Improbable plots: 'On a routine trip transporting ethically sourced materials in a fully explored part of the galaxy, a competent, well-adjusted crew ignore a mysterious distress call & complete the mission without mishap, receiving their salary as agreed' Would love to hear others...

‘Bad things awaited people who ignored warning notices in creepy woods. That was the rule - anyone who had ever watched a movie could tell you that.’

Odyssey Earth trilogy or Third Loch from the Sun by @rexburke.bsky.social

Grab THREE ebooks in my YA dystopian series for the price of ONE! Action and adventure, die-for-each-other friendships instead of romance, and not one, but TWO strong female leads. Check out the award-winning #BattleGroundBookSeries Books 1-3 bargain box set on Kindle and KU! #Booksky #YADystopia

It's the last day of this, if you wanted to get in on an alien-on-a-train caper for 0.99

Worth every penny:

Signs I am old Turn down music to concentrate when parking Use phone camera to zoom in on tin labels in supermarket Cannot be arsed with Stranger Things Yoga hurts Cannot lie, tuck in my band t shirts

You might know @jnevair.bsky.social from his #Scifi. His writing is excellent - this will be SO worth a punt. I’m all in

My latest read: "Special Delivery" by @rexburke.bsky.social Seeking a "military sci-fi" book about a ragtag team on a secret mission? This one's worth a look! 🪐📚💙 Goodreads www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Book Radar thebookradar.com/review/1677 StoryGraph app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0da4...

One week to release! Goodreads/Pre-order links are live me hearties. 🦜🏴‍☠️🏝️ The Curse of Dragon Tail Island - a standalone pirate fantasy adventure. www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Currently 0.99 in the US and UK Just, you know, for information If you like that sort of thing #SciFi #indieauthor #bookdeal #Kindle #BookSky

Reached an odometer milestone for What Grows From the Dead, my most-rated book of all of them. If you're looking for a funny amateur sleuth mystery set in North Carolina, check it out!

Nasi goreng tonight. The recipe says ‘egg sunny side side up, optional’ Is there any world where a fried egg on top of the rice is not mandatory?

'A bonny wee tale' - the first Audible review is in for Third Loch From the Sun, so chuffed! And big praise for the narrator, the fabulous @raingoblin.bsky.social www.audible.co.uk/pd/Third-Loc... 💙📚🪐

"You are?" “Thomas Chatwin, Major.” “You’re kidding me?” “I’m sorry, ma’am?” “Your name is Major Tom?” “I prefer Thomas actually, ma’am.” Juno looked at him quizzically. “Major Tom. You know, Bowie?” “Tom Bowie? Can’t say I know the chap, ma’am” [from 'Twin Landing'] #BookSky #Bowie #SciFi

‘Lee Nicholls looks alright to continue’ 🤣 #htafc

"You are?" “Thomas Chatwin, Major.” “You’re kidding me?” “I’m sorry, ma’am?” “Your name is Major Tom?” “I prefer Thomas actually, ma’am.” Juno looked at him quizzically. “Major Tom. You know, Bowie?” “Tom Bowie? Can’t say I know the chap, ma’am” [from 'Twin Landing'] #BookSky #Bowie #SciFi

I enjoyed ‘The Hunting Wives,’ ridiculous but well done. And then it does that thing where it doesn’t really end, & we wait to see if they pick up a second season. Just finish the damn story! We want a resolution after devoting 8 hours to it. Leave loose ends, sure. But don’t mess with us like that

Writing the sequel to Special Delivery is giving me difficult-second-album vibes. I'm hoping it's going to turn out to be a Give Em Enough Rope and not This is the Modern World

Writing the sequel to Special Delivery is giving me difficult-second-album vibes. I'm hoping it's going to turn out to be a Give Em Enough Rope and not This is the Modern World

I had a really fun discussion with Scott Roche on his Creative Dynamos YouTube show. youtu.be/x_P7I7kw3Kw

'A bonny wee tale' - the first Audible review is in for Third Loch From the Sun, so chuffed! And big praise for the narrator, the fabulous @raingoblin.bsky.social www.audible.co.uk/pd/Third-Loc... 💙📚🪐

Growing up in the 1970s, footballers all looked like old men to me. Now they’re all slowly shuffling off the pitch - Martin Chivers and the wonderful Terry Yorath the latest - I realise they were only about ten years older than me at the time

SCI-FI PROMO! 🚀🎈 The Odyssey Earth colony ship is on a 17-year voyage to a new planet. But humanity’s future is just about to take a wrong turn. Entire story arc ($/£/€) Orphan Planet 0.99 Twin Landing 2.99 Star Bound 2.99 Box set 3.99 kdp.amazon.com/en_US/series... #SciFi #indiebooks #BookSky

Book holiday. Pay for holiday. Look forward to holiday. Oh look, an email about holiday - 'Just so you know, construction has started next to hotel. Due to the nature of the work being carried out, it’s likely you’ll be able to see and hear this taking place during the day.'

SCI-FI PROMO! 🚀🎈 The Odyssey Earth colony ship is on a 17-year voyage to a new planet. But humanity’s future is just about to take a wrong turn. Entire story arc ($/£/€) Orphan Planet 0.99 Twin Landing 2.99 Star Bound 2.99 Box set 3.99 kdp.amazon.com/en_US/series... #SciFi #indiebooks #BookSky

Still got plot holes in the WIP. Characters are going to have to blast their way out of them. They’re ok with that

2026, and I think I speak for all of us, is rubbish so far. Where is the sun, and where are our hoverboards?

Hey all - 🧵⬇️ So I'm thinking of, instead of a newsletter, doing like a monthly round-up post on my blog. Might be helpful? Just spitballing here, but would anyone be interested in a monthly post with, like: Newly released indie books Upcoming indie books

So, finished Third Loch from the Sun by @rexburke.bsky.social. A great read, full of well rounded characters and a satisfying plot and ending. Two thumbs up for this island tale. 👍👍

Tons of awesome free and discounted books! Check out the megasale! megasale.yrliu.com

The ebook of The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar is free until December 29th! Grab a copy of my zany chivalric tale of high adventure on me. books2read.com/ladyisovar

It's #buyastrangerabook day today. Yes, I know it's not Wednesday. But I don't really want to do it on Christmas Eve, so here we are. I've offered a few books out already. Some are unclaimed. So, I'll do them again. How does all that sound?

I think I speak for all authors when I urge you to be more David in your approach to life, Christmas and everything

Thanks @bookspotlight.bsky.social for recommending Third Loch from rhe Sun by @rexburke.bsky.social. It was delightful— exactly what I needed right now. I love cosy mysteries and cozy fantasies and now cozy sci-fi. Perfection.

Upgrade your winter reading for zero cost. Grab a FREE sci-fi short from White-Hot Scifi Winter and escape into new worlds tonight: inkican.com/smashwor... #scifi #amreading

My amateur-sleuth mystery, What Grows From the Dead, is free until December 23. Grab a copy on me, and enjoy my most-read, most-rated work to date. Also available on audio. Shares of this post welcome! Thanks. books2read.com/whatgrows

I’m looking for your best Xmas films new releases this year. I have seen Jingle Bell Heist (better than it needed to be) and Oh. What. Fun. (surprisingly OK). But where’s this year’s Hot Frosty? #movies #ChristmasFilms

And the winners are... @muchechops.bsky.social @dnschmidt.com Congratulations both! I hope you enjoy the story!

Possibly unpopular. But picked up Asimov’s collection of solar system essays, ‘The Relativity of Wrong’ recently. My, he was quite the unbearable pale stale male. Those essays reek of condescension. Unless I missed the joke, always possible

🪐✨I've got 2 WIND TIDE audiobooks in this awesome ITCH sci-fi book bundle:✨🪐 GOODBYE TO THE SUN and JATI'S WAGER (you can start with either in the space opera series, btw). Thanks to @ormakal.bsky.social for organizing this! LINK: itch.io/b/3450/the-e...

Thanks to @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social for including 🏴‍☠️THE CURSE OF DRAGON TAIL ISLAND🏴‍☠️ in the "Most Anticipated 2026 SFF and HORROR Reads." *If you don't follow Tina's reviews on Youtube or Instagram you should! (and btw she's also a great editor... hint hint 🤓) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB8L...

I have been deep in Arnie's lesser works this afternoon, trawling for quotes that I can nick for one of my characters. I had forgotten about the excellence of Commando, Eraser, Raw Deal, and Red Heat. I have much to work with

From @rexburke.bsky.social: "My first audiobook, Third Loch From the Sun, narrated by Scottish actor Robin Laing, is out today! It's on sale wherever you get your audiobooks (Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, plus library services)." I really enjoyed this book: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Third-Loc...

Still time to get in on this

@rexburke.bsky.social book's are a blast of fun - the perfect cure for the frantic Holiday season! (everyone can use some "Island Time" 😎) And this one's on audio! (You might even get a free code if you enter ASAP!) Robin Laing sounds great as the narrator!

Congrats on launch day, this sounds like a wild ride — love a good sci-fi mystery with a Scottish twist! 🚀📘

PUBLICATION DAY GIVEAWAY! A Scottish island SciFi mystery Third Loch From the Sun is out as an audiobook today! I have 2 FREE audiobook codes up for grabs - comment & share this post by 18.00 GMT today, 18 Dec, to be in the draw. Good luck! 💙📚🪐 #BookSky #SciFi #audiobook #giveaway #romcom

The alien invaders haven't thought this through, have they? Moules-frites on every menu, the human race will be fine www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PUBLICATION DAY GIVEAWAY! A Scottish island SciFi mystery Third Loch From the Sun is out as an audiobook today! I have 2 FREE audiobook codes up for grabs - comment & share this post by 18.00 GMT today, 18 Dec, to be in the draw. Good luck! 💙📚🪐 #BookSky #SciFi #audiobook #giveaway #romcom