RJ Barker
@rjbarker.bsky.social
Award winning and, somehow, bestselling fantasy author. Gad about, small tree grower and procrastinationist to the stars. Truly, RJ Barker in all departments. "their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
6. In July I read: The Becoming (Jessica Meigs), The Facemaker and The Butchering Art (both by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social - amazing, recommended!), Apocalypse and Origins (both by Kyle West), Mortedant's Peril ( @rjbarker.bsky.social - outstanding), and the Poor Man's War series (Elliot Kay)
🎵 Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Black Doe is OUT TODAY Go and buy it, pleeeeease! 🎵 Grab it on kindle now, or order from your favourite bookshop in person or online. #newbook #kindlebooks #historicalfantasy #scottishbooks 🩵 📚 blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... amzn.eu/d/0a0NApjt
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Bertie has his fighting face on and he wants to fight you. He's fought everyone else and it's your turn next.
Btw, I’m going to be at Leeds Waterstones for a discussion session with @sunyidean.com at 7pm on the 15th October, with my new book just out - check it out below! www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev... (Apologies for earlier mispost, now deleted.)
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Ahhhh!!!! I’m reading Mortedant’s Peril, which is incredible!!!!
Crime reviewers this is another smart entry in a series I hope we get much more of!
RJ Barker@rjbarker.bsky.social · 23h agoOh, CRIME TYPE AUTHORY FRIENDS, or if you know 'em. E-arcs of Mal and Jackie in... INCY WINCY are available if you think working class detectives getting in a mess might be fun, or you just want to be rude about RJ Dark. Drop me a dm or reply here. 1/2
I've got everything crossed both Mal and Jackie books do well in print so you have to write more.
Oh, CRIME TYPE AUTHORY FRIENDS, or if you know 'em. E-arcs of Mal and Jackie in... INCY WINCY are available if you think working class detectives getting in a mess might be fun, or you just want to be rude about RJ Dark. Drop me a dm or reply here. 1/2
1 like = 1 completely dull mundane fact about me.
Simon Spanton@simonguy.bsky.social · 2d ago1 like = 1 completely dull mundane fact about me.
@rjbarker.bsky.social just finished mortedants peril. I LOVE ITSO MUCH. It was such a fun, exciting read and I loved all of the characters. Niofa and Irody were my favorites! I have OCD and I connected with Irody when he complained about his rooms being changed, things not staying the same etc 1/5
Today I am writing a short story that @stewarthotston.com has bulled me into doing. Mostly by reminding me I had agreed to do it. But still. Cruel.
Rocks off the Isles of Scilly giving off @rjbarker.bsky.social Hundred Isles vibes. No bone ships or sea dragons tho.
carving “this machine kills fascists” into a 60lb rare earth magnet and launching it into a data center
What glamourous things does an award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author do of an afternoon you ask? Well, mostly trying to sort out the cat's pet insurance is the answer.
Shocked by the amount of people getting this wrong, tbh. It's Gentleman, Black Love and 1965 by The Afghan Whigs.
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
I read an early copy of this and it is absolute dynamite, beautiful and ingenious.
Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 3d agoSIGNED BOOK NEWS! "As We Fall Through Time" by Claire North. A new epic tale of time travel, betrayal and a love that echoes through the centuries. It's published in October. Pre-order a SIGNED copy HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
I also recently highlighted the top books from the first half of 2026 I still need to read, including epic novels from @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @rjbarker.bsky.social @jrobinsonauthor.bsky.social @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social @jaredpoon.bsky.social and more. unseenlibrary.com/2026/07/31/t...
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Science Fiction is Gene Tech. Fantasy is Je'een T'ek
Mahmud El Sayed@mahmudelsayed.bsky.social · 4d agoScience fiction is when you smoke Death Sticks. Fantasy is when you smoke Longbottom Leaf.
The eBook edition of THE TEA MASTER AND THE DETECTIVE by @aliettedebodard.com is currently on sale via @barnesandnoble.com: only $4.99! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-tea-ma...
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Clamch Owder is one of my favourite Star Wars characters.
davemakes🔶@mixolumia.com · 5d agoobsessed with the font on IKEA's clam chowder packaging. this is what's in the freezer on the Nostromo
Got to be honest, #YorkshireDay has always seemed a bit cruel to me. A whole day of reminding people they don't live here. Just feels a little mean.
I'm pretty safe from any accusation of using AI as no editor who's seen the mess of my early drafts would ever think it could be anything but an incredibly fallible human.
A rather wondeful thing turned up today from @hookland.bsky.social . If you don't have this you should.
BOOK BIRTHDAY BOOK BIRTHDAY!! Armor of Annwn is OUT NOW!
3K AND IT’S OVER FOR FARAGE. TELL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL YOUR ENEMIES.
RJ Barker@rjbarker.bsky.social · 5d agoI was out with my pal J-Hurls this week (that's @loudribs.bsky.social street name) and he pointed out Binface doesn't need to win. We just need to normalIse everyone saying 'if Binface gets X votes Farage is DONE. So, you know. 3k feels doable. If it's 3k votes, man Farage is done...
Ypu should all be following @loudribs.bsky.social by the way. He is a loon in the best way possible.
Jack Hurley@loudribs.bsky.social · last wk.Buggered this into existence earlier. Herring gull in 1940 Temperate and Land camo scheme.
I was out with my pal J-Hurls this week (that's @loudribs.bsky.social street name) and he pointed out Binface doesn't need to win. We just need to normalIse everyone saying 'if Binface gets X votes Farage is DONE. So, you know. 3k feels doable. If it's 3k votes, man Farage is done...
