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Yo!! Hey, everyone! Until the end of May, the first book in my series, Blood Curse Academia, has been made free for all Prime members as part of Amazon's Prime Reading Program (usa). So, if you're looking for an academy fantasy story, consider snagging a download before the time runs out.

Amazon Link Here

Audible Link Here (no special deal rn though)

Here's a blurb -

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Kidnapped and presumed dead, Kizu returns ten years later – just in time to enroll at an elite magical academy.

His education under the witch who kidnapped and raised him was… unorthodox. Now, three years behind every other student his age, he is ranked as the overall worst student at Shinzou Academy. But Kizu is determined to quickly change that. Not just for the sake of mastering long-denied schools of magic, but to investigate his older sister’s disappearance.

When Kizu was taken, she was the only one who swore to never stop looking. Now it’s his turn to repay the favor.

In order to do that, he’ll need to survive Shinzou Academy first, where the only thing more dangerous than the monsters are the other students.

Study, fight, and ascend the rankings – Kizu will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.

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Thanks all for reading! 😃Looking forward to seeing everyone at litrpgcon this summer!

-Spencer (DisheveledVagabond)

*The cover art is by Gery Adrytia.

*Published by Timeless Wind Publishing

This last week I absolutely crushed the Path of the Deathless audiobook. It has a lot of what I like in a story, so I decided to write up a quick review to gush about how much I enjoyed it. Great characters, excellent world building, conspiracies/governmental cover ups, and a cool power system.

The synopsis is basically the mc's parents performed a ritual after his birth, killing a ton of their town and cursing their infant child. Fast forward 20ish years and the orphaned child has grown up to be an apprentice chef hated by nearly everyone. He wants to understand magic and spends his free time hunting the things that go bump in the night. Despite his efforts killing monsters, nothing changes. Until one day when >!he dies!<. And realizes the extent of his curse and that he's >!Deathless!<. He's then tossed down into an abyss and must struggle to find his way back home.

The characters are great. I always enjoy the juxtaposition of a positive attitude character in an extremely grim world. If you want a resilient underdog mc with a positive attitude and decent morals, this book is for you. The side characters are extremely good at riffing off one another too. Great banter throughout and it even got a few laughs out of me.

The orcs in this book are super interesting as well. They're these violent but hyper intelligent sociopaths. The audio narrator made the orc's voice sound like how I imagine Judge Holden from Blood Meridian. It was compelling and had me on the edge of my seat.

Lots of horrible deaths, massive flesh tumors, and giant spiders implanting their eggs in bodies. So, if you're squeamish, maybe give it a pass. Otherwise though, I highly recommend this book. I was over the moon when I realized the second book launches this week.

More people should be talking about this book. It's very fun.

My first book is FREE for two weeks in partnership with the Amazon Reading Program