Penultimate - because we love big words and we cannot lie - giveaway of the day will be another @orbitbooks.bsky.social gem, with one winner going home with signed copies of @andreagstewart.bsky.social's The Hollow Covenant! ⬇️
L.L. MacRae
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Lauren is happiest at the seaside. With a book. And also a pot of tea. She writes about dragons, mostly. http://linktr.ee/llmacrae SPFBO7 Finalist
Finally, to wrap up this wonderful week of prizes and amazing people coming together to talk all things SFF&H we have one final prize to grant one lucky winner, once more from our friends at @thebrokenbinding. ⬇️
Thought it was probably about time I start to organise my favourite reads into a list 🤣🤣 Narrowing it down to just ten books was a *lot* harder than I expected 😱😱 These books are *IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER* because that was just a step too much 🤣🤣 Have you read any of these?
Want a **sneak peek** into Memories of Fire? I'll be sharing the Prologue and first chapter TOMORROW on Patreon! Whether you're a paid Tea Dragon or a Free Dragon, you'll get a preview of my upcoming epic fantasy quartet! www.patreon.com/llmacrae
L.L. MacRae@llmacrae.bsky.social · last mo.I am delighted to publicly reveal the cover artwork for my upcoming series, MEMORIES OF FIRE! It includes dragons like you've never seen before, meddling gods, flintlock vibes, and an animal companion MEMORIES OF FIRE is an adult epic fantasy quartet, and my most ambitious series yet!
A Murderer on the Moon, the second Detective Grace Telluride mystery and the fourth Primaterre Tale, is now available for preorder on Amazon! Read all about it on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/tholin/posts... Or check out the preorder here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBKHQYQM
@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social had done it again with this lovely special edition by @llmacrae.bsky.social youtu.be/34M1lEQ2nYE 💙📚 #books #Reading #SFF #readersky #SpecialEditionBooks
Shadow Gate by L. L. Macrae Broken Binding Special Edition Unboxing
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A brand new epic fantasy series is on the horizon 👀 @llmacrae.bsky.social #fantasybooks #indieauthor overcaffeinatednerd.co.uk/2026/07/01/c...
Cover Reveal | Faithless Gods – Memories of Fire Book One by L.L. MacRae
Calling all fantasy fans! MEMORIES OF FIRE – the brand new epic fantasy series by L.L. MacRae begins releasing in 2026! Faithless Gods is the first book in L.L. MacRae’s epic fantasy qu…
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Today is the start of Disablity Pride month! Disabled people deserve to exist and not be treated as lesser. That's why we write stories about them. Grab this Itch bundle with 33 disability rep books for $33! itch.io/b/3751/disab...
Full cover reveal and teaser details of MEMORIES OF FIRE now live on FFA! fanfiaddict.com/cover-art-re...
COVER ART REVEAL: Memories of Fire (Book One - Faithless Gods) by L.L. MacRae | FanFiAddict
Title: Faithless GodsSeries Title: Memories of FireAuthor: L.L. MacRaeCover Art: Andrew MaleskiGenre: Epic FantasyRelease Date: Q4 2026 Something new arises ...
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I am delighted to publicly reveal the cover artwork for my upcoming series, MEMORIES OF FIRE! It includes dragons like you've never seen before, meddling gods, flintlock vibes, and an animal companion MEMORIES OF FIRE is an adult epic fantasy quartet, and my most ambitious series yet!
A reminder that I'll be joining @llmacrae.bsky.social live at 4:00pm UK time today for this workshop discussion.
Spotlight Indie@spotlightindie.bsky.social · 2mo agoDon't forget we have a live workshop for Patreon members later this month, hosted by the fantastic @llmacrae.bsky.social, join us and get lots of great advice from Lauren on preparing to sell your books at live events!
Mercy’s Gate is set for release on 11th August. Available on special preorder for 0.99 right now, join Jacks and his extraction team on a planet that fights back. books2read.com/mercysgate #sciencefictionbooks #scifibooks #sciencefiction #scifi
Been waiting for The Broken Sword audiobook? It's currently populating across retail platforms! Audible, Scribd, Kobo, Apple, Spotify etc. 😍😍 If you've been waiting to listen to the finale to the complete Dragon Spirits Trilogy - now you can!
Dia is written for all those intelligent, mature for their age, quirky little girls who grew up thinking they were broken or needed to be fixed. Whose struggles went unnoticed because they weren’t “difficult,” but they were making themselves smaller, lesser, and never wanted to be a burden.
Don't forget we have a live workshop for Patreon members later this month, hosted by the fantastic @llmacrae.bsky.social, join us and get lots of great advice from Lauren on preparing to sell your books at live events!
Did you know you can grab an eBook box set of the complete Dragon Spirits Trilogy? 😍😍😍 www.llmacrae.com/shop/ebooks
eBooks — Signed and dedicated books — L. L. MacRae - Fantasy Author
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L.L. MacRae@llmacrae.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe complete trilogy is multi-POV adult epic fantasy with underdogs, found family, talking war griffins, ancient artefacts, and basically marries my love of dragons and classic fantasy adventure with Studio Ghibli vibes and less conventional characters 🔥 www.llmacrae.com/dragonspirit...
Excited to be hosting a workshop at the end of the month! I make most of my author money selling direct at in-person events like comic cons, so this will be talking about my bread and butter :D
Spotlight Indie@spotlightindie.bsky.social · 2mo agoNot joined our Patreon yet? Not only does it help us continue our indie author events, it gives you access to awesome workshops - like our upcoming June workshop hosted by the amazing @llmacrae.bsky.social Come join us and get all the good stuff! share.google/crPZCHf3rQhi...
No Heart for a Thief is now on audiobook. @dcmryder delivers an outstanding performance. It is available at all major audiobook retailers. Please check it out. 🔗🔽
Blackthorn is written for those who live in regret. Who try to be good people but hurt others, mess up & keep going anyway. For those who love rarely but deeply, who know the truth of the world, and for whom loyalty is a sacred, unbreakable oath. ARC Sign Up: forms.gle/3XGbP3tfEjHK...
Hey so if you want James Bond without the fascist imperialism and with 100% more queer spies may I suggest
IGN@ign.com · 3mo agoThe casting search for the next actor to play James Bond is officially underway, with Variety reporting that Nina Gold has been hired as the casting director for James Bond 26, which is said to be looking for a "fresh face" to play 007. https://bit.ly/4dcbcWd
Introducing CB Lansdell & FLIGHT OF THE GUILDMASTER ~Read the firs tpages now in the anthology preview!~ Together is a Distant Star is out May 19th! @cblansdell.bsky.social
The final two pocket dragon pin designs are here - @kanizo.bsky.social has outdone herself with these stunning designs! The full pin set available & individual pins are available to pre-order, so you can pick and choose or simply collect them all 💙💙 Releasing 10th July! Links in bio
Drafting of FAITHLESS GODS is underway, so here’s another teaser to give you a taste... Levin has been rolling around my mind for a few years now, along with the rest of the cast (including Sawdust!) - and I’m sharing a bit about each of them over the coming weeks, before the cover art reveal :D
This week's Wednesday Writers' Wisdom from the friends of @spotlightindie.bsky.social talk world building (part 2). Thanks to @llmacrae.bsky.social Frank Dorrian @patricksamphire.bsky.social spotlightindie.co.uk/2026/05/06/t... #writingcommunity #indieauthors #writingtips #fantasy
Where you stand on the issue of researching your fantasy stories? Does research have a role for you? We asked Spotlight Indie authors @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com @derek-power-author.bsky.social @llmacrae.bsky.social for their thoughts. spotlightindie.co.uk/2026/04/22/t... #writingcommunity
The Research Continuum
Wednesday Writers’ Wisdom asks: Should Fantasy Writers Research their stories?
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Announcing my new series, unrelated to anything I've written before, coming late 2026! Memories of Fire Quartet Book 1 - Faithless Gods You're welcome to sign up to be a Tea Dragon for early reveals or join my ARC list if you want to read & review Faithless Gods before it's published
And... we're over the finish line! 🎉 I'm going to leave late pledges open for a few days, but otherwise, I've officially run out of excuses for not getting back to editing. 😆
Emma L. Adams@emmaladams12.bsky.social · 4mo agoLess than an hour and a half to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/emm...