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New Issue: BCS <a href="/tags/458/" rel="tag">#458</a> out today, w stories of intensity by AnaMaria Curtis and M.E. Bronstein, podcast of the Curtis read by MK Hobson, behind cover art by Anthony Avon.<a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-458/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-458/">https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-458/</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/podcastfiction/" rel="tag">#podcastfiction</a> <a href="/tags/zine/" rel="tag">#zine</a>

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Trigger Warning Addendum <a href="https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/05/27/trigger-warning-addendum/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/05/27/trigger-warning-addendum/">https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/05/27/trigger-warning-addendum/</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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RE: <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/@Pratchat/116610861214203983" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mendeddrum.org/@Pratchat/116610861214203983">https://mendeddrum.org/@Pratchat/116610861214203983</a>Pratchat has a whole back catalogue of excellent discussions about <a href="/tags/terrypratchett/" rel="tag">#TerryPratchett</a> and <a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#Discworld</a>, but they don't understand the importance of overusing <a href="/tags/hashtags/" rel="tag">#hashtags</a> in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, so you might have missed them.<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#satire</a>

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Chapter 42 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">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye</a>Mika ends up in a face-to-face gun battle with Pride, who's armed only with a pistol...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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Chapter 8 of Rowley's Ride is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts</a>Edwina and Sapphire are forced to their knees in front of the Dead Queen, who analyzes their magic, then gives them a chance for their lives to be spared, if only they can give her a reason...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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Happy <a href="/tags/insectweek/" rel="tag">#InsectWeek</a>!Did you know: As an entomologist, all the fantasy-ish books I've written exist because I was tired of reading stories where insects were the bad guys/monsters/harbingers of doom, etc. In fact, I decided to start writing just so I could place them in a more positive light. They're also chock-full of fun insect related facts and tales!In Apis, a scientist wakes up from a near-death experience to find honey bees living inside her.In Wild Things, one of the characters lives with a colony of vulture bees in their chest.roach: a love story is about a cockroach who wakes up transformed into a human, with another character who can turn into a swarm of flies.I'm currently working on another one, but it's a work in progress so you'll have to wait to find out what it's about! (Okay, I'll give you a little preview: "For as long as Ezra has been alive, insects have been going extinct, and for as long as he can remember, they have followed him around, trailing him wherever he goes.")All my books are available for free from my website, <a href="https://ater.neocities.org/books/mybooks" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ater.neocities.org/books/mybooks">https://ater.neocities.org/books/mybooks</a>, or from <a href="https://books2read.com/ap/R5ojKB/Liz-Boysha" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/ap/R5ojKB/Liz-Boysha">https://books2read.com/ap/R5ojKB/Liz-Boysha</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#insects</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a>

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A nice 5 star review of The Last Philosopher: Part Two and I have to say I'm very happy it doesn't sound like it's getting high on it's own farts 😂 🎉 Ebook of the first part is available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @worldbuilding @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> <a href="/tags/celebration/" rel="tag">#Celebration</a> <a href="/tags/post/" rel="tag">#Post</a> <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a> <a href="/tags/progress/" rel="tag">#Progress</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublish/" rel="tag">#SelfPublish</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#Ebook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#Ebooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/highfantasy/" rel="tag">#Highfantasy</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a>

Can't Spell "Nietzche™ Without "Nice"

When I think of "philosophy," two things come to mind. "I think, therefore I am," and an ex-friend of mine who got high off the smell of his own farts (dude calls himself a philosopher). Let's just say, I'm not really into philosophy.

So I'm pleasantly surprised that The Last Philosopher has nothing to do with the negative baggage that I associate philosophy with! Sure, you have quotes at the start of the chapters, but the story never veers into boring, pedantic territory. Far from it. This is a comedic, absurd, and flat-out fun ride!

Chapters are on the shorter side, and we bounce from POV character to POV character, but overall, I| love the vibe each chapter carried. Part of what makes the magic work is author nickfeast's prose. Some descriptions and phrases are so whimsical and ridiculous, I was smiling when I didn't expect it.

Admittedly, maybe it's because I'm reading Part Two on its own, or maybe because there are so many different POV characters and moving parts, but even though I'm not entirely sure how things are progressing, the sheer personality of the writing and the characters made it a joy to read.

So don't let the title fool you. The Last Philosopher is the furthest thing from boring, preachy, or annoying. If actual philosophy was written like this, I'd be way more into it. I can see nickfeast putting the "nice" into "Nietzche" with this one.

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An older review of The Last Philosopher on royalroad.Since I try to write what I call "Attempted Comedy" it's always nice when someone finds it "Haha" 😜 Buy ebook here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @reading@fedigroups.sociall @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#BookRecommendation</a>

Review BadGuyGetsAway

Title: Funny story made me go haha

Look, this story made me laugh, and that alone is worth at least 4 stars to me. Why'd it make me laugh? I'll tell you why, it's just plain witty. This is the kind of story to label accidents as ‘natural selection’. It's the kind of wit that makes you stomp and pout when it's aimed at you because it's mean and unfair, but when it's aimed at other people? You giggle because it's hilarious.

The actual story is bleh. It's carried by the wit of its prose and characters. | don't really know what's going on, | think there's a prophecy? One of the characters is trying to go east, but even he can’t remember why he wants to? Man, | don’t know. Herschel doesn't know either, and the wizard with the long name is still trying to figure out what's happening

Speaking of, the characters are as funny as the prose Lyean-whatever-the-hell-his-name-is is a massive asshole and it's funny to watch him be ajerk to others, plus he's got these different pieces of himself that chime in Disco Elysium style that only enhance the humor. Herschel kind of has that too towards the beginning, but it's played down in favor of making it L-Sorcerer's defining trait. Herschel is funny too, in a weird kind of way. Redilistically, I'd probably slap him in real life, but watching him infuriate others is funny. There's a bunch of other POV characters too, and they're mostly funny.

Anyway, read the story. It's funny.

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Completly misunderstanding how society works is what tech bros do best! 😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@joinin</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/bro/" rel="tag">#Bro</a> <a href="/tags/dystopian/" rel="tag">#Dystopian</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a>

Drawing of a tech bro being interviewed by the standard tech bro sychophant.

Tech bro: “Philip K. Dick. Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors.”

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I know some people say they don't read speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" well guess what 😜😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/dune/" rel="tag">#Dune</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a>

Photo of Baron Harkonnen from the 1984 Dune film.
Caption:
I quite like the 1984 film version of Dune, but the characters are a bit far fetched. An obese, orange, diseased peadophile starting a war for his own selfish needs.
Come on.

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When someone says they don't like speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" I'm always reminded of this meme 😂 @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/monsterdon/" rel="tag">#Monsterdon</a> <a href="/tags/monstersinc/" rel="tag">#MonstersInc</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a>

Screenshot of the CEO of Monsters Inc being arrested.

Caption: In Monsters Inc (2001), the wealthy CEO of Monsters Inc is held accountable for his actions. This is to remind the audience that the movie is a work of fiction.

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PictCon 2 17 October 2026, Perth, Scotland: £6–£30A Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-tickets-1794793438489" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-tickets-1794793438489">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-tickets-1794793438489</a><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/convention/" rel="tag">#convention</a> <a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a>

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Ko-Fi sketch reward for <a href="https://mastodon.art/@rowyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rowyn</a>: Zhenshay & Moon!I had so much fun portraying Zhenshay's vantablack skin contrasted with Moon's white fur. Less detail is more, sometimes!You can read more about them here: <a href="https://mastodon.art/@rowyn/116596729324198506" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.art/@rowyn/116596729324198506">https://mastodon.art/@rowyn/116596729324198506</a><a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a>

Zhenshay is a warlock with vantablack skin, a result of his experiments with potions. He has long horns, bright purple eyes and extremely long, shiny purple hair and a tail with a tuft. He is smiling at the viewer and cuddling his one-eyed white cat, Moon.

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MY COVER REVEAL FORM FOR MY GOTHIC VAMPIRE DARK ROMANCE X DARK ROMANTASY IS LIVE!!!!If you're interested in a Gothic fairytale about a mad scientist vampire obsessed with an Arab violinist on a planet without a sun as a god of nightmares laughs on, consider signing up for my cover reveal on July 15th.Full blurb and information below.<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI1uYOVS43Xtlx__KQgB6U2BUEGemVxzUKv4foHgHgajsiZQ/viewform?usp=dialog" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI1uYOVS43Xtlx__KQgB6U2BUEGemVxzUKv4foHgHgajsiZQ/viewform?usp=dialog">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI1uYOVS43Xtlx__KQgB6U2BUEGemVxzUKv4foHgHgajsiZQ/viewform?usp=dialog</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#darkfantasy</a> <a href="/tags/darkromance/" rel="tag">#darkromance</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a>

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📚 A Stage Set for Villains by: Shannon J. SpannThe gods are dead. All that’s left are the Players...The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her o...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-set-for-villains" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-set-for-villains">https://bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-set-for-villains</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/lonersoutcasts/" rel="tag">#lonersoutcasts</a>

The gods are dead. All that’s left are the Players...

The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her own encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her.

When the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime—a chance for one mortal to steal a Player’s immortality—Riven sees her last chance to live. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the competition. There, she finds Jude, the Playhouse’s brilliant, merciless Lead Player, whose charm is as dangerous as his Craft, and strikes a deadly bargain to save her life.

But with time running out and the Playhouse’s secrets unraveling into a disturbing picture, Riven faces a grim possibility: she might not be the hero of her story after all. In fact, she may be the villain.

Because the Playhouse doesn’t just tell stories. It rewrites them.

And Riven’s might end in blood.

Caraval meets One Dark Window in this lush and dark romantasy.

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Yesterday I learned that humans kill a hundred million sharks per year and most of that is only for their fins :(So of course my sketching today got a little out of control😅<a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ashewaveart/" rel="tag">#AshewaveArt</a> <a href="/tags/commissionsopen/" rel="tag">#CommissionsOpen</a> <a href="/tags/sharks/" rel="tag">#Sharks</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/originalart/" rel="tag">#OriginalArt</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a> <a href="/tags/sketchbook/" rel="tag">#Sketchbook</a> <a href="/tags/sketch/" rel="tag">#Sketch</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a>

Digital sketch of a woman floating In the sky surrounded by sharks of different species. She is touching a Blue Shark with one hand and holding a magical staff bursting with energy.

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I was never sure what it is exactly that conductors do, but now I know! Headcanon accepted 😜😁 @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/musicmeme/" rel="tag">#MusicMeme</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a>

Four photos of conductors looking intense and possbly slightly deranged.
Caption: Wanna draw spellcasters? Try conductors as references.

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The Fantasy series Pendragon is popular on many Torrent websites this week. Publishers really should study why people want to read backlist titles but in the eyes of publishers, this series is a failure and not worth talking about anymore. I actually really appreciate that the series is over. There is a certain sense of comfort knowing that a series is over and nothing else will be contributed toward the series. <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a>

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Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons</a> Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds">https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds</a>She’s small and cute, but this half-demon New Yorker lives to exterminate demons, because they murdered her parents. The demonic curse preventing her from saying anything but “it’s a secret” only fuels her desire for revenge.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl wearing an old, black dress, fingerless, elbow-length black gloves and a battered, black top hat, with a blue rose attached to the band. The tearing of her clothes hints that she's recently been in a fight. Her hair is short, but messy. Her eyes are blue.

In her hands is a wakizashi, a short sword of Japanese design. The tsuba, or hilt guard, is in the shape of an opening, blue rose. The blade shines blue.

The image is black and white, aside from the details in blue, hinting at film-noir influences in the art.

(Right) An image of a dog with glowing, red eyes, with the following text laid over it:

“Will we ever be safe again?”

“Your people call you traitor, as do mine. Hunted by Heaven and Hell alike, there’s nowhere we could turn for peace.”

“Will our daughter ever know peace?”

“I pray she will.”

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Grant Dickie on 10 things he learned at CYMERA 2026, Scotland’s festival of science fiction, fantasy, & horror writing – not including that Sarah Mughal Rana has a dagger collection or that Marvellous Michael Anson would love someone to write a book where every character dies.<a href="https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/">https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/</a><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingtips/" rel="tag">#writingtips</a>

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Chapter 7 of Rowley's Ride is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts</a>Thinking to escape into pirate space, Edwina and Sapphire run toward Nuva, the mortuary world, which is the center of the pirate queen's territory. Unfortunately, Matron Talbot is so incensed, Resolute Hex follows them...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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Opening quote from the last chapter of Part One of my story The Last Philosopher 😊 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> @worldbuilding <a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a>Ebook available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a>

The spawning of an Afreet
“In the game of ignorance, you manipulate or you get manipulated.”
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For the month of May I wrote a total of 17178 words of 65616 total words on the year so far, plus spent 3 hours 15 minutes revising/editing <a href="/tags/specpo/" rel="tag">#specpo</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

A carved stone dating to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt used as a stamp

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Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar</a> Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds">https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds</a>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon-hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Three people dressed in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch near the edge of a jungle, in Veitnam. The jungle is a mixture of bamboo and ferns.

The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She points out of the jungle.

The second is a hispanic man and his skin is covered in greasepaint, to make him blend in even better. He wears a military uniform, including a hat with a round brim and leans on an AK-47 for support. His vest has pouches large enough for spare magazines for his weapon. He looks through a pair of binoculars at what the girl is pointing at.

The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He wears a military uniform.

(Right) The view from the back of a military cargo plane, with the rear hatch open, in flight, while cargo is dropped for descent via parachute, with the following quote over the top:

“Did you see that?”

“No! I officially *never* saw that crate! I *did not* see the flash of a sword cut the crate apart and *very specifically* didn’t see it explode into a shower of thousands of dinner rolls, with a teenage girl in the middle!”

“Good! I was afraid I was the only one that hadn’t seen that!”

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

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Self-promotion in progress 😁 The Last Philosopher is a Fantasy/Attempted Comedy story that some have even compared to <a href="/tags/douglasadams/" rel="tag">#DouglasAdams</a> and <a href="/tags/terrypratchett/" rel="tag">#TerryPratchett</a> My response to that comparison, is to go hide under the covers for a week with embarrassment 😊 1€ Ebook. Help an <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> to get to 100 sales, up to 26 from 14. This is not for the profit but to avoid the fees from D2DPart One: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a><a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a>

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