Assaph Mehr 📚⚔️🕵️👻🏺🏛️🤖

One day when the world is less crazy, I'd love to visit that garden. And the counter-offer is always open, should you want to visit the place the BBC once voted as "Most likely to survive the collapse of human civilisation" 😂

l’arte d’arrangiarsi :-)

You're most welcome! Just keep those books coming :-)

Very cool review of In Deep Coprolite from Assaph, author of the fabulous Togas, Daggers, and Magic series—be sure to check out his website!

Do you know how the Roman Empire was divided in half? ... how? With a pair of Caesars.

I laughed way too much at this 😂🏛️🏺

Book Review: In Deep Coprolite, by Douglas Lumsden Readers of my reviews and blog know I love Lumsden’s noir modern alt-history fantasy world. What to Expect A new adventure for Shade the Collector and his buddy Dwayne. This time a river spir…

Short version: Highly, highly recommended if you want original urban fantasy
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Life hack: don't buy more books first and then stress about where to put them. Buy extra bookshelves first and then the only PRACTICAL thing to do is fill them up with more books

I require a timeline cleanse. Please post in my comments (or quote) all your lovely human-made character art. Can be original characters, commissioned, made yourself, fan art, etc. GIVE ME ART AND FLOOD MY MENTIONS PLEASE. I am tired of the tomfoolery, bad faith takes I'm getting harangued with.

The plot the writers planned bs the plot they wrote

What is this "planning" thing you speak of? 😅📚

@douglaslumsden.bsky.social 's new book is full of crap - hm, well, let's just say it contains enough mentions of fossilized fecal matter to satisfy any fans or collectors...like our anti-hero, were-cat Benedict Shade. Just please don't call him a thief!

COMING AUG.1st! Book 1 is on sale now!

I blame the Typo Gremlins.

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My only explanation is that typo gremlins live inside the publishing machinery.

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News! We got news!

LIGHTNING RUNES, the next one after TWICE AS DEAD, is available for preorder! Coming next March (if everything works). A vampire who was a Lightning Runes officer gives Jack Mitchell more trouble than he really needs.
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Writers finding typos that weren't in the book yesterday (a picture of Mr Bean making a face)

They breed!

Tam Haworth (of Dancing in the Purple Rain, by Judy L Mohr) Dear readers, tonight we print a confession note from an antagonist. They’ll present quite a different view on the telepath they tried to guard, in world ravaged by pandemics and poisoned by …

Tonight's character interview - from the antagonist's perspective 😈
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Sounds intriguing. I'd love to interview Ben about his experiences ;-)

(I run a blog dedicated to character interviews - The Protagonist Speaks. If Ben and you are keen, let me know :)

protectspock Loving the idea of earth cryptids/folklore monsters being real only the humans have no idea until after first contact. protectspock Vulcans: Our scientists have questions about the small nocturnal portion of your population that drinks blood and appears virtually immortal. Is there a name for this sub-species? Humans: THE WHAT?!?!? count-spicula Klingon ambassador: "We have noticed your Starfleet has no officers who are Qongbogh chalDaq tlha' Dat loD. Why would you not recruit such fine and obviously powerful members of your population?" Terran ambassador: "I'm sorry, what? The translator isn't catching that phrase." Klingon ambassador: "Your Qongbogh chalDaq tlha' Dat loD. You know, the ones who change with your lunar cycles." Terran ambassador's assistant: "Qongbogh chalDaq tlha' Dat loD? The...wolf men?" Terran ambassador: "THE WHAT?" areusittingcomfortably Bajorans: we are very curious about why you have exiled the sub-species with the large extremities to the woods? Humans: I'm sorry, what? Bajorans: the hairy people with the big feet? Humans: ?! Bajorans: Homo erectus... sasquatchi? redsparrow12 Background human cadet, wearing mothman boxers under their uniform: I fucking KNEW IT

Considering these are all apex predators, why are the aliens doing first contact with, effectively, the farm animals?

Modern Dragon I’ve been busy lately, working of the first draft of In Numina – the second full-length Felix mystery. Which means that whenever I have time to write, I concentrate on that. The mind of…

Oldie but goodie - the accompanying short can be taken as either escapism or social commentary... 😜📖🐉
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Latin phrases' meaning illustrated with a pig.

Always funny 🏺🏛️

Marion: Why are you always so depressed? Indiana Jones: I'm an archaeologist. My life is in ruins.

So old, it's an archaeological joke 😜🏛️🏺

You’ve hit your emotional bandwidth cap.
Please upgrade your coping mechanism.
Or just read Death Engine Protocol and dissociate professionally.
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#booksky #deathengineprotocol #glitchcore #emotionalburnout #robotswouldntsurvive #sci-fi #traumabooks

Book Review: Mole Creek, by James Dunbar Mole Creek is not far from where I live, and as I enjoy Tasmanian crime fiction I thought I’d give this a try. What to Expect Expect a fast-paced thriller, taking place in modern day Australi…

Short version: Despite the occasional stumble, it’s a very enjoyable read. If you like crime thrillers and espionage intrigue, this book is for you.
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Do you have a history of mental illness in your family? I have an aunt who things fantasy books don't need a map.

Accurate 🤣🗺️📚

swingsetindecember tv shows with time travel organizations/bureaus/police/ agencies/whatever should have a department with instead of a tech genius eating candy, it's a harried seamstress or fashion designer who sits there like "1450 italy? does it look like I have the time to dye you wool? no. YOU'RE GOING TO THE 1980s" and throws shoulder pads at the hapless time agent nonlinear-nonsubjective "I literally made three- THREE- 18th century corsets last week. You can wait until one of them gets back, or you can go sometime post-1920s, because if I have to sew one more god damn channel I will literally lose my mind." "Upper middle class?!?!? You told me upper class! FUCK YEAH THERE'S A DIFFERENCE!!!" "How about kimoNO." "Look me in the eyes. I do not care what you want. This is the 1500s. You absolutely cannot wear trousers." "Another court gown?? Here's a novel idea: go as a peasant for once in your life. Why do you do this to me? You're fucking sadists that's why." "Don't mind me, I'll just be up all night hand painting silk." "THE POLICY IS ONE MONTH'S ADVANCE NOTICE ON PRE-1900s WOMEN'S FASHION FOR A REASON, DEBRA."

To which I would add: "Yes, you're going commando. There is no effing way I'm teaching you how to put on a loincloth."😳🏺

Glowing reviews by Sarah Sanrope of "In Numina" and "In Victrix" by Assaph Mehr.

When your fans catch up on reviews 🥰📖

Responsible AI, including energy consumption, is something I speak about too :)

AI > 🗨️🤖 There's more to AI than Chatbots!

AI > 🗨️🤖There's more to AI than Chatbots -- so please stop slapping them on everything. It's not the best user interface, or even the most interesting use case. Read on about how to avoid magical thinking or solving the wrong problem.
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