On my way to FantasyCon. If you see me at the bar, come say hi!
Paddy Dobson
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DRAGONFLY - Retro sci-fi horror out Jan '28! Writes SFFH. He/Him. Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Some very exciting news! If you've ever wondered what Aliens x The Thing would be like, you only have to wait until Spring 2028 to find out!
We're excited to announce DAW's newest acquisition! DRAGONFLY, by debut author Paddy Dobson, is a sci-fi slasher, perfect for fans of ALIEN, THE LUMINOUS DEAD, and LEECH. Prepare to feel squeamish... Coming Spring 2028. astrapublishinghouse.com/2026/09/24/a...
I'm beyond proud of my good pal @padswa.bsky.social. He's one of the writers I most admire, because of his determination to pick himself up and keep writing brilliant fiction even after setbacks and rejections. I'm sure DRAGONFLY's going to be a huge success. www.thebookseller.com/rights/harpe...
HarperVoyager snaps up Paddy Dobson’s 'claustrophobic' sci-fi horror debut
HarperVoyager has acquired Dragonfly, a debut sci-fi horror by Paddy Dobson, scheduled for publication in early 2028.
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Dragon owner. Dragon racer. Together, they can triumph. But only if they don't fall in love. ARCs imminent. Sign up at anna-stephens.com/2026/08/11/a... #fantasyromance #dragonbook #hybridauthor #indiebook
Throwing it out there that there's gonna be an uptick in optical appointments starting from about 19:00 GMT tomorrow.
ARC requests for The Sport of Wings are now live. Sign up here, and as soon as the ARCs are ready - just a couple of weeks! - you will automatically get sent a copy. anna-stephens.com/2026/08/11/a...
ARC sign up for The Sport of Wings is live!
I am due copy edits back on The Sport of Wings imminently, which means e-ARCs will be available soon and a limited number of physical ARCs shortly afterwards. Want to know more before signing up? T…
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Check out the terrific cover for the first Polish volume of the Seven Swords (looks like they’re collecting the first three books into one volume). Design by Fecit Studio. Cover illustration by Paweł Zaręba. #BookSky
Aaahhhhhhh, I can finally confirm my pun-riddled fantasy heist is coming to life! Expect ridiculous heists, excellent tailoring, terrible jokes, and high stakes. 9 months and counting, baby!
DHH Literary Agency@dhhlitagency.bsky.social · 3mo agoHuge congratulations to Anna Stephens!🌟 AN HONESTY OF THIEVES will be published in March 2027. Read here➡️ shorturl.at/6Eiz2
Just finished Atomic Coffin by @benedictanning.bsky.social. Cold war, submarines, and existential dread. A claustrophobic nightmare. 10/10 - don't think I'll ever be able to listen to Jefferson Airplane ever again.
I wonder if there's a way to sleep in a cold bath without drowning.
A razor-sharp, laser-focused, super-quick read.
X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag.bsky.social · 4mo agowe have a story by Sam Lamplugh ! it’s about a person who is contacted by their estranged father after 30 years of silence this 1,000 word story does a cool trick – it’s a series of nested parentheses, where one parenthesis interrupts another. read it ! xraylitmag.com/reply-by-sam...
eavesdropping on a couple of english lit academics in st. john, i overheard confirmation of what is surely going to be the biggest literary news story of the year
Join us next week as we play a 3-part adventure from Pathfinder's Curse of the Crimson Throne, adapted to the Nimble RPG system. Four Heroes, All Betrayed By the Same Man. Will They Take Revenge or Seek Justice? Our Actual Play of Haunted Fortunes starts on 28 May! youtube.com/shorts/jlRNm...
Coming Soon... A Pathfinder 3-part adventure played with Nimble: Haunted Fortunes #ttrpg
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Very hard not to be thinking about Dune at any given moment.
Setting up a diffuser and a dehumidifier next to each other, and seeing who comes out on top.
Fiancée listens to a song called Fuck Me Eyes and I always misread the title as Fuck, Me Eyes, as in, 'I've left the brightness of my phone on max and have just unlocked it in a dark room.'
🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4
Discovering that any wedding venue that doesn't have its prices on its website is "probably too much" and any wedding venue that doesn't have wedding prices in its brochure is "definitely too much."
It’s the FINAL day of the @waterstones.bsky.social #WPreorder February Sale! Your last opportunity to pick up my second novel in @headlinebooks.bsky.social stunning hardback for 25% off - just enter FEB26 at checkout. Grab your copy: tidd.ly/46UhLsI (affiliate link)
Meet Spinosaurus mirabilis. I got to see the material and skull reconstruction in the lab last year. Lots of people have been working hard on getting this described for quite some time and it's great to finally see it published.
Mark my words, there will be an erotically charged curling TV series/film within the next few years.
Behold, the beautiful cover of THE KNIGHT WATCH, which is now available to pre-order!
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for ICE agents to kill a 37-year-old nurse, who was only there because another ICE agent killed a 37-year-old mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
I watched the video of today’s ICE execution - a terrible idea, don’t do it - and I find this level of state evil in America incomprehensible I’m so sorry for my US friends who are seeing this happen to their county The American govt is a rogue terrorist faction; the world must sanction it.
Fascists like climate change, because the chaos it causes will allow populist politics to go down easy, with mass starvation and refugee catastrophes. It is our duty to work against them. Join the most effective political group you can.
James Dyke@jamesgdyke.info · 9mo agoThe UK gov has finally released the Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report. We face catastrophe. Why aren't politicians acting? I think some are - but in ways perhaps just as frightening. My latest for Technosphere Earth. www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...