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Delilah Waan | Epic fantasy author

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📚 PETITION (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) | 2023 #SPFBO semi-finalist and #IndieInkAward winner. 👇 SUPPLICANT, the epic fantasy heist sequel, is out now! https://www.delilahwaan.com/books/

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Delilah Waan | Epic fantasy author @delilahwaan.bsky.social · 3d ago

So my “Convincing you to read these SFF indie books” graphics from 31 Aug 2026 (crossposted here as a 🧵) got flagged as AI content on IG. Culprit was Canva clipart. I’ve reached out to the authors I tagged w/a personal apology & deleted the posts. More info ➡️ www.delilahwaan.com/investigatio...

Screenshot of Instagram DM that says “Hey just an FYI that insta flagged your real as AI conten 🙄” with a 😢 reaction

Attached to the DM is a screenshot of an Instagram carousel post made by Delilah Waan on 31 August titled “Convincing you to read these sci-fi and fantasy indie books based on the pitch and first line”. In the screenshot, there is the label reading “AI content” underneath the username.

Screenshot of article titled ‘Investigating why my Instagram carousel “Convincing you to read these SFF indie books” was flagged as containing AI content’ from Delilah Waan’s website.

Article was published on 2 September 2026 and the first paragraph reads: “The purpose of this article is to document the findings from my investigation into Instagram flagging a carousel I posted on 31 August 2026, titled “Convincing you to read these SFF indie books”, as containing AI content.”

Full article URL: https://www.delilahwaan.com/investigation-ig-carousel-aug-2026/

Narratess @handle.invalid · 5d ago

I'm going to share some standout book from the sale, ones I've read, that are on my tbr, or that I discovered now. But the other books are also worth checking out since my taste might not be the same as yours :) Check them all out on indiebook.sale!

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale surrounded by a collage of participating books. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

indiebook.sale

Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

Banner designed by Arden Powell

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

indiebook.sale

Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

Banner designed by Arden Powell

Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 6d ago

The #NaratessIndieSale is still ongoing! Here is a sampling of what's available. You can snag The Backwards Knight, or even the phenomenal Legacy of the Brightwash, and more. Each book is either on sale, or even marked down to free. There's also bundles over on itch! Check it out, #booksky!

Promotion for Naratess Indie Sale running August 29 through August 31, featuring the covers of: Naila Moonsi - The Protector and the Annihilation Matthew Siadak - The Backwards Knight Krystle Matar - Legacy of the Brightwash Michele C. Shaw - The Honorable Con D.C. Hart - Elven AJ Ashton - Quest of the Stone Josiah Blizzard - The Heart of Hornwood Steven Raaymakers - The Aria of Steel Trilogy Ana Carolina Dantas - Mother, Sister, Magical Girl Rosalie Oaks - Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic C. J. Switzer - Morvelving M. K. Nedjelkovic - Carved by Water Nils Odlund - At the Road's End Marie Blanchet - The Blood Prince

Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 6d ago

The Narratess Indie Book Sale goes into its second day. Over 280 indie ebooks in the fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres are on sale or free at indie Book.sale To celebrate, check out these books by members of the Read Indie Fantasy Discord server: www.readindiefantasy.com/the-narrates... #BookSky

naila (labonno) 🇧🇩🍉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️@nailamoonsi.bsky.social · 5d ago

Reminder that the #Narratess Indie Book Sale has begun! With 200+ authors involved, you can get a wide variety of SFF books via several different platforms. A few are even free, so check it out. Narratess: indiebook.sale Fantasy - Thrill: itch.io/b/3867/narra... Mega Bundle: itch.io/b/3863/narra...

A humongous array of SFF indie books featured in the Narratess sale.

Fantasy Thrill Bundle 1
The Protector and the Annihilation by Naila Moonsi
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
The Flaws of Gravity by Stephanie Caye
Prajwalita by Geetha Krishnan
Physical Magic by William C. Tracy
The Edge of the World by JD Rivers
Over the Dragon's Gate by Juliana Jones
Elven by D.C. Hart
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
A Bitter Drink by Azalea Forrest
Taking Flight by K Scriven
The Threads That Weave by Sienna Eggler
The Scroungers by Thomas J Devens
The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell
The Backwards Knight by Matthew Siadak
Scars of the Raven by T.C. Smith
The Crane Moon Cycle Duology by J.C. Snow
Forest of the Morning Trilogy by Emmylou Kotze
The Living Sword 2 by Pemry Janes
Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Erika McCorkle

Indie Book Sale
Fantasy SciFi and Horror
29-31 August 2026

Mega Bundle

107 books for $230

The following covers are included, from top left to bottom right:
Taking Flight by K Scriven
The Order of the Key by Justine Manzano
It's You, Isn't It? by Antony Paschos
The Successor by Hannah E. Carey
Ajakava by Chaitanya Murali
Nectar for the God by Patrick Samphire
A Crack in the World by James Mordechai
Merman's Delight by Skyler Nightshade
Hunt Monsters, Do Magic, and Fall in Love by A.M. Weald
The Protector and the Annihilation by Naila Moonsi
The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin
A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
Scurry by Seann Barbour
Caenogenesis by Tasha He
This Too Shall Burn by Cat Rector
In My Time of Dying by Sherrie A. Bakelar
The Threads That Weave by Sienna Eggler
An Uncommon Curse by Devan Barlow
Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver

A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Narratess sale is live! Over 280 books are participating this year, and everything is on sale for $2.99 or less, now through August 31. And The Ballad of Alchemy & Steel is participating! It's $1.99 on all platforms, including itchio. indiebook.sale #booksky #onsale #fantasy #scifi #horror

Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci Fi & Horror 29 - 31 August Image includes a ring of book covers: From the Grave of the Gods by Alan K. Dell Open Evening by Lee Hall The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel by AJ Calvin In the Name of Honor by Courtney and Clarke Collins The End as it Begins by Aengie Scevity Guardians of Destiny by Louise Briony Hallam Queen's Night by Mirai Amell Death Show Colossus by Bill Adams Majordomo by Tim Carter Harbinger of Justice by Andrew Watson The Protector and the Annihilation by Naila Moonsi The Company by Joseph S. Samaniego Quest of the Stone by AJ Ashton A Stage over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton

Two blue-skinned people face each other. They are standing in a glowing bluish cave.

Text reads:
Sal’zar stirred in his sleep and snuggled closer to me. I reached toward our blankets near the foot of our bed and drew them around his shoulders gently, fearful I’d awaken him with the movement. He murmured something unintelligible but continued to dream.
I resisted the urge to kiss him awake and instead contented myself with watching his peaceful slumber. Unlike me, he would be called to the alchemists’ laboratories with nightfall and would be expected to begin work immediately. He needed his rest. I could nap later if I desired; my meeting with Blademon was not until midnight.

The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel is available wide.
QR code link https://ajcalvin.net/books/relics-of-war/the-ballad-of-alchemy-and-steel/

Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 6d ago

THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x THE JASMINE THRONE. The queen must assist the rebels in destroying the monarchy, otherwise the land will die and ancient powers will rise. On sale for $2.99 as part of the #NarratessIndieSale Indiebook.sale

Indie Book Sale
indiebook.sale
Fantasy, Sci-fi, & Horror
29-31 August

Background illustration shows ghosts, skulls, gems, planets, a spaceship, and a reading dragon against a starry backdrop

Available at most major retailers. Spice and Angst. Political Intrigue. Queen x Lady in Waiting. Stars and Soil. "But there are many ways to make trades, many just as--questionable as aggressive barterers." "Oh?" Caitlin says. "Some may trade in information, some in power, some in hearts, some in sex." "Do you trade in any of those manners?" "You forget, the acolytes of aife educated me. trading in physical goods is probably the only manner in which i cannot barter. knowing the law is to make it." "you shall have to teach me sometime." "you must promise to return the favor." Caitlin sips her win, a wicked grin on her face. "Oh, i would very much like that." Sapphic September.

Narratess @handle.invalid · 5d ago

There are 280+ fantasy, science fiction, and horror books available for less than $3! Check out indiebook.sale for an excellent range of books. Lots of my favs are in their, but yours could be too, undiscovered ;)

Moonstalker @moonstalker.net · 6d ago

I'm in a position now where if I want to get a book I have to avoid buying the Kindle version because there's no way to back up your purchases anymore and Amazon can just yank the book back anytime they feel like it. And that's on just generally not wanting to give them money.

Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 5d ago

To the person that bought the mega bundle and left a $20 tip, you're the best. May your tea/coffee forever be the right temperature <3 Signed, 107 indie authors

Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 5d ago

Here are the titles that caught my eye this time. Which books have you picked up at indiebook.sale?

Lady Vago's Malediction: The Banshee's Curse Duology Book One, He Who Ate the Wild, Legacy of the Vermillion Blade: A Time of Falcons and Roses Book One,
Blind the Eyes: Enter the City of Nightmares (Threads of Dreams Book 1), Burn Red Skies, The First Sin, Tales of Lunis Aquaria Book 2, Locks & Keys: A Fantasy Anthology

Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 5d ago

Some of my favorite sapphic books of the #NarratessIndieSale Indiebook.sale The Crane Moon Cycle Duology J.C. Snow Aili never wanted to be immortal. But when the woman she loves binds her with blood and fire, she’ll cross life and death to find out why.

Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@patricksamphire.bsky.social · 5d ago

Sent out my newsletter with my recommendations of what to get in the Narratess Indie Book sale. indiebook.sale What are your recommendations? What have you bought so far?

Collage of covers of some of the books in the Narratess Indie book sale. Text reads: Indie book sale. Fantasy, sci fi, and horror. 29-31 August.

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 6d ago

Love Epic Fantasy? Check out Delilah’s “Like these [trad]…read this [indie]” The Indie fantasy books are part of the Narratess #IndieAugust Sale which runs through August 31st. Discover new favorites TODAY #BookSky #Fantasy

Delilah Waan | Epic fantasy author@delilahwaan.bsky.social · 7d ago

The @narratess.com #IndieAugust sale is here to top off a wonderful month celebrating #indieauthors and #indiereads! Want to get into reading indie but not sure where to start? Here's 6 indie epic fantasy reads based on books you already know and love by traditionally published authors. 💙📚🪐 🧵1/8

C M Debell @cmdebell.bsky.social · 6d ago

Don't know where to start with the @narratess.com Indie Book Sale? @delilahwaan.bsky.social has some great 'if you liked this, you should try...' recommendations for you. #indiebooksale #indiefantasy 💙📚🪐

Delilah Waan | Epic fantasy author@delilahwaan.bsky.social · 7d ago

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 6d ago

BIG BIG INDIE BOOK SALE!! ⤵️👀 💥 indiebook.sale 💥

Nils O @nils.readindiefantasy.com · 6d ago

If you like books that have charaters and stuff that happens to them, At the Road's End might be right up your alley. Why not give it a go? It's part of the Narratess Indie Book Sale at indiebook.sale #Narratess (Thanks to @authorjmac.bsky.social for help with the description)

Promo image for At The Road's End. It includes the cover of the book, the Narratess banner, and the tag line: "She's the villain of everyone else's story."

Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 6d ago

Today is the day, it's the #NarratessIndieSale! The best sale for those who live indie fantasy, science fiction, and horror books! indiebook.sale

Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 6d ago

Tons of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror books all on sale! Best sale of the year for SFFH book lovers! #NarratessIndieSale Indiebook.sale

Indie Book Sale - fantasy, sci fi and horror, 29-31 August. Picture of a cool dragon and the covers of several books in the sale, including:
Stephanie Burgis - Scales and Sensibility
Kia Leep - Nyte in Shining Armor
Kel E Fox - Another World's Stars
Skyler Nightshade - Merman's Delight
Sage T. Greene - Touched
Dee Lyle - Fiery Deeps
Jayme Hunt - Marked by Fate
Dax Murray - Stars and Soil
R. A. Sandpiper - A Pocket of Lies
Hannah E. Carey - The Successor
Emmylou Kotze - Forest of the Morning Trilogy
Miriam Yvette - AfterDark
Elizabeth Schechter - Written in Water

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 6d ago

If you're an avid reader who loves monthly subcriptions, you can get all my books in Kobo Plus (alongside many other indies!). We love a subscription service that doesn't ask exclusivity from its authors ~ www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus

All my books are in Kobo Plus. The image shows covers for 13 different books by Claudie Arseneault, from three series: Val-de-mer, City of Spires, and The Chronicles of Nerezia.

Joanna Maciejewska @authorjmac.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's the weekend you (might) have been waiting for! Naratess Indie Sale is back with over 280 books! Browse them all here: indiebook.sale/ or if you're overwhelmed and like to get books in bulk, check out the bundles listed at the top.

Promotional image for Naratess Indie Sale

Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 6d ago

I've stocked up on more books than I've bought in a long time. Here are some of those you will find at indiebook.sale 🌟

Tom Mock @tommock.bsky.social · 6d ago

Indiebook.sale 300 indie scifi fantasy and horror books are on sale now for $2.99, 1.99, and free Series, standalone, lgbtq+, grimdark, epic fantasy, cozy fantasy, urban fantasy, quick reads, award winning, debuts, and more Filter by genre and tropes, or pick up the itch bundles

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Great Indie Book Sale Returns!!! rebeccacrunden.com/2026/08/29/t... [ #narratess | #booksky ]

The Great Indie Book Sale Returns!

If you frequent the book community or follow me on any of my social media pages, you’ve probably heard of the Narratess Sale. It happens twice yearly and showcases dozens of indie books in th…

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Ed Crocker @edcrockerbooks.bsky.social · 6d ago

🎉🎉 INDIE BOOK SALE THREAD 🎉🎉 It's the #NarratessIndieSale and there's more bargains than a foreclosed Fort Knox This is my thread of 10 titles I'd save over certain family members Obvs this is a tiny selection of the gems on offer. You can find the full list of titles at indiebook.sale!

indie book sale poster (29-31 august, indiebooksale.com)

authorolgold.bsky.social @authorolgold.bsky.social · 7d ago

Narratess Indie Book Sale is live 💜💜 Discounted books perfect for your fall reading. Fantasy books, horror books, sci-fi books... there's a little something for everyone! Go shopping here: Indiebook.sale #narratessindiebooksale #booksale #fantasybooks

Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 7d ago

Iiiiit's time! The #NarratessIndieSale is here, and there's a slew of amazing books for sale this weekend only For instance... this itch bundle features 107 of the 284 books in the sale so you can get almost 1/3 of the books at once 👀 🔗 itch.io/b/3863/narra... #booksky

Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 7d ago

Not only can you browse the Indie Book Sale at indiebook.sale, but you can also check out some of the associated bundles on Itchio. This is the Science Fiction bundle here. It has CyberSnow, along with so many other great titles. Seriously, these are great! itch.io/b/3865/narra...

Indie Book Sale
Fantasy SciFi and Horror
29-31 August 2026

Science Fiction Bundle

23 books for $45

CyberSnow by A.E. Bross
The Lucky Machine by Aimee Cozza
From the Grave of the Gods by Alan K. Dell
It's You, Isn't It? by Antony Paschos
Station In The Sky by Caye Marsh
The First Sin by Cheyenne Brammah
Memento Moreau by Conrad Altmann
The World of Juno by Dan Eavenson
Only a Chapter by Heather Tracy
A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton
The Adventures of Wil Calder by John Wilker
Clipped by KQ Watson
War of the Space Dragons by L’Poni Baldwin
The Stars Will Be Our Ocean by Lizzie Blackwood
Ancient as the Stars by Maya Darjani
My Heart is Human by Reese Hogan
The Mandroid Murders by Robin C. M. Duncan
All That Glitters by S.L. Dove Cooper
Black Sails to Sunward by Sheila Jenné
Necessary Repairs by Skye Kilaen
Caenogenesis by Tasha He
BOOM goes the Bride by Val Evermech
Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew by Veo Corva

Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 7d ago

Today is the start of the Narratess Indie Book Sale! This weekend only, over 280 indie ebooks are on sale across a collection of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres at 1.99, 2.99, and FREE! indiebook.sale To celebrate, check out books from our Discord server: www.readindiefantasy.com/the-narrates...

A promo image for the Narratess Indie Book sale at indiebook.sale, featuring fantasy, sci-fi and horror this weekend, 29-31 August. The image shows book covers to various indie books as well as an illustrated picture of a dragon reading a book, design by Arden Powell.