@danhanks.bsky.social
Editor. Author of THE WAY UP IS DEATH (Jan 2025), SWASHBUCKLERS and CAPTAIN MOXLEY & THE EMBERS OF THE EMPIRE. Vegan. He/him.
The BFS & Waterstones Covent Garden bring you Humanity through the Looking Glass of Fantasy. Tuesday 12 August, 6pm.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/glassfan
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Please: DARE!
That's so lovely of you to say, thank you. Really glad you're enjoying it. I definitely took things in a different direction with this one, but I am pretty proud of it!
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.
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#BritishFantasySociety #Watertstones #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #WritingPanel #Characterisation
Join authors Dan Hanks, Stewart Hotson, David Wragg, Amy de la Force and Alexandra Beaumont as they discuss humanity through the looking glass of fantasy! Focusing on characterisation and creating nuance, our expert panel will also chat about their favourite examples.
28.07.2025 13:16 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0This is sooooooon! Come join us in London!
01.08.2025 12:19 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY x WATERSTONES COVENT GARDEN Humanity: through the looking glass of fantasy Amy de la Force, Dan Hanks, Stewart Hotston, David Wragg and Alexandra Beaumont (Moderator) TUESDAY 12 AUGUST 2025, 6pm (BST) @ WATERSTONES COVENT GARDEN GET TICKETS NOW!
Join me for my (new) 1st @waterstones.bsky.social panel! The @britfantasysoc.bsky.social x Waterstones #CoventGarden are delighted to announce βHumanity: Through the Looking Glass of #Fantasyβ βοΈβ¨ on Tuesday 12 August 2025 @ 6pm (BST).
TICKETS ποΈ: www.waterstones.com/events/human...
Thank you so much for this amazing review!!!! So glad you enjoyed it. :)
01.08.2025 12:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you want an #IndianaJones Nazi-punchin thrill ride, Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by @danhanks.bsky.social has you covered.
It's probably the best book to read in that particular genre: savvy, "goddamn satisfying," funny, and suspenseful, with plenty of epic shenanigans. πΊ
I'm late to this, but I will absolutely run with 'Hanksian style' from now on. :) Hope the rest was enjoyed!
01.08.2025 12:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Brilliant event at Urmston Books last night (itβs a great bookshop) hosted by Jo. Arranged by @britfantasysoc.bsky.social we had a fab panel event on world building. Enjoyed spending time with the rest of the panel:
@danhanks.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social
π’ GIVEAWAY ALERT! π’
We're giving away a SIGNED copy of @danhanks.bsky.social hanks "The Way Up is Death" generously provided by the wonderful The Book Hermit
Our community is full of amazing readers whose kindness makes awesome things like this possible. β€οΈ
It's today!
24.06.2025 09:27 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I'm really excited about this anthology. I wrote a weird one for this (yeah, yeah, I know).
15.06.2025 19:31 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Shown is a graphic of a fantasy world with arches of stone, waterfalls, and alien-looking towers. Near the top is the logo for the British Fantasy Society (a dragon design curling around the letters βBFSβ) and a sign saying βUrmston Books & Board Gamesβ, plus a graphic of a ticket stating βΒ£5 inc. drink (redeemable against a book)β. Three central panels with text: 1. βThe British Fantasy Society & Urmston Books βBuilding New Worldsβ Imagination and identity in science fiction and fantasyβ 2. βEliza Chan Dan Hanks Alethea Lyons (mod) Paul Edwardsβ 3. Tuesday 24th June 7pm BST 72 Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AB www.urmstonbooks.co.uk/building-new-worlds Two author photos on either side: Left: Eliza Chan and Alethea Lyons Right: Dan Hanks and Paul Edwards
Come join @elizachanwrites.bsky.social, @danhanks.bsky.social, @paulsedwards.bsky.social, & me on June 24th for a panel on #WorldBuilding. Still a few tickets left.
At @urmstonbooks.bsky.social
Arranged by @britfantasysoc.bsky.social.
Tickets: www.urmstonbooks.co.uk/building-new-worlds
Hi, does the idea of Indiana Jones if the main character was Rachael Weiss's character from The Mummy sounds like fun? Then you need this book!
29.05.2025 06:43 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
While listening to a publishing podcast today, I heard mention of just how tough it was to launch a debut in the pandemic. And I can tell you: yes. It was.
Anyway, this was mine & it's a lot of fun!
Help a pandemic debut out and give it a go?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/captain-mo...
Tickets are just Β£5, redeemable against a copy of Eliza, Paul, Dan or Alethea's latest publications, and includes a drink on the night. Book your ticket and reserve a copy using the ticket link or by calling into store at 72 Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AB.
27.05.2025 16:42 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0From near-future dystopias to sprawling alternate realities, we'll explore how worlds in speculative fiction are created and how authors draw inspiration from their own experiences.
@danhanks.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @paulsedwards.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered about what goes into the creation of a brand-new world? Join science fiction & fantasy authors Eliza Chan, Paul Edwards, Dan Hanks & Alethea Lyons for a live discussion on the art of world-building.
#BritishFantasySociety #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingPanel #WorldBuilding
Next month!
28.05.2025 19:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0HUGE congrats, Anna!!!!!
27.05.2025 12:33 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0This was, truly, the most fun event I've ever been a part of - and the turnout was HUGE! Such an amazing evening, thanks to the organisers, the staff, the other authors, and all those who came along. It's a joy to have something like this up north. Make sure you get along to next year's event!
27.05.2025 12:31 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Empire of Ruin series - In Solitude's Shadow, Path of War, Beyond Sundered Seas, At Eternity's Gates.
I'm about to hit 5k followers.
So how about a give away?
Like and repost this, and I'll enter everyone who does into a draw to win a full set of my British Fantasy Award nominated Empire of Ruin series!
Good luck - I'll do the draw this Friday afternoon :)
Can't wait!
26.05.2025 16:26 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0It was wonderful to meet you too and I really hope you enjoy it! (Please tag me in the review if you do!!)
25.05.2025 08:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today I did a book blog entry spotlighting some of the best books I've read in 2025 so far. Its not all of the best books but its the ones that I absolutely HAD to spotlight. Oh my god. What a great year for books so far: roland19.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/t... #books
15.05.2025 13:43 β π 40 π 14 π¬ 4 π 2Fab review!!!
17.05.2025 19:34 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Wonderful review, thank you so much! (And sorry it's taken me so long to see this.)
Also I can confirm my hair is now in-between its tidy and messy states. π
The cover of The Way Up Is Death by Dan Hanks, featuring a cloudy space scene in reds, blues and yellows, a tall building and silhouettes of people
The cover of Swashbucklers by Dan Hanks, featuring a black skull with games controller buttons for eyes, various blue black and red asterisks, pluses,, squares, circles and triangles dotted around, a silhouette of a fox at the bottom and silhouettes of bare trees at the sides
The cover of Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by Dan Hanks, featuring a woman in an old aviator jacket and glasses, surrounded by a woman and three men, a face in the background with a moon and sun pendant over one eyes, creepy hands reaching out from the sides, a plane and some bats
A white background with the text: When a mysterious tower appears in the skies over England, thirteen strangers are pulled from their lives to stand before it as a countdown begins. Above the doorway is one word: ASCEND. As a grieving teacher, a reclusive artist, and a narcissistic celebrity childrenβs author, lead the others in trying to understand why theyβve been chosen and what the tower is, it soon becomes clear the only way out of this for everyoneβ¦ is up. And so begins a race to the top, through sinking ships, haunted houses and other waking nightmares, as the group fights to hold onto its humanity, while the twisted horror of why theyβre here grows ever more apparent.
13 days to go brings us to @danhanks.bsky.social and a countdown of a very different kind in The Way Up Is Death...
Dan Hanks books also feature 80s nostalgia, grown up heroes balancing fighting ghosts with parenting & Indiana Jones if the main character was Rachel Weiss's character from The Mummy
