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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

To you, the reader who took a chance on my books, thank you. Cheers, Simon Shugar #booksky #books #fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs #bookrecs #thankyou #cheers

To you, the reader who took a chance on my books, thank you. Whether you’ve just met my characters or followed them to the final page of a series, I’m grateful you chose to spend some of your time with them.

Thank you for your support, for every review, and for passing my stories along. A recommendation to a friend or a quiet mention in a fantasy Facebook group or Reddit thread can mean more than you realise. Behind every book is an author hoping it finds someone who enjoys it. Thank you for being that someone.

Cheers,
Simon Shugar

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Looking for your next cozy fantasy read? www.amazon.com/WagonLife-Si...

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Excited to share this commission from Justice Art & Design! The painting is of Karn & Serah on their way to Blackrock to pay a visit to Lord Caine. Ashley did a grand job and I am just in awe of seeing the scene brought to life. Please check out her work at www.instagram.com/justiceartan...

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Am I allowed to be this excited!? My book, Rageborn, is being sandwiched by Brandon Sanderson and R.F.Kuang! #booksky #fantasybooks

Am I allowed to be this excited!? My book is being sandwiched by @brandsanderson and R.F.Kuang!

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

As it’s Men’s Mental Health Month, here’s a reminder that survival is strength. Your One Job Is To SURVIVE is free for the next few days. The story follows one man’s fight through despair, the wilderness, and the hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. And yes, there’s a dog too. #booksky

Image showing a book titled Your One Job is to SURVIVE.

As it’s Men’s Mental Health Month, here’s a reminder that survival is strength. My book, Your One Job Is To SURVIVE is free for the next few days. The story follows one man’s fight through despair, the wilderness, and the hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Keep moving forward. And yes, there’s a dog too. Hope it helps others on their journey.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

If you enjoyed my books... The kindest way to support my work is by sharing it with other fantasy readers. Word of mouth helps me far more than paid ads, and I’m truly grateful for every share. Thank you for supporting an indie fantasy author. — Simon Shugar #booksky #fantasy #books #fyp

If you enjoyed my books...

The kindest way to support my work is by sharing it with other fantasy readers. If you’d be willing, please mention or recommend my books in Facebook groups, TikTok, or Reddit fantasy communities. Word of mouth helps me far more than paid ads, and I’m truly grateful for every share.

Thank you for supporting an indie fantasy author.

— Simon Shugar

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Every time I release a book into the wild, I do it without ARCs or preorders, which means the waiting game afterward is always nerve-racking. Sitting there refreshing pages and hoping those first reviews and ratings start to come in never gets easier. So thank you, truly. #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Tomi fought to survive. Now he must learn to lead. Granted power, land, and a title he never wanted, Tomi arrives in Blackwater with more than responsibility on his shoulders. At his side are his wife and twin daughters, Neve and Ivy, the family he refuses to fail. #booksky #fantasybook #fyp

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Looking for an emotional, character-driven fantasy about coming of age, survival, and a dangerous power to sense life and emotion? Hunter's Apprentice by Simon Shugar #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Season’s Greetings and Happy Reading Would love to hear about your favourite book this year in the replies. #booksky #MerryChristmas

Dear friends,

As the year draws to a close, I want to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I hope this season brings you rest, warmth, and moments of quiet joy, along with plenty of time to lose yourself in a good book or two.

Thank you for reading, supporting my work, and being part of this journey. It truly means more to me than I can say. I hope the coming year is kind to you, full of inspiration, and rich with new worlds to explore between the pages of your favorite books.

If you feel like sharing, I would love to hear about the fantasy novels that captured your imagination this year. You are always welcome to tell me about your favorite reads over on my Facebook page.

In the new year, I will be sharing my writing goals for the year ahead and giving you a look at what I am working on, including an exciting new world I cannot wait to explore with you.

Wishing you peace, good health, and many wonderful stories ahead.

Warmest wishes,
Simon Shugar

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I’m excited to share something a little different. WagonLife, my new cozy fantasy, is now out in the world. Leaving behind his family’s cooperage, Daniil begins to learn what freedom really looks like. Mile by mile, village by village. The cover art is by local artist Katie Hostetler. #booksky

WagonLife cover. A cozy village, blue wagon and a white mule.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Spirit Storm is out now! The storm has broken. In the final chapter of the Path of Ethos trilogy, Queen Sanne gathers allies and rivals to Riverhalv as rebellion stirs and old spirits rise in fury. #booksky #fantasybooks #newbook #epicfantasy

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Hunter's Quest now on Audiobook! Available on audible, apple books, spotify, kobo books, barnes and noble + more. Narrated beautifully by Jonathan Johns, emotional and immersive. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. Thanks to @tantoraudio.bsky.social #booksky

Hunter's Quest by Simon Shugar. Narrated by Jonathan Johns. Brought to your by RB Media.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

OUT NOW! Spirit Guide: Book Two of the Path of Ethos Trilogy (The Path Of Pathos 5) The earth trembles. Bond breaks. And Tomi must walk the path alone. On Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. #booksky

Spirit Guide by Simon Shugar book cover.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

OUT NOW! – @rjbayley.bsky.social is the voice of Karn in Rageborn (The Witch Queen Saga: Book One). Darkness comes, revenge follows. Long road or short? Either way, heads roll. Available on audible, apple books, spotify, kobo books, barnes and noble + more. @tantoraudio.bsky.social #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Get ready – RJ Bayley is the voice of Karn in Rageborn (The Witch Queen Saga: Book One), and it’s releasing very soon! Audiobook Announcement – Release Date Rageborn – The Witch Queen Saga – July 29, 2025 #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hunter's Apprentice now on Audiobook! Available on audible, apple books, spotify, kobo books, barnes and noble + more. Narrated beautifully by Jonathan Johns—emotional and immersive. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. Thanks to @tantoraudio.bsky.social #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Hunter's Apprentice - Audiobook releasing 8th of July. Narrated by Jonathan Johns. Known for his warm, authentic delivery and character-driven storytelling. Brought to you by @tantoraudio.bsky.social Apple, Audible, Audiobooks.com, Libro.fm, Spotify and Libraries via Hoopla & Overdrive #booksky

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

When The Gates Close is 0.99 for the next few days. Read it today! A story about rebellion against a tyrannical king, a city on the edge and a young man with memories not his own that might just hold the key to saving them all #booksky

Ad saying the book When the Gates Close has been reduced from $4.99 to $0.99 for the next few days. The cover features a young man in light robes with a dark reflection in a puddle as he strides towards the closed gates of a city.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Your One Job is to SURVIVE This isn't one of my popular books. Its a stand alone, emotional survival fantasy but its something that I needed to write. #bluesky

Medieval man in a forest crying with his brindled dog comforting him

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Happy Father's day! Make as many stories as you can. #fathersday

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The End of Garrick Grimshaw (Short Story) - FREE until Friday Follow Me to My End I carry an exhaustion no sleep can cure. The tale is short. But walk with me, and hear it told. #shortstory #KindleUnlimited #freebooks #FantasyBooks #grimdark #DarkFantasy

Man walking towards a broken castle dragging a sword on the ground with shadows around him. Title: The End of Garrick Grimshaw

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Get Rageborn, the first book in the best selling Witch Queen Saga today for just 0.99 thanks to Bookbub www.bookbub.com/books/ragebo... #bookbub #featured #booksky #fyp #fantasyreads #bookworm #bookish

Get Rageborn, the first book in the best selling Witch Queen Saga today for just 0.99 thanks to @bookbub

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Today I introduced a new character, Squibbles, The Mule. Enjoy the abstract below. It'll give you a hint to which book I am currently writing. *** #LongLiveSquibbles #booksky #squibbles #fantasy #booklover #fantasybooks

The sun had begun its slow descent, dragging the light with it, when Anni gave up walking and hauled herself into Halder’s saddle. She slumped forward, arms draped over the gelding’s neck, groaning like she’d been mortally wounded.
“My feet are destroyed,” she said. “Utterly betrayed by my own legs.”
Mirva barely looked up from where she was nudging the mule along. “I told you so. And no, you’re not riding Squibbles .”
“But Squibbles loves me.”
“Squibbles tolerates you.”
“Fine, I concede,” Anni muttered. “You were right.”
Mirva gave her a pleased smile, the kind that came with ribbons and old victories. “I usually am.”
I glanced over. “Wait—he’s called Squibbles?”
Anni grinned, eyes half-lidded from the saddle. “It’s to remind my mother of my father during her travels.”
That got a laugh out of me, full and sudden. “That’s cruel.”
“And accurate,” Mirva said, entirely unfazed.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Beyond ecstatic to announce RJ Bayley will narrate Rageborn – Book 1 of The Witch Queen Saga! Releases July 29, 2025 with @tantoraudio.bsky.social @rjbayley.bsky.social RJ’s rich, cinematic voice brings fantasy to life with immersive depth and power. #Booksky #Fantasy #Audiobooks

Promotional image with RJ Bayley saying Audiobook Announcement – Release Date
Rageborn – The Witch Queen Saga – July 29, 2025

RJ Bayley is a British voice actor and audiobook narrator known for his rich, versatile baritone and immersive, actorly performances that bring fantasy to life with haunting depth and cinematic intensity.

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🎧 Audiobook Announcement! Thrilled to share that Jonathan Johns will narrate Hunter's Apprentice and the full Path of Pathos Trilogy! 📅 Release Dates: • Hunter's Apprentice – Jul 8, 2025 • Hunter's Quest – Sep 9, 2025 • Royal Hunter – Oct 14, 2025 #booksky #audiobook #announcement

Jonathan Johns picture and the description; Audiobook Announcement - I am thrilled to announce Jonathan Johns will be the narrator for Hunter's Apprentice and the Path of Pathos Trilogy!

Release Dates
Hunter's Apprentice - Jul 8, 2025
Hunter's Quest - Sep 9, 2025
Royal Hunter - Oct 14, 2025

Jonathan Johns is a British audiobook narrator and voice actor based in Cornwall, UK. Known for his warm, authentic delivery and character-driven storytelling, he brings a distinctive Cornish heritage to his performances.

With @tantoraudio

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

#booksky The Wind Walker Trilogy I am not a slave. I will not remain in the mines. I will be free. Nether take you for taking me!

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

When The Gates Close (Revenant Pact Book 1)| I had a difficult choice between which of these covers to choose from, which would you choose? #booksky #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #IndieAuthor #ComingOfAge #AmReading

When The Gates Close - Blue Cover

Robed figure with a dark reflection walking towards gates on a mostly blue with fire and frosty image

When The Gates Close - White Cover

Robed figure with a dark reflection walking towards gates on a mostly white and frosty image

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Hey, I’m Simon Shugar—author of bold, emotional, action-heavy fantasy told through raw, first-person journeys. If you like coming-of-age arcs, epic stakes, and human struggles in unreal worlds then check out my books below! #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #IndieAuthor #ComingOfAge #AmReading

Path of Pathos Trilogy - Hunter's Apprentice, Hunter's Quest & Royal Hunter

In a war-torn kingdom, a young boy's path to manhood is forged in violence, loss, and a mysterious power that may be his only hope.

Tomi is a boy when his father, a hunter, leaves their village, entrusting him with their home’s protection. In a land ravaged by war, Tomi bears responsibilities far beyond his years. As the Three Prince War looms, he’s thrust into a world of brutal choices and deadly encounters, where his innocence is lost to bloodshed and treachery. From defending his family to surviving in the wild, Tomi learns life’s harshest realities. Amid the darkness, he discovers Pathos—a mysterious gift from his father that sharpens his connection to the world around him and may be his key to enduring the trials ahead.

As the kingdom’s fate hangs in the balance, Tomi’s journey will shape him into the man he’s destined to become—if he can survive long enough.

The Witch Queen Saga - Rageborn, Furybound, Vengewrought, Ashsworn, Warforged.

Only One Who Cannot Be Bound by Magic Can Defeat the Witch Queen

Karn was just a boy when dark forces tore his home apart, leaving him orphaned and burning for vengeance. Taken in by an unlikely mentor, he finds himself thrust into The Forge—a brutal training ground where the Witch Queen molds her deadliest warriors. Strength is survival, and every lesson is paid for in blood.

But Karn is different. Magic cannot touch him. And in a world where power is everything, that makes him dangerous.

As he battles through ruthless trials and shifting alliances, Karn unearths secrets buried deep in his past—truths that could shatter the Witch Queen’s reign… or doom him to her service. The path to revenge is treacherous, and every choice comes with a cost.

To break free, Karn must decide: is he a weapon forged for war, or something far more deadly?

The Wind Walker Trilogy (Children of the Sky) - The Wind Walker, The Winds Calling, The Winds Fury

In Crater, freedom isn’t given—it’s stolen.

Zephyr has spent his life shackled in the depths of the city’s brutal mines, where only the strongest endure. As a Breaker Boy, he's little more than a cog in Crater's corrupt machine, but he dreams of a life aboveground, where he can soar across the skies instead of choking on coal dust. Yet in Crater, dreaming is a dangerous game—and it’s about to get lethal.

When a daring sky-pirate captain named Bacchus crashes into his path, hunting for a lost treasure that could upend the kingdom, Zephyr sees a chance to escape the mines once and for all. Desperate to break free, he joins forces with Crater’s ruthless thieves’ guild, wagering everything he has on a future in the skies. But as he’s drawn deeper into a web of cutthroat rivals and shifting allegiances, Zephyr must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice for freedom.

With enemies lurking at every turn and betrayal as common as gold, one wrong move could cost him everything. The skies are calling—but the price for flying free might just be his life.

Your One Job Is To SURVIVE - A stand alone survival fantasy.

Ewan's life is a mess—his dreams shattered, bridges burnt, and everything he once knew, gone. So he flees into the wilderness, craving an escape from the torment, from the constant buzz of despair. But when he tries to end it all? He can't even do that right! Instead, he finds himself barely alive, scraping by in the wilds with just his will to keep him going. As he battles the elements and the beasts that roam the untamed lands, he discovers peace in the silent moments between life and death.

Amidst the relentless struggle for survival, he learns to build shelters, master fire, and hunt for his supper, each new skill, a lifeline. In the vast expanse of nature, where every breath is a victory and every heartbeat a defiance, Ewan learns to cherish the newfound sense of purpose that comes with simply living.

His only job now? To survive!

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

New fantasy book launch! When The Gates Close is out now. Dark fantasy. Forbidden magic. A city on the brink. This will be my last new world for a while—sequels coming next. #FantasyBooks #DarkFantasy #IndieAuthor #BookTok #EpicFantasy #Grimdark #AmReading #FantasySeries

Man in white robe standing at the closed gates of a burning city with the title When the gates close by Simon Shugar

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