The way he handled his magic also made the training section great fun to read. In that way, it reminded me of something by Brandon Sanderson. What separates this book from many others out there is that Wight developed a fascinating system of magic. On the surface, that makes it sound like a thousand other fantasies out there. This is fantasy that definitely has a traditional feel to it in some ways. I chose this particular book because I found it in my Goodreads recommendations after finishing another self-published fantasy that I really enjoyed (it might have been Mitchell Hogan’s A Crucible of Souls, which is no longer self-published). Generally, I’ve found it’s pretty easy to separate the crap from the stuff I’d actually like. I’ve never bought the whole “wading through tides of crap” argument. But if you know what you want as a reader, you can find stuff you’ll like. Is it outnumbered by stuff that’s not so good? Probably. Clearly, there’s a lot of good stuff out there in self-published land. I’ve been finding so many of them that it’s kind of weird to keep calling them gems. As his books grew more successful, he later founded Hidden Gnome Publishing as an independent business to handle publishing, merchandising, and other related activities.Here’s another on my list of self-published fantasy gems.

House of Blades was so successful that Wight was able to become a full-time independent writer shortly after it was published. He has stated his coursework during his degree was integral to helping him form the structure that he uses to write his books. Will Wight began writing in 2013 with the self published Traveler's Gate series, starting with the book House of Blades, which he wrote while earning his master's degree. Will Wight was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and received his B.A in 2011 and M.F.A in 2013 in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida. He is also known for his Traveler's Gate trilogy and Elder Empire series. He is best known for his independently published Cradle series, which has topped the Amazon Kindle Store's bestseller list on multiple occasions and made the New York Times Best Seller list. William Lawrence Wight III (born August 11, 1989) is an American author of fantasy literature.

House of Blades by Will Wight