Hey hey hey. New book news! TRANSITION: Book Three of the Narrator Cycle RELEASE DATE: MARCH 31, 2026 All the details over on my Substack: ipatterson.substack.com/p/book-annou...

Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗

Thanks Lorna! What a wonderful thing to say!

I'm so excited to share this with you all

BBNYA Spotlight - Transference by Ian Patterson booksare42.com/2025/10/18/b...

Absolutely unreal to be given this honor last night. My debut novel won the Colorado Book Awards! It was amazing and inspiring to meet so many other authors and organizers. Congratulations to all the finalists!

I can't let Transference have all the glory today. Take a peak at the sequel!

So excited to see this! I'm not too active on blue sky these days, but if you want to find me over on insta (@naisemaj) or Substack (@eonbikewriter) I'm very active over there! Thanks BBNYA!

Congratulations to Transference by @ianpattersonauthor.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2025!!

Congratulations to Mushroom Blues by @adrianmgibson.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2025!!

Congratulations to Afterburn by @dandrewsauthor.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2025!!

Today, I completed my first series. The Narrator Cycle was my framing for talking about so many things, from capitalism to agency and free will, all in the trappings of a cinematic, sci-fi universe. Transcendence is now available in print from all major retailers, and eBook on the Zon.

Transcendence comes out in one week!

If you want to follow some of my ongoing fiction, check out my Substack! Today I released a very snarky take on the use of ChatGPT to write emails. open.substack.com/pub/ipatters...

Transference was selected as a finalist for the Colorado Book Awards! It feels very wild to be 1 of 3 authors selected across the state. I'm deeply honored 🙏.

My first bookmarks for my first book signing!

I've sold a couple of books at the Narratess sale indiebook.sale! That's really exciting, and I hope readers stick around for book 2, coming out May 20th.

Reposting for #shamelessselfpromoSunday Do you like psychological thrillers? Ambiguous characters? Aliens and space battles? Check out Afterburn 🔥 on sale for £1.99 👇👇

Well I'm going to have to sell a lot of books to make up for all the ones I've purchased already from the Narratess Indie sale 😅. indiebook.sale

Have you wanted to check my book out? This weekend is a great time to pick up the eBook for $0.99, and you can use all the money you saved to buy MORE awesome indie books. indiebook.sale

It’s #indieApril and Afterburn is reduced to £1.99. It’s also free on KU but only until the end of May! #scifi #booksworthreading #bookrecommendations #readersofbluesky amzn.eu/d/eyU7Btc

Time for the Transcendence cover reveal! It's finally here! I worked with the incredibly talented baris.editionstilemizon.com again for this, and couldn't be happier. More details on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/ipatters...

My wife got me a copy of Gone Away World years ago because I'm a huge John le Carre fan, and I was blown away. Nick's been on my "will read anything they write" list ever since. I can't wait to check this one out!

I wrote a thing and someone liked the thing and put it up on their website. It's short 😁. the-dread-literary-review.ghost.io/micro-monday...

Mark your calendars, the next Indie Book Sale is April 5th-7th.

TRANSCENDENCE IS DONE. I cannot wait to share it with you all.

It's my birthday and I'm sick, so I had to cancel all my plans. BUT I did get ARC copies of Transcendence sent out, and I almost have all my files set to order my proof copies! So at least there's that.

🧵A thread of the books that will be on sale during Narratess's Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror Indie Book Sale April 5 - 7. This is an amazing collection of talent. Watch this space: indiebook.sale

This was a lot of fun! If you want to confirm that I'm a human and not actually an AI, give it a watch.

Me, seeing the first B&W samples of my book cover for Transcendence this morning.

I finished the first draft of my prequel novella this morning! Now what do I actually do with my time?! Help - the existential dread is setting in.

I am getting closer to sending out ARCs for Transcendence, Book Two of the Narrator Cycle. This follows on directly after Transference and completes the primary duology. Are you interested in being an ARC reader? Do you like cake? Fill out this questionnaire below! forms.gle/fVBroYSFCSiL...

Me: I'll make a Bluesky to meet other writers Also me: But what the hell do I say on this thing? Hi, my name is Ian. I write sci-fi that borders on the fantastical. I like big ideas, twists, and things that defy convention. Tell me about what you write!

Here's my review of #SPSFC Quarterfinalist Transference by Ian Patterson for the Peripheral Prospectors: davedobsonbooks.com/spsfc4-quart...

It's sci-friday, show off your books! Transference is a dystopian vision of healthcare in a market economy. It will appeal to fans of Red Rising, Altered Carbon, and Bioshock. ✨Discovery Editor's Choice Shortlist ✨Indie Ink Finalist ✨SPSFC4 Quarter-Finalist www.goodreads.com/book/show/21....

Flow is proof that cozy fantasy can have real, meaningful stakes while saying important things beautifully. It was SO good.

The new Witcher is just a grim dark retelling of little mermaid and I'm here for it

Book two copy edits - completed! It's happening!! Transcendence will complete the primary duology that I had planned, and the ending still gives me chills on this re-read.

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

Let's see that sequel! I have three chapters left to line edit on Transcendence before it goes to proof read, and cover design is under way! I'm so excited to share it with the world, it gets really weird and I love it. (I'm also excited to read D. Andrews sequel)

Good morning lovely people. The prequel to Transference is currently completely FREE over on my Substack. I release new chapters each week. Once it's done, I'll take them down to edit and package the final thing, so check it out if you're interested! open.substack.com/pub/ipatters...

Nothing like having a near panic attack at 4am when you accidentally replace an entire chapter of your nearly completed novel with the letter "d" and Atticus won't let you revert it. Praise be to backups.

Pledge $5+ to our Patreon to access bonus author readings from guests. Our audio reading for February is with @gouravmohanty.bsky.social, who shares an excerpt from his upcoming novel Dance of Shadows, out on Feb. 25 via @headofzeus.bsky.social. Check it out on our Patreon patreon.com/sffaddictspod

2025 demands a new emoji - nihilistic laughter. It's that feeling when you could break down crying at a situation, but instead you laugh in a way that should sign you up for therapy.

Doing my last line edits on Transcendence before it goes off for proof! I liked this quote this morning: "So I am like an artist trying to paint a picture I cannot see clearly with brushes and paints that I know are wrong. What I understand from this process is up to my interpretation."

Hey, here's my book! You can tell it's a book by the way it is. It's a couple months old now, and not currently on sale, but the sequel is coming out soon so that's pretty neat. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...