Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 20/08/2026WOLF MOON by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social out now in Ukraine! zenoagency.com/news/ian-mcd... Published by Богдан, it was translated by Наталія Шеремет. 022
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Finally getting round to watching Widow's Bay. And it is what everyone said it was 081
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 31/07/2026In the European Middle Ages, moneyed people would grind up pearls --precious pearls, beautiful lustrous pearls, slowly formed by creatures from distress and effort-- stir them into wine, drink it and use it as a laxative. I can think of no better metaphor for LLM 'AI'. 24816
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Putting a new desk in place and my monitor falls over and of course breaks, so that's a new monitor as well as everything else 360
Reposted by Ian McDonald Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Featuring @willwiles.bsky.social @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social @joannacorrance.bsky.social @marieoregan.bsky.social @wishusdonna.bsky.social @wtpress.bsky.social @solarisbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social @lunapress.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com! storybundle.com/scifi 01310
Reposted by Ian McDonald Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The 2026 Best of British SF/F bundle is now available! storybundle.com/bestof w/ @ianmcdonald.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social & more! Just $30 for 15 books! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! 23934
Reposted by Ian McDonald Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I'm delighted to launch the 2026 Best of British bundle today! storybundle.com/bestof w/ @ianmcdonald.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social & more! Just $30 for 15 books! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! 15242
Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Includes @lavietidhar.bsky.social @ianmcdonald.bsky.social & Zelazny titles, in the left photo, there! 001
Reposted by Ian McDonald TheAfterwords @theafterwords.bsky.social · 29/06/2026#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one clickers because BOY, WITH ACCIDENTAL DINOSAUR @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US until July 5th at 11:59pm PDT! amzn.to/4atv2ul #BoywithAccidentalDinosaur #ad #amazoncomamzn.toBoy, with Accidental DinosaurHow to Train Your Dragon meets Mad Max in this story of an orphan in a fractured Southwest who just wants to ride a dinosaur under the lights. 031
Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Coming soon: Ukrainian edition of @ianmcdonald.bsky.social’s LUNA: WOLF MOON! zenoagency.com/news/ian-mcd... Due out in August, via @bohdanbooks.bsky.social. 031
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 28/06/2026So. Supergirl. Enjoyed it a lot but it's really just True Grit in a cape. Milly Alcock is great, no question about it. She makes the most out of a rather dull (and nonesenical) script. 1131
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Slow to discover there's a new single from the Durutti Column 000
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 22/06/2026 Thought on AI, and the evangelism for it from the mega-rich. We're familiar with Roko's Basilisk. I'd like to propose Mcdonald's Carrot, which is that a near-term superintelligent AI (whatever that means) will reward those who actively strive to bring about its creation with immortality. 160
Reposted by Ian McDonald Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities. 45170466109
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Oul' boy says after wine,I've just remembered I have Olías of Sunhillow on CD. 020
Reposted by Ian McDonald Antti Rasinen @ars.iki.fi · 15/06/2026It’s amazing how @ianmcdonald.bsky.social ‘s River of Gods is becoming reality two decades early 241
Reposted by Ian McDonald Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 15/06/2026In Boy, with Accidental Dinosaur by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social, Tif is an orphan who just wants to ride a dinosaur under the big top - and in trying to become a dinosaur buckaroo, he catches someone's eye and boy, do those eyes dazzle Tif from the back of a bucking Carnotaur 🦖 0133
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 14/06/2026So, Disclosure Day. Meh. Sorry. Comparing it to CE3K: that was cinema. This was just a movie. That ended at the Devil's Tower Wyoming, this ended in a TV Station with people staring at screens. 160
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Right, I'm aff to see that Disclosure Day (watched CE3K last night and by thunders, it's still magnificent 060
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Oh God. I've a big party to go to tomorrow and I'm dreading it. 'dress to impress'... Look, I hate clothes and I resent every single second I waste having to think about what to wear. . 280
Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 02/06/2026New audiobook edition of THE WILDING by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is out now! zenoagency.com/news/ian-mcd... Published by @tantoraudio.bsky.social, read by Jade Yourell. 122
Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The print and eBook editions of THE WILDING are published by @gollancz.bsky.social... www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/ian-m... @ianmcdonald.bsky.socialorionbooks.co.ukThe Wilding'A sharp thriller [. . .] with strong characterisation, a deep sense of place and real wit' The Irish Times 'Melds the urban and rural to take folk horro... 031
Reposted by Ian McDonald Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It’s out! My first graphic novel as publisher! Salvation’s Child is a mind-blowing SF saga by @aptshadow.bsky.social a prologue to his Final Architecture series. In association with @comixology.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Archit... 1/3 2032885
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 24/05/2026For some reason on this wretched chunk of Samsung shite, it's incredibly difficult to send phone numbers to someone else. You can't copy or paste and the sharing contacts sequence seems to necessitate time travel. 050
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Bats! Two of them zipping in close formation around my back garden. First I've seen this year... And I saw none at all last year. 070
Reposted by Ian McDonald Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Audiobook edition of THE WILDING by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is out in two weeks! zenoagency.com/news/audiobo... To be pub’d by @tantoraudio.bsky.social on June 2nd; read by Jade Yourell. 041
Reposted by Ian McDonald Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Block this trash on sight and follow the REAL publishers of actual human creators instead. go.bsky.app/C2tf7oZ 3629343
Reposted by Ian McDonald Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our Worldcon bid is run entirely by volunteers, other fans just like you! We have a few key roles we are currently recruiting for various teams listed below. If you are interested, or want to join the team but none of those are up your street you can join the volunteer team at dublin2029.ie.dublin2029.ieFáilte! | Dublin in 2029We are a growing group of fans who’d like to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Dublin in 2029. Would you like to see this happen? Or hear from us occasionally on our progress? 12119
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 16/05/2026So instead of Eurosong, I'm making poussin in grappa and juniper, drinking Hugos and listening to Kate Bush. 1150
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 16/05/2026www.facebook.com/share/p/18PT...facebook.comFacebook 000
Reposted by Ian McDonald Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I'm very excited to announce... RichmondCon! Come join us Saturday, 20th June at Books on the Rise for a day filled with nerditry, in the idyllic surrounds of Richmond-upon-Thames!eventbrite.co.ukRichmond Con - A Day Celebration of Sci-Fi/Fantasy at Books on the RiseJoin us at Books on the Rise for an all day celebration of all things Science Fiction/ Fantasy with the nation's best authors! 33819
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 10/05/2026 Big thank you to Team Norncon for a great @norncon.bsky.social . That was a great convention. 1111
Reposted by Ian McDonald Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I thought this was an Onion-style spoof, but it is true. 32713
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Just remembering a quality bit of graffiti from school... Someone had sprayed 'Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid' on the end of the canteen 030
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Absolutely epic You Be The Judge this week www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comYou be the judge: should my flatmate stop using my details to sign up for free trials?Ronnie is using Billy’s name to register for free streaming services and gyms, which Billy objects to. You get to preside over this trial 110
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In my thrilling literary life, my new downstairs toilet has just been delivered 2100
Reposted by Ian McDonald Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The Adventures of Prince Achmed just turned one hundred years old. It's still among the best movies ever made. For the film's birthday, we're sharing Lotte Reiniger's wonderful firsthand account of its creation: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-film-tha... 81168464
Reposted by Ian McDonald Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 04/05/2026NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com) 6571552711
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Looking forward to Norncon next week! I even have something new and never before seen to read at Write Night (or whatever we're calling it) 0114
