Travis Baldree

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NYT Bestselling Author: Legends & Lattes. Hugo, Nebula & Locus finalist. Audie winning Narrator. Ex-gamedev - Fate,Torchlight & Rebel Galaxy. Brigands & Breadknives out Nov 11 '25 from Tor. travisbaldree.com

For anyone concerned that my signature in a book is perhaps too ridiculous to be a real author’s signature… and that there has been some mistake - no, that’s actually what it looks like. An octopus throwing a spear.

An image of Travis’ underwhelming signature.

I read that you can use a shop-vac to maintain vacuum when you pull an oil plug to keep it from draining, and thought that sounded like a good idea when hot-swapping a neutral safety switch in my 904 transmission, but it turns out transmission fluid is lighter than oil and that was a foolish idea.

This past weekend I spotted an American Ouzel - also called a Dipper - at Cottonwood Falls in Nelson BC. North America’s only aquatic songbird. This little guy dives into the water and walks on the riverbed and is amazing. Also, he’s got a sassy dance. 10/10.

Picture of an American Ouzel

Finished the first draft of my next book. Well over twice the length of anything else I've written, & also very different. It's not a Territory/Legends & Lattes book, as the non-alliterative title should make clear :) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Four Bastards and a Baby

Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree on a magic-filled adventure in a dangerous new world, where four misfits must work together to escap...

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Our Kickstarter launches Sept. 15, and we recruited a killer lineup of authors to write new stories for us. The first to agree was HUGH HOWEY, author of WOOL, SHIFT, & DUST, the basis of the Apple+ series SILO. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/kickstarter/...

Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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