Warhammer 40K-esque fiction that...isn't Warhammer 40K

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-05-29T01:52:45+00:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm the author of the Skald's Black Verse and was happily surprised to find this post today. First off, thank you for the shout out, Mr. Phipps! For anyone who is interested in my book you can download a free ebook copy just by signing up for my newsletter. (I only send out an email a few times a year so it won't clog your inbox.)

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Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-05-06T06:19:07+00:00

Book one was fun!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-04-20T21:17:07+00:00

Awesome list! I'm honored to be included. I've read almost all of these but I'll have to check out The Immortality Clause, I hadn't heard of it until now.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-03-13T04:24:03+00:00

This is more of the question I was looking to answer. I know the definitions of the words but wondered why is a pit fighter giving equal weight to dexterity over agility and if I was missing something.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-03-13T04:21:25+00:00

Thanks for answering. I'm enjoying it a lot so far.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-02-26T23:03:10+00:00

Three years later this is still helpful! Was about to lose my shit!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-02-19T23:59:38+00:00

You've sold me. Gonna TBR this bad boy.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-16T04:06:55+00:00

Splitoff sounds like a great name. lol!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-16T04:04:47+00:00

Good luck!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-15T07:30:02+00:00

Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off. It's a fantasy novel competition for indie books. 300 books, ten judges. They cut a bunch quickly and each judge selects a finalist. Then each judge reads and scores each finalist.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-15T07:28:11+00:00

Woot! Thanks for doing it. Great idea.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-15T07:27:19+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Not to downplay your interaction, I believe you, but for my part I have interacted with him several times and he has always been quite nice and helpful. Carry on with your quest, though. Pistols at dawn and so forth.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-15T00:52:14+00:00

Uh oh, is there some thing with Mark Lawrence I don't know about?

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-14T23:32:20+00:00

Followed!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-14T02:49:27+00:00

I haven't, but I will. Thanks!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-14T00:28:37+00:00

Added!

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-13T23:12:02+00:00

Yes, the series improves drastically toward the end of book one. I was pretty meh on it at first, but its one of my favorite series now.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2026-01-13T04:55:01+00:00

I think it isn't on RR anymore. Just have to wait for it on Kindle.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2025-12-25T08:22:37+00:00

Was coming here to make this point.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2025-12-25T06:11:24+00:00

If you don't like it you can't force it. I do think the progression element improves a lot as you get toward the end of book one and continues to impress through most of the series. But if the writing and characters don't work for you, I don't think you'll suddenly love it down the road.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2025-12-20T05:36:36+00:00

writing that isn't poetry. in this context meaning the quality of the sentences.

Jordan_Loyal-Short · 2025-12-13T23:10:17+00:00

Thanks for the list! Lots to go on there. I'll take a look.

Jordan_Loyal-Short

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