REVIEW: “If Guillermo Del Toro adapted Jules Verne like an Agatha Christie mystery, you’d end up with something like THE SALT ORACLE by @rainewilson.bsky.social It’s oceanic in its scope and beauty, and like the sea, it left me in a state of awe.” Full review 👇🏻 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s...

If you've been waiting for the right time to jump into The Eidyn Saga, now's your moment! The Lost War is just 99p all through November on Amazon. It's a #Scottish #EpicFantasy #mystery #conspiracy #thriller found family road trip with a #DnD vibe and a twist. Go, go, go! #FantasyBooks

Started We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by @rainewilson.bsky.social Already a third of the way in and very much intrigued by the story.

Eastercon is the UK's annual science fiction convention for book lovers & writers Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social

The November list of Self Published Fantasy is now live! I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which? robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...

I did not realise that @bingewriting.bsky.social was at World FantasyCon. I only realised after seeing a post yesterday. If I had been more aware and organised, I would have brought my copy of Dissolution for signing; one of my top reads of the year!

Starship Alexandria news! For December, instead of a regular episode, @emmanewman.bsky.social and I will be releasing an Advent Calendar with a short episode every day from 1st to 25th December, talking about our favourite TV series.

Some authors I've added to my tbr since attending World FantasyCon 2025 @rainewilson.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com @mkhardywrites.com @sophieburnham.bsky.social @joe-hill.bsky.social Jackson Ford @keithrosson.bsky.social @aliciawanstallb.bsky.social @aliettedebodard.com And more besides... 📚

Big thank you and congratulations to @britfantasysoc.bsky.social and @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social for organising and running a brilliant convention 👏👏👏

I've unpacked my #Worldfantasycon2025 haul 📚

Listening to this on the train home.

This sounds fascinating. I'm yet to read We Are All Ghosts in the Forest, but managed to grab a signed copy this morning. These books sound like 'me' books.

Homeward Bound from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social Invigorating and exhausting in equal measure. I had a great time! Caught up with some good acquaintances and friends, met some long-time friends in person for the first time, and made some new connections with truly friendly and inspiring people.

For those at world fantasy con: while I wasn’t at the mass signing, happy to sign things if you spot me around.

Another sketch based on The Will of the Many ~ (Craving having the time to do a big personal piece that isn't just a sketch one of these days...) #bookart

Good morning Brighton. Ready for Day 3 of #worldfantasycon2025

First train on my journey to Brighton... delayed. Not a great start.

Will be travelling to Brighton tomorrow morning for @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social Really looking forward to my first convention since 2023; not looking forward to the 5 hour journey though. Please say 'hi' if you see me there, I can be socially awkward until I know people 😊

👻 Sometimes ghosts are digital! Dive into @rainewilson.bsky.social 's shared universe: two standalones novels where the internet has collapsed, leaving digital ghosts to wander the world, infecting books, people and nature itself... Preorder https://geni.us/weallghostsPB https://geni.us/saltorac

644 pages in (not even half way) 👀 38% to be exact. This book is Huuuge! This one is going to take me right up to World FantasyCon next week I think.

With you this April!

Coming mid-2026

Cover reveal for my next novel: Daughter of Crows, and an interview with the artist. L1nk-in-c0mments. (Over on ThatThornGuy - many thanks to Agnes Meszaros!)

“It’s outrageous to even talk about spending cuts when people are already exhausted and struggling. We need to tax the wealthiest and invest in our public services.” Green Party leader @ZackPolanski says the government must stop punishing working people and start taxing wealth fairly. #Peston

Can we make actual intelligence a thing again?

Across dimensions, it creeps and consumes... Are you ready for your imagination to be infected?

How about a special offer? Between today and October 23rd, pre-order 'Magic, Maps, and Mischief' (either on ebook or paperback) and you'll get ebook copies of the entire 'Empire of Ruin' series. Just show me your order confirmation and you'll get the books! Appreciate you all spreading the word!

Had a lovely time in Abergavenny today. So refreshing to visit a thriving and bustling town centre.

Cover reveal for my Science Fiction Gothic Horror (!) novella out next year.

If you're @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social my new novel, Project Hanuman, is launching there two weeks early. @aptshadow.bsky.social called it 'A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries of the genre.' #scifi #projecthanuman @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

Well, this was an absolute joy from start to finish.

"I'm not surprised the personal attacks have started. They've got loads of lines: about my teeth, about my history as an actor, about my name change... the right just don't actually have a line of attack against me that's political"

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live! worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

A powerful message from one of the most impactful speculative fiction novels I've read: "Embrace diversity. Unite— Or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed by those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity or be destroyed." Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

More of this.

It's Bookshop day in the UK today. Let's go buy some books!

Beware anyone who wants to limit the study of literature. Literature is the beginning of empathy, critical thinking, understanding context and complexity, and learning beyond your borders.

AI is the litter of the Internet, clogging up our feeds with rubbish that keeps accumulating exponentially.

"Today we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups... So I ask, in my writing, what is real?" Philip K. Dick

Tom Roberts' rough sketch for the cover of my next book (April 2026)! Expect updates.

Starting Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social

Tax wealth. Not work. Join.greenparty.org.uk

A timeless anthem open.spotify.com/track/3SVAN3...

Resistance is not futile!

It's a book vending machine 👀

These are just our first steps. Let's keep going. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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