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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 10h

It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'treat'. Your treat for today is an extract from 'Incoming' by JL George, one of the many fine stories in They Are Still Here, on pre-order now: wizardstowerpress.co...

Her people lived beneath the waves. They had done for centuries, since her father left dry land. Rhys Dwfn was his name—Rhys of the deep, the wise, the long-lived. He’d warned them to stay away from the world above. Land-dwellers had never done him any good, and surely they’d treat his daughters no better.
But Rhys had grown set in his ways. The longer he lived, the more adamant he was that the human world would never change.
He was not exactly wrong. They saw the evidence of that every day, washed into the sea—all the land-dwellers’ waste, plastics that never rotted as live things do, nets that caught up the creatures of the sea and throttled the life from them. Oil, sometimes, an acrid, clinging poison. And sewage, choking clouds of effluent that lingered in the water for days, making the sea-dwellers sick, so that they came to dread the rain.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 13h

Most TV is just this now.

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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026

This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 23h

🎶 "Like any dealer he was watching for the card that is so high and wild he'll never need to deal another." 🎵

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reading "Daggerbound" and I noticed a bug in the Kobo reader where it was miscounting the pages in a chapter. I hit the "tell us about a problem" button at the start of a chapter and it generated an email with a screenshot. I described the problem, sent the message and then started reading the page.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 KINDLE UK DAILY DEAL 🚨 Don't miss out! Grab @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's belovéd fantasy classic THE GOBLIN EMPEROR and enter the court of reluctant ruler Maia as he learns to navigate his distant father's complex realm and builds bridges along the way. Snap it up for only 99p! 👉️ buff.ly/dnkFJbc

Against a black and gold patterned background, an eReader with the UK cover for Katherine Addison's THE GOBLIN EMPEROR. White text: "Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal" 99p.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"From Morgan Le Fay to Elaine of Astolat, these Arthurian retellings put female characters from legend center stage." Includes my novel The Cleaving alongside some fascinating-looking reading. (h/t @cherylmorgan.bsky.social) www.jezebel.com/these-female...

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Feminist Retellings of King Arthur You Need for Romantasy Fall

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was reminded of "Battle Of The Planets", a cartoon I was obsessed with around the age of five, and it inspired me to see if I could find any music from it. Turns out it is so much more seventies than I remembered: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4Q...

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BATTLE OF THE PLANETS super TV soundtrack suite - Hoyt Curtin

YouTube video by Soundtrack Of The Mind

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 28/09/2026

came across this classic ASW and i gotta say: STILL GREAT www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id...

I figured out how to be happy / but I can't tell you. / You not knowing is a big part of it.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm probably going to try and do #Peachtober again this year - if you like that kind of thing and wanted to join in the prompts are here:

The 2026 Peachtober prompts:
1. Oak
2. Chimney
3. Moose
4. Spell
5. Cinnamon
6. Plum
7. Bubble
8. Sticker
9. Flowerbed
10. Compass
11. Sail
12. Bramble
13. Windmill
14. Crayon
15. Sun
16. Moon
17. Braid
18. Sprinkle
19. Basket
20. Seal
21. Nightlight
22. Green
23. Stardust
24. Hug
25. School
26. Blanket
27. String
28. Knight
29. Squash
30. Triangle
31. Moth

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Andy Raff (Captain Gamesmaster) @wulfboyraff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tell strangers you like their stuff. Anyone can talk about what they don't like but why waste your time on that? Life is too short. Be unapologetically enthusiastic about stuff. It's the only way to beat the Dark Lord, you know.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Starting Daggerbound and there is immediately a mule, which is great news for me, the mule liker.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes I see things on Facebook like "I never thought I'd see a kid ride this pony ♥️♥️♥️" The truth is you can put a kid on any horse if you don't care about their wellbeing. People love to do that.

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Executioner is back, and frankly she's had enough of, well, just about everything. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just finished "Second Class Charms" by @kehealey.bsky.social and it has been great. A mystery in a New York inhabited by the classic urban fantasy factions- this series have great pacing, fun characters, and a satisfying focus on community. An irresistible ride.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now we're back from our holidays I've put all my quick-paint endeavours together here on Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/crudely-draw... They're on my media tab here, of course, but that puts them side by side. They're quick and messy but a fair indicator of where I'm at in my learning.

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 1 · Just back from a week's holiday in the Lake District where I tried to do a quick painting every day. They're not great, but I am starting to get a little braver about using strong…

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 6 - drab light over Tarn Hows.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 6 - drab light over Tarn Hows.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Holiday greensward! I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 24th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 12 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

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Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Very sad to see that we've lost @justrena.bsky.social - I only interacted with her on social media but as an archaeologist specialising in equine finds, who knew horses well i found her work fascinating and her passion and willingness to share her expertise inspiring.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 4, a view over a Tilberthwaite, maybe?

Light on washed out mountains and vibrant fields with a small white house in one corner, smoke puffing from it's chimney.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 4, a view over a Tilberthwaite, maybe?

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 3 AKA what possessed Ben to think he could do a quick painting of a forest scene???

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lake District quick paint day 3 AKA what possessed Ben to think he could do a quick painting of a forest scene???

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's quick paint, evening light trying to break through the clouds west of Keswick.

A mountain skyline with dark clouds and a fine edge of silvery light over the mountains.

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do you like fantasy adventures? Do you like murder mysteries? Do you like a world-weary hero who's done with other people's BS? Then do I have the book for you! New cover, new publisher, same battered protagonist - The Executioner's Blade returns in October. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

The cover for the novel The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. On it, a grey-haired woman with a sword stands with a dargon's tail curled around her. In the background, dragons and fire fly above the rooftops of a city. Next to it is a section of text with blurb quotes from other authors. "A perfect balance of action and character wrapped about a delightfully twisted mystery." - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time. "A very enjoyable, fast paced read." - Anna Smith-Spark, author of Empires of Dust. “Mature and absorbing epic fantasy, very well worth a look.” – Juliet E. McKenna, author of the Green Man “Flawed yet relatable characters, a corrupt city, and a mystery full of twists and turns. A beautifully thought-out and engagingly written piece of fantasy.” – Charlotte Bond, author of The Fireborne Blade

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Tigg aka Sandra Lindsey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @slindseywales.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fab book. Brilliantly written world-weary lead who just wants to quietly get on with her life & finds it very inconveniant that she has to save the world first.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's quick paint, evening light trying to break through the clouds west of Keswick.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A quick painting from today's walk up The Old Man of Coniston.

A twisted tree overhangs a moorland pathway.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A quick painting from today's walk up The Old Man of Coniston.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 20/09/2026

Elite was released 42 years ago. This space trading open world game is considered to be the forerunner of many modern games, as well as being an important milestone in the history of space sci-fi. Art by Philip Castle🔽

Box art by Philip Castle.

The image is dominated by the game's title, "ELITE," rendered in a bold, golden 3D font with large, stylized wings, resembling a prestigious pilot's insignia. The scene depicts key elements from the game:

The Cobra Mk III: The sleek, saucer-shaped ship in the foreground is the player's starting vessel, the legendary Cobra Mk III.

Coriolis Station: The massive, geometric structure is a Coriolis space station, the rotating hubs of trade and commerce where players would dock.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There were a couple of other finalists in the category where I was thinking "if I don't win this I hope they do" and "Magica Riot" was one of them.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Indie Ink awards are announced tonight, so today is your last chance to buy my book while it's in the quantum superposition of "potentially award-winning." Not only do you get to experience the mysteries of the quantum realm, you also get a good read: turnanother.page/book/the-red...

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The Redstone Rescue

### A light-hearted utopian fantasy detective story “They say the crown lies heavy on the head of the king, but in Sataminva our crown lies on a perfectly counterbalanced plate in a display case in th...

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Sensible gremlin tux @tuxkate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Meng Zhi aka Meng-dage aka (what happens when autocorrect gets to his name) Men Dave Confirmed Best Boy and also very handy for exposition on account of him having put all his points into Strength and Loyalty instead of Understanding Schemes

Meng Zhi from Nirvana in Fire in full armor looking serious.

A caption below his neck reads “Men Dave”

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Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 17/09/2026

But more to the point it obscures what is, in 2026, the key fact about the rationalists, which is that all Yudkowsky's ideas about AI that have filtered out so massively into the American tech industry are complete horseshit and he doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sapphic rom-com shenanigans in space anyone? When a con-woman sets out to get revenge on the man that broke her sister's heart, her plan starts to unravel thanks to his unfortunately attractive sister & plot relevant Kosher Duck... Buy @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social LADY EVE'S LAST CON geni.us/5unVd

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm reading this at the moment and it is excellent.

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Ruth @sugarglider.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If Sam Altman was in your life saying crazy things about AI killing us all, and you were trying to work out whether he was right, as your therapist I would say - Okay, words aside, what is he actually *doing*?

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Defeated the final boss of Trails In The Sky Part 1, then the final final boss and then the final final boss (part 2) and it was all very traditional JRPG. Then there was a little celebratory playout and I thought it was going to end but that was not where it ended. Top-tier JRPG action.

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's me, with not one but two Executioner books coming out this autumn! And one of them is free if you buy the other direct from the publisher.

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Courtney/Lucy 🍉 from the river to the sea @magicalgurll.com · 17/09/2026

when you make a typo in the group chat

A photo from Stardom, a Japanese women's wrestling federation. Perfectly centered is a woman on her knees leaning forward against the ropes. Five women in fun, colorful, sparkly outfits are all mid-air launching towards her to deliver flying kicks to her back, lined up close to each other and about to land their attacks all at once.

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Ali Hancock @alihancock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Apparently uploading images off the WWF SlamCam was a one time fluke, but look at that lovely image software. They don't make it like that any more.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just Stop Oil protesters were right and they're in jail. Palestine protesters were right and they're in jail. Patriot Platform... not in jail.

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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 16/09/2026

The smart phone and the personal digital assistant not as liberatory devices, but as an ankle monitor for your mind.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A beautiful news story from New Zealand where a store has been using an AI-powered shop platform and users realised that it allowed anybody to edit it and started adding products: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

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Ridiculous deals as store leaves website open for the public to edit

An Auckland convenience store is in the midst of an ongoing online battle after inadvertently allowing its website to be edited by the general public.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have a problem remembering to take my car for its annual MOT but this week I had a panicked moment of recollection and actually got it to the garage before our imminent holiday. Garage just rang to point out that it doesn't need doing until next month.

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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"the author of that harry potter story leads an insane cult that's captured much of the media in this country" is a different person if you're in the UK or the US

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