Repost for the morning crowd - this was announced yesterday. @handiworkgames.bsky.social doing an RPG of @aptshadow.bsky.social's Tyrant Philosophers series. What's not to like?

So there is going to be an RPG based on the Tyrant Philosophers by @aptshadow.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/han... AND also the previously announced Children of Time RPG as well www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... Adrian is a longtime TTRPGer so I am really excited for these

Amazingly passive-aggressive gift bag.

A new ttrpg! Tyrant Philosophers hits the table from @handiworkgames.bsky.social

Salvation's Child, my first graphic novel and one that expands the universe of the Final Architecture, is now out!

Proud to announce the public beta of RPG Trader - a new, modern TTRPG marketplace, designed for real-world creators, players, and GMs to thrive. Now open for creators to sign up as we prepare for a full launch soon! rpg-trader.com Follow @rpg-trader.bsky.social Checkout is disabled until launch.

Just finished this, free if you've got Amazon Prime, really rather nice (and gorgeously drawn) prequel to Tchaikovsky's Architect trilogy With bonus Sophie Aldreds

It’s out! My first graphic novel as publisher! Salvation’s Child is a mind-blowing SF saga by @aptshadow.bsky.social a prologue to his Final Architecture series. In association with @comixology.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Archit... 1/3

I read The Expert System's Brother (by @aptshadow.bsky.social ) and was pretty freaked out (the wasps!), but then I read the next one - The Expert System's Champion, and really learned what being freaked out is. I will never recover from the solution they came up with for survival.

I wrote a review of @aptshadow.bsky.social's Pretenders to the Throne of God, an excellent entry in his Tyrants Philosophers series. The novel offers an enjoyable meditation on burying and unearthing fantasy genre tropes. #fantasy #sff

On my way back from a fine trip to Serbia. Zmajkon in Nis and Laguna bookshop event in Belgrade. In between that finished the (shaky) 1st draft of WIP and prepare a file of proposed future book pitches for my agent to shop around.

Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Ruin." amzn.to/4sU1Nb5 📖🚀🪐 As smart, inventive, compelling, and epic as the previous installment. And there's two more to go. #Books #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi @aptshadow.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

I am still blinking in dazed and delighted disbelief that I got to interview another of my faves n literary heroes @aptshadow.bsky.social all about genestealers, writing for Black Library, spiders and the Purple Turtle! Please enjoy for yourselves and share the good word! youtu.be/si6jglDbopk?...

Some amazing art I was gifted with for the Childten of Strife launch.

Quick watercolour pencil fanart card I did a few months ago as a gift when some friends and I went to see @aptshadow.bsky.social talk about his latest book Children of Strife at Waterstones (it’s a really good book)! One of the best authors doing it rn fr fr

New Philosophers in Space out for everyone! Part two of @aptshadow.bsky.social Children of Strife. This series is always full of weirdly specific boons and this time it means I get to talk about honor culture and dominance and the moral psychology of "some folks need the risk of catching hands".

Hurrah! @pspublish.bsky.social has announced my novella, 'House of Wyrd', with a limited edition hardback out first - you can pre-order it now. Thanks to artist Lisa Laughy for the outstanding cover and editor @marieoregan.bsky.social for her wise oversight! pspublishing.co.uk/house-of-wyr...

So, I recently at last read "Dogs of War" & "Bear Head" by @aptshadow.bsky.social The thing was, that I had read the third and final book in the series, "Bee Speaker" at first. Which turned this into a saga of a post-apocalypse and the story of the way to it. I Iiked it, may be even better in order.

I just finished THE BEST OF ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY, a monumental collection that has consumed my short story reading for more than a month. Cleverly organized, tremendously fun, and a truly marvelous addition to my library from one of the most prolific SFF authors writing today. Highly recommend!

PREVIEW: 'Salvation's Child' Graphic Novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Mike Collins @comixology.bsky.social @cosmiclighthouse.co.uk @aptshadow.bsky.social www.lotuslandcomics.com/2026/05/prev...

Ok, the new @aptshadow.bsky.social sounds great! Meet Skotch, freelance raccoon investigator, in Green City Wars: artificially enhanced animals serve humans, but their own world is filled with conflict, crime & power battles... Out 26.6, signed #preorder: www.waterstones.com/book/green-c... 💙📚🪐

A new review and some pages from the upcoming Architects graphic novel Salvation’s Child emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

This collection by @aptshadow.bsky.social is a credit to @subpress.bsky.social who time and again support the very best science fiction, fantasy, and horror on the market! subterraneanpress.com/the-best-of-...

We interviewed Adrian Tchaikovsky ( @aptshadow.bsky.social ) We discuss: 🧠 writing non-human minds 🌿 nature’s influence on fiction 🚀 sci-fi & fantasy boundaries 📖 Green City Wars horrortree.com/horror-tree-... #AdrianTchaikovsky #SpeculativeFiction #AmReading

A new review and some pages from the upcoming Architects graphic novel Salvation’s Child emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

New Page of my Eisner Nominated Webcomic Terran Omega - read from the start here: www.pauljholden.com/patreon/?via=bsky it's FRREEEEEE!!!!

Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a human-made creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

New D&D playable species just dropped.

Criminally passing up “French Crusade” as a headline.

PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE OF GOD by @aptshadow.bsky.social is an excellent entry in the Tryant Philosophers. Gormenghast meets Victor Hugo by way of Moorcock. Come for crab-city-siege action, stay for the trauma bonding and lonely math wizards. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pretender...

I am always having so much fun with scale drawings. These images are usually depicted quite small on a page in books, there just to show the size of the animal. I love adding some extra details and funny situations to these. :) Here is a series I have just made for an upcoming book. #SciArt

I wasn’t intending to do a post on this one, but @aptshadow.bsky.social's work is excellent and would not leave me alone until I talked about it. Plus I think it also makes for good RPG fodder too, so there’s that!

In original WoW, Ungoro crater was a wild dinosaur zone with one main quest hub - a lost expedition that was stuck in the wilderness basically eating their shoes and unable to get home. In a much later patch the game added a flightmaster at their camp, which had previously only been accessible

I am not on TikTok. I will never be on TikTok. This bethcato2 account is impersonating me and direct messaging writers in an effort to sell marketing services. Any account pretending to be me on TikTok is fraudulent.

Just received 2 highly anticipated crowdfunded - Pico (insect ttrpg from @mythworks.bsky.social ) and the new Heart book from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social - looking forward to diving into both.

I’ve been writing all week, so I’m far behind on Discourse. But certain TTRPG nerds should add to your weekend reading @meganlcook.bsky.social & her glorious exploration of “dirtbag medievalism” — preferably while listening to Wheatus.

Even in my own singular opinion, when I’m asked for a ‘best’ or ‘favourite’ my answers vary from instance to instance. The idea you can have an objective ‘best X books’ is daft tbh.

Time for a round up of all the Solaris Books coming your way in 2026, feat. Spectacular SciFi, fantastic fantasy and horrific horror! Ft @aptshadow.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @kateheartfield.com @neuvel.net @natania.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social & more!

Get a 20% off two new titles in Adrian Tchaikovsky's (@aptshadow.bsky.social) #TyrantPhilosophers fantasy series, with discount code: PREORDER20 at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social#TyrantPhilosophers Buy #LivesOfBitterRain: https://bit.ly/3PqG6RA Buy #PretendersToTheThroneOfGod: https://bit.ly/4txJeJh

Nullibites are now up on the Doomsong TTRPG Patreon! We gave them the Pensive, Poet and Historian traits, in honour of the beautiful octopuses in @aptshadow.bsky.social's Children of Ruin. If you haven't read it, what are you even doing.

Choosing glasses frames today and so many of the ‘fashion’ ones are these big clunky Michael Cain things that feel like they exist to cover for people snooping with meta cyber specs or something.

This summary of different early medieval literature is still one of my favourite things on the internet. #medievalsky

Turned in a 15-page lettering proof TWELVE days ahead of deadline today. This is what you could get if you hired me to letter your comics!

Today on the website, for those who’ve read Children of Strife - bonus content. A whole extra chapter that didn’t quite make it into the finished book, essentially a self-contained short story. adriantchaikovsky.com

Today on the website, for those who’ve read Children of Strife - bonus content. A whole extra chapter that didn’t quite make it into the finished book, essentially a self-contained short story. adriantchaikovsky.com

New paint: two stoned Nurgle demons and three mages/priests. Particularly like the fact the caterpillar witch is actually three witches all in one, and the bug priest has a whole chest of drawers on his back. #warhammercommunity

This week we are joined by the brilliant @aptshadow.bsky.social, who tells us about his love of TTRPGs, and how his writing skills help him when playing. Watch: youtu.be/UndOSr7Po-c Listen: linktr.ee/narrativedam...

Engines of Reason, the much anticipated sequel to Elder Race by @aptshadow.bsky.social, is out Sept. 1! On a planet where stories govern identity, where science & magic are merely a point of view, a fallen princess, a reluctant wizard, & a precocious child must unravel the past to shape the future.

Today Christopher Keene reviews @aptshadow.bsky.social's Dogs of War! - JI 🐉 "Even the most messed-up futures can be redirected onto a more promising path by the courage of a few, and that message isn’t something I take for granted these days." fantasy-faction.com/2026/dogs-of... #booksky 💙 📚🪐

Great to see our @starsandsabers.bsky.social Oz anthology, Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz, featured in the @locusmag.bsky.social new release post! Edited by me and @erniechiara.com (and with stories from us): locusmag.com/2026/05/new-...