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December 23, 2025

SFINCS 3 Team WIPs – Round 2 Announcement

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December 20, 2025

SFINCS 3: Teams WIPs Semi-Finalist Announcement

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The Whisper that Replaced God by Timothy Wolff

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October 24, 2025

Review: The Whisper that Replaced God (A Silent Duology #1) by Timothy Wolff

Murder is just, so long as it serves the crown. Hidden behind a mask and…

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Cover of Cate Baumer's As Born to Rule the Storm. The silhouette of a female figure saluting stands in front of the grey silhouette of a plane with a speedometer (or whatever they're called when they're on planes) behind her. The main background is red and the figure is a very pale grey that's nearly white.

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December 29, 2024

SFINCS Review: As Born to Rule the Storm by Cate Baumer

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Cover of Renee Edward's A Puzzle of Poppies: A Sherwood and Jarvis Novella: Case No. 1. The cover is simple and eye-catching, with a red illustration of a poppy plant behind the black-lettered title. Two muted gold banners display the author name and subtitle and the background is styled like faded grey wallpaper patterned with ornate grey flowers.

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December 28, 2024

SFINCS Review: A Puzzle of Poppies by Renee Edwards

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November 18, 2024

Review: Wild Skies by K.E. Andrews

“Humor helps me get through life when my bag of scales is light, and my…

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Cover of W. R. Gingell's Gothel and the Maiden Prince. The cover shows a photorealistic model of an adult white woman with flowing black hair. Her hair has a white streak in it and she's wearing a red princess dress with bell sleeves. She resembles Gothel from Disney's Tangled. In the background you can see a brick tower in a grassy field. Long hair hangs from one of the upper windows. Trees and flowers frame Gothel, suggesting a woodland. Magic drifts around her.

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November 14, 2024

SFINCS Review: Gothel and the Maiden Prince

"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize,…

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Cover of Gareth Barsby's Rebecca and the Grinning Worm. A sinister cartoon face in the style of Earthworm Jim leers out at the reader from above the title, clawed hands splayed threateningly. The creature has a pale blue face with yellow teeth, yellow and red eyes, and grey-black hands. Beneath the title is an irate-looking cartoon, anthropomorphic crow in the same style. She's wearing an orange-yellow longsleeve shirt over a red undershirt. The background is an opaque black.

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October 22, 2024

SFINCS Review: Rebecca and the Grinning Worm by Gareth Barsby

"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize,…

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Cover of Ashley Capes's The Amber Isle. The cover features an impressively detailed painting of an adult man holding a gleaming lantern inside what looks like a cave. The colour scheme is warm and shadowy, with the lantern illuminating only some of the image. The title glitters gold.

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October 18, 2024

SFINCS Review: The Amber Isle by Ashley Capes

"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize,…

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Cover of R. M. Olson's Ani or the Care and Feeding of Your Great Tree-Dwelling Venomous Tentacled Land-Devil. An orange and green theme dominates this attractive cover, with an orange octopus as the centrepiece.

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October 15, 2024

SFINCS Review: Ani by R. M. Olson

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SFINCS 3 Team WIPs – Round 2 Announcement

SFINCS 3: Teams WIPs Semi-Finalist Announcement

Review: The Whisper that Replaced God (A Silent Duology #1) by Timothy Wolff

SFINCS Review: As Born to Rule the Storm by Cate Baumer

SFINCS Review: A Puzzle of Poppies by Renee Edwards

Review: Wild Skies by K.E. Andrews

SFINCS Review: Gothel and the Maiden Prince

SFINCS Review: Rebecca and the Grinning Worm by Gareth Barsby

SFINCS Review: The Amber Isle by Ashley Capes

SFINCS Review: Ani by R. M. Olson

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