ALT A book sits open on a table with it's pages reaching up at the center. Intertwined with the pages are dried chamomile flowers. Behind the book, just our of focus is a lit yellow candle. On the right of the image are the words, "Fantasy-Faction's SPFBO #10 The First Five Fall," written in matching yellow text.

ALT The logo for SPFBOX sits in the center of the image. It shows an exploding city with a fiery phoenix rising from its ashes. In the foreground is a man in a long coat summoning the beast. The logo is written in cream-colored block letters, except for the X which is written in red. In the upper left corner of the image is a rectangular sticker that reads, "Hello, My Name Is, The Fantasy-Faction Judges :)" with two dragon heads on either side of it.

ALT The logo for SPFBOX sits in the upper left of the image. It shows an exploding city with a fiery phoenix rising from its ashes. In the foreground is a man in a long coat summoning the beast. The logo is written in cream-colored block letters, except for the X which is written in red. Next to the logo are the words, "300 Books, 10 Judges, 1 Winner," in a similar font. Below both the logo and the text is written, "Celebrating 10 Years of Awesome Books!". The background image is a dark field with pale dots and scratches spread randomly throughout.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. At its center is a ancient golden medallion. In the center is a pictogram of a sitting man carrying something heavy on his back. Around him are rings of symbols and abstract designs. The medallion is also wreathed in flame. Behind the medallion are red feathers and sparks from the fire. To the right of the image is a quote from the review, "All in all, this is one emotional rollercoaster of a story, which managed to leave me both hollowed out, and yet somehow also full of hope. How that works? Some kind of magic. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background of the image is a close up of a rooster's body showing just the crimson red and cobalt blue feathers.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows the inside of an impossibly huge library. Shelves reach to the arched ceiling, and stairs lined with books twist and turn on each side of the cover. Each stair's landing is lit with orbs of warm light covered in wrote iron filigree. Some of the shelves are decorated with owl carvings. At the center of the cover is a lone crow perched on the top of one of the bookcases. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "Captivating and luscious read on the one hand, it’s also one that will stick with me for the ages. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a photo of library shelves framed by a a dark railing.

ALT The book cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a gothic window with pale yellow glass rimmed with white flowers, leaves, claws, branches, and strange hair? flower petal? crab-like monsters. Standing in front of the window is the silhouette of a man in a fedora. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "A good deal of depth in the issues covered, balanced out by a good dose of humour, flavoured with a nice pinch of weirdness, all stirred with good action. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background image is a close up of a sepia toned dogwood flower's center.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a praying mantis-like creature riding on the back of a mutant fly. The mantis is readying an arrow with one set of hands and a spear with the other. They are flying through a barren land with rust colored clouds and sand blown mountains below. To the left of the image is a quote from the review, "The worldbuilding is freaking fabulous, with whole societies of insect like people living on giant floating islands, and two of them getting closer to each other promising a war to come. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is an orange sand desert with bare rock hills rising behind it.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows parchment colored paper cutouts on a cobalt blue painted background. At the bottom is a woman in a Victorian dress holding a parasol. At the top is a spider. Its web is light blue and covers the entire cover. Three of its children are positioned in the center of the cover right under the title. Each corner of the cover is decorated with a filigree leaf motif. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The fantastical, the monstrous, and the spiritual side...are also well written and [fit] into the murder mystery quite seamlessly. - Kerry Smith, Fantasy-Faction". The background is painted canvas in the same parchment color as the paper cutouts.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. A figure in a dark cloak stands on a cliff facing away from the viewer. Before him lies a sky of purple and red covered in stars and constellations. At its peak is a yellow vortex punching a hole in the sky. Beyond it the darkness of space, with nothing but pinprick stars barely giving off light. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "A book with a lot of magic, fireballs and all, was a nice change to the pretty low on magic ones I recently read. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a field of stars dusted with pale blue nebulas.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a girl with bright red hair in a knee length white dress. She is facing away from us and holding a long knife with both hands. Wind blows her hair and snow across the empty field she stands in. The sky above the field is blood red and the face of a demon hyena type beast takes up most of the rest of the cover. Its eyes are solid white and glowing. Its hair hangs with braided beads. And blood drips from its dangerously sharp teeth. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[It] combine[s] a fast paced and quick start with a coming of age feeling, which then blends into a lot darker and deeper story. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a barren snow covered field.

ALT The cover sits to the left of the image. It shows a man wearing a respirator mask with a glowing blue circle on its side. He sits on a blue horse with glowing red eyes completely composed of metal rivets, nuts, and small pieces of scrap metal. In the background is the shadow of a ruined city with dusty clouds above it. To the immediate right of the image is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The story is an absolutely weird and chaotic mix of post-apocalyptic fantasy...somehow it all comes together nicely and makes for a very fresh take! - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is large pitted metal sheets riveted together, in a pale blue that matches the horse.

ALT The cover sits on the left of the image. It shows a female archer facing away from the viewer and overlooking a pine forest with snowcapped mountains behind it and a sky of rolling clouds above. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "The worldbuilding was utterly fascinating. I not only loved all the outdoorsy skills (give me more!), but also the magic and wonder in here. - Julia Kitvaria Sarene, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a swath of peach and purple clouds at sunset.

ALT The cover sits to the left of the image. It shows the head of a wolf surrounded and adorned with Celtic knotwork and floats over a backdrop of a forest of dark tree trunks. To the immediate right of the cover is the logo for this year's SPFBO finalists. On the right of the image is a quote from the review, "[The] gritty, dark world with cruel gods who dictate the acts of humans, while still being pitiful as heck, and almost as demanding as the landscape, was well done. - Yaniv Rosenfeld Cohen, Fantasy-Faction". The background is a dark pine forest in shade of brown.