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About Brand J. Alexander
Brand J. Alexander is an American author of Epic Fantasy from small-town Indiana. He grew up losing himself in the created worlds of Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks and dreaming of one day being an author in that same literary style and tradition. After the shock of Jordan’s death and a trying battle with stage four cancer, he quickly discovered the imperative of capturing one’s dreams now before time runs out.
With that newfound wisdom, he got to work and, within a year, published the first two novels in his debut epic fantasy series Tears of Hatsunae. Rise of Tears and Fall of Tears. Emboldened by those successes, he has continued to create and develop new stories and series for the Universe of Brand J. Alexander, always pursuing his dream to share as many of his worlds and adventures as possible with the gift of time that fortune has granted him.
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Blog postSo, if you frequent this site, you’ll see I’m new here. Well, that’s not exactly true, I’ve been around the website and a fan of the books in Brand’s universe for a few years now, but I’m newly posting here. Hi, I’m Jess.
I wanted to do a bit more to help authors I enjoy reading. I thought, “Why not a blog?”. But then I realized I’m not exactly savvy on how to build, maintain, design, whatever, a website for that kind of thing. Honestly, for ANY kind of thing, lol. Enter Brand in his2 weeks ago Read more -
Blog postCheck out the newsfeed each month for a list of all the book deals I join through my newsletter. It's a great way to fill up those TBR piles.
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First up, we have some carry-over deals from last month.
Facing Down Monsters giveaway is available thru June 15th.
Beyond Imagination giveaway is available thru June 12th.
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Blog postRecent Read Review & Foundations in Fantasy.
Dragon’s Domain by Thorarinn Gunnarsson
This cover enchanted its way into my haul at the school book fair. Almost thirty years later, I decided on a whim to seek another copy for my shelves and see why it stayed with me. While I had a vague recollection of the story, it quickly returned with each page. Yet, I took something different from this read-through.
Both then and now the story instilled in me a profound sense of3 weeks ago Read more -
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Blog postThe Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 has begun. (SPFBO) After several years of missed chances, I have, at last, submitted Rise of Tears to the SPFBO. The competition opened on May 14th, and I was prepared to enter. Which helped since the three hundred slots filled up in nine hours.
Curious about my submission?
To celebrate my successful submission, I have placed eBook copies for both Rise of Tears and Fall of Tears on sale from June1st- 7th in both the Amazon.com and Amazon.3 weeks ago Read more -
Blog postThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
You would think such a prominent piece of fantasy literature would belong in a “My Foundations in Fantasy” segment instead of a Recent Read Review. However…
My father had a beautiful red leather-bound book with gold inlay in his collection that fascinated me when I was younger. It was The Lord of the Rings Westmarch Collector’s Edition. Having held that stunning tome in my hands, I couldn’t help but wish to seek out a copy for my ow1 month ago Read more -
Blog postMy Foundations in Fantasy- Moonshae Trilogy by Douglas Niles
Initial disclaimer- I'm not fond of these covers. The covers of my father’s books were what drew me to each new series and story that I explored along my budding fantasy journey. The original covers of these books felt dark and ominous compared to what I was reading at the time. While they tried to recreate that effect with these new covers (I admit they’re dark), and they kind of focused on the same scenes as two of the or2 months ago Read more -
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Blog postCheck out the newsfeed each month for a list of all the book deals I join through my newsletter. It's a great way to fill up those TBR piles.
If you want to experience the additional content from the Universe of Brand J. Alexander Newsletter, you can sign up for it here.
Kindle Unlimited Deals Epic & High Fantasy Kindle Unlimited Deals Giveaways Facing Down Monsters Giveaway Eternal Worlds Giveaway Beyond Imagination Giveaway2 months ago Read more -
Blog postCheck out the blog each month for a list of all the book deals I join through my newsletter. It's a great way to fill up those TBR piles.
If you want to experience the additional content from the Universe of Brand J. Alexander Newsletter, you can sign up for it here.
Book Promos 4/1 - 5/16
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Magical Escapes Still time to check out this next deal until 4/15.
Fantasy and Sci-fi Books Giveaways This Promo is3 months ago Read more -
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Blog postWhat is "My Foundations in Fantasy?" From my earliest memories of reading to the book I'm devouring now, each page has influenced my imagination and, inevitably, my writing. I don't just mean fantasy, either. I remember a very young Brand sitting on the kitchen counter reading Green Eggs and Ham to his parents. While I haven't written any epic adventures in search of emerald eateries yet, my budding love for the written word was taking hold in those innocent formative moments.
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Blog postCheck out the blog each month for a list of all the book deals I join through my newsletter. It's a great way to fill up those TBR piles.
If you want to experience the additional content from the Universe of Brand J. Alexander Newsletter, not just the deals, you can sign up for it here.
Free Books! 3/1/22 - 3/31/22
Short Fantasy & Fairy Tales Giveaway
Book Sales 3/2/22 - 3/31/22
Short Stories, Novellas, and Anthologies Promotion
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Blog postI have been updating my covers over the past year, and this summer, I added one more to the list of improvements. I must admit, this is one of my favorites.
Moonrise's Call - Book 1 of Guardians of the Tide was one of my earliest self-made covers and admittedly one of my worst. It is undoubtedly a time when I hoped people would not judge a book by its cover. However, Moonrise's Call now has a cover worthy of the magic and adventure contained within its pages.
I would love to h10 months ago Read more -
Blog postNew Year, New Horizons
A new year means new horizons for the Universe of Brand J. Alexander. With the creations that I currently have planned, it is helpful to plot out my yearly course before diving in. I tend to get caught up in creating sometimes, and it helps to have a blueprint to keep me focused on a direct path.
I grudgingly admit that I may not always complete everything I lay out at the beginning of the year, especially when it blows up as 2020 did, but having a roadm1 year ago Read more -
Blog postAs another year draws to a close, I like to look back at everything I accomplished before plotting out the new year ahead. I had quite a few plans for 2020, but as expected, not all of them came to fruition. However, I am quite pleased with my progress within the Universe of Brand J. Alexander nonetheless.
My first big goal for 2020 was the release of book 2 in my Tears of Hatsunae series, and I am proud to announce that I achieved this goal. Not only was Fall of Tears available for1 year ago Read more -
Blog postWelcome to my secluded writing sanctuary. It is from this spot that I weave all the worlds I share with you. While it may not look like it, this spot is surrounded by the building blocks of creation.
Points of notice.
1. My laptop is where I do all of my writing unless it's notes. Current page is open to the Aconite Cafe on Discord where fans can come and chat with me during my morning coffee. Directly to the left of the laptop is the crucial aforementioned coffee. Fuel for Cr3 years ago Read more -
Blog postSince I began reading fantasy before I began writing fantasy, it seemed fitting that the intro to the place I write begins with the books I surround myself with, the worlds where it all started. I'll break down the following pictures into the most important pieces. But I would happily accept any questions about anything I don't cover. Or even follow ups to things I did.
Starting with the very top from left to right. The black dragon sentinel is wearing my pink "I kicked cancer's3 years ago Read more -
Blog postGrowing up, my first iteration of dragon worship was in my love of dinosaurs. I loved them all. I memorized them all. I even had a behind the scenes tour at the Natural History Museum in Chicago because of my passion for it. I wanted to be a Paleontologist. Not just because of the cool creatures, but because it was about new amazing worlds hidden beneath my feet.
I was raised to love exploring the natural world around me. But the potential of the world always stirred my imagination. W3 years ago Read more -
Blog postIt is almost August (my birthday month) and almost time for my mind to wander to the chill of autumn air and savor the instinctual dread humankind feels as the sun withdraws, and the world of life submits to the season of death. And I contribute to it a bit.
Why do I rush into autumn so soon? Because it takes that long to prepare my seasonal obsession. Ravenfell Manor Yard Haunt. Every year I craft nightmares and bring them into reality for my local community for Halloween. I don't do3 years ago Read more -
Blog post,How one story led to the creation of a new world.
While writing my first novel, Rise of Tears, I cleared my mind by swimming laps at the community pool. My experiences and the people I met there are the foundation for the world of Nix in my Guardians of the Tide series. Many of the characters and parts of the story are inspired by my summer days there.
For those who have read the first installment, Moonrise’s Call, the inspiration for Funk, the rambunctious Dredge Eel with a3 years ago Read more -
Blog postWhen I pick up a book, I'm looking for more than just a single adventure. I want to experience new things and new places. I want to meet and fall in love with new people. I don't pick up a book for the sleekest most direct route to the end. I want to meander through beautiful scenery and stop and meet the local populace. I want to care about the world the hero is trying to save.
It may seem controversial, but I want more in my books not less. When I finished Robert Jordan's Wheel of T3 years ago Read more -
Blog postMy mind has always chased dragons. As early as I can remember, I was enthralled by the very idea of them. I read through dinosaur textbooks in search of some reality to the magic. I raised reptiles seeking their equal in nature. But nothing could compare to the awe I felt the first time I saw the movie Dragonslayer, the Flight of Dragons, or even the weird cat thing they called Smaug the dragon in the Hobbit cartoon. (So happy they made him more dragonlike in the new movies.) I'm sure I yelle3 years ago Read more
Titles By Brand J. Alexander
Embark on a classic coming-of-age epic fantasy.
Asahn dreamed of leading his tribe to greatness now that he was a man among them. But their homeland was growing harsh and unpredictable. Winters longer. Storms deadlier.
Then a mysterious spy is captured outside camp, revealing a more perilous threat still.
A powerful new force has set its sights on Asahn’s people—the secrets to why buried in his tribe’s ancient history. Their only advantage lies in fleeing into the wilds, but the stubborn pride of Asahn’s father endangers the tribe with every turn.
As the chieftain’s heir, Asahn must challenge his father’s missteps before he leads them into a trap, but doing what’s right could destroy their relationship forever.
Meanwhile, the old tribe storyteller insists the world is dying, and Asahn may be the only one who can save it. If they can escape their hunters and survive the unleashed fury of their withering homeland, that is.
The thrilling sequel to Rise of Tears.
The gift of the Aiune Kah granted the ability to sense the divine. But to Asahn, the mark of his lineage had proven to be nothing but a curse. Because of their ancestry, Asahn’s people were now hunted by the Order of Light, yet to what end, no one could say. The gods of Elerea had been gone for a thousand years, and their essence had faded from the dying land. Yet the Order preaches of a Rebirth, and their priests wield magic like the gods of old, a magic that Asahn can sense.
Asahn must uncover the Order’s secrets and the sinister purpose behind their hunt for the Kahn Shogal before it’s too late. His only hope for answers may reside in the Stonelord capital of Vulgotha Tor, but the ancient city stands behind enemy lines, and the Stonelords and Kahn Shogal hold an age-old enmity.
Follow the second part of Asahn’s journey as he contends with long-hidden family secrets and the divine echoes of Elerea’s ancient past. A choice stands before him. Should he seek and embrace the Greatness Lost, or should the power of the gods remain lost to history forever?
Either way, it can only end in a Fall of Tears.
It's Aquaman meets Mistborn.
When the moons rise over the endless seas of Nix, they bring only destruction. Three moons hold the ocean world under their sway and imbalanced by their erratic orbits. Immense waves called Moontides follow in their wake, washing away any attempt at civilization.
Amid the chaos, an orphan named Aust survives by his wits and the help of a sloppy Dredge Eel named Funk. He is named Orphan King for protecting the children abandoned upon the floating village of the Barges. But his ability to do so is about to be tested, and it will take everything he has and more.
A Moontide like no other is coming, and the world of Nix will never be the same. As a world of water, change is inevitable, but not even the legendary Guardians of the Tide will be able to protect them when moonrise comes.
Aust the Orphan King will be summoned by the tides and the waves of fate to be more than he ever thought possible, but only if he can heed the Moonrise’s Call and unlock the secrets inside.
Complete Collection of Four Haunting Tales
Every year as the veil between worlds weakens, a slumbering darkness stirs. Few know the story of its origin or the mysterious family who stalk those haunted grounds, but the name alone elicits an icy chill in those who have witnessed Ravenfell Manor's return. But how did such dark magic come to be?
When a curious raven peers beyond the veil, he is forever transformed. However, his new gifts threaten the boundary between the world of the living and dead while providing the only means to save it. Yet, he cannot do so alone. His journey will spawn the magical bloodline of the Ravenfells as he stands against the forces of death to prevent them from consuming the living world.
Contained within these pages are the haunting tales of the Raven King's rise, the origin of the Ravenfell family, and the dark legacy that has followed them through the ages.
The Peculiar Raven
The Raven's Fel
The Harvest of Souls (Formerly titled The Rise of a Matriarch)
Dark Heart of Ravenfell
The Peculiar Raven, like others of his kind, was drawn to death by his nature. But his hunger for death is unlike any other raven. He doesn’t just want to feed. He wants to know. And a curious sight one day will lead the Peculiar Raven on a journey of discovery across the boundaries of two worlds and towards a transformation that will resound through the centuries after. The history of the Ravenfells begins within these pages with the origins of the Raven King.
The Guardians watched the heavens for danger.
Never suspecting it would rise from below.
The Twin Moontide broke the world of Nix for a second time—a final blow to what remained of civilization. In the aftermath, the world of orphaned children and ignored suffering somehow grew crueler and more unforgiving still. Yet, Aust the Orphan King struggles on, sustaining his small kingdom of abandoned rejects with all he has.
But the breaking of Nix was only the beginning. An urgent warning from Rayatha Seasinger portends a new approaching doom, and the Guardians of the Tide are nowhere in sight.
An ominous song emanates from deep within the Nether Sea. With every note, it rises.
A song of change. A song of destruction.
To survive, Aust will have to cast aside old enmities and forge unexpected alliances. But learning to trust is not so easy for the Orphan King, and for good reason.
When a new life is born within the world of death, the ramifications of the Raven King’s bargain are made clear. The newborn child is seen as a defilement of the Netherworld by the spirits bound there, and their reprisal against the Raven King and the family who made such an abomination possible is swift and consequential.
The Raven King and the family he founded are banished from the world of death, and the veil is closed to them forever. But the Pact of the Raven’s Fel was intended to protect the veil and shield the two worlds from each other. Forbidden passage through the veil, they are no longer able to guard the boundary as they are sworn. But for the spirits who inflicted the curse, that is all part of their plan.
An ancient power has been biding its time for such an opening, and it is poised to strike. The only hope for either world, living or dead, may reside with the child born within death.
Beaumont Ravenfell never knew his parents or the bizarre circumstances of his birth. He was raised by the old Ravenfell witch, Hildegard, under the watchful eye of a peculiar raven. The secrets of his origins have always been shrouded in mystery, but he is determined to discover the truth no matter the cost. The price of such answers, however, could be more than he ever imagined.
Imbued with the blood and power of demons and aided by a band of dark yet wondrous allies, Beaumont must face the consequences of his existence and the unsettling secrets of his family’s creation.
Once more, the Ravenfell lineage will face off against the forces of death in a battle that could tear down the boundary between worlds forever. Yet Beaumont Ravenfell is unique among all who came before him. His destiny awaits beyond the veil, and his quest to claim it will not only remake him but the entire legacy of the Ravenfell bloodline forever.
The final tale of the Ravenfell Chronicles: Origins awaits.
Little does he know, Dorga’s father prepared for his unworthy son. Upon his death, the shaman struck a bargain with a peculiar raven and granted it the very gift Dorga lacked. Yet every bargain has a price, and the Raven King will carry death to Dorga on midnight wings to ensure that debt is paid. The clash will unravel the boundary between worlds and forge a binding pact between the Raven King and Dorga’s blood, the pact to found the line of Ravenfell.
The enchanted forest of Kat’s birth was dwindling as human civilization encroached. A slow war was coming to an end, and magic was on the losing side.
Kat, like her people, was raised to the magic of nature. She was trained in the ways of bringing forth life through nature’s essence. But there was a darker side that whispered to her of power untapped. Her tutors warn against it. But their enemies are coming, and she and her people have nowhere else to run.
A clash of worlds is inevitable, and only by embracing the darkness of her gifts will young Kat live to become Katerina Ravenfell, Matriarch of the Ravenfell line. Experience the darkness of the first Harvest of Souls and the moment Goliath Lord of the Harvest first rose from the fetid earth.