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I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author, and I narrate chapters from my adventure books, talk about fantasy books with fantasy authors and try my best not to get derailed by the shenanigans of characters who are supposed to be fictional, but they don't stay within the…
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Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Pinpoint of Infinity (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Winter Collins joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Pinpoint of Infinity. What’s it about? When a heist goes wrong, Lynn takes a deal to avoid trouble and finally fulfill her dream. But dreams come at a cost. Lynn has always dreamed of escaping Hyperion's ruins and chasing the stars. But ever since The Schism took her parents, survival has meant scavenging bounties for the Explorer's Guild and pretending her dreams don'
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Plague Doctor & The Littlest Sister (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Carolina Cardona joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Plague Doctor & The Littlest Sister . What’s it about? The Plague Doctor & the Littlest Sister is a cozy gothic medieval fantasy about Agnes, an inexplicably plague-resistant nine-year-old nun who joins three exhausted plague doctors attempting to fight the Black Death with the very limited medical knowledge available to them. What begins with herbs, dubious medieval
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Shadow Sisters (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Matthew Cesca joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Shadow Sisters . What’s it about? A life of lies and betrayal. Anjia has trained her entire life to become a Sister of the Temple of Kyrsma, Goddess of Love and Light. She knows one of two fates await her on Ascension Day, a life of service or a gruesome death. But as the day of her ascension comes and she is sworn to the temple, her life is no longer her own. A terribl
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Path of Frozen Fire (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Matt Langford joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Path of Frozen Fire . What’s it about? The Path has never allowed anyone to return... For generations, the ashen of Promised Vale have survived by sending one champion each year up the Path. At the summit, above the cloudline, waits the Devourer, a monster no village champion has ever defeated. If no one ascends, it comes down to feast. Riven has spent his life serving
Fantasy, Lore, & More with Chaos in Chains (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m talking about my book, Chaos in Chains . What’s it about? Cancel the apocalypse? She’s working on it. Sovvan never asked to be the Angel of Death, but she’s finally getting the hang of it. She didn’t want to wrangle the apocalypse, either, but she captured most of the wraths with some help from her friends. But her winning streak just hit a wall. Her closest friend, Misriah, vanished without a trace, leaving Sovvan’s twin br
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