Here are my favourite murder mystery fantasy book recs: The Tainted Cup by @robertjbennett.bsky.social The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (out in October) Death on the Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social The Last Vigilant by @markalatham.bsky.social

WIP of my favourite ever GW model: the humble Arvus Lighter (pictured here getting a quick mid manufacture blessing)

The most realistic and bleakly hilarious element of Grave Empire by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is that upon discovering a potentially apocalyptic supernatural plague spreading in a neighboring country, somebody immediately attempts to monetize it

In London, hate will never win.

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I review The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social out in October from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social “a prequel novella to satisfy those craving an early adventure with their favourite Justice…What a treat this was!” Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

With ARCs for The Scour by Richard Swan landing a few weeks back, feedback is starting to absolutely POUR in. Let's start with @fondalee.bsky.social . “Political corruption of the legal system, the machinery of empire, and the slippery slope that bends powerful men toward evil.”

My 8yo watched it AGAIN today, what is happening

My 8 and 4 year old boys are on their 7th viewing of KPop demonhunters, this is unprecedented in the Swan household, I cannot convey how obsessed they are with this movie

Pew pew Voss pattern Lightning done ⚡⚡

Kitbashed a Militarum Tempestus priestess for my Scions bridgehead strike force. The marriage of gothic madness and tactical espionage action™️

New Review! The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social brought to you by @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social I loved this prequel novella to the Justice of Kings trilogy (yes you can read this one first and I highly recommend it!) Full review here: spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2025/09/04/t...

I just finished The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social and it's so good I'm gonna throw up. I'll find a way to form a coherent review eventually but I just need to scream a whole bunch first. He and @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social really went up to 10 on this.

THE INFINITE STATE is 25% off preorders right now on B&N

Just finished listening to Empire of the Wolf by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social Timely. Reading about end of empire right now is helpful. What is worth fighting for? What are the ends? How can one fight evil without losing oneself? #Booksky

I'm excited to share the artwork for what will be the first 4 collectible Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence tarot cards! In time I hope to build this out into a full deck; for now marvel at the glorious artwork @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social has created. Details on how to purchase to follow

WHO GIVES YOU LIFE? PATER AETERNUS. WHO GIVES YOU PURPOSE? PATER AETERNUS. WHO GIVES YOU JOY? PATER AETERNUS. Thrilled to share the North American cover for The Infinite State, published by Tor Books on August 04, 2026 –preorder now: bit.ly/4mCbh7T (Details of UK/other editions to follow!)

I've just finished reading this fantastic murder mystery full of magic and intrigue. The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social , a prequel novella to The Justice of Kings featuring Sir Konrad Vonvalt.

Got some sweet book mail yesterday: a glossy, gorgeous, limited edition ARC of THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social, which is being published this fall by @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social. Very cool. Veeeeery friggin cool.

I’m so excited to receive a proof of The Scour, a novella by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social which will be published by @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social in October! Thank you all for the copy! “A haunted lightehouse A Justice accused of murder and a single question: What is the Scour?” Sounds so good!

Very fortunate to be the recipient of this beauty of a novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social written by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social Signed and numbered 😍 thanks so much Adrian for sorting this out! Looking forward to bringing you all a review of this :-)

Signed ARC of @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's latest, from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social! #shiny

About halfway done with this ARC of THE INFINITE STATE by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social and having an absolute blast with it. Seriously, some of the best space opera / sci-fi I've read in years. Equal parts thoughtful and thrilling. Keep it on your radar.

Sitting on my back porch, knitting and enjoying a beer while listening to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social’s new banger Grave Empire on audiobook. Absolute 🔥. If you don’t know about Richard and his books, run (dont walk!) to your favorite book-acquiring place. They aren’t to be missed.

“Information does not exist in vacuo; it is a curated product of human minds. It cannot - and should not - be disentangled from its source. Information obtained through unlawful means is akin to plucking the fruit of a tree which has been poisoned. The only proper thing to do is disregard it.”

New ARC day! Always excited for more @richardswanauthor.bsky.social

Hey, Grave Empire by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is an Audible Deal of the Day www.audible.com/pd/Grave-Emp...

New Empire of the Wolf art commission, and who better to render on parchment than the MVP of The Tyranny of Faith, Heinrich himself? Art by the wonderfully talented Hannah Charlton. This one is a physical piece and I am very much looking forward to taking custody of it in the coming months!

Cover copy for STEEL GODS (some spoilers for GRAVE EMPIRE here so avert your eyeballs if you've not read it yet)

Thrilled to reveal the insane cover for STEEL GODS by Philip Harris - once again the cover gods have smiled on me

If you like Vonvalt stories and suffer from crippling FOMO then goddamn do I have the pictures for you

The Tower of the Tyrant is now available to request on Netgalley! Read the book that @richardswanauthor.bsky.social recently called "a belter" (which I assume is a good thing) and "a great sword and sorcery affair with modern sensibilities." www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

A moment of quiet reflection and prayer for my audiobook narrator Zoe Mills as I write this weird mermaid sex scene

It's this week's Black Library Weekly, by Jay! Pre-orders, GW captcha chat, the week in review, you know the deal.

Hope you're warming up that spot on your bookshelf for this non-stop action battle royale novella! CASTHEN GAIN by Essa Hansen hits shelves on the 28th of July. Pre-order now: tinyurl.com/Casthen-Gain

This today by @iandunt.bsky.social is one of the very best things he has ever done. (I wish I could write about Birmingham a fraction as well as he writes about London.) iandunt.substack.com/p/they-hate-...

Me, a plotter, with my plan document entitled "greatsilenceplanplan2PLAN3ACTUALPLANTHISTIMEplanv78"

My Scions need more Scion friends

IT'S HEART OF THE WYRDWOOD RELEASE DAY! This is the last in the FORSAKEN books, the one where you both go , 'WTF, RJ?' and at the same time think, 'Well, of course! It's all so obvious now!' So if deeply strange folk horror fantasy and people working to be better is your jam might be for you.

It's finally here: LAUNCH DAY for The Last Vigilant. My first foray into epic fantasy, this book has been a long time in the making. Come join the adventures of an elderly sleuth and her hard-as-nails companion in The Kingdom of Oak & Steel. OUT NOW!

Tempestus Scions command squad 🏜️

15 years before the events of The Justice of Kings, Vonvalt and Bressinger investigate the imprisonment of a fellow Justice for murder... THE SCOUR coming this October!

Looking up chlamydia symptoms FOR A BOOK and this feels 1000x worse than looking up "human body decomposition in the wild"

I just received this meme from @richardswanauthor.bsky.social who is currently reading The Tower of the Tyrant. It is accurate. I refuse to explain. You'll just have to read the book.

Lovely parcel from @bertsbooks.bsky.social to celebrate Independent bookshop week! Precious by Helen Molesworth and Grave Empire by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social Plus a voucher to claim a £5 book token so I can buy MORE #BooksBooksBooks

One of the things that always used to amuse me when I was a litigator was the use of the shorthand "skeleton" (for "skeleton argument" because people would say things like "we're expecting the skeleton by Friday" and in my head it was like oh shit here he comes

The copyedit of Steel Gods has arrived and the chapter titles are locked in, and so, as has become my wont, I share them here for your intrigue and delight:

A haunted lighthouse A Justice accused of murder And a single question What is the Scour? *** A new Empire of the Wolf novella coming in October from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

My latest interview is with Martyn Pick, director of the 2010 feature length animation - Ultramarines! We spoke about the making of the film, the inspirations, and the challenges. Watch now on the Jordan Sorcery Pods YouTube channel. #WarhammerCommunity