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Blaise Faint

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 3h

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DEMO v14 04 Dance of Attraction

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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DEMO v14 03 Something Bad Happened Today

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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DEMO v14 02 Please Make Me Feel Good

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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DEMO v14 01 The Fact or the Fantasy

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#BookSky Arrived today #AshesAtTheAltar @itsladarrion.bsky.social

FINALE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES
BLOOD at the ROOT

In this haunting finale to the epic New York Times bestselling trilogy, bloodlines, betrayal, and legacy collide.

Malik Baron has learned a lot since he first came to Caiman University. History is power. Family is more than just blood. You can't escape your past. And magic always comes with a price.

But nothing he's been taught could have prepared him for what this semester will bring. Even after he risked it all to trap the evil spirit Mama Aya and save his mother, her power continues to grow. And now, with her and the Bokors once again at large, the cracks in the magical community have reached a breaking point. Just as Malik begins to get to know his father's family, the Bondair's power is challenged, leaving him to decide where his loyalties lie. And it's not just the future of Caiman at stake, but the very magic that runs in his veins.

In the propulsive and emotional conclusion to this powerful trilogy, the future and the family Malik has struggled to build and protect are in greater danger than ever. But with the power of ancestors and the strength of his loved ones behind him, can he fight for what the world has always said is impossible for a Black boy like him—a happy ending?

LADARRION WILLIAMS

Hailing from the small town of Helena, Alabama, is a self-taught playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy, providing space and agency for Black characters and stories in a fresh and fantastical way. His critically acclaimed play Boulevard of Bold Dreams (a story about Hattie McDaniel's historic Academy Award win) had a world premiere production at the Timeline Theatre Company in Chicago and an East Coast premiere at Greater Boston Stage Company in March 2023. Serving as co-host of "Black Creators Lab" on YouTube, Ladarrion teaches others film on YouTube. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Blood at the Root series.

@ItsLaDarrion

MAGIC ALWAYS COMES WITH A PRICE,
BUT THIS FINAL BATTLE MAY COST EVERYTHING.

Caiman ain't like other schools.
It's not just books and dorm rooms
and parties on the quad. What holds it
together ain't money. It ain't donors.
It's us. The people. The magic. The legacy.

And if that gets pulled?

It ain't just a school that dies.

It's everything our ancestors built. Their
dreams. Their blood. Their power.

Gone.

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just backed Pandora's Box: An ECHO Story by Terry Moore on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pan...

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Pandora's Box: An ECHO Story by Terry Moore

Thirty two page black and white comic with a premium spot UV cover and a brand new 20 page ECHO short story + bonus ECHO sketches!

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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CAROLINA LATIN POP Songs for the End v13

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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ROCK Songs for the End v13

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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CAROLINA JAZZ v13 Songs for the End

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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CAROLINA BLUES Songs for the End v13

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#BookSky #Comics I backed Nexus www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Nexus WHAT IT IS! The True Story Behind the Comic

He dreams of mass murderers. Then he has to kill them. Nexus turns 45 — and WHAT IT IS finally tells the whole story. Unseen art, untold history, one oversized 9×12 volume. New to Nexus? Back now for ...

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Booksky Arrived Today #IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream @straczynski.bsky.social

I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM

HARLAN ELLISON

HUGO AWARD WINNER
EDITED BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

$17.99 US / $23.99 CAN

THE BRILLIANT AND
SCARILY RELEVANT SHORT
STORY BY HARLAN ELLISON,
AN EIGHT-TIME HUGO AWARD
WINNER, FIVE-TIME BRAM
STOKER AWARD WINNER
AND FOUR-TIME NEBULA
AWARD WINNER

In a postapocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence named AM. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI has become self-aware and has now turned against all humanity. The five survivors struggle to endure in a vast prison created by AM, in a deeply personal war between hope and despair.

This edition of this defining story also features a new foreword, exclusive photos and essays by Ellison exploring the story’s history and international success, and a response to the story by an entity that—possibly—is most analogous to AM itself.

HARLAN ELLISON (1934–2018) is a legend of the SFF, horror, and speculative fiction genres. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars. Many of Ellison’s short stories have been adapted into a variety of formats, including television episodes of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.

Back-cover quotation

“HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I’VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.”

Publication information

Cover design by Beth Steidle
Cover images by Getty Images: Artur Debat (sky), and Shutterstock.com: Oleksandr Kitaiev (texture), Pinglabel (circuit), Westend61 (eye)

Cover © 2026 Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Also available as an ebook

UNION SQUARE & CO.

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@unionsqandco

ISBN 978-1-4549-6928-0
$17.99

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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DEMO v13 10 Oh, No, You Didn't

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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DEMO v13 09 My Canadian Girlfriend

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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DEMO v13 08 Sealed with a Kiss

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

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DEMO v13 07 To Feel Something at Last, To at Last Feel Something

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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DEMO v13 07 To Feel Something at Last, To at Last Feel Something Instrumental

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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DEMO v13 05 Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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DEMO v13 04 John and Jane

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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DEMO v13 03 Would I Make a Deal with the Devil at the Crossroads

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

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DEMO v13 02 Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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DEMO V13 01 Chain Reaction

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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DEMO Songs for the End v13

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I just backed Grindhouse Comics Presents: RAINE on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

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Grindhouse Comics Presents: RAINE

200+ page hardcover graphic novel anthology featuring RAINE, a 92-page crime epic, plus 7 stories inspired by gritty 70s action films.

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I just backed Recovering After Gen AI on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...

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Recovering After Gen AI

Scientists who aren't on Big Tech's payroll say the Gen AI nightmare will end soon. How do we deal with the environment and society?

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Arrived today: The art of Steve Rude 2026 #SteveRude #Comics #BookSky

Steve Rude is best known as the co-creator and primary artist of Nexus.

2026 "The Art of Steve Rude" annual sketchbook (bottom right in the second photo). This is likely the centerpiece of the package, containing paintings, sketches, commissions, and commentary from the past year.
A spiral sketchbook/notebook with a Steve Rude cover illustration (top left in the second photo). The cover features a Sherlock Holmes-inspired ape character wearing the classic deerstalker hat.
"The Studio's Open" notebook (top left in the first photo). The back advertises Steve Rude's weekly live drawing sessions every Saturday at 1:30 PM Arizona time, with links to YouTube and Patreon.
Steve Rude promotional postcards/thank-you cards, thanking supporters of the studio.
A round sticker featuring one of Rude's futuristic superhero illustrations.
A 4th of July Sketch Challenge card, inviting fans to draw:
an explosion,
a heroic pose,
a flag-waving mystery creature.
The reverse has blank panels for sketches.
Patriotic candies wrapped in red, white, and blue.
Red tissue paper, typical gift packaging.

From Steve Rude's studio:

an annual art book,
exclusive printed materials,
a notebook,
stickers,
activity cards,
and small novelty items.

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I just backed The Guild: Ren Faire'd on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...

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The Guild: Ren Faire'd

Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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DEMO v12 10 Four Letter Words

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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DEMO v12 09 Work of Art

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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DEMO v12 08 Brush Your Lips, Caress Your Cheek

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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ROCK Songs for the End v12

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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DEMO v12 07 Something That Isn't Happening

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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RETRO 50S Songs for the End v12

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

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DEMO v12 06 The Tears I Don't Cry

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

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JAZZ BLUES Songs for the End v12

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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DEMO v12 05 I Don't Want to Remember You I Want to Be With You Every Day

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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DEMO Songs for the End v12

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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DEMO v12 04 Uma Thurman Fantasy

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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BLUES ROCK Songs for the End v12

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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DEMO v12 03 You and I, You and Me, Me and You

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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DEMO v12 02 All I Can Do Is Watch You Walk Away

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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DEMO v12 01 Folk Song

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

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A scuffed tutorial about the best Blender add-on you've never heard of. (CharMorph)

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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DEMO Songs for the End v11

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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CHICAGO BLUES Songs for the End v11

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I just backed That One Matt Bors Comic on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...

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That One Matt Bors Comic

A book about how “we should improve society somewhat” conquered the discourse

Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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ROCK Songs for the End v10

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

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RETRO 50S Songs for the End v10

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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COOL JAZZ Songs for the End v10

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Blaise Faint @blaisefaint.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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CHICAGO BLUES Songs for the End v10

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