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Epic romantic fantasy HOUSE OF DUSK out now! Lover of dogs, fairytales, and geometry. She/her. Newsletter: https://devafagan.com/newsletter/ Free Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/devafagan Everything else: https://linktr.ee/devafagan

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Thank you!

08.12.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Tammy! I have an eligibility question that the Astounding Award folks were unable to answer and they directed me to you, but I haven't found any other way to reach you online. Is there a way I can reach you directly?

08.12.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seeing talk of various award lists has reminded me to ask: if anyone here is a member of the Mythopoeic Society & would like a copy of House of Dusk to read (& consider nominating for the 2026 Mythopoeic Award for adult novel) please reach out! I would love to get you a copy!

07.12.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finish a Draft, Fly to Lisbon! | Deva Fagan Get more from Deva Fagan on Patreon

I haven't been around here much because I've been finishing a new book draft and on vacation in Lisbon, but here's a free Patreon post about both those things! www.patreon.com/posts/finish...?

28.11.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An excellent resource for gift-buying this season!

28.11.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House of Dusk by Deva Fagan: Review by Liz Bourke House of Dusk, Deva Fagan (DAW 978-0-75642-010-9, $29.99, 448pp, hc) August 2025. Deva Fagan has a track record as a writer of middle-grade novels. House of Dusk is her first novel for adults. Itโ€™sโ€ฆ

โ€œHOUSE OF DUSK is a novel thatโ€™s very light on angst. Itโ€™s vivid and well-paced, with complex and compelling characters.โ€ @hawkwing_lb reviews new work from @devafagan.bsky.social

24.11.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hoping so! My next adult fantasy is unrelated but fingers crossed for the other Houses eventually, publishing gods willing..!

18.11.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โค๏ธ Thank you! But I'm sorry you're ailing! I hope you feel better soon!!

17.11.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so grateful to all the librarians out there reading and sharing my MG books!

13.10.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Such an addictive site! But just so credit (or is it blame? ๐Ÿ˜… ) goes where it's deserved, it was Jenn who shared the link originally!

03.10.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Massachusetts friends, here is an organization for you to check out!

25.09.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A girl with blonde hair wearing blue overalls looks through a spyglass as she floats down a sparkling, light-dappled forest river on a raft made up of woven rainbow dragons. There are seven dragons, each a different color of the rainbow, and they overlap to create a white glow beneath the girlโ€™s feet. In the back are mossy trees and tall river reeds.

A girl with blonde hair wearing blue overalls looks through a spyglass as she floats down a sparkling, light-dappled forest river on a raft made up of woven rainbow dragons. There are seven dragons, each a different color of the rainbow, and they overlap to create a white glow beneath the girlโ€™s feet. In the back are mossy trees and tall river reeds.

Crystal Dragons from โ€œSeven Ways Through the Woodsโ€ (out today!)

16.09.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2001    ๐Ÿ” 422    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Congratulations on the book release!!!

16.09.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks amazing!!

14.09.2025 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful!!!

12.09.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I loved that book!! Lots of cool inspiration for writing fantasy in it too...

10.09.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for reading!!

07.09.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you have any burning questions for me about House of Dusk, tea, travel, Maine, dayjobs, LARP, my dog, or writing and publishing I'm doing an AMA (plus book giveaway!) on reddit today! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

04.09.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, thank you for sharing this!!! ๐Ÿ˜Š โค๏ธ

04.09.2025 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you to the Fantasy Cafe for featuring my guest post where I gush about real world history and some of my favorite sources that can inspire fantasy worlds!

02.09.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta Feels Like a Lucid Dream - Reactor An ever-shifting fever dream of a slipstream story.

Tashan Mehta's lush prose reads as a hazy fairy tale; its ruminations on setting and sisterhood, pieced from different narrators across different formats, earns Mad Sisters of Esi its position as one of Reactor's most highly anticipated novels of the year:

reactormag.com/book-review-...

28.08.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still blows me away every time I see it! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ–ค

29.08.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a promo graphic for WFM featuring Deva Fagan and the cover of her book House of Dust over a sunset temple background

a promo graphic for WFM featuring Deva Fagan and the cover of her book House of Dust over a sunset temple background

Fantasy religions often feel like reskins either of ancient Greek or Norse pantheons or of the medieval Catholic church. But what more interesting choices can we make when building faith within an invented world?

@devafagan.bsky.social joins us to explore some of the options!

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28.08.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Please come and ask me questions next week! I will happily chat about House of Dusk, reading, writing, publishing, worldbuilding, gaming (currently playing Blue Prince and loving it!), LARPing, tea, travel, my dog, and really anything else that makes me happy!

27.08.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

26.08.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Big Idea: Deva Fagan One wrong turn doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re going the wrong way entirely, and in author Deva Faganโ€™s case, her wrong turns ended up steering her exactly where she needed to be. Follow alonโ€ฆ

Ooooooooh @devafagan.bsky.social has a post up on @scalzi.com 's blog about the 20-years-in-the-making creative saga of HOUSE OF DUSK (out today)! I was with her for most of this journey and it's so fantastic to see this book assume its badass final form!!! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/26/t...

26.08.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You did! It's my husband's name so we probably aren't directly related though you never know since I do have an Irish great-grandma!

26.08.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It definitely would not be the book it is today without your support, encouragement and critical feedback over the years! โ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ

26.08.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, so grateful to you for all your support and encouragement Steph! โ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ

26.08.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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