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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library:<br>- I finally bought <a href="/tags/terrygoodkind/" rel="tag">#TerryGoodkind</a>'s "The Children of D'Hara" bundle from Head of Zeus to replace the individual novellas I had.<br>- Plus a second-hand copy of James Delbourgo's "Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of <a href="/tags/hanssloane/" rel="tag">#HansSloane</a>" from Allen Lane.<br>- and a second-hand copy of "Darwin and Design: Does Evolution Have a Purpose?" by the ever-thoughtful Michael Ruse, published by Harvard University Press.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/evolutionarybiology/" rel="tag">#EvolutionaryBiology</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books and part of the beech-coloured laminate floor.

On the left, The Children of D'Hara, showing a slate-grey cover with the title against the backdrop of what could be a solar eclipse, with the silhouettes of two birds of prey in flight.

In the middle, Darwin and Design, showing a colour drawing of a bird's nest with three eggs lying on top of a grey brick wall. The background shows a hedge. Above the nest is the silhouette of a bird in flight against a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. The silhouette is filled in with the same pattern as the hedge underneath. This is the lithograph Le Printemps by René Magritte.

On the right, Collecting the World, showing several black and white drawings. Along the top, several cocoa plant fruits hang from their branch. At the bottom, a 1715 engraving of a large manor with a fancy garden with planted trees, statues, and a fountain in the centre. This is the façade of Montagu House, looking across the forecourt, which would later become the British Museum. The left half of the cover is coloured red, starting wide at the top and becoming narrower towards the bottom. The remainder of the cover is coloured in a light blue.

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<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Levi Jacobs always dreamed of being like his father, the greatest wizard in the world, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi’s journey from bumbling teen to a great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are initially completely beyond him and barely under control.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

The cover for the omnibus edition of The Wizard's Scion.

The background is a symbolic representation of a wormhole, hinting at the time-travel elements of the series.

The foreground consists of four figures, in silhouette, each filled with a different texture and behind them is a black octopus with red eyes and a menacing, red aura.

The central figure is a wizard in the midst of casting a spell, with his arms and robe outstretched. The texture used is black, with patches of mottled gold, overlaid with eight pointed stars. He's surrounded by a golden aura.

To the immediate left of the wizard is a girl. The texture used has a black background, overlaid with symbols for music, in green, cyan and white. She's surrounded by a green aura.

Standing just ahead of the wizard, but also slightly to the left is a woman wielding a pair of short swords in a combat-ready pose. The texture used is of blood spatter on a black background. She's surrounded by a dark red aura.

Ahead and to the right of the wizard is another woman with short swords, in a more relaxed stance than the other dual-wielder. The two woman are very similar in appearance, hinting at the fact that the one is a clone of the other. The texture used for this figure is a combination of a golden sunrise and translucent parts of clocks, hinting that the clone was made by time travelers. She's surrounded by a dark golden aura.

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<p>Chapter 18 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole attends a city council meeting and eventually tells a little lie about why she's not sleeping very well. Irkith reacts badly to that, ordering her to tell the truth.</p><p>The piece of Kurg lodged in her mind tries to take over and Kazic levels a blaster on the Ulkun King...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Book six of the apparently neverending series of Deverry novels by <a href="/tags/katharinekerr/" rel="tag">#KatharineKerr</a> was a strong outing, with a perfect balance between her usual elements of ethereal high magic and low, dirty, gritty small scale violence. Would be incomprehensible to anyone not already steeped in the setting and characters, however. <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

A Time of Omens (Book Two of the Westlands Cycle), by Katharine Kerr

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Excalibur Explains: The Forgotten Realms <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/42159477">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheMostPowerful</span><span class="invisible">Words</span></a><br>Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/sh</span><span class="invisible">ort-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words</span></a></p><p>Hungry and hunting alone, a goblin boy meets a bouncing, blue slime and assumes it will be dinner. Naturally, the slime has other ideas, and the boy gets his hind-end handed to him by what’s supposed to be one of the weakest monsters of the forest.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/goblin/" rel="tag">#goblin</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/prejudice/" rel="tag">#prejudice</a></p>

(Left) The cover of The Most Powerful Words, by Owen Tyme, which consists of a temperate forest path in twilight, with a tree on the right side, which hangs over the path. At the base of the tree is a translucent, blue slime monster, with shiny, black eyes that give it a somewhat cute appearance, while the shadow that's visible at its base almost looks like a big mouth. The air has an almosty golden look, because there's a hint of fog in it. The cover is framed with beveled stone.

(Right) The background is a bookcase with three shelves that are filled with old-looking books. Some have bookmark ribbons that stick off the edge, adding a little color. The books are largely brown, with ribbed spines. The following quote is laid over it:

“There are words so powerful, they can shake the foundations of reality or alter the fate of the world.”

“The most powerful words of all can change a man’s heart and mind about old, incorrect beliefs.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3i2Nm2Hu5uxR1RF3Gq57Eo" rel="nofollow">Howl’s Moving Castle</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old & fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn't really into the romantic ending.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ</span><span class="invisible">3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#AudioBook</a> <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

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<p>Take a chance on one of my otherworldly novels about people who risk everything for the friendship, trust, & love. You also get heaps of humor, whimsy, sarcasm, & optimism. Sometimes gritty but never grim.</p><p>Paperbacks & DRM-free ebooks via my website: <br><a href="https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1</a></p><p>kindle: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Her</span><span class="invisible">kes/author/B00GRLYEL2</span></a></p><p>Nook, Kobo etc here: https://<br>books2read.com/kmherkes</p><p>(DRM-free where possible) </p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookpromo/" rel="tag">#BookPromo</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

The covers of seven books by K. M. Herkes shown against a green background with blossoming cherry branches.
The book titles are: Rough Passages, The Sharp Edge Of Yesterday, Relics From A Traveling Show, Controlled Descent, Flight Plan, Weaving In The Ends, and Novices.
Various included tropes are shown as if falling down around the book covers:
chosen family
heists
hopepunk
science fiction
fantasy
short stories
romance
novels
disability rep
feisty heroines
superpowers
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<p>Chapter 37 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Since the other arches and the Ashen Blades are conspiring against him, Pride decides he needs an ally and reaches out to one of the oldest and most politically powerful demons he knows: Lady Oz'gozod of the Inquisitor's Office.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>The Prologue of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>June 11, 1692, near Salem Village, Massachesetts.</p><p>Having seen a neighbor hanged for witchcraft, Annmarie Nossett hides, because unlike Bridget Bishop, she actually is a witch.</p><p>Afraid for her life, she crosses a line she vowed to her mother she wouldn't and summons a demon.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Jigsaw City, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a futuristic city of sky scrapers covered in greenery, with water ways in place of some streets. The background has been divided by dark lines that cut it up, into a jigsaw puzzle.

The foreground is a hexagonal coin with an indentation in the center that follows the same shape, with raised lines forming a hexagram in the center, which has a smaller one turned at a ninety-degree angle inside the hexagon at the center of it. The smaller hexagram has another inside it, a pattern that repeats until the lines become so fine and indistinct, they blend together.

(Right) There's a pool of lava at the base of a rocky slope, with some sharp rocks sticking upward out of it and the following text over the top:

“I’m immune to heat and fire. I can easily carry and protect one of you…”

“Ye’d need to deliver an army to make a difference, not one person!”

“I *am* an army.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/JigsawCity

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<p>📚 Carl's Doomsday Scenario by: Matt Dinniman</p><p>The aliens have come, and they've transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It's the newest season of the galaxy's most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They've already proven that a Coast Guard ve...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/carls-doomsday-scenario" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/carls-doomsday-scenario"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/carls-doom</span><span class="invisible">sday-scenario</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

The aliens have come, and they've transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It's the newest season of the galaxy's most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They've already proven that a Coast Guard vet and once-and-forever feline royalty are an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are off the charts. Viewers can't get enough. But the dungeon gets more dangerous each day, and now there’s a whole new problem to deal with: Quests.

They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose. Can Carl and Donut solve the mystery in time?

And can Carl finally find some pants?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they fight fantastical creatures and deadly mobs to make it to the next level and build the kind of fan following the dungeon masters can’t ignore in the second book in the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

"Greetings, Crawlers! The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin".

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<p>Nothing going well. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/dragon/" rel="tag">#dragon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/badday/" rel="tag">#badday</a> <a href="/tags/knight/" rel="tag">#knight</a> <a href="/tags/coffee/" rel="tag">#coffee</a> <a href="/tags/morning/" rel="tag">#morning</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a></p>

A cartoon illustration of a dragon looking stunned as a knight has stabbed him in the chest, making him spill his coffee and drop his newspaper at the mouth of his cave. Caption reads "It was the absolute worst start to a morning he could remember in quite some time."

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<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/EmergentConsequences"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/EmergentConsequ</span><span class="invisible">ences</span></a></p><p>The painter of the universe, known as Life, just wanted to fulfill her reason for being, by creating a universe full of beautiful wonders and living things, but her twin brother, Death, exists solely to destroy her work, leading to an intractable argument about whose work should prevail.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#life</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/creation/" rel="tag">#creation</a> <a href="/tags/destruction/" rel="tag">#destruction</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#satire</a> <a href="/tags/darkhumor/" rel="tag">#darkhumor</a></p>

(Left) The Cover of Emergent Consequences, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Life and Death lay asleep in a the grass, the way they lay slightly resembling the yin-yang symbol. The tools of their trades are scattered around them.

Life is a woman with black hair, in a white robe. Behind her are the paint brush and palette she paints the universe with. She's rather short and has rosy cheeks.

Death is a skeleton in a black robe, which appears to be continually disintegrating at the hem line. Behind him lay his scythe and scroll of names.

Between Life and Death is the hourglass that serves as the source of time for the entire universe, an item that's most commonly carried by Death, but which is part of the work of both of them.

The artwork is cartoonish, with some bushes and a tree that has one red piece of fruit dangling from it. The scene is looked upon by the sun, which frowns at everything.

(Right) The background is an image of some green bacteria with the following quote over the top:

"I think I'll call it Ted."

"Ted? You want to name micro-organism Ted? Are you serious?"

"Yes, Ted."

"Alright, I just thought Bob would fit better."

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences

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<p>The Immortal Gifts Podcast: Episode 2 <a href="https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast-episode-2/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast-episode-2/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.katherinevillyard.com/2026</span><span class="invisible">/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast-episode-2/</span></a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#audio</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/immortalgifts/" rel="tag">#ImmortalGifts</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 8 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Minerva enacts her terrible plan, offering up first her husband, then her daughter and finally, her son. She's overcome by grief and disgust with herself, vowing that when next they face the Void, she'll offer up herself...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>You are not alone</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/pride/" rel="tag">#Pride</a> <a href="/tags/furry/" rel="tag">#Furry</a></p>

An anthropomorphic goat wearing a traditional peasant dress stands in a warm, sunlit scene, holding a large rainbow Pride flag aloft. The flowing orange-and-brown skirt features floral embroidery, and her determined expression reflects a sense of celebration and solidarity. A wooden building and blooming flowers appear faintly in the background, emphasizing the joyful, uplifting atmosphere.

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<p>BCS <a href="/tags/450/" rel="tag">#450</a> ebook--double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 8! --out early <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@WeightlessBooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WeightlessBooks</span></a></span> & Kindle Store and for subscribers, w science-fantasy stories by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@nassos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nassos</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@rhiannonheld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rhiannonheld</span></a></span> , Ewen Ma, Emily C. Skaftun.</p><p>(Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!)</p><p><a href="https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-450/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-450/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weightlessbooks.com/fiction/be</span><span class="invisible">neath-ceaseless-skies-issue-450/</span></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJN1JQWD" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJN1JQWD</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a></p>

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<p>hello. i'm marmar. not usually very active on social media but thought i'd give mastodon a try. just migrated over to sunny.garden so here's a little <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post</p><p>- de <a href="/tags/pr/" rel="tag">#PR</a> 🇵🇷 <br>- sadly living in the US<br>- from the very very late 1900s</p><p>some interests:<br><a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> : <a href="/tags/megaten/" rel="tag">#megaten</a> <a href="/tags/smt/" rel="tag">#smt</a> <a href="/tags/persona/" rel="tag">#persona</a> <a href="/tags/jrpg/" rel="tag">#jrpg</a> <a href="/tags/zelda/" rel="tag">#zelda</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#indie</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#dnd</a> <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/cartoons/" rel="tag">#cartoons</a> : <a href="/tags/stevenuniverse/" rel="tag">#stevenuniverse</a> <a href="/tags/adventuretime/" rel="tag">#adventuretime</a> <a href="/tags/overthegardenwall/" rel="tag">#overthegardenwall</a></p><p><a href="/tags/dropout/" rel="tag">#dropout</a> : <a href="/tags/makesomenoise/" rel="tag">#makesomenoise</a> <a href="/tags/dimension20/" rel="tag">#dimension20</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> : <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> : <a href="/tags/dancegavindance/" rel="tag">#dancegavindance</a> <a href="/tags/gameaudio/" rel="tag">#gameaudio</a> <a href="/tags/gamemusic/" rel="tag">#gamemusic</a> <a href="/tags/vgm/" rel="tag">#vgm</a> <a href="/tags/emo/" rel="tag">#emo</a> <a href="/tags/posthardcore/" rel="tag">#postHardcore</a> <a href="/tags/neosoul/" rel="tag">#neosoul</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 6 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>The Seelie and Unseelie Queens drink together.</p><p>They discuss a hypothetical situation in relation to Minerva's most recent plan: offering members of her family in place of her best and brightest, to reduce the death toll for breaking the Void's rules.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a></p><p>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts

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<p>Chapter 9 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole walks the surface of a world dominated by fungus, including fungal mats in place of grass and huge mushrooms.</p><p>She approaches a village that almost resembles something out of a western, except the people are all giants snails...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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<p>A Review of Gods Don’t Sleep: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-gods-dont-sleep/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-gods-dont-sleep/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-go</span><span class="invisible">ds-dont-sleep/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for Gods Don’t Sleep Author: TheRizzX (Rishi Raagav). Image on cover his a possibly AI-generated scene of three people with glowing eyes standing in the middle of red light that looks like its pouring down onto them.

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<p>Bittersweet Valentine’s Day - A Review of Forget February: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/bittersweet-valentines-day-a-review-of-forget-february/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/bittersweet-valentines-day-a-review-of-forget-february/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/bittersweet-va</span><span class="invisible">lentines-day-a-review-of-forget-february/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br>@romancelandia</p>

Book cover for Forget February by Holly Schindler. Image on cover shows a red heart that’s been broken into a dozen or more pieces and lies shattered on a black surface.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/FeyFighters" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/FeyFighters</a></p><p>Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

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