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Epic Fantasy Adventures, Books, Lore, and More!

Melinda Kucsera

I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author, and I narrate chapters from my adventure books, talk about fantasy books with fantasy authors and try my best not to get derailed by the shenanigans of characters who are supposed to be fictional, but they don"t stay within the pages of my books. I tell all their secrets and what trouble they get into in between books, and I try to get other fantasy authors to give away spoilers about their books.

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00:40:04

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Dungeon Campaign for...

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2026/10/25

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, L. E. Bendon joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Dungeon Campaign for Animal Rites.What’s it about?Melisma Gat had put any ideas of a career in magic and adventure behind her long ago. Now all she wants is to run her inn, entertain locals and tourists, and provide that one final decent night's sleep for adventurers (whether seasoned pros or hopeful trainees) before they head off into the forest for whatever

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00:33:35

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Renn

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2026/10/17

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Andrew Shaw joined me to talk about her fantasy book, Renn.What’s it about?Renn is a tale told against the backdrop of the rise and fall of China’s first empire from the point of view of the two characters at the centre of the story. The first narrator is a princess kidnapped and sold to a brothel, who must seduce a foreign king to gain her freedom. The second narrator is her warrior husband who becomes willing to tear down the

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00:56:42

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Bitch Captain and The Lady

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2026/10/17

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, V. Yospe and J. Flynn joined me to talk about their fantasy book, The Bitch Captain and The LadyWhat’s it about?Izzy’s Story: BermudaMy sister promised to take me on an unforgettable summer vacation.I didn’t realize she meant a trip to the seventeenth century.Izzy St. Germaine is an overachiever with a charmed life – privileged, polished, and perfectly on track. When her adoptive sister, Anne, invites her along for a Sisterly Summer

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00:33:29

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Silence of Deceit

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2026/10/16

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Jillian Eagan joined me to talk about her fantasy book, The Silence of Deceit.What’s it about?When Eldon Durane executes a noble family and extinguishes all magic, he ignites a war that spans generations. Two decades later, Lady Rosalie Yorke and her best friend, Silence, are uprooted from their comfortable lives to escape the spreading war. But Rosalie's world shatters when ruthless raiders kidnap her—only for her fate to

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00:34:00

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Splinters of the Soul

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2026/10/10

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, N.R.Farias joined me to talk about her fantasy book, Splinters of the Soul.What’s it about?When Brazilian engineering student Marie leaves the slums of her hometown for a coveted internship in Germany, she believes she’s just choosing her career. Instead, she uncovers a truth long buried: witches are real, and she was meant to be one of them. But her magic never awakened.Now, an entire world is paying the price.Sapiendra, a hidden

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00:06:39

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Channel & Books Update &...

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2026/10/04

Hi I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and today, I give a short channel update, give an update my Riders of the Apocalypse Series and the upcoming Kickstarter, and what I’m writing next (Curse Breaker Unleashed). Follow the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-questsIf you want to read Curse Breaker Unleashed as I write it, head over to: my Substack:

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00:57:35

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Brightest Burning

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2026/09/28

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Krishna D. Patel joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Brightest Burning.What’s it about?For fans of multi-POV political conspiracy, this epic fantasy features a rules-based, dual magic system with a brutal physical toll, a slow-burn romance, and a "chosen one" epic turned whodunit.The prophecy had a savior. Zeta killed her.Sampi was the “Brightest Born,” the golden child destined to defend the island nation of Aios

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00:39:03

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Of Sky and Sea

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2026/09/26

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, KM Mohr joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Of Sky and Sea.What’s it about?The Child of Sky and Sea. Born of a union between an angel and a mermaid. Foretold to break the curse of a mad Fae queen. But there’s a catch…For twenty years Seraph has been a captive of her fate, believing her life is not her own. Her isolation both haven and prison. And yet, safety is an illusion, for her destiny is bound to the world. When the

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00:37:31

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Pinpoint of Infinity

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2026/09/22

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Winter Collins joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Pinpoint of Infinity.What’s it about?When a heist goes wrong, Lynn takes a deal to avoid trouble and finally fulfill her dream. But dreams come at a cost.Lynn has always dreamed of escaping Hyperion's ruins and chasing the stars. But ever since The Schism took her parents, survival has meant scavenging bounties for the Explorer's Guild and pretending her dreams

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01:10:33

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Plague Doctor & The...

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2026/09/19

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Carolina Cardona joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Plague Doctor & The Littlest Sister.What’s it about?The Plague Doctor & the Littlest Sister is a cozy gothic medieval fantasy about Agnes, an inexplicably plague-resistant nine-year-old nun who joins three exhausted plague doctors attempting to fight the Black Death with the very limited medical knowledge available to them.What begins with herbs, dubious medieval

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00:37:44

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Shadow Sisters

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2026/09/15

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Matthew Cesca joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Shadow Sisters.What’s it about?A life of lies and betrayal.Anjia has trained her entire life to become a Sister of the Temple of Kyrsma, Goddess of Love and Light. She knows one of two fates await her on Ascension Day, a life of service or a gruesome death. But as the day of her ascension comes and she is sworn to the temple, her life is no longer her own. A terrible truth

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00:47:44

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The Path of Frozen Fire

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2026/09/14

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Matt Langford joined me to talk about his fantasy book, The Path of Frozen Fire.What’s it about?The Path has never allowed anyone to return...For generations, the ashen of Promised Vale have survived by sending one champion each year up the Path.At the summit, above the cloudline, waits the Devourer, a monster no village champion has ever defeated. If no one ascends, it comes down to feast. Riven has spent his life serving the

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00:12:52

Fantasy, Lore, & More with Chaos in Chains

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2026/09/13

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m talking about my book, Chaos in Chains.What’s it about?Cancel the apocalypse? She’s working on it.Sovvan never asked to be the Angel of Death, but she’s finally getting the hang of it. She didn’t want to wrangle the apocalypse, either, but she captured most of the wraths with some help from her friends.But her winning streak just hit a wall.Her closest friend, Misriah, vanished without a trace, leaving Sovvan’s twin brother

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01:12:00

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Twin Moons of Eldradune

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2026/08/27

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, A.D. Solomon, joins me to talk about his book, Twin Moons of Eldradune.What’s it about?Lex Anders and Mara Thorne never expected an ancient box to pull them from Earth into Eldradune, a world steeped in magic, buried history, and powers neither of them understands. Stranded far from home, they set out to find a way back, only to learn that Eldradune has no intention of making anything simple.For Lex, the journey soon becomes deeply

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01:15:20

Fantasy, Lore, & More: The First Stone

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2026/08/11

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Robert Biehn, joins me to talk about his book, The First Stone.What’s it about?Cass’s little sister is going to die. He’ll burn the world down to save her.As an Ignarus Myth, a human born with power over fire, Cass is considered a danger to humanity.Centuries ago, Myths were revered, until some mutated into Nightmares that nearly wiped out humanity. From the ruins rose the Prism Spire, ruled by the Arbiter, who built compounds to

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00:18:49

Fantasy, Lore, & More with Chaos Reigns

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2026/07/14

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m talking about my book, Chaos Reigns.What’s it about?THE APOCALYPSE ISN’T STALLED ANY MORE, AND THE WRATHS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.Sovvan thought capturing a couple of wraths meant she’d finally have time to figure out how to lock them up permanently and find the rest. But the wraths have other plans.A desperate summons pulls her back to Mount Eredren because her family is in danger. Old enemies captured her nephew, and they’re

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01:04:23

Fantasy, Lore, & More with Into the Great

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2026/07/13

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Elliot Blake, joins me to talk about his book, Into the Great.What’s it about?Sparks fly when Lilah, a thief from a struggling freespacer colony outside the borders of the Federated Solar Republic, meets Bax, an FSR security officer stationed at an official colony within those borders, during a time of heightened tensions for humanity as the silent, staring, seemingly invulnerable aliens dubbed The Aureum begin to meddle in human

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01:25:49

Fantasy, Lore, & More with The Solarian Deep

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2026/06/20

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, David Deane Haskell, joins me to talk about his book, The Solarian Deep.What’s it about?Below the city’s light, at the edge of the abyss where sentinels don’t go, Calistya sees a boy. No oxygen rig. No surgical scars. No implants. Just skin, and something about him that shouldn’t be possible.He shouldn’t exist. Then he’s gone.When her best friend Khrystal vanishes into the abyss chasing the same impossible truth, Calistya faces a

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00:32:04

Fantasy, Lore, & More: Curse Breaker Jousts

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2026/04/10

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I talk about what’s been happening behind the scenes (updates on life, my job, and my family, as well as the situation with Amazon), what I’ve been writing, and what’s coming next. New Books Out Now: Tales of the Curse Breaker in NY Trilogy: https://melindakucsera.com/tales-of-the-curse-breaker-in-ny/the last two books in the Curse Breaker’s Companion Series: https://melindakucsera.com/curse-breakers-companion/What I’m writing now:

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01:56:35

Fantasy, Lore, & More with The Fifth Commander

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2026/04/10

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Joshua Olivieri is joining me to talk about his debut book, The Fifth Commander.What’s it about?When the hero chosen by the divine becomes a tyrant, who is strong enough to kill him?The Alkatharos, Valazar’s prophesied savior, has ruled for five centuries. However, peace is but a memory for its people. A rebellion gnaws at the borders of His Lordship, and whispers of a traitor within His walls turn fear into panic.Gallen Tramore,

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