*sigh* If your Kickstarter video/image is AI, I won't back it. If your book has an AI cover, I won't read it. If you're a public supporter of AI use for creative work, I will unfollow you. I cannot stress enough how offensive I find AI use in the arts. It is outright theft, it is lazy, it is gross.

Why has no one informed me that there’s a film about Clarice Cliff???

I was delighted to be asked to answer a few questions by @civilianreader.com, who was also kind enough to review The King of the Spoil when it first came out. Learn all about my nerdy origins within...

Folks mentioned in this week's column also include: @squintywitch.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @johnsollitto.bsky.social R. S. Wilt, @richardswanauthor.bsky.social Robbie MacNiven, Rhuairidh James, @malkydel.bsky.social William Crowe @richmcc.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Look at it LOOK AT IT. Flippin gorgeous. The eyes follow you around the room like an old painting. Cannot wait for this one

My phone has just asked me for ID(?!) which is a pretty novel experience nowadays. Got my ID ready, logged in and it basically said “our bad, you’ve had your Apple ID so long we know you old” Was it the fact I still buy songs through iTunes that gave it away you think?

A great write up! reactormag.com/five-sci-fi-...

I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.

I do not want it on my phone. I do not want it in my home. I do not want it in my brain. I do not want its supposed “gain.” Not in a book. Not “take a look!” Not in my art. Not any part. I do not want it here or there. I DO NOT WANT IT ANYWHERE.

Ooo possible Darya Nevic proxy - a few tweaks and minimal conversion bits and this’d be perfect. I like, a lot!

I’m not saying that artists are weird but at some point in the distant past one of us needed a brush and decided to shave a weasel

As threatened / promised, here is the #Godzilla #RPG chat between me, @markalatham.bsky.social and @jordansorcery.bsky.social

I am immensely proud of this, and would love for you to read it.

Whether you love Twilight Imperium the boardgame, or you just enjoy a great sci-fi novel set in a vast and complex world, Thunders Edge: Echoes of Memory has it all. Written by @skullqueen.bsky.social, don’t miss this story of pure survival! ⁠ Order your copy now: books2read.com/TWIThundersE...

I know we all say it a lot but it is REALLY recent that numbers like this were close to unimaginable, for a grid the size of Britain and its current level of interconnection elsewhere. This is important because pretending we can't exist without fossil fuels is a big lie designed to stop us trying

Folks mentioned in this week's column also include: @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Alec Worley, @stephenfry.bsky.social Steven L. Peck, u/seandablimp, u/wktg, Mitchel Scanlon, Dan Abnett, @gavthorpe.bsky.social Rhuairidh James #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

This week it's a Six Pack with @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social and so much more! #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Excited to say my next book for Black Library has been announced! ZARDU LAYAK: THE CRIMSON APOSTLE is about the man with the coolest name / helmet combination in the entire Horus Heresy. www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

Directly into my veins, please 👍 Buzzing for this. You should check out Rich’s excellent Lords of Excess if you haven’t already

Well whose fault is that Nick? WHOSE FAULT IS IT, NICK? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On my way to the #LondonBookFair. Hope to see some of you there :)

For World Book Day, I am sharing the book which was graced with the most awesome of covers and which I probably had the most fun writing. Based on the tabletop game ‘Wild West Exodus’, I give you ‘Lazarus’. Book also features the most judgey animal ever. www.waylandgames.co.uk/lazarus-wex9...

If you haven’t seen it yet, I’ve co-designed the official Godzilla RPG alongside @markalatham.bsky.social and the legendary Jervis Johnson. www.kickstarter.com/projects/idw...

There's something wonderful about holding the book you've worked on for so long - and this one is very special indeed! Many thanks to the team @discoverkelpies.bsky.social for bringing it to life - pre-orders are open now, and it's out on the 19th! discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/fantas...

Now's your time!! I'm so glad I threw my bag of ideas into the ring - it's been the best experience and the team are fabulous to work with!

World book day. Go read a book. That is all. Happy reading.

A Mike Brooks book AND eternal love/positive vibes for only £6.99? Be rude not to, frankly

A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR £6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY??? YES! If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...

Folks mentioned in this week's column also include: @mikebrooks668.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social @johnfrench.bsky.social @justinhillauthor.bsky.social William King, Nate Crowley, Jostein Gaarder, Iain Banks, C. L. Werner, @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Trope doing rounds in Reform circles that Hannah Spencer is a "fake plumber" because those people can't imagine that a Green politician might be anything other than the sum of their horrid prejudices. If it were a lie she'd have been playing the longest of long games... because here she is in 2013.

It’s not science fiction that makes us nervous about of autonomous weapons platforms breaking free of human command- it’s history. Control of warriors has been an unending struggle. The founding myth of the English is of mercenaries who topple a kingdom.

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

A repost for the later crowd.

Reminder: I do not engage with, promote, or collaborate with products that use generative AI. I will not do any work for your game if you're using AI!

Yep

I really only have the energy to be mad at one government at a time

“AI could cause massive unemployment. BEST USE MORE OF IT THEN” Ffs. apple.news/APx9aw5c0RXa...

Like, Grok should've been taken off the air IMMEDIATELY, either by the company or by government.

Folks mentioned this week include: Chris Wraight, @johnfrench.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social Dan Abnett, @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social Darius Hinks, The Proclaimers, @adamtroke.bsky.social Eddie Eccles, @guyhaley.bsky.social John Banks, Marvel Comics #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Thunders Edge: Echoes of Memory by @skullqueen.bsky.social, a prequel to the recently released game from @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social takes you on a thrilling journey set in the vast universe of #TwilightImperium.⁠ ⁠ Order your copy wherever you purchase books: books2read.com/TWIThundersE...

I finished Dropsite Massacre yesterday and let me tell you, it is one hell of a ride. It’s an instant recommend for anyone interested in the Horus Heresy, and a masterclass in telling an expansive multi-POV story that respects and fleshes out each viewpoint - all in under 400 pages. Well deserved!

Thank you to all who voted to make Dropsite Massacre the Black Library Book of 2025! www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

I am beyond delighted to have made the No. 10 spot in the list of Black Library books of 2025. My sincere thanks to everyone who voted for TOMB WORLD, particularly given what has been a ridiculously good year for Warhammer stories. Looking forward to 2026! www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

Can we call agree that “stickers” that are actually printed onto book covers are just a bit shit?

Gonna be leaving this in 2025 I think. It’s my 2nd attempt at the game, I’ve put about 90 hours into it in total and it’s just not fun at this point? I get such limited time to play nowadays that it feels silly to be pushing on with a game that I’m just not enjoying. Feels bad to DNF such…

My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.

This time of year can be hard for some of us. Nine years ago a good friend of mine put his kids to bed on christmas night, said goodnight to his wife, went to a local park and committed suicide. Help is out there. spuk.org.uk

If a duck kills an immortal it experiences The Quackening