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Mike Shackle

@mikeshackle.bsky.social

Author/Artist. WE ARE THE DEAD, A FOOL'S HOPE and UNTIL THE LAST (Gollancz) Also writes crime and espionage thrillers as Michael Dylan

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Mike Shackle@mikeshackle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If anyone is wondering, I am working on a fantasy novel in between my detective books. The Song Of War is at 40k at the moment. It's a radically reworked novel about an Elizabethan witchfinder that I was originally serializing on my website. Hope to have it finished by the end of the summer

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Mike Shackle@mikeshackle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Amazing! There's a real sense of completion in having my books reviewed on Fantasy Faction! The first and the best review site. Thanks @fantasyfaction.bsky.social

Fantasy-Faction@fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today Tom Joyce review's @mikeshackle.bsky.social's The Last War series! - JI 🐉 "It’s a brutal analysis of the oppressed under the choke of occupation, and what happens when victory stops being a possibility." fantasy-faction.com/2026/the-las... #booksky 💙🪐📚

Three book covers sit at the center of the image: We Are the Dead (center), A Fool's Hope (left), and Until the Last (right). All three covers show a masked face on a mottled background. The center cover shows a samurai warrior mask in black and white with red details, and a red background. The left cover shows a hooded figure in a golden mask with lots of filigree work and its mouth welded shut, with a blue background. The right cover shows a figure hooded in blue with a pale white mask made out of clay or paper mache. Its mouth is open and dark, its nose is broken, its face is lined with cracks, and the background of the cover is green. The background of the image is mottled stone in a gradient of green, red, and blue, with the words "The Last War" above the covers and "A Fantasy-Faction Series Review" below.
Mike Shackle@mikeshackle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

One of my favourite characters to work on from @decastell.bsky.social brilliant new book, Our Lady Of Blades, was Spada. I wanted to capture that feeling of 'Oh shit' when she walks towards you. If you fancy some swashbuckling fantasy, pick up Our Lady of Blades today. It's Sebastien's best yet

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Mike Shackle@mikeshackle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Another Dragon Racer. Trying to get both beast and rider to look different but similar to the first one. Like variations in Formula 1 cars and drivers. Having a lot of fun putting these together

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Mike Shackle@mikeshackle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Had lunch the other day with my amazing writing friends and we ended up talking about racing dragons (as you do). So I ended up creating this over a few nights. I was thinking if you were racing, you'd want a dragon that was fast and agile, rather than a big beast. A TIE fighter as it were.

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