'Everything is brutal AF but in equal parts beautiful ... possibly the most exciting ‘book 2’ of all time ... one of the best books I’ve ever read'. Today's review of The Tower of Living and Dying is from @blogspells.bsky.social . La Torre de los Vivos y de los Muertos from @ozeditorial.com #booksky

A new adventure awaits from @joshuagillingham.bsky.social and his new independent publishing company Little Hammer Games – this time you can be a Norse god! Check out the Kickstarter reveal for this social board game below: spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2026/04/05/h...

A new adventure awaits from @joshuagillingham.bsky.social and his new independent publishing company Little Hammer Games – this time you can be a Norse god! Check out the Kickstarter reveal for this social board game below: spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2026/04/05/h...

Stay tuned for an exciting new Kickstarter announcement tomorrow for a brand new semi-cooperative social board game. Yes it's Norse related 👀 From @joshuagillingham.bsky.social

New Review The Knave of Graves from @sjshank.bsky.social A very unique and enjoyable read, with dark folklore, a malevolent sorcerer and morally grey protagonist: spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2026/02/09/k...

I finished Guards! Guards! Definitely the Discworld I enjoyed most of the 5. I gave it a 4 star overall. Promising and gives me hope that maybe there'll be a discworld book out there I can give the full 5 to one day...

Since my son was born nearly 7 years ago, I've been looking forward to watching The Lord of the Rings together for the first time. I didn't even know if he'd like it, but today we finished the trilogy & he loved it. May have had tears on my end numerous times 😅❤️ heart = full

It's my balloon day :-) Very happy with this book haul ❤️

Tonight, I begin my journey as a manager! Alongside many other duties, I'll have 20 direct reports across 2 teams. Any last minute advice?

This rum has gone STRAIGHT to my head.. wow. Nice though

I'm not sure what else to try but I feel like X and Bluesky are both stuttering a little in comparison to how lively the book community used to feel. Any reading groups or discords you'd recommend?

Happy New Year everyone ❤️ Would love to discuss books more next year if anyone has any reading or book discussion groups going! Reading challenges too!

Check out the 5 best books I read in 2025! Total: 31 5 star reads: 11 4 star reads: 14 3 star reads: 6 Any less than 3 tend to be DNF spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2025/12/30/t...

My most precious individual book is this copy of The Witch's Heart by @gengornichec.bsky.social Personalised and kindly sent across the Atlantic Ocean, it's one of my favourite stories but also barely anyone in the UK has this edition! I will always treasure this book 💙💛

Bought this for my 6 year old son for Christmas and we have had so much fun playing it!! Fantastic game that only takes 15 mins or so, makes us laugh, addictive, brilliant cards. Great artwork and game design from @jamiesmart.bsky.social Especially recommend for fantasy fans!

I haven't yet got a bookshelf but the new house does have a shelf in the top of my wardrobe I've made use of for some of my favourite authors and special editions 😍⏳

I've logged 284 books and I've never read: • Robin Hobb • Abercrombie past Blade Itself • Tad Williams • Gemmell past Legend • Malazan • Sanderson • Green Bone Saga • His Dark Materials • 37/41 Discworld • Scott Lynch • LOTR books Which do I need to rectify first?

I think I'm in a minority in that I prefer the smell of new books to old ones. New book smell is my fave

I discount 'romantasy' from my TBR but I can't help feeling some of the blurbs sound great & the covers are gorgeous. I also have to concede my favourite book (Lancelot by Giles Kristian) is actually a love story. Anything jump out as suitable for a het mid-30s guy who usually reads low fantasy?

Hey everyone, What's been your book of the year?

The season’s upon us! Thor and Loki really know how to botch a holiday shopping expedition. W/ art by @barbarianlord.bsky.social. Read it in Bostonian at @mcsweeneys.net: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tho... Read it in English at @blogspells.bsky.social: spellsandspaceships.home.blog/2023/11/21/a...

Really looking forward to this from @jnevair.bsky.social Any books releasing in Q1 of '26 you're excited for?

What's a cosy fantasy you'd recommend to someone who usually reads epic swords and sorcery and Grimdark type stuff and wants a change of pace?

It feels rare to find a book that has deep world building AND is a page turner. Can you name any books that by the end of the series are really deep but you always get that "one more chapter" feel?

Where do the cool kids chat about fantasy these days?

I had a dream last night that I met @annasmithspark.bsky.social for the first time randomly in passing but my kids were crying and I had to make sure they were ok and I missed my chance to tell Anna what an amazing author she is 🤣😭 If you want an amazing reading experience, read her work NOW

Just incase you're an author & you've seen I was reading your book or loved the first one but never read the second, I do absolutely plan to get there! Just had the busiest year of my life and reading has taken a back seat. Hoping to carry on reading more soon.

At the start of the year I made a list of 25 books I'd definitely, without a doubt read in 2025. I read 4. 4 of them.

Today I finished Wyrd Sisters and updated my Discworld Journey Unfortunately I still haven't found a book in the series I love yet but this was more promising... Wyrd Sisters - 7/10 Mort - 6.7/10 Reaper Man - 6.4/10 Hogfather - 6.2/10

What's the best novella you've ever read? My current read is this:

Do any of you own a 'book nook' like this?

I found out on Friday I'd been successful in getting a promotion that I've been working really hard towards for a while now in a management role. My leadership style has always been empathy, trust and supporting people and that won't change. I'm so excited to make a difference and start in Jan!

Moved house and I tonight unpacked my Lords of the Rings pocket editions and the box is all damaged 😭 gutted

I paid £15 for The Devils by Joe Abercrombie on Gollancz's 40% off Black Friday Sale. Today it's been reduced to £10 on Amazon 😐

Since moving to a house with lots of trees nearby and putting bird feeders up it's giving me such a sense of peace when I look outside and see the variety of birds and wildlife 🌲💚 I'm seeing more tits everyday than Hugh Hefner did in the '70s 🪶

Happiness comes in many forms and is sometimes wrapped up by The Broken Binding 😍 Isn't this exquisite?

Where applicable, what is your favourite: • Epic Fantasy • Medieval Inspired Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Discworld Book • Mythology Inspired Story • Comfort Read • Book you'd save in a fire • Best book cover you own

It's almost certainly completely imagined, but when it's cold and frosty in the British Isles, I really feel a sense of magic in the air outdoors. I can't really explain it. It's probably just because I associate winter with Christmas and lights etc but I love the feeling of it - feels otherworldly

I'm so fucking drunk. Help

Hello I'm drunk

It brings me so much joy that from the kitchen window in our new house, I can see birds nearly all day long. I was lucky to see a pigeon now and again before. Now it's blue tits, great tits, blackbirds, robins, thrushes, wrens, pigeons, magpies and squirrels. Hoping to see even more ❤️

Reaper Man is overrated; half of the book is just nonsensical. Hogfather is hard to follow. Death as a character is fantastic but his book series aren't as engaging as him alone... I'm much preferring Witches and City Watch...

Interesting dragon

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Heard Dan Jones is writing a book on castles. There's one I'll buy the special edition of. Just bought his Wars of the Roses special from Broken Binding and then got an email to say I'd entered my overdraft 😅🙈

Gorgeous pics

Interview done ✅ Maybe I should believe in myself more because I feel like I did really well ☺️ Now there's no preparation to be done I can fully enjoy a book in the evenings again 👌

Bluesky in comparison to X: ✅ Kinder ✅ Friendlier ✅ More supportive ✅ Less hate ✅ More book related engagement ✅ No penalty for posting links 👎 More politics 👎 More RTs on the timeline 👎 Less users Overall, bluesky wins if I could only pick one. I feel like this is now my 'main social app'

I've scratched my cornea right on the pupil putting a bird feeder out and pinged a sharp tree branch straight into my eye. I now can't see out of it. I've got a massive important interview on Monday & I told myself I'd think more positively. This is the best I can do...

I wish I wasn't like this; Whenever I have a job interview lined up, I feel such a sense of dread for days before, even if I'm prepared. It's such bad anxiety and I don't even know why but it stops me focusing on anything, I even struggle to focus on the interview prep itself.