Books By Intisar

On reading and writing young adult fantasy. Author of Thorn (HarperTeen 2019) and The Sunbolt Chronicles. More info here: http://booksbyintisar.com

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The Sunbolt Chronicles #3: Debts of Fire Cover!

Title: Debts of Fire

Series: The Sunbolt Chronicles (Book 3)

This is Book 3 of an expected 4 book series.

Publication date: July 8, 2025

Illustration by Yasu Matsuoka

Typography by Virginia McClain

Pre-order links (all retailers, ebook & audio currently live): books2read.com/debtsoffire

Add it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32310586-debts-of-fire 

A hunted mage. A cursed land. An impossible debt.

When Hitomi first crossed the Burnt Lands to rescue her mentor from unjust imprisonment, the phoenix came to her aid. His price? Release the monster-riddled lands from the curses that have raged there for centuries—a fight more than a few mages have lost their lives to.

Now Hitomi is back, her magic bound within her and the High Council of Mages’ best rogue hunters on her heels. Luckily for the phoenix, Hitomi’s not about to let little details like that keep her from paying her debts.

But when an allied mage wreaks havoc with her plans, Hitomi plunges into a desperate race to stop the work she started. It will take every ally Hitomi can summon, and whatever tricks she has left up her sleeve, to divert the spells of the Burnt Lands before their cataclysmic power destroys everything—and everyone—in their path.

Very excited to take part in the cover reveal for Debts of Fire! I have been waiting for this book, as have so many others, for many years and really looking forward to reading the next step of Hitomi's journey. And there is still more to come!

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So excited to be sharing Hitomi's next adventure with everyone soon! Huge thanks to @brambleberrycottage for this fab cover reveal post! 💜

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Welcome twitter users fleeing the absolute cesspool that twitter is going to become as Musk gets his way with his awful ideas! Things are better here, and hey, if you're an old user coming back, they've actually improved shit!

Here's a list of important notes for tumblr usage:

Don't censor words, particularly trigger warnings. Tumblr has a very functional blacklist (found in your settings) that can filter by post content and/or tags. But the word needs to actually be present for the filter to work. Censoring words like r*pe is actively harmful to people attempting to avoid those topics.

Use tags liberally, you have as many as you want, but don't tag unrelated shit. You'll get reported for spam really fast if you do.

Set an avatar and reblog things, otherwise you look like a bot.

You are not obligated to have your real name anywhere in your blog/bio/etc. Most people here use handles.

You can turn your ask box & anons on or off if you are experiencing any kind of harassment. You can also turn off replies on your posts, and turn off reblogs if you need to.

Tumblr has keyboard shortcuts on desktop. You can find them listed under the blog/account menu. Go learn them, they make life so much easier.

Reblog things. Seriously. Also set your dash in chronological order. You can maintain several blogs if need be, but reblogging things is normal, expected, and how you pass along stuff you enjoy.

The majority of people aren't reading your card/dni/blog bio before they reblog stuff. Posts get passed around and the OP often isn't the focal point of the post. Learn to live with it.

Fic writers: you have unlimited words, do not post fics as images.

Reblogs with comments/tags are encouraged. It's not like twitter's QRTs. The OP will see everything there. Know that before you comment.

You have a queue. This means you can set posts up ahead of time to run while you're busy. You can also completely ignore this and just spam your follows whenever you're online. Both are very commonplace

It's not weird to go through someone's blog and reblog old posts. That's actually very normal. If you add /chrono to the end of a tumblr tab then you can view an

"Spam" liking and reblogging isn't a thing that is a problem. This is invented by people I do not understand. If someone claims this is a problem, they can learn how to turn off or manage their notifications.

The only form of promotional posts that tumblr has is "blaze". There is no ad targeting or any kind of invasions of privacy with blaze. You just get subjected to w/e someone wants to show you. If you want to give tumblr some money to help the company keep going and provided an alternative to twitter, it's not a bad way to do it. You can make people look at cat photos.

Also, we have fun colors here. Plus actual formatting ability. Use it!

People lie on here for fun. Don't accept everything you see at face value, check the reblogs/replies or google something if you're skeptical! Critical thinking is good!

Above all else, be chill, use your block button if you need to, and have fun.

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Addition for the fic writers: please please please add the read more option on your post. On desktop it's the orange squiggly lines that come up when you click on the textbox.

On mobile I believe it's :: readmore :: (without spaces).

The read more option shortens your post, putting whatever you have under the read more hidden until someone clicks on it. This is super helpful for mobile users if you have a long post so they don't have to scroll forever past your thing.

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and finally: there is no algorithm. You have to find what you like and ignore/block what you don’t. Also the weirder you are the better you’ll be. As long as you’re not the human pet guy.

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Please observe the tumblr holidays:

Out of touch Thursday

The ides of March

Neil bangin out the tunes

April 25th (when all you need is a light jacket)

Spoopy month

October 3rd

The anniversary of November 5th 2020

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Here’s hoping as many Twitter refugees see this as possible!!

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I cannot yet tell him I love him, because we need more time without games or deceit between us to find such love. Intisar Khanani, Thorn

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Love this so much!

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He looks up, blinking as he focuses on me, and smiles. There is neither mockery nor flattery nor cruelty in it. It is the quick, instinctive smile of a man whose gaze alights on something he likes. It shocks me to my core.

Alyrra & Kestrin | Thorn, Intisar Khanani (underappreciated book 16/?)

This one is for @brambleberrycottage, who introduced me to this series. ^^

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SLAM PART 2!

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I keep hitting refresh in the hopes that the next page will come up, because I’m tired enough that it feels like Friday even though it isn’t... yet. Maybe if I hit refresh again...

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Follow these awesome Urban Fantasy/Fantasy/ PNR authors on Bookbub and get entered to win one of these prizes: First Place – $100 Amazon Gift Card Second Place – eBook copies of all 18 …

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Author Interview + LUMINOUS Giveaway: Christopher Bunn

Author Interview + LUMINOUS Giveaway: Meet Christopher Bunn and win a LOTR Tote + HP journal + swag!

Today I’m excited to welcome Christopher Bunn to the blog as part of the LUMINOUS Blog Hop and Giveaway. Christopher will be chatting with us about writing noblebright fantasy (including what the heck that is), his own contribution to LUMINOUS, and his favorite re-reads.  To wrap it all up, we have an awesome giveawayof a “Not All Those Who Wander…” LOTR tote bag + an “I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To…

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Cover Reveal: Lies of Light by Melissa Sasina

Today I’m excited to bring you the cover reveal for the first book in fantasy author Melissa Sasina’s Darker Shade of Light series. Without further ado, here it is…

Skin black as pitch, nails like talons…

A mysterious illness creeps through Acantha’s people—one that even the most powerful healers’ magic cannot touch. When the affliction proves to be something far more sinister and a family…

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New Release: LUMINOUS Boxed Set of Noblebright Fantasy!

Late last year, I agreed to be part of a boxed set of Noblebright stories being put together by author CJ Brightley. That set, LUMINOUS, releases this week! I haven’t yet finished reading all the books in it, but the ones I have read are fantastic. My SUNBOLT is included, as is W.R Gingell’s WOLFSKIN and Lea Doue’s THE FIRETHORN CROWN, which should give you a feel for this particular Noblebright…

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Three Sunbolt Giveaways!

Three Sunbolt Giveaways! This weekend only.

When it rains, it pours!

Next week I’ll be updating Sunbolt‘s cover as well as uploading a slightly updated text. What? Don’t worry, the cover is really the same cover with improved color and contrast. Sunbolt’s cover was actually the very first cover that Jenny at Seedlings Design designed on commission. It was super exciting to work with Jenny on it, and now, four years later, we decided to…

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Like Wheel of Time, but darker. An epic novel of vengeance, betrayal and self-discovery! Now available! http://thndr.me/GQeXT5

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Here's what I'm reading for the #RamadanReadathon!

Well, okay, the readathon’s already been here for over a week, which means I’m already behind in my reading. Eep! But better late than never, right? This readathon is all about centering Muslim voices and their stories, in a similar vein to #MuslimShelfSpace, where folks took pictures of the books they owned by Muslims. That one raised awareness of how far we have to go, this readathon gets us…

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Writing Beneath A Glass Ceiling: A Guest Post by SFF Author Anela Deen

Writing Beneath a Glass Ceiling: A Guest Post by SFF Author Anela Deen

Today I’m happy to welcome Speculative Fiction author (and friend!) Anela Deen to the blog. You may remember Anela’s name from my review of her fantasy novel A Ransom of Flames, which I quite enjoyed. Today, Anela joins us to reflect on her experiences–and the experiences of women generally–when writing or working in a field dominated by men. Be sure to scroll all the way down to nab a free copy…

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Fantasy Book Bundle Giveaway!

11 Free Fantasy Reads - It's a Fantasy Book Bundle Giveaway!

When it rains, it pours! Here’s another fantastic bundle of free fantasy reads (including Sunbolt, of course!). This giveaway is through BookFunnel, so many of the books do require you to sign up for the author’s mailing list to receive it. If you’re already subscribed (hint hint), you’re gold!

Check out the books here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyreads

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A Heritage of Seeking Refuge

A Heritage of Seeking Refuge: Reflections on my family's past

These last few months have really brought home to me a few things about my family. We are privileged, so, so privileged and I feel both grateful and slightly guilty for that reality. We also have a recent memory of being refugees. I am grateful for this as well, even as it changes my lived experience in ways I am still coming to understand.

Both my grandparents on either side of my family were…

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18 Awesome & Free YA Reads

Today I’ve got 18 free reads from all across YA, including a good bit of fantasy! This giveaway is hosted on BookFunnel (kind of like Instafreebie, but with the added benefit that if you have your e-reader handy, you can do a direct download to it instead of messing with conversion through your e-mail.) And like Instafreebie… most of these books will ask you to opt-in to the author’s newsletter…

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