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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The time is almost upon us . . . THE ASHEN VIPER will be launching on Kickstarter soon. Click the lonk below for the prelaunch page. And . . . Cover reveal coming Monday. Brace yourselves.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

New audiobook alert for a fantastic read! From what I've listened to, this audio performance is gonna absolutely BANG! 🔥🔥🔥

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Get ready, fellow dragon-likers, pie-devourers, and birthday party-enjoyers! Upscaled is finally releasing as an audiobook on June 23! Whether it's your first trip to the land of Nora or you're a returning adventurer, this'll be a party you won't wanna miss! Preorders are live at the 🔗 below!

The audiobook cover for Upscaled by Joseph John Lee, narrated by Gary Furlong, depicting a small white dragon wearing a birthday hat and blowing out a birthday candle atop a pie. The graphic says "Releasing June 23!" and "Pre-orders now live!"

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Cool Thing No. 491 about being an author: Listening to the files for the audio production of one of your books for the first time. anyway the audiobook for Upscaled is coming next month!

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Rob J. Hayes - author of The God Eater Saga @robjhayes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

It's time for another procrastination graphic. HERALD, book 1 of the Age of the GodEater is out now and book 2 is coming soon...ish. You can expect a bunch more pithy lines and a truly EPIC Fantasy.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Writing is truly a magical journey. I'll spend hours staring at a blank Word document thinking everything I type is dumb, and the next thing I know 100,000 words appear and only half of them are dumb. Magic!

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Drop line 8 from page 187 of your MS. If all around her needed to have burned, then she was keen to allow it to be here, in these mountains where none knew her name, none knew her presence, where the cave’s darkness permitted her to be nothing more than an ember yearning to be quenched.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I get to dogsit starting the end of next week, which is great because dog, but also because it's the closest I'm getting to a writing retreat this year 😅 I'm gonna come out of it looking like this probably

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a fluffy cat is sitting on top of a wooden table .

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I deadlifted 385 this morning and now my legs are tired This is somehow a marketing tweet for Dragon Along Please read it and enjoy it, it's got a cozy dragon and two characters who can only communicate through drinking songs 🔽 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6F46NX9 #booksky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Ah, summertime. That wonderful time of year where I get absolutely drenched in sweat by... *checks notes* ...cleaning the bathroom? Oops.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

👿👿LET'S GET DEVILISH👿👿 Lord Grimdark has returned, and may he continue to reign supreme. A stellar work, The Devils will surely stand at the top of many a best-of list at year’s end. Check out my full review on @sffinsiders.com! 🔽 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Grab a book and sit on it, because DRAGON ALONG IS OUT TODAY! 🐲📚🎉 Grab a million copies today like you know you wanna, and let's party once again! This is the sixth(!) time I get to celebrate this, and it definitely never gets old. I hope you all enjoy Dragon Along. #booksky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

book preorder maybe? www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6F46NX9

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🚀🚀NEW REVIEW COMING IN HOT🚀🚀 Loyalty to the Max is a standalone sequel done right, building on the foundations set in the previous book, and allowing the characters to grow with the universe. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com below 👇 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Do you like talking about books that are soon to release with the person who wrote said book? I'm down to chat about Dragon Along in the leadup to its release with those who are also down to chat! I promise it'll be a very okay time! (which I also said to my wife in my vows)

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

What comes after pie? Well we're gonna find out! Behold the cover art for DRAGON ALONG, the second book in The Dragons of Nóra series! On June 3, we're headed back to the land of Nóra. Check the preorder and ARC 🔗 below! Cover by Miblart

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

🚨🚨 WE'RE BACK ON THE MALAZAN TRAIN🚨🚨 House of Chains does not reach as high as the first three books, but it still wears Malazan’s biggest strengths on its sleeve, even if it falls to its scope. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com below! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🏹🏹WILD REVIEW TIME🏹🏹 With the Titan Wilds’ penultimate entry, The Wilds Exile, @jdlrosell.bsky.social has set the stage for an epic conclusion where the stakes have never felt higher. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com below! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

It's alive! The Narratess Indie April Book Sale is now live from today until Monday, with 300 books ready for you to buy - including Upscaled for a crisp $0.99! Head to the 🔗 below and empty out your wallets once again! indiebook.sale

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

🦟🦟LET'S GET WEIRD🦟🦟 There are few worldbuilders better than China Miéville, and The Scar is but another bullet point to prove that fact—and the book itself is pretty dang good too. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com below! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🎵FIGHT SCENE FIGHT SCENE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FIGHT SCENE🎵 The Last Shield is a fun book. It’s effectively “Die Hard in a druidic castle,” so if you’re a fan of that formula, you’re gonna find a lot to enjoy here. Check my review on @sffinsiders.com below! 🔽 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I wrote the first words of Project Herodotus on Nov 24, and have since gotten to 115k words, with many many more to go. Writing something this huge is both incredible and frightening. I don't know what to expect when I release it. But I know I'm excited for it just the same. #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

🚨🚨WELCOME TO THE NEW DARK AGE🚨🚨 Dark Age does both too much and too little, and the result is a suffocating experience that ends up feeling like a foundational book for the series' next book. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com 🔽 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

If you see this, post a dragon. Petitioning for all dragons to wear hats from now on!

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

My wife being away for the weekend got me thinking about this meme and how I'm probably gonna be chugging Coke Zeros first thing in the morning

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Book release day! Go grab Mists of Memory right now!

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚨🚨SUPERHERO TIME🚨🚨 Superheroes galore, world-threatening giant sharks, an endlessly charming lead, and pulse-pounding action all contribute to make @jcmberne.bsky.social's Return of the Griffin an instant page-turner. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com! 👇 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 27/02/2025

I wrote a piece about community and what I hope to achieve by organizing the Narratess Indie Sale. If you're considering joining, please read this. Changes will be happening going forward. www.narratess.com/feature/abou...

About community and the Future of the Narratess Indie Sale

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Back on my Red Rising bullshit. What are we reading this weekend, book friends? #booksky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🚨🚨IT'S TIME FOR A CLASSIC🚨🚨 The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams is an epic of the highest order, a classic for all the right reasons, and one that continues to stand as tall in 2025 as it did in 1988. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com 🔽 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-... #booksky

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K Matar @krystlematar.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I believe that Brightwash has enough fans to fund (and I love all of you SO much!!!) but the challenge has been spreading the word as I struggle to rebuild my platform. I know everything is nuts right now, but this book saved me. It’s a love letter to community and how we can save each other.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🚨🚨DING DING REVIEW TIME🚨🚨 With The Iron Crown, @llmacrae.bsky.social has created a deep, captivating, classic-modern fantasy world, and I’m eager to ride alongside these dragon spirits once more. Check out my full review on @sffinsiders.com below! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-... #booksky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

🚨🚨REVIEW COMING IN HOT🚨🚨 I had some high hopes for The Mercy of Gods going into it, but while it sets up future books in the series well, it ultimately left me wanting more. Check out my full review below at @sffinsiders.com 👇 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-... #booksky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I don't think I'll ever have a better marketing picture, courtesy of @lyonspen.bsky.social. Clearly this means you should read Upscaled - my parents' dog thinks it's a masterpiece, and look at her, she's a work of art! a.co/d/hb8tOtC

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JCM Berne; author of Wistful Ascending @jcmberne.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

New cover for Wistful Ascending is LIVE. There is NO CHANGE to the book - the text is not revised (it's possible I fixed a typo, but I'm not sure). I changed the copyright page, acknowledgements (slightly), and back matter.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Ending January strong! Wrapped up Part One of Herodotus Volume One this evening. 60,000 words down so far - not too shabby for the first two months of work! #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚨🚨REVIEW TIME🚨🚨 Sea of Souls by @scrimscribes.bsky.social is a beautiful dark fantasy steeped in Scottish folklore and brimming with heart that rises just as high as the folk tales that inspired it. Check out the full review down below at @sffinsiders.com! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

NEW RELEASE ALERT! And this one's a choose-your-own-adventure! Go forth, travelers! #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

🚨🚨GIVEAWAY TIME🚨🚨 If you've been wanting to build up your epic paperback collection, now is the time! I've teamed up with 11 phenomenal fantasy authors for an incredible giveaway. You want in? Check out the link below! Reposts appreciated! kingsumo.com/g/36jdp9m/ep...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just hit 50,000 words on Volume One of Project Herodotus! Still a ways to go - looking at around a 300,000 word target - but after how productive the past month has been, I'm feeling good about things going forward! #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Upscaled is getting ever closer to the mythical 50 on the Zon 👀 #booksky #authorsky

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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

If you're torn up about Neil and what it means for his work... if you're looking for something with the heart of Good Omens but not written by a rapist, I can't recommend Small Miracles enough. It was a balm for my soul during difficult times. Mind how you go. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I've mentioned epigraphs are in play for Project Herodotus. But who's also down for FOOTNOTES? Gotta put my history degrees to use somehow! #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

🚨🚨REVIEW TIME🚨🚨 I was hesitant to return to the Red Rising world after how wonderfully the original trilogy ended, but Pierce Brown shows there was nothing to worry about. Iron Gold is a bloodydamn blast. Check out my review on @sffinsiders.com below! www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-... #booksky

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Review: Iron Gold by Pierce Brown — SFF Insiders

Iron Gold sinks its gorydamn claws into you, urging you forward until the dust doesn’t settle, but lingers in the air, enticing you to grab the next book.

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

🚨🚨REVIEW TIME🚨🚨 The Daughters' War aims to be an essential storytelling companion to The Blacktongue Thief, but a lack of cohesion prevents it from hitting those same heights. 🔽Check out my full review on @sffinsiders.com below!🔽 www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Me: I'm committed to shorter chapters on this new project, each one no more than 2500-3000 words! Also me: Just wrote a 5500 word chapter. Oops. #booksky #authorsky

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Joe Lee ⚔️THE ASHEN VIPER 2026⚔️ @joelee.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Man oh man, do I like Upscaled. Hopefully there's nothing in the background about the next book Is this marketing www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KNDFMP #booksky #authorsky

Author Joseph John Lee sitting in a chair reading his novel Upscaled. In the background there is most certainly nothing to do with the next book in the series.

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