
Hello and thank you for your interest in being a part of the virtual book tour for H.C. Newell’s Grimdark Fantasy novel, The Forbidden Realms, the second book in the Fallen Light series! We’re so excited to hold a 7-day virtual tour, consisting of 7-15 stops, and would love for you to be a part of it.
For this tour, we’re looking for 7+ bloggers, bookstagrammers, TikTokers, or YouTubers to show some love for The Forbidden Realms through reviews, guest features, spotlights, interviews with the author, or any other creative posts. The tour will run from June 5th – June 11th and hosts will be given complimentary eBooks, with limited physical copies available upon request (US only). This tour is open internationally.
Please note that filling out the following form will not guarantee you a place on the tour schedule, as the spots are limited. However, we want you to know how much we appreciate your interest and hope you’ll consider joining us as we roll out the “read” carpet and celebrate amazing SFF.
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The Forbidden Realms by H.C. Newell
Published: July 21, 2022
Series: Fallen Light
Genre: Grimdark Fantasy
Intended Age Group: Adult
Pages: 465
Publisher: Self Published
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60490945-the-forbidden-realms

Book Blurb:
Nerana is a sorceress. An exile. The Child of Skye.
And she isn’t alone.
After a vicious attack against the Order of Saro, Nerana finds herself lost in the wastelands of Aragoth. Forbidden of humans or evae, the desert is a land teeming with fire and vengeance, and Nerana’s only hope for survival lies in the trust of another.
Aélla, a powerful evaesh sorceress, travels the desert on a pilgrimage of sacrifice and strength. Determined to enter the Realm of Elements and see her quest complete, she must survive the hardened warriors of the desert, the vaxros, who banished her kind from their land centuries ago.
But the vaxros aren’t the only threat, and the weight of such imbalance could shift the fate of the world.
See Also:
Not Today, Satan! • Can’t Catch a Break • I Believe I Can Fly
Content/Trigger Warnings:
Shown on Page (things clearly told to the reader):
- Grief (Heavy. We all know what went down in Nhamashel.)
- Violence
- Death
- Gore
- Horror
- Monsters
- Racism (Humans vs. Elves vs. Vaxros. Literally every race hates each other.)
- Cliffhanger
Alluded to (things only mentioned in passing or hinted at):
- None
Note from the author: This book contains many TW that are similar in nature to Curse of the Fallen. There is a heavy theme of grief and overcoming loss that may not be suitable for those who are struggling through a loss of their own.
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