@beforewegoblog.bsky.social is pleased to hype the recent launch of POLYCORPSE by @notcrucial.bsky.social !!! beforewegoblog.com/polycorpse-b... @bethtabler.bsky.social

Review- THE ORPHANED EARTH by LIUDMILA BRUS! Fantastic stuff! @bethtabler.bsky.social @beforewegoblog.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/review-the-o...

REVIEW – THE ORPHANED EARTH by LIUDMILA BRUS

The 22nd century never looked so bleak, and yet simultaneously so promising, as it has in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, "The Orphaned Earth", Book 2

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Another Simone Tametta dark fantasy artwork from the pages of Grimdark Magazine Issue 46 (April '26). This time depicting an eerie scene from the short story See That My Grave is Kept Clean by @joshrountree.bsky.social Direction by @bethtabler.bsky.social #darkfantasy #fantasyart #GrimdarkFantasy

Miles Cameron’s SOULSTEALER: magic studied like science, gunpowder made from souls, factory children, vampires, spies, arcanists, war heroes, and revolution brewing in the gutters. Also, the F https://beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal-soulstealer-the-soulflake-conspiracies-volume-one-by-miles-cameron/

BEFORE WE GO BLOG is pleased to help reveal the cover for THE RILL LORD Book 6 (Finale) TRIEMPERY REVELATIONS by @triempery.bsky.social ! @beforewegoblog.bsky.social log @bethtabler.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...

COVER REVEAL – THE RILL LORD by L.L. STEPHENS

BEFORE WE GO BLOG IS PLEASED TO HELP REVEAL THE COVER FOR THE RILL LORD Book #6 (FINALE) THE TRIEMPERY REVELATIONS By L.L. STEPHENS! The release day for T

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Review - CHAMPION OF THE FALLEN Book 2 RIVENWORLD by the awesome M.L. SPENCER! Does the long anticipated sequel to one of the most hyped Indie SFF books in DRAGON MAGE, live up to the lofty expectations? @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/review-champ...

Review – CHAMPION OF THE FALLEN by M.L. SPENCER

It's been five years since 'Dragon Mage', Book One in 'Rivenworld' was published. Decorated author M.L. Spencer's best-known work is an Indie darlin

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I love that line: "I met Sylvain Neuvel’s writing through The Test in 2019, and it made a simple promise: no wasted motion, no soft landings, big questions delivered with the economy of a blade." Via @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

INTERVIEW: with author Sylvain Neuvel

Sylvain Neuvel’s writing makes a simple promise: no wasted motion, no soft landings, and big questions delivered with the economy of a blade.

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“Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.” Rage Against the Machine shouted it. John Twelve Hawks makes a quieter, no less pointed statement to his readers.

INTERVIEW: with author John Twelve Hawks

In this interview with John Twelve Hawks, we talk about the leash of convenience, the cost of being seen, and why demanding privacy now might be the most punk thing a person can do.

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I don’t think it’s fully sunk in that a character I created is being read and now seen through such glorious art yet, but it’s making me feel some kind of way🥹

ADRIAN M. GIBSON 🍄 SFF Author & Book Designer@adrianmgibson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🍄 ART REVEAL 🍄‍🟫 And the final interior illustration for The Book of Spores by @jennicoutts.bsky.social iiiiiiiis “Fia, Infected”! This creepy, bittersweet piece needs no explanation—just bask in its beauty! PREORDER The Book of Spores: the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder

My review of RAGE OF ARES Book #6 THE LONG WAR by the fantastic @phokion.bsky.social ! "Cameron knows a doru from a kopis, no doubt about it." beforewegoblog.com?s=Rage+of+ares @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

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Reading All The Books

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Interviewer @bethtabler.bsky.social asked @trnapper.bsky.social and @yudhanjaya.bsky.social how they build futures, how technology shapes identity in their work, and where the human heart fits in when everything is wired, monitored, corporatized, and monetized.

INTERVIEW: The Machinery of Control with Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and T.R. Napper

In this interview, TR Napper and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, two of the sharpest minds working in the future tense today, chat not only with me but also with each other.

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If you are voting, we would love your consideration.

Grimdark Magazine@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We released a stack of fiction and non-fiction eligible for the Hugos this year. If you’ve yet to cast a vote (or GdM gives you an irresistible urge to turn your coat) then this is what we put out there and the relevant categories (check the following Tweets):

Cover reveal and pre-orders live for Grimdark Magazine Issue 46!

EXCLUSIVE: Check out the cover for our second print issue of Grimdark Magazine!

Our second print issue is almost here! Grimdark Magazine Issue #46 hits stands in April in glorious glossy, perfect bound print. After the epic reaction to issue #45 (sold out!) I know you’re all goin...

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This absolutely made my week! Thank you!

W&S_BOOKCLUB@wsbookclub.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Yup, I'm calling people out. Today, I bring you a list of the book reviewers who deliberately destroy all progress I've made on my teeming TBR pile. How dare you (and thank you)! Follow these blogs, everyone! #bookbloggers #booksky #readers

Cover reveal for Alan K. Dell's The Re-Emergence, An Augment Saga novella. #books #readthis @alankdell.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...

Cover Reveal for The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell

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As a longtime reader and fan since Blood Rites, @bethtabler.bsky.social is thrilled to speak with Jim Butcher about the legacy and longevity of the Dresden Files and his newest novel, 12 Months.

INTERVIEW: with author Jim Butcher

Twenty-five years ago, Jim Butcher introduced readers to a snarky wizard from Chicago, and urban fantasy hasn’t been the same since. When fans talk about the foundations of the genre, Harry Dresden in...

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SPFBO Championship Review of The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung Review originally by @plstuart-author.bsky.social Tagging @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Currently sits as our #3! beforewegoblog.com/review-the-t...

SPFBO Championship Review - THE THIEF WHO PULLED ON TROUBLE'S BRAIDS - by Michael McClung

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My very short list of the best non-SFF Trad & Indie pub books I read in 2025! Best non-SFF Trad book was THE VENETIAN HERETIC by @phokion.bsky.social Best non-SFF Indie book was BROKEN CHANCES by Eve Koguce beforewegoblog.com/p-l-s-best-n... @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

P.L.’s BEST NON-SFF TRAD/INDIE PUBLISHED BOOKS READ IN 2025

Those who know me, know the bulk of my yearly reading is typically dominated by fantasy. I throw in a little science fiction, a splattering of horror, a pinch

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I love love love this story. Fuck yeah I am stoked he wrote it.

Fantasy Book Critic@fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Checkout the 🔥🔥🔥 cover for @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social’ upcoming fantasy standalone titled DOGGED via @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social with art by Tomasz Ryger Special thanks to Adrian Collins & @bethtabler.bsky.social for the inception of this story

Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 is here and ready for pre-orders. This quarter we are going all in on cyberpunk and SF, featuring some of the best short fiction writers in the genre injecting gritty and horrifying futures to your very eyes. AND WE’RE DOING IT IN PRINT.

Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 cover reveal, pre-orders, and print subscriptions

Grimdark Magazine's first ever print issue is a cyberpunk special, with some of the best and brightest authors in the market headlining.

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THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

The Books that made Us – Garrett PI by Glen Cook

Glen Cook is primarily known for his Black Company series and that's something that I have a horrifying confession to make as a grimdark stan: I could never rea

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TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy

Ten Recommended Superhero Novels

As the author of the Supervillainy Saga, I absolutely love prose superhero novels. It’s a market that I managed to get in on the ground floor before the MCU m

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Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle “Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.” beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by... #bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”

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BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for ***CUTE CNUT*** Book 1 The Hardening by the wonderful & witty KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal... @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal

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My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social

Top Ten Favorite Female Dungeons and Dragons characters

We are the products of a variety of factors in our life and one of those things is the media we consume. No, playing roleplaying games and listening to Goth met

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Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us 🙂🙂

A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social

Review – Villains Vignettes volume II by Drew Hayes

What is Villains' Vignettes II? A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestes

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Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal #readme #coverreveal #milescameron #TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/whalesong-by...

📕🚀🧑‍🍳 New Interview! 🧑‍🍳🚀📕 I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain. We chat about: 🍽️Bubble universe cooking! 🔫Battle Royale 🔥The Legacy of The Graven 🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies 📕Her next books And more!

INTERVIEW: author Essa Hansen

We were very excited to be able to catch up with author Essa Hansen and chat about her new novella Casthen Gain, the world of The Graven, and what she's getting up to next.

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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net "Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth." beforewegoblog.com/to-hold-the-...

To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent

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