Monthly Archives: February 2023

D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club, Declaimer’s Discovery Chapter 34 -Episode 57 (2:30)

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D. T. Kane reads chapter 34 of his epic fantasy fiction novel, Declaimer’s Discovery.

Support D. T. Kane (and get free books!): www.patreon.com/dtkane

If you’re enjoying the show and/or have already read some of D. T. Kane’s books, consider either purchasing an eBook or paperback or leave a review on Amazon or wherever you purchase books:

Follow this link to leave a review of the Acktus Trials, Part I of The Spoken Books Uprising: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B09QZ8MQ38

The Acktus Trials, an epic fantasy novel, available now: https://books2read.com/theacktustrials

The first eBox Set of The Spoken Books Uprising, Parts I-III, is now available! It features two original essays about my inspiration behind the series and also artwork depicting Baz, Deliritous, and Rox. Buy here: https://books2read.com/spokenbooksboxset

Buy direct from my Pay Hip store and get the box set for $3.99! Or, purchase a signed copy of the Acktus Trials. https://payhip.com/dtkane

Parts II, III, IV, and V of The Spoken Books Uprising also now available!

Part II, Declaimer’s Discovery: https://books2read.com/declaimersdiscovery

Part III, Declaimer’s Flight: https://books2read.com/declaimersflight

Part IV, Declaimer’s Stand: https://books2read.com/declaimersstand

Part V, Into the Dragon’s Maw: http://books2read.com/intothedragonsmaw

Map of Oration: https://dtkane.com/resources/map-of-oration/

Characters in this episode:
Baz: Our main character
Ehma: Daughter of Madame Scrivener Tessa from Tome
Farston Leamina: Duke of Leamina Library

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D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club, Declaimer’s Discovery Chapter 33 -Episode 56 (2:29)

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D. T. Kane reads chapter 33 of his epic fantasy fiction novel, Declaimer’s Discovery.

Support D. T. Kane (and get free books!): www.patreon.com/dtkane

If you’re enjoying the show and/or have already read some of D. T. Kane’s books, consider either purchasing an eBook or paperback or leave a review on Amazon or wherever you purchase books:

Follow this link to leave a review of the Acktus Trials, Part I of The Spoken Books Uprising: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B09QZ8MQ38

The Acktus Trials, an epic fantasy novel, available now: https://books2read.com/theacktustrials

The first eBox Set of The Spoken Books Uprising, Parts I-III, is now available! It features two original essays about my inspiration behind the series and also artwork depicting Baz, Deliritous, and Rox. Buy here: https://books2read.com/spokenbooksboxset

Buy direct from my Pay Hip store and get the box set for $3.99! Or, purchase a signed copy of the Acktus Trials. https://payhip.com/dtkane

Parts II, III, and IV of The Spoken Books Uprising also now available!

Part II, Declaimer’s Discovery: https://books2read.com/declaimersdiscovery

Part III, Declaimer’s Flight: https://books2read.com/declaimersflight

Part IV, Declaimer’s Stand: https://books2read.com/declaimersstand

Map of Oration: https://dtkane.com/resources/map-of-oration/

Characters in this episode:
Baz: Our main character
Ehma: Daughter of Madame Scrivener Tessa from Tome
Mauve: The Midwife

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D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club, Declaimer’s Discovery Chapter 32 -Episode 55 (2:28)

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D. T. Kane reads chapter 32 of his epic fantasy fiction novel, Declaimer’s Discovery.

Support D. T. Kane (and get free books!): www.patreon.com/dtkane

If you’re enjoying the show and/or have already read some of D. T. Kane’s books, consider either purchasing an eBook or paperback or leave a review on Amazon or wherever you purchase books:

Follow this link to leave a review of the Acktus Trials, Part I of The Spoken Books Uprising: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B09QZ8MQ38

The Acktus Trials, an epic fantasy novel, available now: https://books2read.com/theacktustrials

The first eBox Set of The Spoken Books Uprising, Parts I-III, is now available! It features two original essays about my inspiration behind the series and also artwork depicting Baz, Deliritous, and Rox. Buy here: https://books2read.com/spokenbooksboxset

Buy direct from my Pay Hip store and get the box set for $3.99! Or, purchase a signed copy of the Acktus Trials. https://payhip.com/dtkane

Parts II, III, and IV of The Spoken Books Uprising also now available!

Part II, Declaimer’s Discovery: https://books2read.com/declaimersdiscovery

Part III, Declaimer’s Flight: https://books2read.com/declaimersflight

Part IV, Declaimer’s Stand: https://books2read.com/declaimersstand

Map of Oration: https://dtkane.com/resources/map-of-oration/

Characters in this episode:
Baz: Our main character
Ehma: Daughter of Madame Scrivener Tessa from Tome

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Available for Pre-Order: Into the Dragon’s Maw, Part V of The Spoken Books Uprising

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Into the Dragon’s Maw, Available March 10, 2023!

“And so it was,” Baz concluded, “that I abandoned my people, mounted my dragon, and came to your lands.”

Not even the flame of rebellion can melt the snows of the Icy Heights in winter. So, despite their resounding victory against the forces of Erstwhile, Baz and his rebels have spent the last four months holed up in the city of Enigma, waiting for the reprisal that is surely on its way from the rest of Oration come spring.

But just as the spring thaw starts, the unthinkable happens. Enigma is attacked, and one Baz holds dear is taken. Responsibilities or no, Baz goes after the kidnappers, accompanied by Rox and his recently returned Book Dragon, Eromér. Their chase takes them into the Karst, the mysterious wasteland beyond the eastern limits of Oration. There, Baz meets the natives and enlists their aid.

But the natives’ help isn’t free. They have a problem of their own. The Ravagers, wild barbarians who live at the borders of their territory, have a new leader, a terrifying figure known simply as the Placid Man. Baz must agree to dispatch this villain in return for their aid in finding the one who was taken from him. Sounds easy enough to Baz. After all, he has a Book Dragon. But the Placid Man is no ordinary foe, and when Baz learns his true identity, everything will change.

Continue Baz’s journey in the next installment of The Spoken Books Uprising, coming March 10, 2023!

CLICK HERE to preorder!

February 3, 2023 Fantasy Quote OTW

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“Steel is power. Money is power. But of all the things in all the worlds, words are power.”

― Pierce Brown, Red Rising
Ecoute (The Listener) by Henri Miller, Outside Saint Eustache Church, Les Halles, Paris, France

Being an author who writes a series where magic is read aloud from rare books, I’m often going on about the importance of spreading knowledge through the written and spoken word. But often it’s better to keep your mouth shut and use those organs on either side of your head.

Slow down for a minute. Listen to the world around you. That’s why French artist Henri Miller placed his sculpture of a giant with its ear tilted to the sky in a busy French square–to remind passersby of just that. It’s a lesson we all could use.

The next time you’re in a meeting, wait to speak until you’ve heard what others have to say. Sitting in a boring presentation? Well, you’re stuck there. Try to actually listen and you may learn something. Favorite song playing on the radio? Turn it up and really think about the words. What is the artist trying to express? 

As Epictetus so wisely said 2,000 years ago: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. So listen up!


Note to readers: Each week, I share a fantasy quote and indulge my inner philosopher with a brief essay based on said quote. Share your favorite quote with me and I might feature it in a future newsletter! Email: dtkane@dtkane.com.

D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club, Declaimer’s Discovery Chapter 31 Pt 2 -Episode 54 (2:27)

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D. T. Kane reads the second half of chapter 31 of his epic fantasy fiction novel, Declaimer’s Discovery.

Support D. T. Kane (and get free books!): www.patreon.com/dtkane

If you’re enjoying the show and/or have already read some of D. T. Kane’s books, consider either purchasing an eBook or paperback or leave a review on Amazon or wherever you purchase books:

Follow this link to leave a review of the Acktus Trials, Part I of The Spoken Books Uprising: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B09QZ8MQ38

The Acktus Trials, an epic fantasy novel, available now: https://books2read.com/theacktustrials

The first eBox Set of The Spoken Books Uprising, Parts I-III, is now available! It features two original essays about my inspiration behind the series and also artwork depicting Baz, Deliritous, and Rox. Buy here: https://books2read.com/spokenbooksboxset

Buy direct from my Pay Hip store and get the box set for $3.99! Or, purchase a signed copy of the Acktus Trials. https://payhip.com/dtkane

Parts II, III, and IV of The Spoken Books Uprising also now available!

Part II, Declaimer’s Discovery: https://books2read.com/declaimersdiscovery

Part III, Declaimer’s Flight: https://books2read.com/declaimersflight

Part IV, Declaimer’s Stand: https://books2read.com/declaimersstand

Map of Oration: https://dtkane.com/resources/map-of-oration/

Characters in this episode:
Baz: Our main character
Ehma: Daughter of Madame Scrivener Tessa from Tome
Devanstare: A poor cook who is the subject of the Conservator’s parable
Messorem: The evil ruler in Devanstare’s tale; also called “The Kahn of Despair”

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