The Redstone Rescue is a fantasy novel set in a republic that cares for and protects its citizens, surrounded by avaricious kingdoms. Is is my response to our genre's obsession with kings and chosen ones. Not a story of revolution, one that asks how a better world can be preserved.

The Redstone Rescue

### A light-hearted utopian fantasy detective story “They say the crown lies heavy on the head of the king, but in Sataminva our crown lies on a perfectly counterbalanced plate in a display case in th...

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Really weird to me how incredibly rich white men get to say stuff like "in three to four years we'll be achieving nuclear fusion from honey" and the stock markets go "wow, sounds great bro!" and the news just reports it with maybe a paragraph at the end of "critics say this is unlikely".

Sometimes an animal is a shape.

Seriously, it is a great read and funny too. Full disclosure: Yes I am a Proud Mum, and Yes it is a great book that I would have enjoyed whoever wrote it!

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · yesterday

A thread about my book, which is available pretty much everywhere you find books as an ebook, audiobook, or paperback. It's really good! You should read it.

The all-important mum-endorsement.

A thread about my book, which is available pretty much everywhere you find books as an ebook, audiobook, or paperback. It's really good! You should read it.

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Redstone Rescue is a fantasy novel set in a republic that cares for and protects its citizens, surrounded by avaricious kingdoms. Is is my response to our genre's obsession with kings and chosen ones. Not a story of revolution, one that asks how a better world can be preserved.

A thread about my book, which is available pretty much everywhere you find books as an ebook, audiobook, or paperback. It's really good! You should read it.

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Redstone Rescue is a fantasy novel set in a republic that cares for and protects its citizens, surrounded by avaricious kingdoms. Is is my response to our genre's obsession with kings and chosen ones. Not a story of revolution, one that asks how a better world can be preserved.

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

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'Gobaith Newydd': Star Wars to be dubbed in Welsh for first time

Star Wars is to be dubbed into Welsh for the first time, with a cast of leading Welsh actors bringing the iconic 1977 film to life yn Gymraeg ahead of its 50th anniversary. Announced today at the Nati...

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A film adaptation of The Raw Shark Texts.

weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?

"Don't speak ill of the dead" does not apply to Adam Yauch, obviously.

When I say we had more rain between nine and ten this morning than in the whole of July I mean we had 4mm of rain in that hour vs 3.8mm last week, the only rainfall in the month here.

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 2d ago

July 2026 was an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine. Read more in our press release ⤵️ www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Reviewers have said: "The overall tone sort of gave me Robert Jackson Bennett vibes" "what stood out to me right away was the sense of real worldbuilding behind characters, settings, and events." "some of the cleanest and most engaging prose I’ve encountered in SPFBO so far."

If women wore smart glasses, they'd be banned. (soigomaa/x) Think about it. If millions of women wore smart glasses, recording men's behaviour, conversations, comments, their driving & bar chats ... can you imagine the panic? Trust me, smart glasses would be regulated before you can say 'Meta'.

Ruins, roots, that sort of thing

Finally some proper summer weather (it's raining sideways.)

We have a problem where a fat slug breaks into our house and crawled about on the carpet for inscrutable slug reasons. I thought maybe it had given up as I hadn't seen it in ages but last night the slug returned. This morning it is raining.

my Media tab started lacking in illustrations so here’s a pack of some of my webcomic’s epilogue illustrations. #TheEnvoys #art

I'm afraid you'll probably see my book post a few times as the only way to get anything in front of anybody is to repost it repeatedly. Apologies if you're among the faithful few who sees it several times, I promise your experience is non-standard.

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Redstone Rescue is now available as an ebook, audiobook and paperback pretty much anywhere you would want to get those things, so I'm going to post a little bit about why you should read it if you haven't already (I get it, there are a lot of books!)

Some of this week's sketches - plants and mushrooms of various kinds:

The Redstone Rescue is a fantasy novel set in a republic that cares for and protects its citizens, surrounded by avaricious kingdoms. Is is my response to our genre's obsession with kings and chosen ones. Not a story of revolution, one that asks how a better world can be preserved.

The Redstone Rescue

### A light-hearted utopian fantasy detective story “They say the crown lies heavy on the head of the king, but in Sataminva our crown lies on a perfectly counterbalanced plate in a display case in th...

turnanother.page

The Redstone Rescue is now available as an ebook, audiobook and paperback pretty much anywhere you would want to get those things, so I'm going to post a little bit about why you should read it if you haven't already (I get it, there are a lot of books!)

It's pretty cool to have made a physical book and it's also cool to have read The Redstone Rescue. If you're a die-hard paper fan (in the UK) you can now get my story of mystery, adventure, and romance, here. If you prefer audio or ebook you can find it everywhere (including here.)

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Redstone Rescue now exists as a physical object and I have a very small number of them available to sell through Turn Another Page. If you've been holding off because you really prefer paper, this is your opportunity: turnanother.page/book/the-red...

Some of this week's sketches - plants and mushrooms of various kinds:

I hear Monty Roberts has died- here in the UK he was a lot of people's gateway to the realisation that horsemanship can be considerate of horses and so although he was a notorious liar (and not that great of a horseman IMO) his legacy outweighs him.

Raiders of the Lost Ark came out in 1981, but was set in 1936 - a difference of 45 years. If they made the film today, the same time difference would mean it would be set in 1981.

A visit to Brechfa forest from Abergorlech and it was disappointing to find all the footpaths still closed after the storm in late 2024. I suppose nobody has the budget to fix it and with the climate crisis pushing ever faster the environment sector is going to be running to stand still.

Today in the uneventful adventures of a baby horse: the flank rope.

Today in the uneventful adventures of a baby horse: the flank rope.

It's pretty cool to have made a physical book and it's also cool to have read The Redstone Rescue. If you're a die-hard paper fan (in the UK) you can now get my story of mystery, adventure, and romance, here. If you prefer audio or ebook you can find it everywhere (including here.)

Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords@glenatron.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Redstone Rescue now exists as a physical object and I have a very small number of them available to sell through Turn Another Page. If you've been holding off because you really prefer paper, this is your opportunity: turnanother.page/book/the-red...