Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week

There are  a tremendous amount of self published books out there.  This week The Fish Shelf, along with other bloggers, is highlighting self published authors that could use a bit more recognition.

Today we are focusing on fantasy, sci-fi and horror.

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James DeSalvo has an excellent series of books – Miss Mary Pennynickle Fairy Tales of Forboding, Her Tales of Torment and Her Hellish Horrors of History.  Each short volume is a retelling of historic event or fairy tale but with a ghoulish twist.  They are quite funny.  He even has a book, Connie Cobbler, Toy Detective, which you should read if you loved Strawberry Shortcake.

Douglas Anthony Cooper has a book  Millrose Munch and the Den of Professional Help, a lovely book about a fish out of water in school.

Donna Burgess writes horror, sometimes with a historic twist, and sometimes with  a teen twist.  Her Breaths in Winter is an excellent collection of horror themed short stories while her Dead Girl makes good use of social media.

Amy Cross writes horror and she might be one of the busiest self published authors out there.  She does an excellent job focusing on mood.  Ghosts of Hexley Airport  is good.

J. L. Penn’s Cinderella Curse is a wonderful novella  that reties the story of Cinderella in an inventive way.

Edward Lorn writes horror with at times a comic twist.  His War on Christmas series is great.

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Kris Langman’s Logic to the Rescue series uses a fantasy setting to introduce the reader to logic and math concepts.

Jermey Hayes’s Stonewood Series and its companion book Evonne and Varg Bounty Hunters are good reads if you enjoy or enjoyed D&D.  The character of Evonne is a really great character.

T. Kingfisher does publish the traditional big publisher route, but she also self-publishes, and those self published books tend to be wonderful gems.  Check out Nine Goblins  in particular.

Josh Powell’s  The Berserker and the Pendant is a wonderfully funny D&D tale.

Kate Danley  writes several fantasy novels, usually drawing from myth and fairy tales.  She usually puts a nice spin on a tale. 

Richard Parks makes excellent use of Kitsune folklore in his The Heavenly Fox.

Nicole J. Sainsbury’s Spells, Swords, and Storms is a nice collection of short stories, including a very good about King Arthur.

Ian Thomas Healy’s Upon a Midnight Clear  is an excellent Christmas story set in space.

J. R. Kiefer’s God Attacks! Is an interesting sci-fi tale with Star Trek references.

Gone With the Dead  is an excellent collection of horror/romance short stories by indie and small press authors.

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Jon Etter’s Those Dreadful Fairy Tale Books series will make you laugh.  Quite a bit.

Saiteru’s Sorrow is a touching retelling of Cinderella.

Arabian Nights & Arabian Nights is a collection of modern retellings from 1001 Nights.

Danielle Ackley-McPhail has several charming books that draw from various fairy tales.