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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>Silent Sunday 🩵 </p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#digitalArt</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#noai</a> <a href="/tags/krita/" rel="tag">#krita</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/speedpaint/" rel="tag">#speedpaint</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#silentsunday</a></p>

A peaceful sci-fi village with different kinds of dwellings. Surrounded by glowing & flowing river streams (in orange, pink, blue and turquoise). Celebrating nature's gifts, using renewable power to have light & energy in their homes, where crafty inhabitants are building a better future for everyone in the galaxies. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Speedpainting-11092019-812049884

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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>📚 Jade City by: Fonda Lee</p><p>Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.</p><p>Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kau...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/jade-city" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/jade-city</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/epicfiction/" rel="tag">#epicfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a></p>

Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.

Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation.

When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone—even foreigners—wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones—and of Kekon itself.

Praise for Jade City:

In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honor and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis.

Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Books Of All Time

An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book. Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author

"A beautifully realized setting, a great cast of characters, and dramatic action scenes. What a fun, gripping read!" Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning aut

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<p>📚 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by: Haruki Murakami</p><p>In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat—and then for his wife as well in a netherworld beneath the city's placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, an...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-wind-up-bird-chronicle" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-wind-up-bird-chronicle"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-wind-u</span><span class="invisible">p-bird-chronicle</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/contemporary/" rel="tag">#contemporary</a></p>

In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat—and then for his wife as well in a netherworld beneath the city's placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakami’s most acclaimed and beloved novels.

A dreamlike and compelling tour de force (Chicago Tribune) an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’s forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II.

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<p>Chapter 5 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 speaks face to face with the Empress of the Northwestern Empire, to seek permission to travel and collect pieces of Kurg.</p><p>However, she's uncomfortable with her bargaining position, for once, because the Empress could ask for almost anything...</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>The Smashwords Read-an-Ebook sale has started — which is very convenient timing for anyone maybe looking around for alternatives to Amazon right now.</p><p>There’s heaps of DRM-free indie books on sale or even free for the next week:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/shelves/pro</span><span class="invisible">mos</span></a></p><p>Mine are here, all 50% off (making them the massive investment of US$2 to try out) for escapist queer romantic fantasy fun:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/profile/vie</span><span class="invisible">w/wendylpalmer</span></a><br>All proceeds to Ukraine 🇺🇦 <br>Content warnings on my website: <a href="https://wendypalmer.au/content-warnings/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="wendypalmer.au/content-warnings/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wendypalmer.au/content-warning</span><span class="invisible">s/</span></a></p><p>There’ll be plenty of other <a href="/tags/mastoauthors/" rel="tag">#MastoAuthors</a> on sale there too (feel free to tag yourselves).</p><p>Give it a browse, you might discover your next favourite writer</p><p>@bookstodon @indieauthors <a href="/tags/booksale/" rel="tag">#BookSale</a> <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/queerromance/" rel="tag">#QueerRomance</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthors/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthors</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a></p>

An extension of the usual Smashwords Read-an-Ebook orange and grey advertising banner, which is those words plus a cartoon woman reading on her phone. This one adds an ereader with a pile of physical books stacked atop it (cartoon still), and some words about discovering new indie authors, getting DRM-free, great discounts - the point being a fantastic opportunity to stock up.

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<p>Huzzah! Enchanting the Fae Queen is out in North America today, & I've written about it here: <a href="https://www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/enchanting-the-fae-queen/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/enchanting-the-fae-queen/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/0</span><span class="invisible">1/enchanting-the-fae-queen/</span></a></p><p>I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!</p><p>..And if you'd like, you can skip straight ahead to ordering the book before/instead of reading the blog entry!</p><p>Grab the US edition here: <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250359612/enchantingthefaequeen/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="us.macmillan.com/books/9781250359612/enchantingthefaequeen/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us.macmillan.com/books/9781250</span><span class="invisible">359612/enchantingthefaequeen/</span></a></p><p>and the UK edition here: <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/stephanie-burgis/enchanting-the-fae-queen/9781035063031" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.panmacmillan.com/authors/stephanie-burgis/enchanting-the-fae-queen/9781035063031"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.panmacmillan.com/authors/s</span><span class="invisible">tephanie-burgis/enchanting-the-fae-queen/9781035063031</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.
Around and beneath the cover image is this text, connected by arrows to different parts of the cover image: She's a scandalous seductress; he's famously moral, virtuous and chaste; “Yes, I may kill him, but I’ll kill anyone else who tries”; Enemies to lovers; out now.

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<p>The Immortal Gifts Podcast! <a href="https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.katherinevillyard.com/2026</span><span class="invisible">/02/02/the-immortal-gifts-podcast/</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/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>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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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</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 dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

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

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