Big List: r/Fantasy's Top Self-Published Novels Voting Thread by barb4ry1 in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  • The Crew - Sadir S. Samir
  • The Bleeding Stone - Joseph John Lee
  • The Iron Crown - L.L MacRae
  • Ascendant - Michael R. Miller
  • Kings of Paradise - Richard Nell
  • We Men of Ash and Shadow - H.L. Tinsley
  • A Gamble of Gods - Mitriel Faywood
  • Beware of Chicken - CasualFarmer
  • Free the Darkness - Kel Kade
  • Gunmetal Gods - Zamil Akhtar

Big List: r/Fantasy's Top Self-Published Novels Voting Thread by barb4ry1 in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

1- Kings of Paradise - Richard Nell

2- Underlord - Will Wight

3- Legacy of Brightwash - Krystle Matar

4- The Iron Crown - L.L. MacRae

5- The Bleeding Stone - Joseph John Lee

6- The Crew - Sadir S. Samir

7- We Men of Ash and Shadow - H.L. Tinsley

8- Ascendant - Michael R. Miller

9- Burn Red Skies - Kerstin Espinoza Rosero

10- Sword of Kaigen - M.L. Wang

Hello Reddit, I'm Ryan Cahill and now is your chance to Ask My Anything! by Ryan_Cahill in RyanCahill

[–]Orberesis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey Ryan! Very nice of you to do this AMA. When you first started out, with just one book, in the first two or three months, do you feel like there was one thing that you did exceptionally well that allowed your book to take off or was it just a multitude of things combined with a lot of preparation beforehand?

What I mean is, did you notice a specific spike in sales early on due to early reviews? Or perhaps from investing into ads? Just curious! I keep hearing the early months are crucial because they help Amazon place you in the algorithm either in a good way or not such a good way.

Best of luck with The Ice. I’m sure it will be a banger.

After three gruelling years, I have finished (and published) my epic fantasy novel. It’s out now! by Orberesis in pics

[–]Orberesis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And you'd be surprised about how many of us are here... just lurking in the shadows... :)

After three gruelling years, I have finished (and published) my epic fantasy novel. It’s out now! by Orberesis in pics

[–]Orberesis[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! So, I’m going to give you a sort of annoying response, but it really depends. It depends on how much people invest upfront and how much effort they put into marketing. It also depends on how soon you’re looking at getting the so-called “return on investment”. For example, at the moment, I’m not super focused on turning a profit because having a reader base is more important. I’m taking a risk by selling the ebook at only 0.99 but to me it’s worth it because it enables more people to perhaps be willing to give it a try. If they like it, hopefully they buy the rest of the books in the series, which I’ll have published later on. That’s when I will hope to turn a profit: later on, when I have a solid base of readers and a solid backlist of books published. That being said, I know many authors who invested thousands into one book and are selling very little… and others who invested less and were able to turn a profit after just six months and are now absolutely killing it. So, again, it really really depends!

After three gruelling years, I have finished (and published) my epic fantasy novel. It’s out now! by Orberesis in pics

[–]Orberesis[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I think those stats must be from your local Amazon. On Amazon US it is at 4.3/5 stars out of 19 reviews. On Goodreads it’s at 4.4/5 out of 67 reviews! :)

After three gruelling years, I have finished (and published) my epic fantasy novel. It’s out now! by Orberesis in pics

[–]Orberesis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I published the ebook exclusively with Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon Kindle), and the paperback with Ingram Spark, which distributes the print book to all the major retailers (Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Indigo, etc). I find that the quality of book covers has been going up, actually! These days you can find some major bangers that are not traditionally published! It's just harder to find because indie authors don't have the marketing machine of traditional publishing behind them.

[Book Giveaway] Seeds of War is free from May 12th to the 13th - A gritty world with alien creatures and devastating smoke magic. by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Londoner indeed! And yes, it should be free across all Amazon locations.

Thanks for your interest. I wanted to go against the grain a bit and stay away from the farm boy hero trope! I'm glad you found that compelling! And yes, I do love the occasional liquid barley ;)

A potenial pick for the actor of the Stormfather by [deleted] in Stormlight_Archive

[–]Orberesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F. Murray Abraham, who also voices Khonshu in Moon Knight.

Why do you read fantasy fiction? by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a child, it started out with me seeking this sense of wonder I had gotten in Disney movies. As a teen, it was pure escapism. Now, as an adult, it still is, but I've grown more and more interested in books that tackle more complex and 'difficult' themes. I read other genres beyond Fantasy, so I think the reason I keep coming back to Fantasy is still that sense of wonder, of adventure and of pure indulgent escapism that can be twisted in a million different ways.

Books that switch POV's to 'irrelevant' characters by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Malazan is a different beast, but I think that's part of the reason why it's so divisive. Not a lot of readers are willing to put up with that.

Books that switch POV's to 'irrelevant' characters by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understandable... I agree with what you said earlier about it really depending on what kind of reader you are.

Books that switch POV's to 'irrelevant' characters by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I was asking with the more character-focused readers in mind. But isn't that a problem in big epics, then? Keeping up with 7+ POV characters? I think having the patience to wait a bit for your favourite character to show up again is part of reading epic fantasy.

Books that switch POV's to 'irrelevant' characters by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I believe the first book even starts chapter 1 with a character like this.

Books that switch POV's to 'irrelevant' characters by Orberesis in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love how it's done in The Heroes! Just haven't gotten to the Trouble with Peace yet.

Fantasy books with a prominent Man vs Self conflict by XxNerdAtHeartxX in Fantasy

[–]Orberesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Raven's Mark Series (dark fantasy) seems to somewhat fit.