Caspar Geon

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Promo for the event, which says: AWARDS SEASON SCIENCE-FICTION BSFA NOMINATED STARK HOLBORN PHILIP K DICK AWARD NOMINATED CASPAR GEON 6:30pm, Tuesday 10th March Star of Kings, near Kings Cross, London Free! (Donations welcome)

It's awards season in UK science fiction - come and meet BSFA nominee @starkholborn.bsky.social and Philip K Dick nominee @caspargeon.bsky.social - readings, chat, Q&A

Free! srfcmar2026.eventbrite.com

Photo of a cuneiform tablet that is slightly round shown from the front back and sides. The image has a Yale Babylonian Collection watermark and gives the identifier YBC 4955. Photo by Klaus Wagensonner

This tiny clay tablet from around 1500 BCE gives a curious account of two medical problems that struck people in their sleep.

The first is a mid-sleep nosebleed on the 25th day of the month Ayyāru (around April/May).

“During my sleep, blood ran out of my nose.”

📷 K. Wagensonner

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Staggered into the excellent @pgwells.bsky.social today in Winchester to spoil another fresh copy of the Immeasurable Heaven. Really lovely bookshop in a beautiful city.

@solarisbooks.bsky.social

A paperback copy of THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN on multicoloured fabric with crystal stars and planets.

Next week, 25th Feb 6:30pm, you can see @tomtoner.bsky.social / @caspargeon.bsky.social - Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author of THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN - at Waterstones Worcester's SFF Author panel exploring Character Creation!

Click on the link below to book your ticket!

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FRAN KEN'S (BARBIE) TEIN REX "One of our most talented, thought-provoking writers of speculative fiction" THE GUARDIAN ADAM ROBERTS

Cover reveal! @gollancz.bsky.social

Just ruined a few copies of Immeasurable Heaven down at Forbidden Planet London today

@solarisbooks.bsky.social

The House on Utopia Way (Paperback) | Stefan Mohamed The world is coming apart at the seams.Reality is relative. The concept of truth no longer applies. This is all wrong. And detective Johnny Orange is going to find out what's really going on - or lose...

if you'd like to nominate my novel The House on Utopia Way for an award, I'd like that. a prestigious one, a garbage one, a real one, one you've just made up, I'm really not fussy, I just want some god damn respect. cheers!

Promo for the event, which says: Super-relaxed Fantasy Club STARK HOLBORN CASPAR GEON Doors 6:30pm, Tuesday 10th March Star of Kings, near Kings Cross, London Free! (Donations welcome)

SRFC is back on TUESDAY 10th MARCH - two incredible authors, each with a book that's just been nominated for a top award:

STARK HOBORN - BSFA! @starkholborn.bsky.social
CASPAR GEON - Philip K Dick! @caspargeon.bsky.social

Free tickets here: srfcmar2026.eventbrite.com

I’ve never done an eligibility post before because my books aren’t well known, but this little monster’s been unexpectedly nominated for a couple of awards now (& took a huge amount of work to bring to life) so any votes for upcoming stuff would be very much appreciated 🍻
@solarisbooks.bsky.social

THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN by Caspar Geon THE GRIEF OF STONES and THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD by Katherine Addison MAL GOES TO WAR and THE FOURTH CONSORT by Edward Ashton WHEN THE WINDS SING by L. D. Colter RED RABBIT by Alex Grecian THE IMMORTALITY THIEF and THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS by Taran Hunt WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST by Lorraine Wilson THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS and RAKESFALL by Vajra Chandrasekera RAGWORT and GORSE by Caskey Russell SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau

After our romance picks yesterday, here's a selection of Solaris titles that either have no romance or aren't focused on romantic relationships! Perfect for those who are fed up of all the Valentine's fuss!

Ft Premee Mohamed Sam K Horton @vajra.me Lorraine Wilson & more!
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We were delighted to be joined by @starkholborn.bsky.social to discuss her latest novella, FOR THE ROAD, on this week’s #podcast!

Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod

#booksky 💙📚

I love the fact that this suggests that counteracting incursions from extraterrestrial abductors is a local council issue. That's as far up the chain as it needs to go.

I’m making sourdough for the first time and it looks like a dog’s thrown up on my chopping board

A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.

Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable

Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Panel - Character Creation in Fantastic Worlds | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Panel - Character Creation in Fantastic Worlds toda...

Come on down to Waterstones Worcester on the 25th of Feb, where I’ll be discussing some extremely bookish bookery with @starkholborn.bsky.social, @thomasdlee.bsky.social and Stephen Aryan

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The cover of MORTEDANT's PERIL, two towers with flames and crows in between. It does involve flames, towers and crows. But not hobbits so don't be misled by references to two towers.

ARCs of MORTEDANT's PERIL are moving out in the world and it's always a weird feeling; 'what are readers thinking?' Sadly, it's frowned on in publishing to hire a PI to track them down, kidnap them and bring them to a warehouse for questioning. Which, for the author, is very frustrating.

Silhouettes of Mal and Jackie, a thin long haired man and a stocky man in a turban

The Cover of A NUMBERS GAME by RJ Dark. A scrappy looking car, a gasometer, a general feel of Urban decay. The font of the author's name hints at the humour found within, alongside the violence...

ALSO, if you want to fall out with me there are ARCs of A NUMBERS GAME by the awful RJ DARK available too. So if gritty-but-funny northern working class crime is your thing then hit up @daturabooks.bsky.social.

Jason Roth @LucidJay Replying to @Hipstercrite Once Andre 3000 was on my ferry ride to Alcatraz and I said hi. My 6 y.o. autistic son came over and started talking his ear off about German Shepherds, his obsession at the time. Andre talked to him about dogs for like 20 mins. We exchanged numbers. 4 years later I got this text iMessage Aug 30, 2017, 9:38 PM Hi Jason. I was searching for a name and yours popped up. I remember our cool encounter on the boat. Ha . How's the kid ? I'm living in nyc now . So if you're ever here please reach out.

This came up in my old posts today. Don’t know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.

The Solaris Books on the BSFA Shortlist: Best novel: Anderson Versus Death, Anna Smith Spark The Salt Oracle, Lorraine Wilson An Unbreakable World, Ren Hutchings Ragwort, Sam K. Horton The Unkillable Princess, Taran Hunt The Fourth Consort, Edward Ashton The Immeasurable Heaven, Caspar Geon Best Cover: The Door on the Sea (Sam Gretton) The Immeasurable Heaven (Sam Gretton) The Salt Oracle (Sam Gretton) Saint Death's Herald (Kate Forrester) Ragwort (Veronica Park)

We are DELIGHTED to see many Solaris titles on the BSFA Longlist!

Ft @edashtonwriting.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @taranhunt.bsky.social @caspargeon.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @csecooney.bsky.social & covers by Sam Gretton, Veronica Park & Kate Forrester!

And here’s the form if you fancied voting for anything on the list:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wonderful to be on the BSFA longlist for the Immeasurable Heaven, and to see that its brilliantly psychedelic cover by Sam Gretton is on there too. Thanks @bsfa.bsky.social !

@solarisbooks.bsky.social

Thanks Michael!

screenshot of longlist entry on a black background with For the Road from PS Publishing listed next to No One to Hold the Distant Dead by K.L Schroede

Dustjackets of For the Road, teal cover with a hand surrounded by a chain with a heart in its palm, on a desert background

Absolutely delighted to see my acid-western-queer-romance novella, FOR THE ROAD on the BSFA longlist!

It's a mega year (go check it out) but would be extremely honoured if you'd consider chucking in a nomination towards some of my rawest, strangest writing:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

Thanks John!

Cheers Derek!

Thanks Stew!