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⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 11/17/2026⚔️
🤓SFF's Resident Grimdork🤓
🐲Epic Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, and everything in between🥧

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𝘼𝙍𝘾 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

"𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚." @joelee__

This is a big YES from me. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing style and the pacing of this novella. The characters were written really well, with a showcase of both the good and bad side of humanity, family, duty and honour, and this made it easy to invest my time into their storylines. Also, elk-riders, how freakin' cool.

Set hundreds of years before the events of The Ashen Viper i am so glad i picked this up first to get a feel for @joelee__ writing and this world.

The Ashen Viper will be no small feat, at 1100+ pages, and this novella really sets the tone for what is coming. It's hinting at epic and expansive.

"'𝙏𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨."

I highly recommend checking out Shrouded Steel for Bastard Land and consider delving into the world of the Forahm Papers.

Thankyou Joseph John Lee for the opportunity to read an early copy. This is my honest review and all opinions are my own. by @joelee__

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Has a fantasy brick been missing in your life?
Then get ready.
The Forahm Papers are soon to be opened . . .

Put in your preørders now! by @joelee__

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2 days ago

Do you like books? Probably
Do you like games? Maybe

You're potentially in the right place then

Here are some books that are like some games, go read them, pls and thank by @joelee__

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3 days ago

"I shall protect you to my last breath, my Lord."
"There are too many."
"Then that is a shame for them."

Behold! The FINAL illustration for the Kickstarter edition of The Ashen Viper. This incredible scene has been brought to life by the wonderful @zoebadini.

Seeing all these pieces brought to life has been an absolute dream, and I can't wait to see them all pop off the page.

Who's ready for The Ashen Viper now? ⚔️
Preørders are now live! by @joelee__

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4 days ago

Round 12 of "Like this Trad, Try this Indie"

Folks... I have about 4-5 more of these to go. This is so fun!

If you liked these trad book, then try these indie books!

Enjoy the recs!
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#FantasyBooks #FantasyReaders #BookRecommendations #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #ReadersOfInstagram #BookCommunity #FantasyCommunity #IndieBooks #booksofinstagram #book_cover #bookcoverlove #read #books
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@joelee__ @author.justine @emmaladams12 by @joelee__

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5 days ago

Bot test: authors who use Gen AI for anything are talentless fckin losers
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#books #reading #bookstagram #bookish #authorsofinstagram by @joelee__

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5 days ago

Uh-oh I'm transitioning from "mostly shitposts" to "talking about my books but still kinda doing shitposts!"

Anyway preorder The Ashen Viper, it will solve all your problems ⚔️ by @joelee__

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9 days ago

Final Fantasy is cool and so are fantasy books so here are books that may fit the vibe of your favorite, and if not, just ignore me, I'm not your dad

I skipped the MMO games because I know absolutely nothing about their stories lol 🧙🏻 by @joelee__

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10 days ago

"She remembered the daydream she had those weeks ago, when the idea that her father would disappear was a ludicrous thought, when all she could think about was being as far away as possible from the mundanity of Kingdom business. When all she could dream about was taking a bow in hand and striking down malice incarnate.

Never did she expect it would approach her in truth."

Behold! The final black-and-white interior illustration for the Kickstarter edition of The Ashen Viper, done by the wonderfully talented @zoebadini!

There's one more illustration to come - this one in full color - and lemme tell ya, you're all gonna be blown away by it . . . by @joelee__

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11 days ago

I guess you could say a couple of these I read because of booktube BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROMPT NOW IS IT? 🤓

Anyway here are books 📚 by @joelee__

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12 days ago

🗡️🗡️COVER REVEAL🗡️🗡️

THE DAWN SHALL COME ANEW OVER BASTARD LAND

BEHOLD! The new cover SHROUDED STEEL FOR BASTARD LAND is here! The first novella of The Forahm Papers is perfect for those looking to dip their toes in before jumping into The Ashen Viper.

Art by @kalmahul
Design by @claymorecovers

Releasing October 20! Keep an eye open for preorders once Amazon stops being a pain in the ass 💀 by @joelee__

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13 days ago

"Natura continued to pulse within him. He did not return it to the earth."

We've got a new stunning piece in!

Behold the storm. Behold the newest art that will be in the Kickstarter edition of The Ashen Viper.

@zoebadini absolutely crushed it here! (And we may have some more to share very soon . . .)

Raise your hand if you can't wait to withstand the storm in The Ashen Viper ⚔️ by @joelee__

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