Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!! This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too! ✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

A very satisfying Solaris Stack of all the hardback novels we're releasing in 2025! Featuring: THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE @mkhardywrites.com RAGWORT @samkhorton.bsky.social THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social Buy now!

We do NOT have five Gold Rings, but we DO have a fantasy double bill with @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER and @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY! Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ⚔️ in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙

Last week to enter! 📣

⚔️🐉Sometimes the most dangerous beasts are outside of the ring... @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES an epic fantasy of deadly beasts, arena battles, and steadfast friendship! Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

I’m running an audiobook giveaway, open worldwide until Jan 5! Enter here: www.instagram.com/p/DSkUvTOCfV...

⚔️🐉Sometimes the most dangerous beasts are outside of the ring... @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES an epic fantasy of deadly beasts, arena battles, and steadfast friendship! Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

With a brand new endorsement: "Fuelled by visceral rage and complex character dynamics, Cry, Voidbringer is a must-read for fans of political fantasy. Elaine Ho has crafted an electrifying debut that sets the very idea of empire on fire." - Roanne Lau, author of The Serpent Called Mercy

Looking for a book that will end 2025 with a bang? The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau is the perfect book! buff.ly/Ay1Z44Z

many have already said this but one of the most mundane bad things about the current era is that I have to spend this much brain space on fucking Donald Trump

Twelve hours left to grab my monster!

Yeah. Sometimes, behind all the bellowing and bluster and fluency in social justice verbiage, you might observe a person’s behavior and realize their vision of justice is just “When is it my turn at the top? When is it my turn to do the violence?”

THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!

As we've had a lot of new followers join us recently, we thought now would be a good time to reshare our bumper Starter Pack of superb Solaris Authors! Everyone that we can find on BlueSky, all in one place, to light up your feed with feline shenanigans, strong opinions on jam & of course - BOOKS!

Awards eligibility post to wrap up 2025! Sincere gratitude to those considering my book as they cast their ballots. If you haven’t snagged a copy yet, the ebook is currently on sale for $4.99! Otherwise, you can find the gorgeous hardcovers at your local bookstore or borrow one from your library.

it's awards season, and my queer cozy fantasy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS is eligible for a Hugo, a Locus, and a Nebula! there's a brief book description in the post, or you can click this link: www.elizmanderson.com/keeper-of-lo... #author

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

we cannot comfort-read our way to a better world.

Leave little Saruman alone.

Finally got to reading my copy of #TheSerpentCalledMercy by @roannelau.bsky.social and OMFG most lovely monsters I’ve read/seen in a long time.

People, if you are too poor to pay an author for their work, I have a solution for you. Your local public library is FREE and will gladly help you find a legitimate ebook version that you can check out, for free. Don’t steal; use your local public library.

Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.

Still very proud of my little chonkster of a book, and honoured to see it in such great company!

Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance. Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!

I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone

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Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

i’m so tired of this. musicians should be able to make a living. same w all artists. (for me, this is why ai generated slop so fucking insulting. we’re not even allowed to own the contents of our minds anymore—not without some jackass coming along and stealing it.) pay artists a living wage.

it’s that time of year again 🍂🍃

I can finally say this publicly now. Yay!!!

Tomorrow is the last day to snap up this bundle of signed 1st edition novels and support @thepixelproject.bsky.social in their goal of ending domestic violence against women and girls. thepixelproject.rallyup.com/read4pixelsf... #booksky

WATERSTONES PREORDER CAMPAIGN! Eager readers, I have a special surprise for you! If you preorder FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN through @waterstones, we’ll send you some gifts☀️ Head to the form in my bio to share your proof of purchase🧡

Have discovered I get way more royalties from library orders (as in from a single library order, based on the statement I just received) than from other sales. Wow. Neat. Folks, order books for your libraries, make authors happy and share the love with other readers!

you have till EOD Friday to enter the draw for a physical ARC of THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA!!! make me feel popular! get me to the top of that "Popular" tab! stroke my ego (please, there is so little ego left to stroke)!

A wholehearted hell yes to this! *sips from my cup of jasmine tea* 🍵

Enter to win an ARC of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE in this @goodreads giveaway that's open 09/30/2025-10/14/2025! 75 winners will be chosen, so sign up and share widely! @TorDotComPub www.goodreads.com/author/show/... #giveaway #ARC #goodreads #booksky #Blackbooksky

HAPPENING NOW! Ask me anything on Reddit for the next 24 (or so) hours: www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

On Tuesday 16th September, you can hop over to r/fantasy on Reddit to @roannelau.bsky.social 's 'Ask Me Anything'! Roanne's debut fantasy, THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY combines the steadfast friendship & class politics of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE with the tricky politics & arena battles of THE HUNGER GAMES.

A reader recently sent me a gorgeous gushing essay of things she loved about my book, and I just had to share some snippets here (with her permission!). It’s always amazing when someone just innately groks and connects with something you wrote. More snippets here: www.instagram.com/p/DMiPziKy2U...

@roannelau.bsky.social's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is out now in the UK! An epic fantasy of deadly beasts, arena battles, and steadfast friendship, perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES. “As sharp as a speartip against your jugular " @julieleong.bsky.social geni.us/serpentmercy

getting really tired of having need of this meme

Good stories invite your interest and then reward it. But not all narrative rewards are shaped the same way. Think of your favorite ambiguous endings. Sometimes the reward is being told your imagination is enough.

A reader has been sending me pictures of her annotations from her reread of The Serpent Called Mercy, and I’ve been SO delighted by them! Love the funny comments! The insightful character analyses! The post-it addendums! THE COLOURFUL TABS!

Head on over to Reddit on Tuesday, September 16th, to ask your burning questions to the brilliant author of the riveting fantasy novel, The Serpent Called Mercy! She’ll be having an AMA, an “Ask Me Anything”, and so take advantage of this golden opportunity and ask away!

Before Roanne Lau’s Reddit AMA, get to know her a bit better! Learn more about where The Serpent Called Mercy gets its inspiration from, what she would do herself if she won the jackpot, and much more! buff.ly/ndHC85Q

🎉🌍WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY GIVEAWAY🌍🎉 Win a copy of @roannelau.bsky.social's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY - an epic fantasy with a steadfast friendship at its heart! To enter: like, repost, follow & drop a dragon🐉 in the comments. UK & IE only, the giveaway closes at 23:59pm GMT on Friday 8th Aug 2025.

Time for #FridayFun! As it's #WorldFriendshipDay next week, here's a selection of Solaris books with No/Low Romance Inc books by @pennyvixen.bsky.social @roannelau.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @alexgrecian.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @edashtonwriting.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social

The only thing on repeat in our minds and our music here at the DAW office is K-pop Demon Hunters 🎶 Check out this post to see which DAW Books Huntrix would read! These books are GOLDEN to read if you’re in a K-pop Demon Hunters deficit like we are ✨

A pair of slumdogs battle sun-cursed beasts in an underground arena for the possibility of freedom and a better life in @roannelau.bsky.social's Malaysian-Chinese inspired epic fantasy THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY! Buy now: geni.us/serpentmercy