 
                                            The cover of the novel Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker. In a sky lit an apocalyptic shade of orange, an ovoid ship hovers over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Here's more on the #SPSFC 4 winner Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker.bsky.social and the top 6 books.
spsfc.space/2025/08/07/a... 
Carve out some quality time for yourself this evening and read a self-published novel.
               
            
            
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            Awesome! A new arrival has burst onto our screens and it's a very welcome addition to the xeno universe - loved the first two episodes. Spot on Noah Hawely & Co!
               
            
            
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            Burning Lands
               
            
            
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                                            On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS members! John Berkeley. John is pictured in the centre: he is a white man with long brown hair. He wears a black t-shirt while standing in front of a book case and holds up a copy of the anthology I Want That Twink Obliterated! 
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Join us as we chat with @jrberkeley.bsky.social about asking important and necessary questions through SFF.
britishfantasysociety.org/meet-john-be...
               
            
            
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            That was very fun โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Beautiful animation, compelling action, and great stories ... and one hell of a finale!
               
            
            
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            "Conan, what is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to squeeze out some sweet sword poses."
www.instagram.com/p/DI9DBD9tTeB/
               
            
            
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            The Sixth Dawn and Other Stories - Amidst the chaos of war, a young boy finds refuge not in the form of a stronghold, nor a hero, but in a book. A book full of folktales and legends of his world of Seodan. Lore the warlord Emlok wishes to purge forever. 
Visit site: mfalfrey.com/works-2/
               
            
            
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            Frost giants โฆ The multiverseโs majestic snowmen, sculpted by angry blizzards and given a fondness for hurling boulders, and treating glaciers like beanbags.
www.instagram.com/p/DItn2xKN9C9/
               
            
            
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            Regency England, and like every young lady approaching womanhood, Kirin is gifted her very own unicorn, yet Kirin cannot help but sense a looming cloud in her future; a cloud that takes the form of the forever-young Unicorn Master. 
Short story: mfalfrey.com/the-unicorn-...
               
            
            
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            Hoggle ain't no one's friend. He looks after himself, like everyone. Hoggle is Hoggle's friend.
               
            
            
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            A slori. From my world of Seodan. Large and temperamental, though, with some training and a lot of patience can become a loyal steed. Great over rocky and uneven terrain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEnk...
               
            
            
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            Silentium an action-packed military SF gore-fest - a struggling haulage crew and a squad of delinquent marines find themselves hurled together in a gruelling fight for survival beneath the ice.
               
            
            
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                                            A grotesque, bald human-like figure in a white singlet has hands up as claws, tongue lolling out of the mouth, and bugged-out yellowed eyes.
                                                
    
    
    
    
            @mfalfrey.bsky.socialโknown for his creepy crawlies & body horror novelsโlooks at what makes a creature truly fearsome, how you can create your own. It features the authorโs own artwork, showing how he developed the monsters in his novel Silentium.
britishfantasysociety.org/disturbing-b...
               
            
            
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            Cheers very much! I'm a big fan. Love the Bebop crew.
               
            
            
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            Pop quiz ... who can name these guys? Wrong answers only.
               
            
            
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                                            The main image is of a woman dressed in black, a hood covering and shadowing most of her face apart from her ruby-red lips. She holds a skull in one hand and her other hand hovers over it.
                                                
    
    
    
    
            In this final instalment of @stephellis.bsky.social's conversations with women horror writers over 50, she asks about experiences of ageism, feelings of isolation, and what the indie horror industry can do to better support these writers. 
britishfantasysociety.org/is-it-downhi...
               
            
            
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            always remember ~ YCBWK
(You Could Be Watching Krull)
               
            
            
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            A little cosy something ... In this fantasy mini audio serial, Torgon the barbarian finds himself on an epic quest that will change his life, and his world, forever. 
Fairycakes might be involved โฆ
mfalfrey.com/torgon-of-th...
               
            
            
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            Just don't call him an old toad ...
mfalfrey.com/works-2/
               
            
            
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            1 week until launch.
               
            
            
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            Here's a little cozy fantasy for y'all. Part 1 of a complete 4 part audio serial. Not much happens in Ensum. Which is how Edith likes it. So, when a mysterious stranger disrupts her quiet tavern with promises of fantastical, magical gifts, sheโs none too happy about it. mfalfrey.com/all-is-in-th...
               
            
            
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                                            Promo image showing the 4 book in the Empire of Ruin series (In Solitude's Shadow, Path of War, Beyond Sundered Seas and At Eternity's Gates) that reads:
"Enjoying Wheel of Time Season 3? Try this British Fantasy Award nominated completed series. Epic fantasy with a modern twist. Neurodiverse characters, sweeping scope with found family and queer relationships."
                                                
    
    
    
    
            It's that time of the month when I should really mention my books... I've been too busy to do any promo so far in March (and yes, the book sales have suffered for it!)!
But if you're enjoying the (excellent) new season of Wheel of Time, you might like these...
mybook.to/empireofruin
               
            
            
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            ๐ธ An epic space adventure with a side of chaos ๐ธ 
If you loved the eccentric humour of Hitchhikerโs Guide, the offbeat charm of The Orville, and the quirky world-building of Discworld, then May Contain Space Pirates is your next obsession.  
Get your copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/May-Contain-...
               
            
            
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            Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 1 ... Hold the phone, shut the door, get out of town! OMG what an opening episode!  A promising start to a new season. ๐
               
            
            
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            It's still winter ... which means it's still cold and icy - the perfect time to read my sci-fi body horror Silentium. Go old-school and read under the covers by torch light. It's the only way to stay safe ... Watch the trailer here: mfalfrey.com/works-2/
               
            
            
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            More cosmic horror emerging from a stellar portal, but close. :)
               
            
            
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            Readers... do I not go the extra mile because I love you? Can't wait to announce another SR project later this year...
               
            
            
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                YouTube video by Geek Pride
                The Geek Pride Cast #AdrianTchaikovsky25
            
         
    
    
            I've been chatting to Pete Ray Allison on the Geek Pride podcast - you can catch us here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzbC...
               
            
            
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            Self-published and seeking a community of peers? Andrew found it with @britfantasysoc.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ
               
            
            
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                                            Author of the Dragonslayer series.
https://julescory-author.co.uk/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            science fiction, urban fantasy, (para)politics, (counter)culture * bsfa member * carbon-based lifeform * anarchosyndicalist * christ-follower * pronouns: he/him * more content & details at ketelby.blogspot.com * see you at Iridescence ..?
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Book Champion (Reviewer) ๐
Game Player ๐ฎ
IT Guy ๐ป
Enemy of Ignorance.  
PS5, PC, SW, Magic and D&D.  
Friend to everyone but Nazis ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7084108-cory-rathbun
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            An annual contest to pick a winner from hundreds of self-published novels in SF. Currently reading and reviewing for our fourth contest. Web site: https://spsfc.space
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Horror author from the North of England.
Stories of grief, folklore, and the things that move when they shouldnโt.
Duskfield Pines โ 2027
Annaโs Veil โ 2028
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Indie author & artist (No AI). Teacher. Muslim. I love nature, walking, gardening, house plants, history, art, poetry, books and films of all kinds (especially horror).
Love for all, hatred for none.
Website: tanweerdar.com
Birmingham, UK
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            GM and producer and music composer for Crudely Drawn Swords, lead guitarist for The Patient Wild, Game Designer for The Hallowed Walk and Trilogy, Programmer, Horse Trainer, dork-ass-loser and now apparently novelist? 
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            A witch and a bitch with an herbal itchโฆand an overactive imagination. Award-winning author, coffeeholic, old lady, owned by cats. Http://www.authordjmartin.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Award-winning writer of games, movies, and novels. Jester now available on Amazon. Audiobook coming soon.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            She/her. Author of urban fantasy and witty quips. Trying to take myself less seriously. 
Inspired by humans, music, and cities. 
To find out where else to find me, visit my website dgabriellejensen.com 
SFWA
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I will not respond to unsolicited DMs. 
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Author of Mornings With Maddox, and Catnaps, Catnip & Crunchies, Published Poet, and Lifestyle Writer. Former Seattle girl in a Southwest world. Coffee lover, Pet Mom. No DM's.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18654404.Elaine_Hamilton
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Canadian Indie Author
Fantasy x Sci-Fi  x speculative-utopian
https://mybook.to/BoreasTribesSaga
#amwriting - Book three Boreas' Tribes Saga and thriller about AI
#booksky #writersky #indieauthor
https://dirkbiesinger.com
https://linktr.ee/BoreasTribe
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            I write fictional characters and put them in horrible situations for your entertainment.
โ Coffee lover ๐ Cat mum 
โ๐ป #Writer #IndieAuthor - Death Becomes Her
๐ Dark Academia/Paranormal Murder Mystery/Fanatsy
๐UK based
๐ https://linktr.ee/inaharrington
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Product Manager by day
...but when I'm not that, I'm talking D&D, writing fantasy, and playing board games! 
https://cardboardchampions.co.uk/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Irish Writer - ๐ fiction, ๐ญ stage and ๐ฌ screen. Writes about nature, climate, and local history. Sometimes funny - usually unintentionally. Love my cats and my garden.
๐ Read my latest book & more www.ByddiLee.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Avid reader and author of romance by night. Computer science teacher by day. ๐จ๐ฆ+๐บ๐ธ
kristinecayne.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Writer and teacher. Avid reader and film / TV lover
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Mermaids, witches, shifters, mages & more fighting for a better world. The Laughter of the Sun series (ongoing) where magic meets climate change. ๐ Nature lover and bee devotee. 
https://andieholman.com & https://books2read.com/u/4A06wq
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Horror and science fiction writer. Voracious reader. Author of climate apocalypse novel North Woods and science fiction short story collection, Strange Worlds. Images/text copyright Dani Ripley unless noted. DMs closed.
https://linktr.ee/daniripleywrites