Orlan Drake crafts fantasy mysteries steeped in old magic and older secrets. Some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. https://www.orlandrake.com https://books2read.com/ap/ng33p2/Orlan-Drakehttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mz2i36fnxe2jHalloween reminds us that humans have always needed monsters. In myths. In stories. In the darkness beyond the firelight. Fantasy was never really escapism. It was always a language for what we fear—and a way to give the unknown a face. #Halloween #Fantasy30 Oct 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2i36fnxe2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3myvh3qm4tn2qThe best secondary-world details are the ones that feel discovered, not invented. A forgotten custom. A strange local word. A road that bends around something long gone. The details that make a world feel real are often the ones nobody thought to explain. #Worldbuilding #FantasyWriting28 Oct 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvh3qm4tn2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mypldvdc2u2q"A Captivating Tale of Intrigue and Betrayal." S Kumar Mishra on Twilight's Dominion, Book 2 of the Broken Crown Saga. The League of the Moon is keeping readers guessing. https://books2read.com/b/twilightsdominion #BookSky #EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks25 Oct 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypldvdc2u2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3myd4e7x3li2bDeep in the third and final book of the Broken Crown Saga. Echoes of Kings is due next year, and Ardanthia isn’t finished with me yet. #EpicFantasy #WritingCommunity #Booksky20 Oct 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd4e7x3li2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3my3e7ecnrk2a“My favorite part was Windborne’s arrival over Silverspire, which dramatically shifted the conflict and raised the stakes.” Thank you, Shari Rifkin, for reading Twilight’s Dominion. https://www.orlandrake.com/books/the-broken-crown-saga/twilights-dominion #EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks #BookSky17 Oct 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3e7ecnrk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mxw4m3sfwk24A fantasy where heroes and kings alike answer for their choices, and the reader does too. The Broken Crown Saga, books one and two, out now. www.orlandrake.com #EpicFantasy #fantasybooks #BookSky https://www.orlandrake.com15 Oct 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw4m3sfwk24https://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mxr3nhprdx2hJoseph S Wadas on Twilight’s Dominion: “epic intrigue with a tight ensemble cast and stakes that linger.” Thank you, Joseph, for reading and for this kind review. 📖 https://www.orlandrake.com/books/the-broken-crown-saga/twilights-dominion #EpicFantasy #BookSky #BrokenCrownSaga13 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr3nhprdx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mxjr75puan23The final part of The Broken Crown Saga is being written and edited right now. The newsletter is the first place you’ll hear when it will be published. Sign up here: www.orlandrake.com #EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks #WritingCommunity https://www.orlandrake.com10 Oct 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjr75puan23https://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mxedtlpwgs26October reading mode: needs to be dark, needs to be long, needs to make me question who the real villain is. Recommendations welcome. My books also accept applications. #booksky #fantasybooks08 Oct 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxedtlpwgs26https://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mx7bst4mlc2dMagic that comes without cost is decoration. Magic that costs something is story06 Oct 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7bst4mlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mwsgqcnhxc2uWhich do you prefer? A) Heroes who are genuinely good B) Heroes who are morally grey C) Villains with better arguments than the heroes D) I read for the world, not the characters01 Oct 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsgqcnhxc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mvuaxc6u5c2yIs there a fantasy book you've been meaning to re-read for years?19 Sep 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuaxc6u5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mvkihz7mcs2dThe middle of a story is where most writers quit. The opening had momentum. The ending glows with promise. The middle demands patience with no finish line in sight, and it's exactly where readers decide if they're staying too. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting15 Sep 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkihz7mcs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mvcnnmbeok2aAutumn's a good time to join the newsletter — new-season reading notes, Ardanthia updates, and what's coming next. www.orlandrake.com #booksky #fantasyreader #fantasyauthor https://www.orlandrake.com12 Sep 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcnnmbeok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mv5zp3oiic2w"A kingdom is only as strong as the child who inherits it." Her father's words, spoken gently, shape her more than any lesson she was ever taught. From THE KING'S FALL. https://orlandrake.com/books/the-broken-crown-saga/the-kings-fall #EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks #TheKingsFall10 Sep 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5zp3oiic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3muykoit52s2cCharacters who lie to themselves are always more interesting than characters who lie to others08 Sep 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykoit52s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mu2uimxbxk2lSummer's almost done and I spent it with fictional people in a world that doesn't exist. No regrets. Absolutely zero regrets. #FantasyReader #BookishSummer #brokencrownsaga #thebrokencrownsaga27 Aug 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2uimxbxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mtvqyu773c2cThe best stories leave questions the reader keeps turning over long after the last page.25 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvqyu773c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mtj2bcouv22kEvery faction in Ardanthia believes it's the last thing standing between order and collapse. They can't all be right. Some of them aren't even close. #brokencrownsaga #FantasyLore20 Aug 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj2bcouv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mtdtq2zfk22tWhat makes a fantasy series worth sticking with for ten books? Usually it comes down to whether the characters keep changing under the weight of what they've lived through. The best series make every return feel like stepping into a life already in motion. #FantasyLit #sffh #WritingCommunity18 Aug 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdtq2zfk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mt4eclkh7k2zComfort reads vs discovering new fantasy - which wins for you?15 Aug 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4eclkh7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3msxhlzxgns2dTwilight's Dominion picks up exactly where The King's Fall leaves you — breathless and unsure who to trust. Both books available now. #booksky #epicfantasy #fantasybookseries https://orlandrake.com/books/the-broken-crown-saga/twilights-dominion13 Aug 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxhlzxgns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mssfnmpls22tWriting is the act of believing something that doesn't exist yet is worth making real.11 Aug 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssfnmpls22thttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3msaqcdibvk27Every ending is just a door. What you do after the last page is where the story really continues. What's your after-the-book ritual? 📖04 Aug 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaqcdibvk27https://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mrzbejh4g22nThank you Joseph for the 5-star review "The King’s Fall hooked me from the first chapter—there’s a constant pull between palace politics, dangerous secrets, and the sense that betrayal could be lurking around every corner, I couldn’t wait to jump into book two." books2read.com/thekingsfall #booksky https://books2read.com/thekingsfall01 Aug 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzbejh4g22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mrhlrsjh7c2fThe @smashwords.bsky.social Summer/Winter Sale ends July 31 — one week left to find my books at a promotional price. Share this with a reader who'd love to discover something new: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OrlanDrake #SWSale2026 #Smashwords25 Jul 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhlrsjh7c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mrcng2ottc2dThank you for the 5-star review on Amazon from W Smith. mybook.to/kingsfall #booksky #bookreview #epicfantasybook https://mybook.to/kingsfall23 Jul 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcng2ottc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mr5vz6qyvs2gOne of the best things about the @smashwords.bsky.social Sale is discovering new indie authors — and hopefully being discovered yourself. Find my books on sale and browse hundreds more: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OrlanDrake #SWSale2026 #smashwords21 Jul 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5vz6qyvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mqw3xyc7622mHalfway through July and the @Smashwords Sale is still going strong. If you've been meaning to start The Broken Crown Saga, now is the time — my books are available at a promotional price all month. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OrlanDrake #SWSale2026 #Smashwords18 Jul 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw3xyc7622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlandrake.bsky.social/post/3mqqy3lr4m22x#fantasybooks #fantasymaps #epicfantasy16 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:tco2mpkg5deseo7fi7fcnmgc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqy3lr4m22x