ALT A book sits open on a table with it's pages reaching up at the center. Intertwined with the pages are dried chamomile flowers. Behind the book, just our of focus is a lit yellow candle. On the right of the image are the words, "Fantasy-Faction's SPFBO #10 The First Five Fall," written in matching yellow text.
![The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows parchment colored paper cutouts on a cobalt blue painted background. At the bottom is a woman in a Victorian dress holding a parasol. At the top is a spider. Its web is light blue and covers the entire cover. Three of its children are positioned in the center of the cover right under the title. Each corner of the cover is decorated with a filigree leaf motif. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The fantastical, the monstrous, and the spiritual side...are also well written and [fit] into the murder mystery quite seamlessly. - Kerry Smith, Fantasy-Faction". The background is painted canvas in the same parchment color as the paper cutouts.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMVZbMsXYAA9GWi.jpg?name=orig)
ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows parchment colored paper cutouts on a cobalt blue painted background. At the bottom is a woman in a Victorian dress holding a parasol. At the top is a spider. Its web is light blue and covers the entire cover. Three of its children are positioned in the center of the cover right under the title. Each corner of the cover is decorated with a filigree leaf motif. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The fantastical, the monstrous, and the spiritual side...are also well written and [fit] into the murder mystery quite seamlessly. - Kerry Smith, Fantasy-Faction". The background is painted canvas in the same parchment color as the paper cutouts.
ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. A figure in a dark cloak stands on a cliff facing away from the viewer. Before him lies a sky of purple and red covered in stars and constellations. At its peak is a yellow vortex punching a hole in the sky. Beyond it the darkness of space, with nothing but pinprick stars barely giving off light. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "A book with a lot of magic, fireballs and all, was a nice change to the pretty low on magic ones I recently read. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a field of stars dusted with pale blue nebulas.
![The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a girl with bright red hair in a knee length white dress. She is facing away from us and holding a long knife with both hands. Wind blows her hair and snow across the empty field she stands in. The sky above the field is blood red and the face of a demon hyena type beast takes up most of the rest of the cover. Its eyes are solid white and glowing. Its hair hangs with braided beads. And blood drips from its dangerously sharp teeth. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[It] combine[s] a fast paced and quick start with a coming of age feeling, which then blends into a lot darker and deeper story. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a barren snow covered field.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMLAkR6XEAAR3ks.jpg?name=orig)
ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a girl with bright red hair in a knee length white dress. She is facing away from us and holding a long knife with both hands. Wind blows her hair and snow across the empty field she stands in. The sky above the field is blood red and the face of a demon hyena type beast takes up most of the rest of the cover. Its eyes are solid white and glowing. Its hair hangs with braided beads. And blood drips from its dangerously sharp teeth. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[It] combine[s] a fast paced and quick start with a coming of age feeling, which then blends into a lot darker and deeper story. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a barren snow covered field.
ALT The cover sits to the left of the image. It shows a man wearing a respirator mask with a glowing blue circle on its side. He sits on a blue horse with glowing red eyes completely composed of metal rivets, nuts, and small pieces of scrap metal. In the background is the shadow of a ruined city with dusty clouds above it. To the immediate right of the image is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The story is an absolutely weird and chaotic mix of post-apocalyptic fantasy...somehow it all comes together nicely and makes for a very fresh take! - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is large pitted metal sheets riveted together, in a pale blue that matches the horse.
ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a female archer facing away from the viewer and overlooking a pine forest with snowcapped mountains behind it and a sky of rolling clouds above. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The worldbuilding was utterly fascinating. I not only loved all the outdoorsy skills (give me more!), but also the magic and wonder in here. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a swath of peach and purple clouds at sunset.
![The cover sits to the left of the image. It shows the head of a wolf surrounded and adorned with Celtic knotwork and floats over a backdrop of a forest of dark tree trunks. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[The] gritty, dark world with cruel gods who dictate the acts of humans, while still being pitiful as heck, and almost as demanding as the landscape, was well done. - Yaniv Rosenfeld Cohen, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a dark pine forest in shade of brown.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL9Lbk-XsAA4Kwq.jpg?name=orig)
ALT The cover sits to the left of the image. It shows the head of a wolf surrounded and adorned with Celtic knotwork and floats over a backdrop of a forest of dark tree trunks. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[The] gritty, dark world with cruel gods who dictate the acts of humans, while still being pitiful as heck, and almost as demanding as the landscape, was well done. - Yaniv Rosenfeld Cohen, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a dark pine forest in shade of brown.
ALT The book cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a man in dusty cowboy outfit, complete with a bandana and a cowboy hat. In the background a western style main street seems to be on fire, the smoke hanging ominously overhead, and the sparks floating past the man in the wind. To the right of the image is the full quote from the tweet: "Like whiskey on the rocks. It burnt all the way down but left a nice taste in my mouth and a heat in my belly long after I read it. - Lana Taylor, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a tan, textured rock.
ALT The book cover sits to the left of the image. It is royal purple with gold accents. In the center is the title, to either side of the title are silhouettes of the two main characters with little hearts over their heads and a set of bat wings below their feet. In the margins, which are decorated with Art Nuevo filigree, are varies tools of the alchemical trade: a bubbling caldron, a sparkling wand, a spilling potion bottle, and a sword. At the top of the cover is a line of more potion bottles. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for the 2023 SPFBO Finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review: "A cozy, low stakes taste of life romantasy, packed with all of my favourite tropes. Found family, enemies to lovers, forced proximity with lots of fun banter." - Lana Taylor, Fantasy-Faction. The background image is a tan paper with watermarked cream swirls and abstract leaves.
ALT The book cover sits to the left of the image. It shows a closed, silver pocket watch hanging in blackness. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for the 2023 SPFBO Finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review: "The brilliance of the story lies in how Ink’s character is portrayed—as a beacon of strength, intelligence, and humanity." - Yaniv Rosenfeld Cohen, Fantasy-Faction. The background image is the inside of a a watch with silver and gold gears and purple jewel accents.
