Josiah (J.D.L. Rosell) 🏹 SPFBO 9 Finalist

BEHOLD, THE FINAL DELUXE EDITION! 📚⚡ A God's Plea, the fourth and final book in my Legend of Tal series, is getting its special edition by the end of October! Enjoy Rachel St. Clair's fantastic work. More reveals to come! #specialeditionbooks #fantasy #author #books #bookcover

The final Legend of Tal deluxe edition arrives in the next few months! 📚✨ Keep an eye out for A God's Plea Deluxe on January 12th of next year. Follow in the meantime so you don't miss it! #specialeditionbooks #kickstarter #epicfantasy #fantasybooks

Time's running out for the latest SPFBO finalist sale! ⏳📚 SPFBO is an annual contest run to select some of the best independently published fantasy books. Find the sale for the finalists by looking up "ML Wang finalist sale." May your TBR toppleth over! #booksale #fantasy #fantasybooks #spfbo

Two Maps, One World! 🗺️🌏 Enjoy these maps of: - Aolas, an embattled continent - Elendol, a treetop city Two series take place here: - The Dragonforged Saga - Legend of Tal Drawn by hand by Keir Scott Schreuder Color added by Rachel St. Clair No AI! #fantasymap #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #author

THE TITAN BESTIARY IS COMPLETE! 🐆🦋🌋 24 illustrations later, The Titan Bestiary, an exclusive to The Titan Edition of The Titan Revenant (whew, lots of titan there), is finally finished! Thanks to Anderson Magalhães for all his artwork! May the backers enjoy! #fantasyart #fantasybooks #author

THE FIRST ART REVEAL! 🎨✨ The Blight by Joel Chaim Holtzman This is just one of many interior artworks to be included in A God's Plea Deluxe, the fourth Legend of Tal deluxe edition launching soon on Kickstarter. Follow today so you don't miss it! #FantasyArt #epicfantasy #kickstarter #author

Does art sell books? Let's find out! 🎨🐉📚 Here are the two cover illustrations for Shadow of Legends - both by the stupendous René Aigner. (AI-free, by the way!) #fantasyart #dragon #coverart #bookcover #fantasybooks #noai

Dragonfire and tree cities do NOT mix 😅 Unfortunately for our protagonist, that's where we find ourselves at the outset... #fantasybooks #dragon #epicfantasy #author

BOOK MAIL! 📚📬 An eclectic batch this time... A Banishing of Kings (special edition) by Jasmine Young Danger Dogs by Becca Lee Gardner Blood of Atlantis comics #2 & #3 by Jon Auerbach And a couple cyberpunk classics, Snow Crash & Altered Carbon I'm in for some good reading! #bookmail #books

Don't tell me you missed Shadow of Legends coming out on audiobook! 🐉🎧 Narrated by: Peter Kenny (of Witcher and Ascendant acclaim) Produced by: Brilliance Publishing Get it on: Audible, Kindle Unlimited Happy Listening! #audiobook #fantasybooks #dragon #dragonrider #author #fantasyaudiobook

Lo, Dragonforged Book 2's title! 🐉 I'm presently about a third of the way through - and with books this size, that's saying something! Excited to keep pressing on so I don't keep you waiting too long after you finish Shadow of Legends! #author #books #dragon #fantasy #amwriting #newbook

In case you missed it, my new book, Shadow of Legends, has just released! It's a tale of fallen gods & resurrected dragons, where a shunned half-elf prince and his disabled dragon try to stop an interdimensional war. 📚 Get it here! >> geni.us/SoL-DF1 #booklaunch #dragon #fantasy #books

One of the questions I get most often is “Are your series connected?” With a single paragraph in Dragonforged #2, I can finally say… ...yes. Crossovers, however, are an entirely different matter! Let’s just start with expanding the universe, shall we? :) #amwriting #author #books

Here are a few of the kind things readers are saying about my new novel, Shadow of Legends! Especially here at the launch, it's incredibly helpful and heartening to hear folks are enjoying the book. Get it here >> geni.us/SoL-DF1 #dragon #books #author #fantasy #epicfantasy #newbook

🐉 📚 ALL FORMATS ARE OUT! 📚 🐉 With the audiobook released today, Shadow of Legends is now out for you to enjoy however you like! Pick it up for a tale of old gods, risen dragons, new heroes & villains...and the world's first dragon rider pair. May you enjoy! #dragon #fantasy #author #books

The meticulously crafted special editions of indie darling Legend of Tal get its third volume. When all is said and done, this will be the most beautiful series I’ll own. Everyone here’s done just a fantastic job, and done justice to @jdlrosell.bsky.social’s story. @merrickbookshop.bsky.social

COVER REVEAL! 📖 My friend Abel Montero has the third book in his Memories of Kenjir series coming next April. Check out that gorgeous cover! ARC applications and preorders available - visit his website to learn more! #newbook #coverreveal #fantasy #author #fantasybooks #tbr

We're coming right up on the launch! 🐉 Keep your eyes peeled for Shadow of Legends this weekend! #dragon #fantasy #books #author #reader

Brilliance Publishing, my audio publisher, has just put up Shadow of Legends for preorder on Audible! 🐉 It will also release on other audio platforms, so keep an eye out for those as we near the launch. Can't wait for you to hear Peter Kenny's brilliant rendition soon! #dragon #fantasy #audiobook

If this new book/series is anything like Josiah's previous ones, you should definitely jump on this and preorder now. Dude is one of my favorite fantasy authors and never disappoints! #ShadowOfLegends

Three more titans are in! 🦂🫎🐬 We're almost done with the sketches for The Titan Bestiary! Here are 3 of the 20ish included in it. Then it'll be time for fulfillment at last! Thanks to the backers for your patience. #titan #fantasyart #epicfantasy #fantasybooks

You can now reserve your ebook copy of Shadow of Legends over on Amazon! 🐉 KU readers will have to wait for the launch on 9/26, as likely will audiobook listeners. Not too long to go! #epicfantasy #dragon #dragonrider #books

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! In a fit of madness, I've listed not 5, not 10, but 20 paperbacks for the Shadow of Legends giveaway over on Goodreads! Enter for a chance to win your copy. #goodreads #goodreadsgiveaway #DragonForged #dragonrider #dragons #EpicFantasyBooks #fantasy

At last, we're gearing up to fulfill the third Legend of Tal deluxe edition! ✨📚 An Emperor's Gamble is in the warehouse and will be sent out soon. Thanks for your patience! I hope you enjoy it. #specialeditionbooks #epicfantasy #books #author

Hundreds of awesome indie titles are on sale this weekend! 📚📚📚 All $2.99 or less - including free for some! Check them out before it ends tomorrow night (8/31) at: indiebook.sale #booksale #epicfantasy #fantasybooks #author #reader

The @narratess.com #IndieAugust sale is here to top off a wonderful month celebrating #indieauthors and #indiereads! Want to get into reading indie but not sure where to start? Here's 6 indie epic fantasy reads based on books you already know and love by traditionally published authors. 💙📚🪐 🧵1/8

IF YOU LIKE… 🎩 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch 🗡️ Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson 💚 Jade City by Fonda Lee 🏛️ The Will of the Many by James Islington 👑 The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan ✨ The Unbroken by C.L. Clark YOU SHOULD TRY ➡️ The Famine Cycle by @jdlrosell.bsky.social 💙📚🪐 🧵3/8

Been reading a book launching around the same time as Shadow of Legends - The Tethered God by Noah Brisk. Grim, epic, and economical in equal measure, it's a fantastic debut thus far. Keep an eye out for it, Abercrombie & Lawrence fans! #grimdark #fantasy #debut #amreading

ONE MONTH TO GO! 😱🐉📚 Just a few short weeks until Shadow of Legends is out at last! The start to my biggest and grandest series yet, I can't wait to get it in readers' hands. #dragon #fantasy #bookseries #epic #dragonforged

The proof pages are perfect the second time around for the Shadow of Legends special edition! Though they arrived in an unexpected and, dare I say, scandalous manner... ;) #author #books #dragon #fantasy

3 More of the 24 Titans in The Bestiary! 🐯🐟🦅 Anderson is getting close to finishing up the exclusive artworks going into The Titan Edition of The Titan Revenant! Then, at last, we'll get going on fulfillment. Enjoy! #fantasyart #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #books #author

Fantastic Audiobook News! 🎤 Podium has picked up The Titan Revenant for audio, meaning the Ranger of the Titan Wilds series is getting finished out! Enjoy the prior 4 books on Audible while you wait for this one to be recorded! #audiobook #author #fantasy #books

Book 2 of The Dragonforged Saga is coming right along! I'm up to 50k words in it now and still going strong. That's likely around one-fith done..but it may just be longer! In the meantime, most of you still have the first book to enjoy :) Keep your eyes peeled for Shadow of Legends on Sept. 26th!

Audible's having a huge audiobook sale in the US at the moment with some big-name authors! Here are 16 featured titles from my audio publisher, Podium, including a book bundle by yours truly (Legend of Tal). Sale lasts through August! #audiobook #podium #audible #fantasy #books #sale

After the printing debacle for Shadow of Legends, I get the joy of signing 1800 more title pages 😅 At least I finally have the time to watch Edgerunners! #author #authorlife #fantasybooks

It's happening tomorrow! 📚📚📚 Fellow Coloradans, I hope you'll join us local fantasy authors at The Tattered Cover in Denver. Be there at 6 o'clock sharp for discussions of our author journeys, Q&As, and other bookish shenanigans. Hope to see you there! 👋 #Author #bookstore #denver #Colorado

WHAT are CROWDFUNDING & SPECIAL EDITIONS? 📚 Indie Appreciation Month wraps up tomorrow with Ep. 213, where @jdlrosell.bsky.social @bengalley.bsky.social & @bryceoconnor.bsky.social (@wraithmarked.bsky.social) lay out the basics of crowdfunding and special editions. Available July 28 in audio/video.

Ep. 213 is LIVE and closing out Indie Appreciation Month! Join host @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @bryceoconnor.bsky.social @bengalley.bsky.social @jdlrosell.bsky.social for their panel on CROWDFUNDING & SPECIAL EDITIONS 📚 Stream/download/watch Ep. 213 linktr.ee/SFFAddicts youtu.be/UXeAfYMiu6Y?...

Ep. 213 of @sffaddictspod.bsky.social is LIVE and closing out Indie Appreciation Month! Join me and @bryceoconnor.bsky.social @bengalley.bsky.social & @jdlrosell.bsky.social for our panel on CROWDFUNDING & SPECIAL EDITIONS 📚 Stream/download/watch Ep. 213 linktr.ee/SFFAddicts youtu.be/UXeAfYMiu6Y?si

Don't forget your floatie for the pool, folks!

I hope you're not sick of Titans yet, as I have three more sketches to share from Anderson! These are only included in The Bestiary that's exclusive to The Titan Edition of The Titan Revenant >> jdlrosell.com/titan #fantasyart #epicfantasy #fantasybookseries

The ebooks go out by the end of the week! 😱 #dragon #dragonrider #newbook #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #author

Long have my locks grown. But every tale must come to an end. Lo, the haircut hath arriveth! #author #haircut