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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Release day! The Embers of Tamidh is out in the world as of right now. amberhansford.com/shop for signed/ebook, or wherever you buy — Amazon, Kobo, B&N, Google Play all live. Going live on TikTok tonight at 9pm ET. Come watch me not be normal about this. #booksky

Release day graphic for The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles, on a yellow-to-orange gradient background. Large text reads “Release Day!” Below: “The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles — available ebook, print, and bundles.” A 3D mockup of the book cover sits to the right, showing the golden hawk emerging from dark smoke within the ornate navy border. Text at bottom: “Find on most every online retailer and for signed copies, head to amberhansford.com/shop.”

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've been so heads-down in preparation for Embers' release on Tuesday, October 13, that I've forgotten to post about it. But... y'all have three more days to pre-order The Embers of Tamidh & get a free art card of Yasher with a bonus novella if you order directly. amberhansford.com/embers-pre-o...

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Six days out from The Embers of Tamidh. If this one's on your list, the single most useful thing you can do for me right now costs zero dollars and thirty seconds - add it to your Goodreads shelf before release day. #booksky goodreads.com/book/show/256827236

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The Embers of Tamidh (Emari Chronicles Book 3)

The child is dead. The gambler is gone. What is left of…

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Multiverse 2026, Peachtree City, Oct 16-18. I said yes to six things because of course I did. Panels on pacing, magic, mental health in SF, and writing while neurodivergent, plus the Book Fair and a musicians' meetup. Schedule below. #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two weeks until The Embers of Tamidh is out in the world, and Farah's losing pieces of herself faster than I'm comfortable with. "The child is dead. The gambler is gone. What's left of the Hand is winning the war." Pre-order: amberhansford.com/shop #booksky

Promo graphic for The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles, on an orange desert-dune background. Text reads: "The child is dead. The gambler is gone. What is left of the Hand is winning the war." Below that: "The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles, October 13, 2026, Pre-Order Today." The book cover — a pale figure wreathed in dark smoke within an ornate navy border — sits in the lower right.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wrote a free short story, What Remains After Bloom, following Jeta Veseli - the Bloomwalker, the woman who can't stay dead - on the day she didn't. Stand-alone, no prior reading required. It's the welcome gift for my newsletter, Ink & Ash. Linktree in bio. #booksky

Promotional graphic for "What Remains After Bloom" by Amber Hansford. The book cover — an illustrated green background with a stylized orange flower — sits centered on a muted sage damask pattern. Above it, script text reads "Free Short Story." Below it, bold text reads "Welcome gift for joining Ink & Ash."

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wrapping up some things for Dragon Con, getting my pre-orders promo'd, and tomorrow? Back to trying to find a new job before my severance runs out. Wish me luck.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Home from a wonderful Dragon Con with a voice like gravel. ARCs for Embers of Tamidh went out to early readers. Pre-orders are open too, digital, signed paperback, or both. Paperback and bundle orders come with a free Yasher art card & bonus prequel novella. amberhansford.com/embers-pre-o...

Promotional graphic for The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles. Text reads: Pre-Orders are Open! Coming October 13, 2026. Ebook, print, and bundles. Pre-order paperback or bundle on amberhansford.com for a free Yasher art card and bonus novella download, limited quantities. Shows the book cover and a two-sided Yasher character art card.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm just an indie author with a release in October in my Persian inspired Epic Fantasy series who's in search of readers, ARC readers, and podcasts/interviews. Help a gal out?

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Yasher walked into Emari with a card game, a coin, and a Luck that reads probability and doesn't behave like it's supposed to. He's been talking his way out of impossible situations ever since. Lore Drop Six is live - amberhansford.com/2026/08/fort... #booksky

A promotional graphic for the Emari Chronicles Lore Drop series. The crimson background is patterned with illustrated open books. "Lore Drops" appears in large gold script beneath the series tagline "A weekly door into the world of the Emari Chronicles." In gold text on the left: "A card game, a coin, and a Luck that doesn't behave. Let's talk about everyone's favorite gharib." A character illustration of Yasher appears on the right — a lean young man mid-stride in a red vest over a cream shirt, blue-grey trousers, and a blue sash, his right hand raised as he flicks small red dice into the air. "Yasher" appears in large bold gold lettering at the bottom. The covers of The Hand of Mashyana and The Veil of Takhsha are visible in the lower right corner. The website amberhansford.com appears at the bottom left.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Still looking for ARC readers for THE EMBERS OF TAMIDH, Book 3 of The Emari Chronicles, October 2026. Seven months after Sakasan. Farah is efficient, controlled, and not the person she was. Ebook ARCs, honest reviews in exchange. Sign up: forms.gle/PWgmMpLb7ZN1... #booksky

A warm tan background with a slightly tilted book cover for The Embers of Tamidh, Book 3 of the Emari Chronicles by Amber Hansford, rendered in golds, amber, and muted purple-grey. The cover art features flowing abstract figures in the series' art nouveau style. Overlaid in large bold yellow block letters with a grey drop shadow: "ARC READERS WANTED."

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What's actually playing while I draft, on shuffle because I used to binge one artist at a time, and the time I had to skip ESCAPE by Stray Kids mid-scene because a song can be right for the whole book and still wrong for the moment you're in. #booksky amberhansford.com/2026/07/i-ca...

A navy laptop icon with a music note on its screen, layered over faded sheet music on crumpled parchment, with the title I Can't Write in Silence.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Lore Drop 5 - Farah was made to be the Hand of Mashyana and accepted it as the whole truth about herself. Then a sweet, confusing little girl sends her to collect a gambler from a dockside tavern, and something underneath the weapon starts to shift. amberhansford.com/2026/07/fara... #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Tomorrow, 10 AM to 6 PM Eastern. Private two-minute video calls at the Phictly Global Digital Book Festival. $10 VIP, first come, first served, one day only. Come talk Persian-inspired epic fantasy with me. phictly.com/bookfest #booksky

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Phictly Global Digital Book Festival | July 25, 2026

Meet your favorite authors face-to-face in live private video sessions. Get your books signed. July 25, 2026.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Every Emari book has three lodestone songs, one for the story and one for each POV. On The Crane Wives somehow always being Farah, the theme song my kid assigned before they'd finished reading Book 1, and why The Night We Met is a breakup song- fight me. #booksky amberhansford.com/2026/07/song...

A blue compass rose drawn over faded sheet music on crumpled parchment. Text reads Songs are my Lodestones, amberhansford.com.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

On Saturday, July 25, I am a featured author at the Phictly Global Digital Book Festival. $10 VIP, a private two-minute video call, signed bookplates, zero travel. Come ask me anything about Persian-inspired epic fantasy. phictly.com/bookfest @phictly.bsky.social #booksky

Promotional graphic for the Phictly Global Digital Book Festival, live online July 25, 2026. A photo of author Amber Hansford, a woman with red hair and black glasses in a mustard cardigan, smiling beside the cover of her book The Hand of Mashyana, with a hand drawn note reading signed bookplates available. Text reads Meet Amber Hansford. Live. Personal. Unforgettable. Chat face to face with bestselling authors from anywhere in the world. Listed perks are a private 2 minute video meet and greet, signed bookplate, VIP only experience, and early access to future events. A gold button reads Reserve Your Spot at phictly.com/bookfest.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Talented in Emari carry echoes of departed gods, born not learned, finite, costly, and for a long time belonging to whoever the crown decided owned them. Lore Drop Four covers the six domains and the cost of carrying one. amberhansford.com/2026/07/what... #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I built the pantheon of the Emari Chronicles to be gone in a very specific way — named, known, and still everywhere in what they left behind. Lore Drop Three is live. amberhansford.com/2026/07/by-t... #booksky

Seven robed figures seated in a row against a gold background, each with a golden halo and holding a symbolic object — flame, grain, a bowl, balance scales, open hands, a hammer, and a branch. The central figure has the head of an eagle. The illustration is rendered in Persian miniature style with a red floral border on cream.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Some circumstances have come up, so I won't be at ConGregate this coming weekend. I hate missing it, especially with a lineup like this one, and I'm sorry to anyone who had plans to swing by and say hi. Have the best con, and I'll catch you all at the next one.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In the mythology that inspired Emari, the Chinvat Bridge is where every soul goes after death. Rashnu waits with his scales. No appeals. I turned it into a physical place and sent a living person across it. Lore Drop #2 is live - amberhansford.com/2026/07/the-... #booksky

Promotional graphic for Lore Drops, a weekly blog series by Amber Hansford. Dark crimson background with a subtle repeating book pattern. Header reads "A weekly door into the world of the Emari Chronicles" above "Lore Drops" in large yellow script. Center: a framed Persian miniature illustration of the Chinvat Bridge, a star-patterned stone bridge with arched pillars and ornate railings ascending toward a radiant glowing archway, set against a deep indigo night sky with stylized mountains, golden stars, and swirling clouds, with a luminous blue-white river flowing below. Below the image: "THIS WEEK" and "The Chinvat Bridge" in large bold gold text, followed by the tagline "The threshold the living were never supposed to cross." Bottom left: amberhansford.com. Bottom right: 3D images of two book covers, The Hand of Mashyana and The Veil of Takhsha by Amber Hansford.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New weekly series on the blog starting today: Lore Drops. A door into the mythology and people behind the Emari Chronicles. First drop is Rashnu, the primary god in the Emari Pantheon, based on a Zoroastrian angel. Post is up: amberhansford.com/2026/06/the-god-who-weighs-your-soul/ #booksky

Promotional graphic on a deep burgundy background with a repeating dark red book pattern. Bold yellow text reads "New on the Blog: Lore Drops." A framed Persian miniature-style illustration shows Rashnu, a hawk-headed figure in teal and saffron robes holding a pair of golden scales. Text reads "A weekly door into the world of the Emari Chronicles. This week: the god who holds the scales." The name "Rashnu" appears in large yellow letters across the bottom. Two fantasy novel covers are displayed: The Hand of Mashyana (Book 1, red cover) and The Veil of Takhsha (Book 2, green cover), both by Amber Hansford.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hey y'all - Have you read The Hand of Mashyana or The Veil of Takhsha? Did you enjoy them? How about dropping a review and help other readers find them? #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Eleven words from Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil stopped me mid-playlist and gave me an image I couldn't shake. That image became The Emari Chronicles. New post on what the song knew about my characters before I did. #booksky amberhansford.com/2026/06/the-...

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The Inkpot Gods Connection: What The Song Knew About Emari

The Amazing Devil's Inkpot Gods stopped Amber Hansford mid-playlist in 2022 and sparked The Emari Chronicles. Here's what the song knew before she did.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Well, this turned into a shit day. Off to read and drink a beer.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Home from @concarolinas.bsky.social where I had a brilliant time (and sold some books!) I go thunk now. Longer writeup in my newsletter, y’all!

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

While I don’t officially have a table here at ConCarolinas, Mikey Mason has offered some of his table space for me to sell some books. I’ll have some ready later tonight or tomorrow at his table.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Who's at ConCarolinas already? Liz and I just got in and are getting settled in the room, then I'm up for a wander. #concarolinas

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

What are y'all up to tonight? Wanna hear me talk about books and things? I'll be on @goindienow.bsky.social @multiversecon.bsky.social Spotlight tonight at 9pm ET! Join us tonight, May 25, 2026 at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQ4... #booksky

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Spotlight on the Multiverse: The 3rd Dimensional Journey Begins

YouTube video by GoIndieNow

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Y'all deserve an actual update instead of vague "life is a lot" posts. Embers of Tamidh is coming in October 2026. Not mid-year as I'd planned. Moving, along with other things, hit me harder than expected. Things are starting to settle & I want this to be the best book it can be. So, October.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Noah Kahan on repeat (the new album is gorgeous), and I'm trying to write after a week from hell. Let's see how it goes.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Did I just escape to my room and order room service instead of eating in the restaurant? Yes. I people'd a lot today. May head downstairs later on, but I need a reset.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Table is set up in Author’s Alley, Opening Ceremonies start at 1pm. Jordancon begins! #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Am I being a little optimistic taking all my on-hand stock to Jordancon? Maybe. I prefer to call it hopeful. #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The POD is empty. The house needs a lot of energy to put shit away & unpack, but we're officially moved in.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Ordered ebook sale cards that *should* be in for JordanCon - I will have ebooks for sale at the table! #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Moving sucks, but it's done, finally.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Right after getting back from Georgia Indie Book Faire, I sat down and chatted all about setting up tables at events with Melissa Banczak at Books Cubed Podcast - youtu.be/c-HoAU7Te9s?... #booksky

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Books Cubed Ep 143: In-Person Shows, Part two, with Persian Fantasy Author Amber Hansford

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Home from Albany. I’ve got a couple hours to decompress and then I’m in a podcast.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Made it to Albany. Tonight? Nap and dinner. Tomorrow? Georgia Indie Book Faire.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I did a short interview with @seanhtaylor.bsky.social about The Emari Chronicles, music inspiration, and writing. Thanks for having me! seanhtaylor.blogspot.com/2026/03/ambe... #booksky

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Amber Hansford: It Ties Back to Music

A blog about fiction writing, pulp fiction, genre stories, novels, and Sean Taylor.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Waiting on books before my event this weekend. It doesn't seem to matter any longer when I order them. They'll just come in at the eleventh hour regardless. #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A year ago, I became a debut author. 🎉 #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Longface on repeat is how I am going to survive this workday between the HVAC guys wandering around with their ladders and the sales guys chattering all around me.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Many, many thanks to everyone who stopped by the table or attended my panel yesterday at #middlegalitfest #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Made it to the motel in Warner Robins. Insanely glad I got a room down here for the weekend because getting out of Atlanta was…. A lot.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The worst part about doing a panel at Middle GA Lit Fest this weekend? I cannot stop tweaking the deck to go with my talk. #booksky

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Second gas leak at the office, so I guess I get an early day.

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In other news, the first half of 2026 is booked and ready to go for my author events. I'm doing my best to only do one event a month, not only so I can finish Book 3 on time (mid-year 2026 release) but also since I did burn myself out over the autumn in my excitement for publishing.

Amber Hansford - Author's 2026 Upcoming Events graphic.
Sat, Feb 07 - Middle Georgia Lit Fest 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 900 N Houston Rd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
Sat Mar 07 - Georgia Indie Book Faire 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 1822 Palmyra Rd, Albany, GA 31701
Fri Apr 17-19 - JordanCon Multi-Day Event Crowne Plaza at Ravinia, Atlanta, GA 30346
Fri May 29-31 - ConCarolinas Multi-Day Event Hilton Charlotte University Place, Charlotte, NC 28262
Find out more on amberhansford.com

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Amber Hansford @amberh.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

You know the best thing about Neil Gaiman scatter-marketing? Reminding me of the platforms I've not blocked him on yet.

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