Epic Fantasy Adventures, Books, Lore & More!

About Epic Fantasy Adventures, Books, Lore & More!

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.

Publisher

Melinda Kucsera

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Nov 2022

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

178 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Fantasy, Lore, & More: Splinters of the Soul

   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 island bound to Marie’s witchcraft, is collapsing. Its magic perishes, its defenses crumble, and siphons invade, consuming what little remains. And they won’t stop there. Her island isn’t the only thing in danger. In the human world, witches are being hunted. To save her island and stop those hunting her kind, Marie must reclaim her magic and confront memories shaped to break her. Because the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes: Her power was not lost. It was locked away. And whoever did it is still coming for her. Where to get the book: Sign up to receive an advanced reader copy (ARC): https://forms.gle/grYzVVk3qee1XjAY8 (https://forms.gle/grYzVVk3qee1XjAY8) Get the book: https://books2read.com/u/4DLEdA (https://books2read.com/u/4DLEdA) Where to find our guest: Website: https://nrfarias.com/ (https://nrfarias.com/) @nrfarias_author (Instagram, Threads and TikTok) Newsletter: https://prologue.nrfarias.com/ (https://prologue.nrfarias.com/) Where to find your host: Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/ (https://melindakucsera.com/) Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed (https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed)

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Fantasy, Lore, & More: Channel & Books Update & What’s Next

   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-quests (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melindakucsera/two-riders-of-the-apocalypse-illustrated-epic-fantasy-quests) If you want to read Curse Breaker Unleashed as I write it, head over to: my Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/p/curse-breaker-unleashed-toc (https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/p/curse-breaker-unleashed-toc)or my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melindakucsera/posts/curse-breaker-170076707 (https://www.patreon.com/melindakucsera/posts/curse-breaker-170076707) and sign up for a paid tier. My newsletter is free and is the best way to stay up-to-date on what I am writing and what the characters are doing since they control it. Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker Series (Ran) runs the newsletter. Sign up for that on Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed (https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed) To read the archives going back to 2017 when the newsletter first started, head over to my blog on my website: https://melindakucsera.com/blog/ (https://melindakucsera.com/blog/) All previous newsletters are free to read, and I maintain a continuous archive on my blog by adding new issues as they release. There are a few issues that I had to take down because I wrote two full novels in the newsletter, which were later released as novels, and Amazon would not let me publish the books even though they were not in Kindle Unlimited until I unpublished those issues. Other than that, it’s a complete record.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Fantasy, Lore, & More: Brightest Burning

   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. Now she is dead, and Zeta, her fellow soldier, sits in a cell awaiting execution for her murder. Zeta claims it was an accident. The government calls it treason. But with the Chosen One gone, the ruthless colonialist X’Os empire is poised to strike, threatening to eradicate Aios’ magic, religion, and freedom. On the eve of her execution, Zeta is offered a shady backroom deal: her life in exchange for smuggling a priceless artifact off the island. A disparate group of outcasts must expose the truth behind the savior's death before the empire closes in. Each perspective is needed to unearth a crucial piece of the puzzle: a fugitive soldier fleeing her own guilt, a brooding rebel hunting rare magic, a cynical sapphic journalist fighting imperial propaganda, a deadly assassin bound by a fatal blood pact, and a patriotic captain torn between duty and state-sanctioned violence. In a world where magic comes with conditions, this found family must solve the murder before an invasion strikes, and the erasure of ancient, vanished gods dooms them all. Where to get the book: https://a.co/d/07yTj9oR (https://a.co/d/07yTj9oR) Where to find our guest: Website: www.krishnadpatel.com (http://www.krishnadpatel.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krishnadpatelbooks (https://www.instagram.com/krishnadpatelbooks) Newsletter: www.krishnadpatel.com (https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.krishnadpatel.com&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1RvSP03eNwetoWrfcs41CU) Where to find your host: Melinda’s website: https://melindakucsera.com/ (https://melindakucsera.com/) Melinda’s Substack: https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed (https://www.melinda-kucsera.com/embed)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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76

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

68

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