Fictional Bookshop

Step inside the Fictional Bookshop to listen to a very epic season 2 finale featuring: Divinity's Twilight Rebirth by Christopher Russell. Today we have a special guest narrator: Jim Patton.

A note on content: Fantasy violence, gore.

Fictional Bookshop will return in 2024 with monthly episodes! And tune in on Christmas Eve for a special holiday episode.

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From the back of the book...

Step inside the fictional bookshop today to listen to the first chapter of Ella Walker Henderson's epic fantasy adventure book, Of Wind and Lightning, the first book in the Selah series.

From the back of the book:

In a land of legends, three rival nations hunt the ancient relic that can control rare and powerful warriors.

With lightning speed and an affinity for knives, Desa is a legendary, one of the warriors the relic ca...

As you head down a historic cobblestone road, you spot a bookshop and head inside to read the first chapter of A.L. Lorensen's book, Of Evergreens and Aspen Trees.

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From the back of the book:

War leaves neither man nor magic untouched.

Tristan knows this truth all too well. The twenty-year war against the magic of the Ancient Races has stolen his family, his home, and hi...

As you pass through a busy marketplace, you spot a bookstore and head inside for a brief moment of quiet to peruse the first few chapters of a new book by Amy Campbell, Dragon Latitudes.

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From the back of the book:

I'm not a dragon. There's absolutely NO WAY I can be a dragon.

As a dragon-hunter, I never thought I'd be the one being hunted. Until a rec...

As you stroll into the fictional bookshop on a charming autumn day, you discover a curious book with a key on the cover: A Curse, A Key & A Corkscrew, by Anna McCluskey. You browse the first chapter, before setting back out into the autumn air.

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From the back of the book:

She's cursed, surrounded by idiots, and can't find the corkscrew. Something's got t...

Step inside the fictional bookshop on a dark All Hallows night amid the rustling leaves and spectral moon. Peruse the first chapter of Lord of the Hollow Court, by C.K. Beggan before heading back out into the night.

LORD OF THE HOLLOW COURT, Fade to Black Edition, Season of the Fae Book One by C.K. Beggan

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From the back of the book:

A human girl in want of a husband. A...

As you step off the train into a countryside village, you spy a bookshop were you read 2 chapters of Liz Delton's All Hallows Airship, before meeting a friend.

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From the back of the book:

A catastrophic blast. A haunting memory. And she only has one chance to prove her family’s innocence.

All Caz Coppersdown has ever wanted is to be a journalist for the Soldark Times...

On your way home from the apple orchard, you duck inside a bookshop to get out of the rain, where you read the first few chapters of The Girl Who Talks to Ashes, by Rachel Rener. You get immersed in this haunting story of time bending and sleuthing before heading back home. [CW: Death of an animal.]

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From the back of the book:

Fifteen-year-old Willow is terrified of her new ...

Welcome to Fictional Bookshop! A storytelling podcast where you step inside a fictional bookshop, take a book from the shelf, and read the first chapter. This week, as you visit a mountaintop village, you spy a bookshop, where you step in from the brisk morning air to read the first chapter of A Breaking of Realms, by Jasmine Young.

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From the back of the book:

Build realms. ...

At the end of a long, solitary walk, you spot a bookshop, where you peruse the first chapter of David Green's Before the Shadow, a prequel to the Empire of Ruin series. After reading your fill of the epic fantasy, you head back out into the evening light, though you're eager to return to the bookshop next time.

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From the back of the book:

Disgraced and exiled, Zanna ...

Lightning flashes as you head towards a nearby village and dash into the nearest shop, which turns out to be a bookshop. You find a copy of Witch Stone by Mandy O’Dell, and read a chapter before heading back out after the storm.

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From the back of the book:

A half witch with no power. A warlock who’s betrayed his own kind, and the monster that’s hunting them both.

Destined to...

As you hurry into the nearby village to look for a gift, you spot a bookshop you’ve never noticed before, and head inside to read the first chapter of Kimberly Grymes’ YA Science-Fantasy novella, The Red Umber Forest.

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From the back of the book:

Ulissa lives on Anuminis, where she lives a simple life, and likes living a simple life. She wakes up and goes to school, hangs out...

As you head down an enclosed corridor of shops, the wind whistling across the panes of glass in the ceiling, you step inside a bookshop to peruse the first chapter of Brady Hunsaker's YA fantasy novel, Scorned Prince.

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From the back of the book:

A hated prince with few days to live. A rogue shaman girl vying for peace. His hatred of shamans and her rare magical talent w...

After rain strikes on your trip to a public garden, you spot a bookshop where you can take refuge until the storm passes, where you find Regeneration, by Cassie Greutman. You read the first chapter before setting back out into the drizzle.

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From the back of the book:

Nobody defied the Faerie Council… until now.
At sixteen years old, Trisha has been in the foster care sys...

After walking along the beach after sunset, you spot a bookshop on the boardwalk, where you find Shattered Souls, by Emily Huffman. You read the first few chapters of the epic fantasy novel before setting back out into the evening.

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From the author:

Shattered Souls is the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy. Join Blaine and his friends as they explore the world of Krajina ...

Wander down a cobblestoned street to find the fictional bookshop, where you'll browse a chapter of Eileen Mueller's Anakisha's Dragon, and read a chapter from this YA epic fantasy, before setting back out into the night. You'll meet Yanir, a dragon rider, and his mount Syan, as they conduct what is seemingly a basic patrol over a nearby village, only to discover a brawl on the city streets, where a girl has been inj...

On your way to a party, you spy some interesting shops, including a store that sells tea and books. You step inside to read the first chapter of an old favorite, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. A book in the public domain, available on Project Gutenberg.

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Step inside the fictional bookshop on your way home from the village's summer celebration, where you'll wander down a narrow alley to a bookstore. There you'll find a copy of The Tenets in the Tattoos, by Becky James, and read a chapter of this fantasy novel before heading back home.

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The Tenets in the Tattoos, copyright Becky James. Read by the author.

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