Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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08.02.2026 09:56 — 👍 24 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
Meeting IRL 🙌 - cheers, @hobbitholebooks.bsky.social. Great to catch up. Glad 🇦🇺 is treating you well.
P.S., Everyone - Matt is one chilled, interesting, well read and very well traveled guy! If you’re not following him already, get on that.
08.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The latest issue of Clarkesworld is out.
Wow, I'm blown away by 'Remember Me in the Meat' by
@sarahpauling.bsky.social! Incredible. Absolutely incredible!
06.02.2026 21:01 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Thanks so much. Yeah, absolutely- so stoked!
05.02.2026 20:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out this cover reveal
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
05.02.2026 19:59 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A new review just landed on Goodreads from the one and only S.K. Putt - thank you!
All the stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Those don't even come close to how beautiful it is. Seriously, I struggled to pick which part of it to quote here!
No better feeling than your book connecting ✨📖
05.02.2026 08:48 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
That’s amazing, cheers! Hope it hits all the right notes for you ⚔️
24.01.2026 11:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Glad you’re enjoying it!
24.01.2026 07:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ooo, just looked it up - how interesting!
24.01.2026 02:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
They’re amazing. The world building, the action, the intrigue!
24.01.2026 01:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
❓What are you reading? 📖
I was a little nervous for The Strength of the Few. I loved book 1 and had heard mixed experiences about book 2.
But pleased to say it’s working for me! Yep, all the POVs. 270 pages in and still a bit off half way (😂). Excited to see where it goes
24.01.2026 01:29 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
P.S., Perils of the Past is part of SPFBO this year!
21.01.2026 11:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Art credits:
🖌️Dust jacket and internal illustrations by Anderson Magalhães of Design Unlikely
🖌️Art card - character by Cande Carballo and creature by Benny
21.01.2026 11:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thrilled to announce that @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social is selling the jacketed hardcover of Perils of the Past:
• Hand-signed and numbered
• Limited to 100 copies
• with a bonus A5 double-sided colour art card.
I had a blast signing tip-in sheets. And the art cards came out so well.
🔗👇
21.01.2026 11:24 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1
Imagine these 4 books arguing over which is the closest to Perils of the Past 😂 📖 ✨
19.01.2026 20:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below
🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
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19.01.2026 04:22 — 👍 21 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Excited to dive into this (and a smidge nervous, given some of the reviews I’ve seen and how much I loved book 1). Also, yeah, it’s a properly thick book!
15.01.2026 18:55 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Day made!
13.01.2026 21:27 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Love this interior artwork Anderson Magalhães did for Perils of the Past. So much so that I needed it on my wall. Just hung this Christmas present in the study - and so happy with it.
Q: Do you have any book art, e.g. a poster on your wall or a tattoo?
11.01.2026 04:42 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The BEST feeling! Congratulations, Dave
03.01.2026 22:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Ahhh! My books are in a local bookstore!
03.01.2026 21:10 — 👍 27 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Submitted Perils of the Past to #SPFBO. Fingers crossed I make it past the lottery (and, if you've entered, I hope you do, too). Best of luck, all. What an incredible comp.
03.01.2026 21:36 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What are you most keen to read 📖 in the New Year?
The top of my list includes:
30.12.2025 07:14 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Nothing like starting the day receiving an AI-written sales email that mistakes my novel’s tagline for the title 🤣🤣🤣
29.12.2025 19:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What have you read recently?
I’ve had a blast with my recent reads. Here are my last 3 trad and last 3 indies:
29.12.2025 07:13 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
And to you, Nathan. Hope you had (and are having) a nice one
27.12.2025 05:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Writer ('goddamn scribe')🖋️ • Bibliophile📚 • Nurse🩺 • Musician🎶 • Artist✏️ • Foodie 🍋 • Tea Drinker 🫖 • Equestrian 🐎 • Safe Food 🌱• Healthy Planet 🌎 •
Neon SFF, TTRPGs, and gaudy boots. Pub'd in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, &etc. She/her. #vp23; James White Award shortlist.
stories @ https://sarahpauling.com/
Author of The Outsiders of Orkland🤘
https://linktr.ee/kennethfeller
I write grounded epic fantasy—mythic in scale, disciplined in magic, precise in violence—where humor disarms, trauma compounds, and character rather than prophecy decides the fate of the world.
SFFH stories in Analog, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and other fantastical places. I stand for human creativity, coffee, petrichor. https://www.marvincent.com/
🎵And I’m writing a novel, because it’s never been done before. 🎵
Made with love for the classics, and an inclusive, boundary-pushing approach to storytelling. https://newedgeswordandsorcery.com/
She/her | Queer Romance Author of Bright Spring & other stories.
PFP: characters from my upcoming novel Sage fall, art by @justmissart
A most peculiar mademoiselle.
Librarian with an expertise in children's books, YA reads, fantasy and sci fi. Administrator who works towards inclusivity, diversity, engagement and advocacy. Children's & YA book blogger at Waking Brain Cells: https://wakingbraincells.com/
Fantasy author. r/fantasy Stabby award nominated, #SPFBO7 Semi-Finalist, owner of Author Interviews (@authorinterviews.bsky.social)
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Author of the Windborn Sagas WINDBORN and TROLLGRAVE - standalone Norse Fantasy, both SPFBO semi-finalists.
Co-Host of Spotlight Indie
At any moment will be thinking about fantasy and/or dinosaurs 🦖
SF writer of NEW YESTERDAY and TIME’S ELLIPSE
Part-time robot. Full-time nerd
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Fantasy writer, Princess Grimdarling. SPFBO7 Finalist. Author of The Vanguard Chronicles and The Hallows - https://linktr.ee/h.tinsley.
DM/boardgame nerd. Generally OK. Chief organiser of www.spotlightindie.co.uk. Also at: @spotlightindie.bsky.social
USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie Bestselling Author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, out now // chinese-malaysian american // repped by Paul Lucas // she/her
https://linktr.ee/julieleongbooks
Celebrating indie writing and art. We're all about connection, creativity and community. Videos, reviews & regular events for indies. www.spotlightindie.co.uk. Our team: @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @frasierarmitage.bsky.social @alexsbradshaw.bsky.social
Award-winning writer of games, movies, and novels. Jester now available on Amazon. Audiobook coming soon.
avid fantasy and sci-fi reader; amateur writer; she/her
✦2D artist and illustrator✦commissions closed
No AI or NFT
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