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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Off to my first #Fantasycon and can't wait to meet you all! It's my first one, so please do say hi - I want to hear about your books/pets/special interests/beard routines. My wife says every time I leave the house I come back with 5 new friends, this weekend I say those are ROOKIE NUMBERS

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My epic fantasy SISTER WAKE is just FOUR reviews away from fifty reviews on Amazon - (apparently an important milestone, according to the Great Algo - pictured below) So if you have read and enjoyed, throwing up a rating or a review would be incredibly helpful! www.amazon.co.uk/Sister-Wake-...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We've already had some brilliant donations in, so let's keep this going, please do spread the word!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Courtney Smyth's gorgeous THE UNSOLVEABLE CASE is being launched 2m in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social at 6pm by a bevy of cool authors (including me) talking all things SERIES - what we love, what we hate, how we plan. Come along, ask questions, pick up this lovely book! @cswritesbooks.bsky.social

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Why, yes, I would like to be traumatised at the bottle bank, thanks lil spider friend.

a bag of bottles and glass jars, with a huge spider in one of the jars.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some news! My first middle-grade LitRPG - DUNGEON DEFENDER: LIVE, DIE, RESPAWN will be published by @scholasticuk.bsky.social in July '27! If your kid has ever wondered who lights all the candles in a video game dungeon, or thought about what their boss music would be, this is the book for them...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This Friday, @tramppress.bsky.social are launching the new collection by the stellar Roisin Kiberd. Come raise a glass, hear the always excellent Elaine Feeney, and celebrate the work CMAT called 'so unbelievably good and relevant to our collective interests ... run don't walk to get it...'

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Discworld series animated in the style of Klaus. The 'main character' would be Ankh-Morpork and its modernisation - so lots of Vimes, but also the 'industries' books, and even threading in like adaptations and tweaked versions of arcs like Equal Rites, Mort, Reaper Man, Masquerade, etc

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Folks, I devoured LOCAL GODS by @melindasalisbury.bsky.social, and you should let it devour you too. Come celebrate its terrible awakening at Chapters this Thursday...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The Kindle edition of my Celtic kaiju fantasy SISTER WAKE is on sale this month for just NINETY-NINE CENTS. Cheap as chips. Cheaper than chips! And probably more nutritious? I don't know. Please don't eat your Kindle.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Some upcoming events this April, from panels discussing Celtic mythology to an IFI panel on how to separate art from the artist and processing your creative heroes letting you down...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wrote a scene for SW 2 this week that leans heavily on intense, shrouding mist. Worried it felt unrealistic, then woke up to this. Very much appreciated!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Darkisle returns on March 5th! Come and raise a glass to curses, otter kings, and scrappy kids from Trim who have to save the world... Our launch will be in the gorgeous @booksupstairs.bsky.social and it would be lovely to see you there - please spread the word to Darkisle fans of all ages!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

'A powerful saga that draws the reader into the darkest chambers of Irish mythology, full of inventiveness and vigour.' A gorgeous review of SISTER WAKE in @meathchronicle.bsky.social today!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It's turning into kind of a busy week! I am delighted to share the cover of DARKISLE II: NELL ON EARTH, illustrated by the gorgeous @aeadraws.bsky.social, out this World Book Day! If you liked CONN OF THE DEAD, this has; - even more jokes - a new scrappy hero - a ravenous, T-Rex-sized otter

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Just two days left until SISTER WAKE is released! If you happen to be in Dublin this Thursday, come to the launch! If you're not, but you're craving an epic fantasy with; - anti-colonial themes - giant monsters with tragic hearts - Irish myth and history Then this might be the book for you...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Off to #Edinburgh for my annual week-long fantasy writing course with Rutgers students AND my first Sister Wake event AND also to go to the bar where they lower a nine-foot Frankenstein from the ceiling at 4pm every day, all equally and extremely educational

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Nothing spooky at all! (It is a perfect place to keep my skull though)

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Thank you all for your kind interest in my haunted door! Upon opening, it is in fact the door to a haunted room. So that's consistent at least I did a lil photoshoot (incl with my new book!) so insert your own monster here, and hey, may you also be visited by a creepy door this year too...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Hello new followers and happy new year! We're just twelve days away from the launch of my first epic fantasy, SISTER WAKE, everything you've ever wanted in a book; (provided what you want is Irish myth, colonial revenge and two hundred foot Celtic goddesses with a grudge. I hope to see you there!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone! My NYE's plans involved inviting some friends over and opening the mysterious door in our new house for the first time. It was lots of fun and we certainly didn't unleash or get replaced by anything. Here's to a new year of definitely not being possessed!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Join the Rising on Jan 15th! We are launching my Irish-inspired epic fantasy SISTER WAKE in the lovely Grafton branch of @dubray-books.bsky.social on Jan 15th and there will be wine and readings and I am QUITE NERVOUS so you should come along and tell me I'm pretty

a poster displaying the SISTER WAKE book cover and the details of the launch - Jan 15th, 6.30pm, Dubray Grafton

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Just a few days left to get your vote in for the Irish Book Awards! Show your support for CONN OF THE DEAD and a whole host of gorgeous books at irishbookawards.ie...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The CONN OF THE DEAD audiobook has been released! This was such a blast to read so if you've got a horror-lover aged 9 - 11 (particularly one who's neurodivergent) this is the peril-packed few hours for them. There's even a sample here to check out! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I've added another Publishing Information Session as the first one has been snapped up - your support is greatly appreciated and I'd love to help your book find a home! Find out more at the link below. www.ruthennis.com/irish-kidlit... @rurooie.bsky.social @sineadohart.bsky.social

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The lovely folk at @hodderscape.bsky.social showing off the gorgeous proof for SISTER WAKE! It's on Netgalley now and the pre-orders are open below if you, like me, have always been of the opinion that the Nine Years War needed more Kaiju... lnk.to/SisterWake

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Sometimes I wonder why I stick around on r/writing, and then something like this comes along.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Of course! The two Custodes are from Dominion (which I think was so overprinted you shouldn't have trouble finding heads online) and the SW in progress is from the Chaos Warriors!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

My first novel for adults - SISTER WAKE - is coming in January! The beginning of an epic fantasy trilogy published by the stellar @hodderscape.bsky.social, SISTER WAKE is about colonialism, vengeance and giant fuck-off monsters. (1/3)

A book cover depicting two Irish warriors surrounded by fog as an enormous goddess looms over them.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

An absolutely gorgeous time at @ilfdublin.bsky.social - thank you so much for supporting Conn and I (and letting me play D & D with some very Chaotically Good writers!)

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What being three chapters away from finishing a draft looks like...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A lovely write-up for Conn from Ruth Concannon in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social, highlighting children's books about determination and imagination! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It isn't easy to have a headful of horror movies and bones made of lightning - Conn is hyper-active, hyper-focused and hyper-aware that he tends to tire people out. What are you supposed to do when everyone else is encouraged to be themselves, but you're just a bit too much?

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Just 10 days until CONN OF THE DEAD hits shelves, so here's a more of Ali's gorgeous art - meet Conn! A very typical pose - Conn loves Irish myth, esp. the grim and gruesome parts. Telling these stories makes the world click into focus for him - it's just a pity it tends to gross everyone else out.

An 11 year old boy grossing his classmates out with an Irish myth.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

There's something nice about finishing the first draft of TALES OF DARKISLE II AND getting to announce the launch for Book I all in the same day! (also I'm exhausted I wrote 8000 words today, send me coffee) But I'll be recovered by the 24th (I hope) come celebrate, it'll be (horrible) magic!

Launch for Conn of the Dead, April 24th, 6pm, in Books Upstairs

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

With just a few weeks left until CONN OF THE DEAD hits shelves, I want to share some teasers of Ali Al Amine's gorgeous art! Obviously you don't START with the horror (and believe me it gets horrible) so here is something lovely - our portraits! If you can get drawn by Ali, do - it does wonders...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I asked Graham to put together a simple D & D session for 50 kids, and instead he designed a brand new game from the ground up and it was chaotic delight from start to finish!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I had seven of my books stolen by one of the richest men in the world, all to create something that doesn't work, that nobody wants, and that will fold in a few years, taking a lot of trees and oxygen with it. It's a fruitless, embarrassing ego trip, and the sooner its stymied the better.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Delighted CONN OF THE DEAD was featured as an upcoming release by @dublinbookfest.bsky.social - its all starting to feel very real now!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I dislike AI as much as the next writer, but 'she seemed disappointed to hear that there were sequels' is extremely funny.

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

And here it is! CONN OF THE DEAD - the first in my new 9 - 11 horror series illustrated by Ali Al Amine, arriving April 24th, 2025. If you'd like to pre-order (which is hugely helpful for a new series AND comes with a bunch of to-be-revealed treats) I've included links below!

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Just a LITTLE glimpse of the cover for CONN OF THE DEAD, my new MG horror, coming out in April! Ali Al Amine did a phenomenal job, and you should check in tomorrow at lunch time to see the full reveal...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Teaching a week-long dark fantasy course in Italy this week and what better place to spend the first night than this eerie, beautiful quasi-industrial little town straight out of Half-Life 2...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I'm writing up a synopsis for the sequel to my adult fantasy series and boy couldn't you just sum up the whole thing in these three words...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Some essential education going on here for Sam...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Sam's uncle got him a working chainsaw for Christmas. Pray for us all...

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Drank some Manhattans in Edwin Booth's bedroom last night, and got to read the letter he wrote to apologise for his brother and the whole Lincoln assassination thing, before a quick pop into the Ghostbusters Firehouse (they let you in if you ask nicely)

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Dave Rudden's off to Fantasycon! @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Finish a book, go to Brooklyn and eat a honey bacon sriracha cream cheese pumpernickel bagel. I don't make the rules.

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