with the title "Starter Villain" and author John Scalzi. 
John Scalzi

Starter Villian

Bright yellow background with green snakes, a large eye in the center, and the title 'Exordia' with author 'Seth Dickinson' at the top.

Exordia**

Seth Dickinson

Book cover titled 'By Blood, By Salt' by J.L. Odom, depicting a person sitting on rocky terrain with a backpack and walking stick, gazing at distant mountains and a line of soldiers, under a colorful sky.

By Blood, by salt*

Winner of the SPFBOX.

The book cover for "The Tainted Cup" by Robert Jackson Bennett, with a dark blue background, gold decorative borders, and illustrations of flowers with skulls, glass, and roots.

The Tainted Cup

Book cover for 'The Girls of the Glimmer Factory' by Jennifer Coburn, featuring two women with their backs turned, airplane silhouettes in the sky, and a torn film strip effect.

The girls of the Glimmer Factory

Book cover titled 'Sun of Blood and Ruin' by Marjely Lares featuring a dark purple panther with an open mouth showing teeth, wrapped in a blue and yellow snake, surrounded by red poinsettia flowers and green leaves, against a red background with a yellow and orange sun.

Sun of Blood and Ruin**

Mariely Lares

Book cover of 'The Husbands' by Holly Gratzio, featuring colorful illustrations of women and men lying on a yellow background.

the Husbands**

The most fun read of 2025. Great book with an interesting twist on modern dating/marriage.

Book cover for 'Sin & Stales' by Michelle Emmanuelli, featuring a dragon and a woman with long hair, set against a red background.

Sin & Scales*

Book cover for 'The Other Valley' by Scott Alexander Howard, with an illustration of a valley with a lake, mountains, trees, and people walking.

This book grew on me the more I thought about it. Beautiful prose and well-written characters.

The Other Valley**

Book cover of 'Hayoc: A Novel' by Christopher Bollen, featuring an optical illusion of a spiral staircase with red and black lines on a purple background.

Christopher Bollen

Havoc

A fantastic read with a bonkers ending. So glad I picked this book up.

Book cover with a dark blue ornate background, gold decorative borders, and an illustration of a staircase made of closed and open books leading to a door. Title reads 'The Book of Doors' and author is Gareth Brown. Quote: 'Some doors should never be opened...'

Gareth Brown

the Book of Doors**

Book cover of 'Whispers of the Storm' by Z. B. Steele, featuring a hooded figure sitting on a wooden chest in a stormy, dark environment.

Whispers of the Storm*

Book cover titled "Lizard Skin and Sharpened Steel" by Damien Larkin features two silhouetted figures with a sword against a jungle background, a T-Rex dinosaur, and a starry night sky.

Lizard Skin and Sharpened Steel*

Book cover titled "The Oathsworn Legacy" by K.R. Gangi, featuring a fantasy scene with a tall, dark tower, dramatic clouds, and four silhouetted figures walking along a foggy landscape.

K. R. Gangi

The Oathsworn Legacy*

One of my favorite reads of 2025. It was so nice to read with heroic characters.

Book cover for 'Blackbird, Blue Road' by Sofiya Pasternack featuring two characters: a woman dressed in traditional clothing with a long braids and a headband, standing beside a man in a wheelchair wearing a mask, both set against a sunset background with flying blackbirds.

Black Bird, Blue Road

Book cover for 'Small Town Horror' by Ronald Malfi featuring a lighthouse shining light over a harbor with boats, cloudy sky.

Ronald Malfi

Small Town Horror**

Book cover for 'The Silent Patient' by Alex Michaelides, featuring a close-up of a person's face with a torn mouth, on a beige background.

the Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

This was a suggestion from my wife, and she doesn’t miss. Loved this book.

Book cover titled 'Blood Over Water' by M. L. Wang, featuring a vintage typewriter with a fiery red mystical symbol above it, set against a black background with gold accents and celestial motifs.

Blood over bright have**

M. L. Wang

Loved this book, if you haven’t read it, then you should remedy that.

Book cover of 'Guards! Guards!' by Terry Pratchett, featuring a cartoon dragon with wings spread, holding a sword, against a green background with yellow and white text.

Terry Pratchett

Guards! Guards!

Book cover titled "The Warm Hands of Ghosts" by Katherine Arden, featuring two hands gently holding a red flower against a dark background surrounded by green foliage, with a gold border and decorative design elements.

Katherine Arden

The Warm Hands of Ghosts**

Book cover for 'Anji Kills a King' by Evan Leikam, featuring an illustration of two characters walking on rocks near a castle, with a large wave and greenish-yellow sky in the background.

Evan Leikam

Anji Kills a King**