🎂 🎉 Happy UK Book Birthday to @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER! Its the dark political fantasy that everyone's talking about: a searing examination of the cycles of imperialism and oppression, a raging battle cry to break the wheel and rise up. Buy now https://geni.us/cryvoi

We're thrilled to welcome Dr Lorrain Wilson back to the Hive. She's written us another excellent article, this time on Dark Academia, ahead of the release of her own DA novel THE SALT ORACLE, out today from @solarisbooks.bsky.social More: tinyurl.com/mvywxtep @rainewilson.bsky.social

✨It's Double Publication Day!✨ If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go? geni.us/weallghostsPB geni.us/saltorac @solarisbooks.bsky.social

ICYMI O. O. Sangoyomi's debut novel MASQUERADE won the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel at the British Fantasy Society Awards last weekend as part of #worldfantarycon! Congratulations to O. O. and to all the finalists! Buy now: https://geni.us/Kw4KA

The race for reality has begun in @caspargeon.bsky.social's THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN! "Fans of Ian M. Banks should run not walk to pick up this groundbreaking, headlong rush through realities, space and time." @catrionaward.bsky.social Buy now: geni.us/immeasurable

Experience the weird and wonderful worlds of Arthur C. Clarke award-nominated Aliya Whiteley, works that demands to be experienced rather than explained. Next March the Whiteley-verse expands with a new standalone -THE MISHEARD WORLD! Preorder now geni.us/misheardw

🎂 🎉 Happy Book birthday to @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social's THE GANYMEDAN. “Sci-fi as dark as the space between the stars.” @ianthegreen.bsky.social V-Dot has murdered a man, now he's on the run across the galaxy with a dangerous secret in his pocket... https://geni.us/ganym

When the Winds Sing is coming soon!! And it's in some great company.

Woop! We are bringing Juliet Marillier's latest to the UK! 😍😍😍

🎉We are delighted to announce 3 things at once!🎉 @julietmarillier.bsky.social won a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, & we are thrilled to be releasing her latest novel, THE AMBER OWL, with this stunning cover! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JtUkhC Preorder https://geni.us/amberowl

@publisherswkly.bsky.social talked all things THE GANYMEDAN with R. T. Ester/ @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social, a dark, compelling SciFi debut examining agency and sacrifice through one man’s desperate attempt to reach home! Read the interview at the link below Preorder: geni.us/ganym

required listening tbh

8K GIVEAWAY! Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more! Like, follow, repost and drop a book 📙 in the comments to enter! Ends 23:59 GMT on 13/10/25. Open to UK & IE, CAN & US only.

Now, here's something you don't see everyday, did you know that @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's dark political epic fantasy CRY, VOIDBRINGER has it's very own original literary soundtrack from The Bookish Songs Collective? Listen: https://geni.us/CRYVSound Preorder: https://geni.us/cryvoi

Happy #DayoftheDead to all who celebrate! Here's your perfect chance to dip into some stunning Mexican Historical Horroromance from @isabelcanas.bsky.social : THE HACIENDA geni.us/OmXinM VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE geni.us/VoEN THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ geni.us/palbad Out now in the UK!

I was able to grab a copy of this this morning and it may be my plane read on the way home because how can anyone resist that premise?

HAPPY ALL SOULS DAY! Why not celebrate with a ICYMI Acquisition Announcement? We've snapped up @harleylaroux.bsky.social 's SOULS TRILOGY for the UK. Book 1: HER SOUL TO TAKE. Fall 2026 UK/BC Rights exc. CAN and ANZ acquired by @alrutter.bsky.social Learn More https://bit.ly/4ofkGD0

Ahead of its release next week, why not take a sneak peek at an excerpt of @rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE? A locked boat murder mystery in a giant floating college plagued by digital ghosts! Read @scifinow.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4kwsu1j Preorder: https://geni.us/saltorac

Book launch party for @solarisbooks.bsky.social authirs @mkhardywrites.com, @rainewilson.bsky.social and Sam K Horton ✨️

November has started - suit up, hop aboard and blast off with us for a month of sharing our love for all things SF! #ScifiMonth2025

The tension between maintaining tradition & embracing change thrums through Caskey Russell's THE DOOR ON THE SEA (1st in a new epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Tlingit culture), as storyteller Elan's fate takes a turn, drawing him into a quest to save his homeland. https://geni.us/doorsea

BREAKING NEWS! O. O. Sangoyomi wins the Robert Holdstock for Best Fantsy Novel at the British Fantasy Awards! Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, including our very own @rainewilson.bsky.social for winning Best Novella! But now from all good bookstores!

8K GIVEAWAY! Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more! Like, follow, repost and drop a book 📙 in the comments to enter! Ends 23:59 GMT on 13/10/25. Open to UK & IE, CAN & US only.

OUT THIS MONTH! ⚔️ CRY VOIDBRINGER @artofelaineho.bsky.social https://geni.us/cryvoi 🌊 THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social https://geni.us/saltorac 💫 THE GANYMEDAN @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social https://geni.us/ganym 🦅 WHEN THE WINDS SING @ldcolter.com https://geni.us/whenthewindss

Feast your eyes upon a duo of delicious endorsements from @kbwagers.com and @samitbasu.bsky.social for @lavanya.bsky.social 's INTERGALACTIC FEAST, the concluding part of the FLAVOUR HACKER duology that began with INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF! Preorder now: https://geni.us/intergfeast

Sometimes, to destroy a tyrant, you have to burn your own life down too. Out next week, THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester/ @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social, a dark, compelling SciFi debut examining agency and sacrifice through one man’s desperate attempt to reach home. Preorder: geni.us/ganym

Extend your spooky season by preordering some Hot Summer Horror: BARBIE meets SCREAM with a 90s nostalgia twist in Lindy Ryan's DOLLFACE! "Goes for the gullet" @claymcleod.bsky.social "A whimsical, bloody, unsettling suburban slasher" @delilahsdawson.bsky.social https://geni.us/dollf

🎃🖤HAPPY HALLOWEEN!🖤🎃 Are you ready? You've been very patient with us, but now it's time to reveal the latest author to join Solaris: @harleylaroux.bsky.social! Prepare to meet your new dark fantasy romance obsession... HER SOUL TO TAKE. October 2026. Learn more https://bit.ly/4ofkGD0

For some #FridayFun, how about a Spooktastic Selection of Solaris Books? Remember, being spooky is for life, not just for Halloween! Ft. books from @rainewilson.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @emmanewman.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @alexdecampi.bsky.social#FridayFun& more!

Happy Halloween from The Bookseller team! 🎃 What is your favourite spooky read, or a book on your spooky TBR? Let us know in the comments 👻✨

Ridiculously grateful to all these splendid humans 👇🏽

@rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE is out next month! Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought! https://geni.us/saltorac

For a limited time only, UK readers you can snag three Solaris Spooky Reads at Spookily Good prices across all platforms! GOTHIKANA by RuNyx https://geni.us/Gothikana GORSE @samkhorton.bsky.social https://geni.us/gorse VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/VoEN

What's the weirdest fictional city you've ever encountered? How does it stack up against these 8 deeply strange settings from the work of Vajra Chandrasekera, Clive Barker, Hiron Ennes, and more? reactormag.com/eight-strang...

This thread is a fairly comprehensive guide on where to find team Solaris @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social, but there's wide range of truly fantastic events which you can browse at the full programme here: worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme-ou... We hope you have a truly magical time! Now, Solaris...

🚨ENDING TONIGHT - Double Plus Stamps at Waterstones! Which is a PERFECT time to get your preorders in for all these fabulous titles from @authortrmoore.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net @pennyvixen.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @kerstinhall.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social & more!

@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social STARTS TOMORROW! ..ahem, we're a bit excited, especially for our launch party with @mkhardywrites.com @samkhorton.bsky.social & @rainewilson.bsky.social! Join us for books, authors, wine (It's 8 o clock somewhere), soft drinks & CAKE! But wait! There's more...

Out Next week: @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social 's THE GANYMEDAN! Verden Dotnet made an easy living mixing drinks for the creator of all sentient tech in the galaxy—until he decided to kill them. Now he's carrying a galaxy-shattering secret in his pocket & desperate to get home. geni.us/ganym

"Rakesfall is an extraordinary achievement in science fiction, and a titanic work of art.” Congratulations Vajra Chandrasekera ( @vajra.me ) on the award of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! polity.lk/vajra-chandr...

"In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for the people you love?" Out today in the US, we're delighted to be bringing @artofelaineho.bsky.social's CRY, VOIDRINGER to the UK next month! "A brutal but impressive start." - Publishers Weekly Preorder now: https://geni.us/cryvoi

It's Double Plus Stamps @waterstones.bsky.social again! Snap up any of these recently released & forthcoming Solaris 2025 titles to help those stamps add up and earn yourself a nice bonus discount (inc. preorders!). Inc @isabelcanas.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social @artofelaineho.bsky.social

🎃UK GIVEAWAY!🎃 It's #seasonofthewitch & you can win these books from @alexgrecian.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com#seasonofthewitch! Like, follow, repost & drop a pumpkin in the comments to enter. Closes 23:59 GMT 1/11/25

🎃UK GIVEAWAY!🎃 It's #seasonofthewitch & you can win these books from @alexgrecian.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com#seasonofthewitch! Like, follow, repost & drop a pumpkin in the comments to enter. Closes 23:59 GMT 1/11/25

We've just turned the clocks back in the UK to try & embrace some brighter mornings as the year draws to a close. So, how about a selection of Solaris Books with historical and historically inspired settings ft. @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @emmanewman.bsky.social & more!?

Book 9 of the Terrible Worlds set, plus the 2nd collection, on their way.

Jolly good! I'm off to @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social soon, with a panel, a presentation, a party 🍰 and a reading -- so I hope to see some of you there! (Esp. since I plan to debut a bit of my upcoming @solarisbooks.bsky.social "Tune"-iverse novel "We Interrupt This Program" at the reading!) 📚👀

It's coming...

🎃🦇🖤 This Halloween, we've got a very special and spooky announcement for you! So here's another tiny teaser to tide you over until then... Dark romantasy fans, this one's for you! It going to be demonically good... See you Friday!

For a limited time, you can grab @natania.bsky.social 's QUEENS OF FATE trilogy in the 2025 TRILOGIES BUNDLE from @storybundle.bsky.social ! 29 books for just $33! 8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal! +supporting Locus Magazine! 👉storybundle.com/trilogies

Next year, @aptshadow.bsky.social 's TERRIBLE WORLDS universe of standalone novellas will continue to expand with PREACHING TO THE CHOIR! All books in this series are available in eBook, audiobook, limited run hardback & trio bind-up paperbacks. TERRIBLE WORLDS: REVOLUTIONS containing 1-3 out now!