Wick Welker 🪐
@wickwelker.bsky.social
Author, Dad, Husband, Reader, Booktuber, ICU Doctor, SPSFC4 Winner and finalist x2. SPSFC5 judge. •DARK THEORY•SAINT ELSPETH•REFRACTION• DARK PROPHET out May 15th 2025. https://wickwelker.com/
Here are the SPSFC finalist. Congrats to the authors! These are some great contenders. I’m exited to sink my teeth into the remaining books I haven’t read.
Dave Dobson@davedobson.bsky.social · 2w agoCongratulations to the SPSFC #5 finalists! It was a tough competition to get to this final round, and I look forward to reading the three new ones on my plate.
Congratulations to the SPSFC #5 finalists! It was a tough competition to get to this final round, and I look forward to reading the three new ones on my plate.
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Today I finished the final word of the final chapter of the final book of this series. What a journey. More details to come later.
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
Check out my review of Saint Elspeth, the @spsfc.bsky.social 4 winner by @wickwelker.bsky.social (Full review in comments)
Been sitting on this news for a while! There's going to be a Children of Time TTRPG courtesy of the amazing folk at Rowan Rook and Decard (Heart, Spire, DIE, Eat the Reich and many more).
Rowan Rook and Decard@rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 5mo ago🚀 NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!🚀 We're absolutely over the bloody moon to be making the Children of Time RPG! Mina, Grant and Elaine have been sequestered away with author Adrian Tchaikovsky, building a new Ark to take you to the far reaches of space. But what (or who) is waiting for you out there?
First they came for the trans people, and I said nothing because I wasn’t trans. Then they were like actually I’m pretty sure you are trans and I said no I’m not and they went okay well show us your penis then and I said what no get out of my face and they said that one’s a girl get her
Pro tip: don’t use the Simpsons address in your author scam.
New Video! An overview of The Culture, the setting for some of my favourite science fiction books. Check it out 👀! #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube #spaceopera #theculture youtu.be/kUcH505NpfI
Space Hippies with Guns? A closer look at The Culture.
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Can I interest you in a book editor that loves sci-fi and fantasy and also has flexible availability for the remainder of the year? What if I said he didn't charge an arm and a leg? You should definitely check him out. It's me. I'm him. Hi, how ya doin'
My top ten completed fantasy series of all time. youtu.be/pKbXSt00-KQ?...
Top 10 Completed Fantasy Series of All Time
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'By using words well, writers strengthen their souls... And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.’ — Ursula K. Le Guin youtube.com/shorts/ePEpI...
If you’ve ever wondered where to start with Adrian Tchaikovsky, I made a starter guide. One of the most interesting and wide-ranging writers in SFF. @aptshadow.bsky.social youtu.be/xCVEXhKCSSA?...
Announcing ‘The Tomb of the Corpse King’ I’m delighted to reveal that those good people at Subterranean Press have decided to let me play once more in the world of the Seven Swords. The Tomb of the Corpse King and Other… https://anthonyryan.net/2026/02/09/announcing-the-tomb-of-the-corpse-king/
Daros hits 500 ratings on Amazon! My second book to do so. Big thanks to everybody who's spent time with Brecca, Frim, and Lyra and their adventures.
New Video! I chat to @hutchinsondave.bsky.social author of the Fractured Europe series, and most recently of The Essence which I read and very much enjoyed last month. Check it out 👀! 📚🪐🩵 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
Dave Hutchinson Interview | Fractured Europe, The Essence & Spy Sci-Fi
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