Happy publication day to A Numbers Game by R J Dark - it’s time to meet Mal and Jackie who begin solving crimes in a fascinating but dangerous Northern town out now via @daturabooks.bsky.social (don’t tell @rjbarker.bsky.social I strongly recommend it) www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2021/5/...

A Numbers Game by RJ Dark — Runalong The Shelves

Publisher – Datura Published – 18th August Price – £14.89 paperback £7.49 ebook . All Malachite “Mal” Jones wants is a quiet life as the foremost (fake) psychic medium on the Blades Edge ...

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reupping for the evening crowd

Dr Stew Hotston (he/him)@stewarthotston.com · 6d ago

I want to hide and to be seen - my feelings about Prof Jason Arday and how White society treats those of us who wish to be seen.

I'm not sure how to break this to you but I think Aliens is 40 today. Officially a geriatric millenial.

Typo of the day (hobby not work): Azathoth as nuclear Chas.

Special edition of @srfantasyclub.bsky.social this month, celebrating David Gemmell, 20 years since his passing. In his honour, an anthology has been published, called "The Iron Code". Editor Ian Wates opens proceedings. #scifi #fantasy #sciencefiction #BookSky #books @allgoodbookshop.co.uk

Panel discussing David Gemmell & his work, with Ian Wates: @worrad.bsky.social @barculator.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social @karisperring.bsky.social @gavingsmith.bsky.social Stephen Deas @mikecarey.bsky.social #BookSky @srfantasyclub.bsky.social @allgoodbookshop.co.uk

Oh no, reviews are starting for RJ Dark's A NUMBERS GAME and people LIKE IT. Upsetting. "...excellent in almost every regard. It’s gritty but has a lightness of touch that belies some of the violence that occurs between its pages. It made me queasy at times, but also made me laugh."

A Numbers Game by R.J. Dark – Maybe I’m a Winner Playing in a Losing Game

Set in the margins of a changing Britain, R.J. Dark’s ‘A Numbers Game’ is an occasionally violent crime novel with a huge amount of heart.

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I'm delighted to share the first chapter of my new novel, The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last with subscribers to my newsletter. Sign up to get access. This cold war SF story about family, spies and weird physics absolutely ends with love (and bombs). #booksky #scifi #politics #weird #sff

Free Chapter – The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last

To celebrate the release of The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last, I'm delighted to share the first chapter of my latest novel with you. Telling the story of Ben and Moses, a father and son separated by 40 years and a world in which the cold war turned out very differently, it explores themes of family, trauma, spies, nuclear war and how the world could be different from the one we know today.

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Chatting, signing, answering your questions will be: @barculator.bsky.social @mikecarey.bsky.social Stephen Deas @julietemckenna.bsky.social @karisperring.bsky.social @gavingsmith.bsky.social @worrad.bsky.social and editor Ian Whates

On Tuesday, in a cool, cool venue: So many* top UK fantasy authors gather to celebrate the launch of a new book in honour of David Gemmell! Grab your free spot now! srfcjul2026.eventbrite.com *see reply to this post for details

Lovely review of The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last.

Runalong Womble@runalongwomble.bsky.social · last mo.

New Review - a transformed U.K. in an ever long Cold War, aliens and first contacts all combine to create something fascinating in The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last by @stewarthotston.com out now and strongly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/7/...

I've a new book out 7th July. The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last features an absent father and his failson split by 40 years, cold war spies, love that transcends death, weird physics and nuclear war. I'm really proud of it and would love you to give it a go #SFF #scifi Get from B&N/Amazon in the US

The Next Enemy Shall Be the Last by Stewart Hotston | Waterstones

Buy The Next Enemy Shall Be the Last by Stewart Hotston from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Hi all, a review of the pretty disappointing Supergirl. Not Milly Alcock though, who is excellent. #review #supergirl #movies

Supergirl review

I loved Supergirl - woman of tomorrow. It was my gateway back into superhero graphic novels which I'd long avoided because sheesh they can be tiresome, self-referential and, worst of all, boring. A friend bought me the graphic novel because, I suspect, he knew I'd never get over myself enough to take the risk. I owe him a debt of gratitude because the source material for this film is superb.

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So I have MED Foot’s excellent history of the SOE but it’s over 40 yo now. Can anyone suggest a good general history of the organisation from more recent times?

“What can men do against such reckless heat.”

Morning all, with pre-orders up for my new SFF thriller, The Next Enemy Will Be The Last, if you happen to be a reviewer and would like a copy please do let me know and I'll pass on to Newcon Press It's a weird cold war SF thriller about spies, parents, physics and nuclear war #SFF #review #scifi

So far, confirmed authors include: @barculator.bsky.social @mikecarey.bsky.social Stephen Deas @julietemckenna.bsky.socia @karisperring.bsky.social @gavingsmith.bsky.social @worrad.bsky.social and editor Ian Whates

I did an interview about MORTEDANT'S PERIL with The Nerd Daily and it was a lot of fun. thenerddaily.com/rj-barker-mo...

Q&A: R.J. Barker, Author of 'Mortedant's Peril' | The Nerd Daily

We chat with author R.J. Barker about Mortedant's Peril, which is set in a city of ancient automata, strange spirits, and sleeping gods, where a cleric of death finds his own life on the line in this ...

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Finished reading Gavin G. Smith's "Alien: Cult" amzn.to/40hOnJt 📖👽 This was easily one of the most unique, fucked up, and ultimately coolest "Alien" novels. #books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi @gavingsmith.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Alien: Cult

Alien: Cult [Smith, Gavin G.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Alien: Cult

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Started reading Gavin G. Smith's "Alien: Cult" amzn.to/40hOnJt 📖👽 I sense this is going to be a different kind of "Alien" story. #books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi @gavingsmith.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Alien: Cult

Alien: Cult [Smith, Gavin G.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Alien: Cult

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WHAT IS BEST IN THIS WORLD! Well, I'm glad you asked, my Conan story is today practicing its freebooting ways in the US, please enjoy irresponsibly!: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838509...

The Heroic Legends Series - Conan: The Green God of Leng by Gavin G. Smith: 9781835419670 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and mor...

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Am I the Heroic Legend or is Conan, no wait... apparently it's Conan. Something of a surprise but my Conan novella, part of the Heroic Legends series is out today... www.amazon.co.uk/Heroic-Legen...

The Heroic Legends Series - Conan: The Green God of Leng

The Heroic Legends Series - Conan: The Green God of Leng eBook : Smith, Gavin G.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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For my birthday the lovely Bookshop.Org people are giving you 20% A NUMBERS GAME by RJ DARK! Working class boys getting themselves in trouble with the crims? Yes please! Use code PREORDER20.

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Check out A Numbers Game - All Malachite “Mal” Jones wants is a quiet life as the foremost (fake) psychic medium on the Blades Edge estate. Enter his new client: Janine, the widow of a man who hid a...

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Thank you to TheXenoPlays @avpgalaxy.bsky.social for the review, it's much appreciated: www.avpgalaxy.net/literature/r...

Alien: Cult Review - Alien vs. Predator Galaxy

“In the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Specia...

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Forgot to share yesterday - sneaky cover reveal for @derekkunsken.bsky.social's THE QUANTUM DAWN over on @scifinow.bsky.social! www.scifinow.co.uk/books/the-qu...

The Quantum Dawn: Cover reveal for Derek Künsken’s new Quantum Evolution novel

Return to the world of the Quantum Evolution with our exclusive cover reveal of Book 4: The Quantum Dawn, an all-new and action-packed adventure from Derek Künsken!

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Eastercon – a place of hope and resistance This weekend it was Eastercon - Iridescence. Held in Birmingham, UK. It was very busy and we were in a hotel large enough to also accommodate the 500 attendees of the anime con known as HaruhiCon. It was lovely to see everyone again but my main take away…

Eastercon – a place of hope and resistance

This weekend it was Eastercon - Iridescence. Held in Birmingham, UK. It was very busy and we were in a hotel large enough to also accommodate the 500 attendees of the anime con known as HaruhiCon. It was lovely to see everyone again but my main take away from the weekend was the focus on hope, community and resistance. From panels on hopepunk to panels on class, how to resist and how to write different types of social organisation that aren't empires and monarchies there was a constant stream of engagement with how to build the kind of world we want to see.

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I'm running demo games of the new Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age roleplaying game next Saturday, 11th April, at @eclecticgames.bsky.social in Reading! Sessions are at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm and last about an hour. Tickets are free, and available here: www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tick...

What in wonderful book. I think @aptshadow.bsky.social has really surpassed himself. Builds to something really emotional and incredible.

Fantasy Hive drop one of the first reviews of MORTEDANT's PERIL and i think they liked it... "Mortedant’s Peril is a shining demonstration of an author going from strength to strength...an absolute triumph of a page-turning fantasy murder-mystery." (Possible minor spoilers.)

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Beth and Nils were super excited to dive into the upcoming new release from RJ Barker, fantasy murder-mystery MORTEDANT'S PERIL "Barker’s signature inventive style and his heartfelt storytelling really shines in this novel" More: tinyurl.com/3dthfs9j @torbooks.bsky.social @rjbarker.bsky.social

Pagans by James Alistair Henry Pagans is something so fresh it feels like it has existed forever. It's a story where Christianity never took root in the UK, nor the rest of the world for that matter. As a result of the Norman robber barons not invading in 1066, the UK never wound up being united…

Pagans by James Alistair Henry

Pagans is something so fresh it feels like it has existed forever. It's a story where Christianity never took root in the UK, nor the rest of the world for that matter. As a result of the Norman robber barons not invading in 1066, the UK never wound up being united into a single country (hundreds of years later) but nor did Anglo-Saxon culture get eradicated by the Normans and their thieving buddies.

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