{"id":42104,"date":"2024-04-29T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=42104"},"modified":"2024-04-28T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T05:13:55","slug":"rounding-up-april-on-the-supernatural-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2024\/04\/29\/rounding-up-april-on-the-supernatural-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Rounding Up April on the Supernatural Underground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As has become tradition, I kicked off the <a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Supernatural Underground<\/strong><\/a> (SU) \u00a0month with \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/the-year-of-villain-3-tigana-brandin-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>post #3 in the Villains in Fantasy<\/strong><\/a> series \u2013 but you already know that because I told you so <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2024\/04\/01\/new-on-supernatural-underground-now-the-year-of-the-villain-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39734\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Supelogo_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s plenty of other good stuff for the month for SF&amp;F aficionados to check out \u2013 assuming you have not done so already, of course!<\/p>\n<h3>April on Supernatural Underground<\/h3>\n<p>The SU has been featuring <strong>From the Backlist <\/strong>posts this year and this month\u2019s pair are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/from-backlist-inspired-by-evil-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Inspired by Evil<\/strong> <\/a>by Amanda Arista (which aligns nicely with my Villains series, just saying!); and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/from-backlist-ebooks-in-changing-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-books In A Changing World<\/strong><\/a> from Joss Ware, aka Colleen Gleason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42108 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Truth-About-Night-Cvr.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42109\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Colleen-Gleason_Gardella-Vampires-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Colleen-Gleason_Gardella-Vampires-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Colleen-Gleason_Gardella-Vampires-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Colleen-Gleason_Gardella-Vampires.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, there was a giveaway via Merrie Destefano, who joined forces with other authors to offer:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/the-fantastic-fae-bundle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Fantastic Fae Bundle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bundle is still currently available, thought the offer will close soon, so it may be worth a a look if the fae are your thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42105\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fantastic-Fae-Bundle-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fantastic-Fae-Bundle-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fantastic-Fae-Bundle-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fantastic-Fae-Bundle.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, Kim Falconer posted the third instalment of her Choose Your Weapon series:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/choose-your-weapon-sword.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Choose Your Weapon: The Sword<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another great post from Kim, with thoughts on the sword\u2019s symbolism and its popularity in the genre, as well as her own training in Iaido.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42106\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AMASSIA_Covers_4_email_sigs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AMASSIA_Covers_4_email_sigs.jpg 239w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AMASSIA_Covers_4_email_sigs-150x146.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As has become tradition, I kicked off the Supernatural Underground (SU) \u00a0month with \u00a0post #3 in the Villains in Fantasy series \u2013 but you already know that because I told you so here. \ud83d\ude00 However, there\u2019s plenty of other good stuff for the month for SF&amp;F aficionados to check out \u2013 assuming you have not 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