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Gary J Mack

@garyjmack.bsky.social

Cross Genre Author- Legacy of the Magpie books - Doctor Who, UNIT, and Blakes 7 stories. Avid Reader. Vinyl Records and Comics Fan. Student of History (Medieval)

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Check out my eBay site ebay.us/m/ARaKjV

Doctor Who Hardbacks
Doctor Who Big Finish CDs
Fantasy book sets
Pet Shop Boys rare 12” records.

03.10.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Safe and sound. Good luck with it.

02.10.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I still wanted to look like Midge Ure into the 1990s. Couldn’t grow the Vienna moustache though.

02.10.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another wonderful @l.e.modesitt Saga of Recluce book finished. My third in the reread so far. Some great ideas in the Magic Engineer, again an Order Mage in Dorrin trying to fight against Chaos. Dorrin realises it’s not just about the plies of good and evil. There must be a balance

02.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks @frasierarmitage.bsky.social for my book prize. Can’t wait to read it.

25.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m putting some of my spare fantasy books on eBay - happy to do a deal for a follower. ebay.us/m/ARaKjV #eBay via @eBay_UK

25.09.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop reading, Stop reading, Stop reading, wanna go out, now, now - not been out for minutes. The Bean is impatient.

24.09.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed my re-read of the second Saga of Recluce book by #l.e.modesitt. A further examination of the magic system and its technicalities, and the impact wielding has upon the welder. The book is about Creslin the Weather Mage, Megaera his consort. Marvellous world building.

24.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Took Bean to the park. She’s knackered now. I’ll have time to read. #spaniels #dogs

20.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strongly agree. πŸ‘

19.09.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At last, my set of The Bound and Broken books have been delivered. I haven’t read anything by @ryancahill.bsky.social but many have convinced me it was the right move to get these via @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social I may have to reinforce my shelves with magic. ✨

19.09.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Sorry though that was a private message. 😳. I am a a Luddite.

13.09.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh happy day. Book post #2 Now my @illumicrate.bsky.social versions of @robinhobb.bsky.social Farseer Trilogy have arrived. They are beautifully presented. Posties going to hate me.

13.09.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you want my old hardback set. One of them is ex library, battered but readable.

13.09.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Swapping out my set of Blood and Bone by @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social with the new @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social This series was one of my favourite reads of last year. 😍#bookstagrammer #bookstagram #fantasy #fantasybooks

13.09.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back to the land of Recluce after quite some years. I stopped about book 13, Natural Ordermage. #l.e.modesittjr has just released book 26, I think, Sub-Majer’s Challenge. So time for a steady reread. My first read of Modesitt’s books since COVID when I read all 12 Imager Portfolio books in a row.

11.09.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My quest to replace some of my dog eared paperbacks with decent hardback copies continues with this eBay haul. In readiness for re-reads. @jvjones.bsky.social #canavantrudi #karenmiller

11.09.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have just finished Gatebound by #danieltjackson - such a very good book. 5 🌟- reminded me so much of the Wheel of Time in places, very much in the style of Feist and Eddings, with the dark tones of Fiona McIntosh. Can’t wait for the finale. Get cracking please, Daniel - πŸ™πŸ»

11.09.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out with Agnetha Bean our bonkers Spaniel. She never stops.

09.09.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Current read folks. Loved Aiduel’s Sin - by friend in writing #danieltjackson - so much that I’ve gone quickly onto Gatebound, the third Illborn volume. Just about a third of the way through.

09.09.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn’t they just!

06.09.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aren’t they just. 😍

06.09.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The US cover of The Sleepless, featuring a golden serpent and pink and purple flowers. The edges are bright pink.

The US cover of The Sleepless, featuring a golden serpent and pink and purple flowers. The edges are bright pink.

The UK cover of The Sleepless, which features a young man and woman entwined in the coils of a golden serpent, surrounded by strange flowers and fungi.

The UK cover of The Sleepless, which features a young man and woman entwined in the coils of a golden serpent, surrounded by strange flowers and fungi.

Did you know you can preorder my first ever YA fantasy novel?? Amazing but true! Release dates: UK 22/5/25, US 30/9/25
πŸ‰ A serpent queen
⚑ A whole roster of weird gods
🦊 A cute little guy
☠️ Forbidden touch
🩸 Costly magic
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...

21.02.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Antidepressants by @suede is excellent on first listen. Always a good sign. Well done chaps!

06.09.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Jen. It’s a reread for me - just in proper style. Best wishes.

06.09.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book post! The Copper Cat Trilogy has arrived. From @headlinebooks.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social and written by @sennydreadful.bsky.social

06.09.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thoroughly interesting lecture by @drsturg.bsky.social tonight at Birmingham Symphony Hall. Thought provoking themes mapping the development of Christianity in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Exploring the organised nature of religion as opposed to faith. Promoting the book Domination.

04.09.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. #5 in The Old Man’s War series. Cleverly composed set of short fiction pieces, bringing the story together. Marvellous @jscalzi.bsky.social

04.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book post #1 from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
Katabasis by RF Kuang and Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - both beautiful books. Looking forward to an eventual read of both. I can hear my bookshelves groaning as I choose a shelf.

01.09.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s always good to have new #lethbridgestewart books to read. Two short story collections, celebrating 15 years of @candyjarbooks.bsky.social

01.09.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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