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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 16h

I received the first royalty statement for JITTERBUG and I’m delighted at how well it sold in its first four months following release. If it keeps going like this, it could become one of my bestselling titles. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available from your favourite book retailer.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

If you like scary #books and you're in the mood for some sci-fi #horror this spooky season, here are the opening lines of my novel STARS AND BONES from @titanbooks.bsky.social (Warning: gruesome violence)

The ship fled between the stars.
Before the massacre of its crew, it had been scouting the territory a dozen light years in advance of the main body of the Continuance.
Its mission had been to prospect for useful resources and forewarn the fleet of any potential threats. Unfortunately, on the last planet it visited— an unprepossessing rock known only as Candidate-623— it stumbled onto something that fell squarely into that latter category: a threat the like of which it had never encountered.
At the bottom of a steep ravine in the mountains, something had killed its crew. They awoke an entity in that gorge, and it dismembered them. Whatever that invisible presence was, it reached through their suits and flesh and wrenched the skulls, pelvic bones and femurs from their thrashing bodies. It burst their eyes from their sockets and cut short their hoarse screams as it tore away their jawbones and slopped their steaming viscera onto the rainswept ground.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Who am I? I updated the bio on my website. You can find out more at www.garethlpowell.com

“Brilliant” – The Guardian

Gareth L. Powell, who also writes under the name G.L. Powell, is an award-winning British novelist, whose work has been translated into a dozen languages. The author of over twenty novels, novellas, and collections, his novels Embers of War and Ack-Ack Macaque were both awarded the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel. His work has also been shortlisted for the Locus Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Premios Ignotus (Spain), Premio Italia (Italy), Seiun (Japan), and Canopus awards.

He started writing seriously as a teenager and was fortunate to count Diana Wynne Jones and Helen Dunmore as early mentors. When not writing, he serves as Managing Editor at Stars and Sabers Publishing, and is a proud father and doting grandfather. He lives near Bristol in the South-West of England, and is represented in all professional matters by his literary agent, Lucienne Diver at The Knight Agency.

“A new Ballard” -SFFWorld

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

They say the average person needs to see a product seven times before they decide to buy it. So, here are seven pictures of my novel JITTERBUG for you to enjoy! Available from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good booksellers!

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Suddenly, we’ve gone from heatwaves and unseasonably warm weather to needing to dig out our winter coats. #october

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

On this day two years ago, my BSFA Award-winning novel Embers of War (published by @titanbooks.bsky.social) became an Amazon bestseller in all its categories and the 322nd highest selling book on Kindle.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Wishing my friends at Fantasycon in Glasgow a great weekend! My career-spanning short fiction collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE? is a finalist for the British Fantasy Award and we'll find out tomorrow night if it's won. (Any last minute votes appreciated!)

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There’s a LOT going on behind the scenes right now. I have three books scheduled for publication (two of which are written); another (written) one out on sub, with notes for a potential sequel; two more (unwritten) pitches at acquisitions with a publisher; and reissues of my first five novels.

a laptop on a table with a sunny window in the background

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thanks to the wonderful @jendiagammon.bsky.social for this picture of my novel Jitterbug on the shelves at Barnes and Noble Huntington Beach today, taken during the signing event for her novels Godfestation and Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall.

The cover of JITTERBUG by Gareth L Powell features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Having a quiet Sunday night with a couple of classic albums. #sundayvibes

Legrand Jazz by Michel Legrand and Ascender pour 'echaufaud by Miles Davis

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can't believe it's only a week until Fantasycon. If you're voting for the British Fantasy Awards, my career-spanning collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE? is a finalist in the Best Collection category. It's very dear to my heart, so any help you can give it is appreciated.

The cover of WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by Gareth L Powell. It shows a figure on an alien landscape reaching up to a figure standing on an upside down reflection of the landscape above.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's always great when a reviewer totally gets what you were doing with a story. This is quoted from a fantastic review by Andrew Gillman on his blog sparklyprettybriiiight.com

“It’s hard to be surprised in our everything-on-the-table preview-manic digital culture but Gareth L. Powell absolutely and completely pulls it off with Jitterbug, a novel which sports a playful-sounding title which is subverted in the best ways possible at every turn by a narrative which very much adheres to the idea that you play big or you go home.
Spoiler alert: Powell most definitely does not go home … you are left on the edge of your seat, jaw on the floor at how outrageously audacious he is.”

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Jitterbug is a 2026 science fiction novel by Gareth L Powell, published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

A quotation from Jitterbug by Gareth L Powell that says: "The one hard truth I’d learned about the past was that it couldn’t be changed. It couldn’t be edited or rewritten, only lived with. No matter how hard you wanted to, you couldn’t fix days that were dead and gone. All you could do was try to make sure the days to come were better."

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Awards season is upon us, so if you’re voting or nominating in any of the genre awards this year, please consider JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell for the Best Novel category. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The omnibus of my award-winning Ack-Ack Macaque trilogy AND my first novel, Silversands, are available in brand new e-book editions from Open Road Media. Paperback copies will follow in January. You can buy and read the ebooks now at: openroadmedia.com/contributor/...

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In a recent poll, 9 out of 10 invasive alien species recommended JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell. Don’t leave Earth without it!

A xenomorphs holding a copy of Jitterbug

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Taking an evening stroll now that the rain has stopped, and sharing this with you in case you need a moment of calm

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Listening to this today in honour of John Coltrane's centenary. He was born on 23 Sept 1926 in North Carolina, and went on to become one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This morning's soundtrack: Home Cookin' by Jimmy Smith

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Whenever I teach a class of students or aspiring authors, I implore them to read poetry in order to improve their #writing, by seeing the power of a well-crafted observation or turn of phrase, and how you can create a whole world of emotion with a few carefully selected words.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Wearing my Cowboy Bebop T-shirt in the bookshop today. I think the time may have come for a rewatch of the entire series.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Hey, Doc, why have you fitted the DeLorean with a herb rack?" "Because, Marty. It's a thyme machine."

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A small Welsh coastal town. A string of ritualistic murders. A lighthouse that calls lost souls home from the sea. Air force scientists setting up weird equipment in a stone circle. And a detective who can literally see the guilt stains on your soul… Published by @tordotcompub.bsky.social

The cover of RAGGED ALICE by Gareth L Powell shows a woman’s face with yellow police tape covering her eyes. The caption reads: perfect for fans of Widow’s Bay

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One year ago today, @titanbooks.bsky.social published my comprehensive short story collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE, containing the most successful and beloved stories from across my career. It is currently a finalist for the British Fantasy Award. #books

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ack-Ack Macaque is my most prescient book. Published in 2013, it features a tech billionaire with plans to colonise Mars, a crisis in the British royal family, brain implants, MMO games, and rogue AI. It also won the BSFA Award for Best Novel and a new edition is now available. #books

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Rainy afternoon, writing in a Starbucks on the outskirts of town #writer #sunday

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If all these predictions of AI killing us by the end of the decade are true, it means James Cameron nailed it.

A still from the movie Terminator 2 showing a blasted wasteland with the caption: Los Angeles 2029 AD

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#throwbackthursday to this shot taken on a visit to Hay-on-Wye in April 2025, showing the £1 racks outside the Hay Cinema Bookshop

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Jitterbug has been out in the world for 6 mths now. Thank you to everyone who’s bought, read, reviewed, and recommended it. I’m glad you all get where I’m coming from and what I’m trying to do. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available through all good stockists.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If you're voting in the British Fantasy Awards, I'd like to gently remind you that my retrospective, career-spanning short fiction collection, Who Will You Save? from @titanbooks.bsky.social is on the shortlist in the Best Collection category, and it could use some love.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A #sunday #walk in search of blackberries, exercise, and inspiration.

Gareth wearing a grey t-shirt and a black and orange Hawaiian shirt

Some red and black blackberries on a bush

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hey, aspiring authors. Need a little help? I wrote this guide for @gollancz.bsky.social in 2022. If you have any questions about writing or publishing, drop them in the replies and I’ll try to answer as many as possible. #writing

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Over the past eight years, @titanbooks.bsky.social has published eight of my books. Here are a few of them…

The Embers of War trilogy by Gareth L Powell

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you like the sound of a collision between #theexpanse and #cowboybebop then this is the book for you. It has the intrigue and adventure of the first mixed with the off-beat characters and fast pace of the second. Available now from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good booksellers. #books

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My mother unearthed this photo of me as a student and aspiring writer. It was taken in 1991 or 1992, so I would have been around 21 yrs old. I haven't seen it in decades.

A black and white photograph of a young Gareth lying on grass with a mansion house in the background. He is propped up on his elbows and looking at something out of frame. He has shaggy hair and a thick beard beneath his jaw.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Headed to the bookshop for my Saturday shift.

Gareth standing on the street wearing blue jeans, black t-shirt and green overshirt. He is holding a water bottle, a pair of reading glasses dangling on a cord around his neck, and a khaki satchel hanging on his shoulder.

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