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2026/11/05
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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 pages of my books. I tell all their secrets and what trouble they get into in between books, and I try to get other fantasy authors to give away spoilers about their books.
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Fantasy, Lore, & More: When Sundered Spirits Dream
2026/11/05
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Tamber Kroh joined me to talk about their fantasy book, When Sundered Spirits Dream.
What’s it about?
A noble in hiding. A brother following an impossible trail. A madman driven by revenge.Under the Spirit Council’s rigid laws, being born a princess means surrendering your future to duty. When a violent abduction gives one young noble the chance to disappear, they seize it. Adopting the name Dearal, they conceal their magic and exchange courtly obligations for the anonymity of the stables. Freed from noble constraints, they shift genders, harmonizing body and spirit to forge a new destiny.The life Dearal builds begins to unravel when an unexpected friendship with a young noble deepens into something neither of them can afford. If the Council uncovers Dearal's true identity, they will lose not only their freedom, but the magic that has become part of who they are. Meanwhile, Prince Tharon refuses to believe his missing twin is dead, following a fading trail across land and sea.Tharon's search leads him into the hands of a man harvesting magic from the innocent to fuel a war of revenge. As the tendrils of the Spirit Council’s influence spread, back at the royal stables the very hunters Dearal once fled close in, reducing the stable hand’s sanctuary to ashes and threatening to strip them of their entire identity.
Where to get the book:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFYM452N/
Where to find our guest:
Website: https://www.tamberkroh.com
Instagram, Facebook, & Threads: @tamberkroh
Newsletter: https://www.tamberkroh.com/dream
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Riders of the Apocalypse Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-quests Back now! It ends on Nov. 12, 2026.
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Legends from the Ashes
2026/10/27
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Cortney S. Lamar joined me to talk about their fantasy book, Legends from the Ashes.
What’s it about?
In an empire of animal shifters Zyanya is the lone human-an outsider bound by limits yet driven to break them. Desperate to make a name for herself while trying to save the very village that has shunned her, she becomes an unwilling pawn in the quest for the emperor's high priest to take over the throne. She will have to find a way to help Emperor Cuauhtemoc–who, after the sudden loss of his father, detests his position–find his will and heart to rule over his people all while battling mythological beasts and facing charges of kidnapping, treason, and using outlawed magic.Despite years of tireless dedication to her people, Zyanya is still seen as an outsider after she is denied a hualli–an animal spirit which all citizens of Tamoanchan receive when they are thirteen. When the opportunity presents itself to save her starving village, she seizes the chance to plead with Emperor Cuauhtemoc, unaware that her request will ignite a decades-long conspiracy by the power-hungry high priest to take control of the throne.When she stumbles (literally) upon the nearly dead emperor after the high priest's botched assassination attempt, she is thrust into a dangerous adventure and must navigate a treacherous forest of fierce beasts, escape captivity in a hidden village, and convince the emperor to care more about his people and less about himself. As the lone non-shifter, she will have to draw on every ounce of her strength and ingenuity to save the empire, save her village, and clear her name.Inspired by the strange world of Aztec mythology, Legends from the Ashes plunges you into a world of animal spirits, shapeshifters, mythical beasts, ancient magic, friendship, love, and self-discovery.Where to get the book:
Amazon: https://a.co/d/0ehMLuIg
BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/legends-from-the-ashes-cortney-s-lamar/1150144492?ean=9781964823041
Books-a-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Legends-from-Ashes/Cortney-S-Lamar/9781964823041
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Legends-from-the-Ashes-Book-One-Paperback-9781964823041/20297165222?classType=REGULAR&from=/search
Author website: www.authorcortneyslamar.com
Where to find our guest:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CAsHAynT4/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorcortneyslamar?stkn=M2tlcmd3c3JucHQ2
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Riders of the Apocalypse Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-quests Back now! It ends on Nov. 12, 2026.
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Dungeon Campaign for Animal Rites
2026/10/25
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, L. E. Bendon joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Dungeon Campaign for Animal Rites.
What’s it about?
Melisma Gat had put any ideas of a career in magic and adventure behind her long ago. Now all she wants is to run her inn, entertain locals and tourists, and provide that one final decent night's sleep for adventurers (whether seasoned pros or hopeful trainees) before they head off into the forest for whatever ridiculously dangerous quest some rich idiot from the nearby city of Twunhorm has decided to fund.But Melisma's modest and reasonable ambitions suddenly become a lot less realistic when her nightly performance is interrupted by two large creatures bursting into her inn. The city has declared emergency lockdown and it falls upon her to lead a party of trainees off the script of their final examination quest and halfway up an imposing mountain, so that she can get back to her simple life and, if it's not too much to ask, save most of the city's population from being devoured, torn to shreds, or whatever the unleashed magical hybrid creatures have in mind.Why halfway up a mountain? They'll just have to ask the villain when they get there. Maybe she doesn't believe you can have high fantasy at sea level. To find out, Melisma is first going to have to lead her inexperienced team to overcome obstacles, defeat henchmen, solve riddles and avoid being eaten. All she has at her disposal are distant memories of her incomplete training, knowledge of a few simple spells, a couple of books she barely remembers buying and the unreliable translation skills of her pampered pet cat.Discworld meets Knightmare on a planet with purple plants, a magic system inspired by music theory, and adventure questing as a serious field of academia. The Dungeon Campaign for Animal Rites has all of the quirky humour you've come to expect from the author of The Weapon and the Fruit series, but with added satire and no murders.Where to get the book:
Paperbacks from the Printer: https://www.aneurysmcupcake.com/paperbackpurchase.htm
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/in/en/ebook/the-dungeon-campaign-for-animal-rites
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H26N37S7
From the Publisher: https://store.pothi.com/book/l-e-bendon-dungeon-campaign-animal-rites/
Other stores: Http://mybook.to/DCAR
Where to find our guest:
@authorbendon (threads/instagram)
@L_E_Bendon (twitter)
@lebendon.com (BlueSky)
http://www.lebendon.com
http://www.aneurysmcupcake.com
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Renn
2026/10/17
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Andrew Shaw joined me to talk about her fantasy book, Renn.
What’s it about?
Renn is a tale told against the backdrop of the rise and fall of China’s first empire from the point of view of the two characters at the centre of the story. The first narrator is a princess kidnapped and sold to a brothel, who must seduce a foreign king to gain her freedom. The second narrator is her warrior husband who becomes willing to tear down the empire he helped build to rescue her.
Renn can be read as a traditional epic fantasy, as a Grimdark novel, or as a Romantasy.
Where to get the book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HN7PN7C9
Where to find our guest:
Email: [email protected]
Author Website: https://andrewshawauthor.com/
Jade Website: https://www.jadefiend.com/
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewshaw8306
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.j.shaw.9/
Podcast: https://dalu34341.podbean.com/
Instagram: andrewshaw8735
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embedhttps://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Bitch Captain and The Lady
2026/10/17
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, V. Yospe and J. Flynn joined me to talk about their fantasy book, The Bitch Captain and The Lady
What’s it about?
Izzy’s Story: Bermuda
My sister promised to take me on an unforgettable summer vacation.
I didn’t realize she meant a trip to the seventeenth century.
Izzy St. Germaine is an overachiever with a charmed life – privileged, polished, and perfectly on track. When her adoptive sister, Anne, invites her along for a Sisterly Summer at Sea, it feels like the break she’s long overdue for.
There’s just one little thing. Anne, who has been living a double life as a time traveler, doesn’t mention that their true destination is Somers Isles, 1649.
Thrust into a world straight from her beloved historical romance novels, Izzy takes on the alias and persona of the silken-clad Lady Isabelle, her only protection in a world of slavers and brigands.
Join Izzy on a (mostly) light hearted romp through the Renaissance as she uses her modern knowledge to navigate a world of corsets, seventeenth century table manners, and flirting – all while unearthing Anne’s secrets and connections to the past.
Izzy’s Story: Bermuda follows Izzy’s side of this epic tale.
Anne: Bermuda
How, exactly, does one confess to being a secret time traveler? That’s the question plaguing Anne St. Germaine.
By all appearances, Anne is an enigmatic solo sailor, gone for months at a time on her ship. In reality, she is a frequent visitor to the past, where she has acquired a reputation as a pirate as well as a nom de guerre: The Bitch Captain of the Seven Seas.
Now that the time has finally come to say goodbye to the 21st century, Anne decides to reveal her secret by taking her sister Izzy back in time to the Somers Isles of 1649 - without informing her of their true destination.
But the uninitiated and very modern Izzy proves to be a bigger challenge than Anne expects, thrusting both of them into one perilous situation after another.
Will Anne be successful in integrating Izzy into her world? Or will this attempt at unburdening her soul end in disaster for their relationship?
Get your copy of Anne: Bermuda to follow Anne’s side of this epic journey through time.
Where to get the book:
Izzy’s Story: Bermuda: https://mybook.to/2l3A
Anne: Bermuda: https://mybook.to/88Td
Where to find our guests:
https://www.thebitchcaptainandthelady.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theladyisabelle?stkn=MW9hZmRlc3BzM2JldQ==
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embedhttps://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Silence of Deceit
2026/10/16
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Jillian Eagan joined me to talk about her fantasy book, The Silence of Deceit.
What’s it about?
When Eldon Durane executes a noble family and extinguishes all magic, he ignites a war that spans generations. Two decades later, Lady Rosalie Yorke and her best friend, Silence, are uprooted from their comfortable lives to escape the spreading war. But Rosalie's world shatters when ruthless raiders kidnap her—only for her fate to collide with Crowe, the notorious pirate captain of the Deceit.Crowe wants nothing to do with Seity’s political turmoil, but the thirst for revenge leads him to Rosalie. Hoping to change his luck, he decides to extort Rosalie’s father for a ransom.Rosalie refuses to be anyone’s pawn, and Crowe has no patience for nobility. As the two bicker and dodge danger, Seity’s long-buried secrets begin to emerge from the shadows. With Eldon's deadly plan looming, Rosalie and Crowe must set aside their differences. Should they fail, Rosalie may lose everything.Where to get the book:
https://books2read.com/u/mVv5dJ
https://jillianeaganauthor.com
Where to find our guest:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillisbookshelf?igsh=eXl4eGlxc205dDZ0&utm_source=qr
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jilliansbookshelf?_t=ZP-8y56j4WYnJG&_r=1
Newsletter: https://jillianeaganauthor.com
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Splinters of the Soul
2026/10/10
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, N.R.Farias joined me to talk about her fantasy book, Splinters of the Soul.
What’s it about?
When Brazilian engineering student Marie leaves the slums of her hometown for a coveted internship in Germany, she believes she’s just choosing her career. Instead, she uncovers a truth long buried: witches are real, and she was meant to be one of them. But her magic never awakened.Now, an entire world is paying the price.Sapiendra, a hidden island bound to Marie’s witchcraft, is collapsing. Its magic perishes, its defenses crumble, and siphons invade, consuming what little remains. And they won’t stop there.Her island isn’t the only thing in danger.In the human world, witches are being hunted.To save her island and stop those hunting her kind, Marie must reclaim her magic and confront memories shaped to break her. Because the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes:
Her power was not lost.
It was locked away.
And whoever did it is still coming for her.
Where to get the book:
Sign up to receive an advanced reader copy (ARC): https://forms.gle/grYzVVk3qee1XjAY8
Get the book: https://books2read.com/u/4DLEdA
Where to find our guest:
Website: https://nrfarias.com/
@nrfarias_author (Instagram, Threads and TikTok)
Newsletter: https://prologue.nrfarias.com/
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Channel & Books Update & What’s Next
2026/10/04
Hi I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and today, I give a short channel update, give an update my Riders of the Apocalypse Series and the upcoming Kickstarter, and what I’m writing next (Curse Breaker Unleashed).
Follow the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-quests
If you want to read Curse Breaker Unleashed as I write it, head over to:
my Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/p/curse-breaker-unleashed-toc or
my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melindakucsera/posts/curse-breaker-170076707 and sign up for a paid tier.
My newsletter is free and is the best way to stay up-to-date on what I am writing and what the characters are doing since they control it. Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker Series (Ran) runs the newsletter. Sign up for that on Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
To read the archives going back to 2017 when the newsletter first started, head over to my blog on my website: https://melindakucsera.com/blog/ All previous newsletters are free to read, and I maintain a continuous archive on my blog by adding new issues as they release.
There are a few issues that I had to take down because I wrote two full novels in the newsletter, which were later released as novels, and Amazon would not let me publish the books even though they were not in Kindle Unlimited until I unpublished those issues. Other than that, it’s a complete record.
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Brightest Burning
2026/09/28
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Krishna D. Patel joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Brightest Burning.
What’s it about?
For fans of multi-POV political conspiracy, this epic fantasy features a rules-based, dual magic system with a brutal physical toll, a slow-burn romance, and a "chosen one" epic turned whodunit.The prophecy had a savior. Zeta killed her.Sampi was the “Brightest Born,” the golden child destined to defend the island nation of Aios. Now she is dead, and Zeta, her fellow soldier, sits in a cell awaiting execution for her murder. Zeta claims it was an accident. The government calls it treason.But with the Chosen One gone, the ruthless colonialist X’Os empire is poised to strike, threatening to eradicate Aios’ magic, religion, and freedom. On the eve of her execution, Zeta is offered a shady backroom deal: her life in exchange for smuggling a priceless artifact off the island.A disparate group of outcasts must expose the truth behind the savior's death before the empire closes in. Each perspective is needed to unearth a crucial piece of the puzzle: a fugitive soldier fleeing her own guilt, a brooding rebel hunting rare magic, a cynical sapphic journalist fighting imperial propaganda, a deadly assassin bound by a fatal blood pact, and a patriotic captain torn between duty and state-sanctioned violence.In a world where magic comes with conditions, this found family must solve the murder before an invasion strikes, and the erasure of ancient, vanished gods dooms them all.
Where to get the book:
https://a.co/d/07yTj9oR
Where to find our guest:
Website: www.krishnadpatel.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krishnadpatelbooks
Newsletter: www.krishnadpatel.com
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Of Sky and Sea
2026/09/26
Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, KM Mohr joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Of Sky and Sea.
What’s it about?
The Child of Sky and Sea.
Born of a union between an angel and a mermaid. Foretold to break the curse of a mad Fae queen. But there’s a catch…For twenty years Seraph has been a captive of her fate, believing her life is not her own. Her isolation both haven and prison. And yet, safety is an illusion, for her destiny is bound to the world. When the nation hiding her is betrayed from within, she is forced to run.
While traversing the lands of Lorralei, overcoming the plights of her journey becomes only one challenge. Surviving the guardians escorting her is another. And as the end of the road draws closer, war over her blood swells on the horizon. Leaving Seraph’s heart divided—Save the world. Or save herself.Where to get the book:
https://a.co/d/01XzfC8Z
Where to find our guest:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/km.mohr.books
Newsletter: https://substack.com/@kmmohr
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Pinpoint of Infinity
2026/09/22
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't matter.When a heist gone wrong leaves her with nothing, Lynn is caught in the crosshairs of Aidan Merichov, the planet's most powerful (and mysterious) billionaire. His offer? A chance to go off-world at last, if she's brave enough to test-fly his secret project, Ceres.It sounds like everything she's ever wanted... until Lynn realizes Aidan's secrets could shatter more than just her chance at the stars. They could unravel everything she thought she knew about her world and herself.The Pinpoint of Infinity is a YA sci-fantasy adventure about chasing impossible dreams, uncovering dangerous truths, and finding the courage to risk it all.
About Winter Collins:
Winter Collins is a writer from Denver Colorado. Aside from The Pinpoint of Infinity, book 1 of his Shadow Trilogy is due out October 21st, set in the same universe as Pinpoint. As well as a Pinpoint prequel series debuting in 2027.Outside of writing, Winter also helps to run one of the largest online writing Discord communities, Bookdun, as an event and reading challenge admin.Winter also DJs inder the moniker Ponitail and has opened for the likes of T & Sugah, Chris Luno, and Michael Hades. Hes also collaborated with artists such as Dead on a Sunday, HIGHSOCIETY, VNDETTA, SadBois, Years of War (Rico & Miella), Leuthero, Dreambay, Half an Orange, and more for his long rinning EDM podcast Under The Radar.As a child of immigrants, a split home, and mish mash of cultures, Winter Collins loves to blur the lines of genres (both music and writing) to tell massive yet personal stories.
Where to get the book:
https://books2read.com/thepinpointofinfinity
Where to find our guest:
Newsletter: https://wintercollinsauthor.beehiiv.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wintercollinsauthor and www.instagram.com/ponitailmusic
Threads: www.threads.com/wintercollinsauthor
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embedhttps://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Plague Doctor & The Littlest Sister
2026/09/19
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 remedies and a mysterious blue medicine, gradually expands into a story involving an ancient woodland being, a disgraced Templar knight, a convent with secrets, and questions none of them, not the physicians, the Church, nor even the supernatural beings who inhabit the forest, can completely answer.
At its heart, however, this is a found-family story about people continuing to care for one another in one of the most hopeless moments in human history.
Where to get the book:
Honeyfeed: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/33517
Where to find our guest:
Linktree on Threads and Instagram under @thetropicaleccentric
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Shadow Sisters
2026/09/15
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 terrible truth is revealed to her — the temple is corrupted by the shadow demon, Khimital. And with her ascension, Anjia is now bound to it.
Along with the other sisters of the Temple, Anjia is forced to work as an assassin for the Khimital, whose only desire is to spread darkness in the world once strong with Kyrsma’s light. With each mission, the sisters perform unspeakable acts that darken their souls. Defiance is met with dominance as each sister learns that having the Khimital’s influence take control of their bodies is worse than carrying out these deadly deeds on their own.
The Khimital is not without benevolence though. With each mission completed, the Khimital offers new powers and mastery of the shadows. Anjia must accept this new life that was thrust upon her and the sins she must commit in the Khimital’s name. The longer Anjia is forced to serve, the deadlier she becomes. And the more power the Khimital gives her, the more she begins to embrace this new destiny…
Where to get the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Sisters-Matthew-Cesca-ebook/dp/B0FP9QX6QG
https://matthew-cesca-shop.fourthwall.com/products/signed-copy-of-the-shadow-sisters-paperback
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shadow-sisters-matthew-cesca/1148428439
Where to find our guest:
Website: www.mattcesca.com
@authormattcesca on Tiktok, Instagram, & Threads
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Path of Frozen Fire
2026/09/14
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 the Keepers who enforce this law. As captain of the village guardians, he protects Promised Vale from the scalehound packs that hunt beyond its walls and carries out the Keepers’ orders to preserve the village’s peace and prosperity. He has never questioned the sacred oaths that bind him to their command.
But, on his wedding day, the Keepers halt the ceremony and name his bride as the next champion.
Riven is ordered to stand aside as his beloved is sent up the Path, never to return. To resist the Keepers would mean betraying his rank, defying the men under his command, and breaking the sacred oaths that have shaped his life. To obey would mean surrendering her to the Devourer.
Now Riven is forced to choose between remaining faithful to the village he has sworn to protect, or abandoning everything to follow her up the Path of Frozen Fire.
Where to get the book:
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Path-of-Frozen-Fire-Audiobook/B0HG8J43VX
Echomeris.com
Where to find our guest:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt.langford.author?igsh=MnJqc2JwdXp0Yzh1&utm_source=qr
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matt.langford?_r=1&_t=ZP-98BGFAeq1BG
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
Fantasy, Lore, & More with Chaos in Chains
2026/09/13
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 brother without a guardian angel. Even worse, the last two wraths—War and Conquest—are still out there, and Sovvan has no way to track them down.
Sovvan dives into the unknown to find Misriah, hoping the warrior angel has a way to track the missing wraths. But she needs her family to stay out of danger and not summon her until the apocalypse is officially canceled.
But what Sovvan doesn’t know could destroy everything.
War and Conquest aren’t just hiding. They stalk her family and friends, and they’ll strike the moment she leaves them unattended. While Sovvan searches for a way to track them, the apocalypse is already at her family’s doorstep.
Where to get the book:
Follow the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-quests
Where to find your host:
Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed
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