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Marc Collins

@malkydel.bsky.social
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The MalkavianDelirium. Biomedical Scientist, Author. Warhammer Hobbyist. Fandom in Man's Own Image. All thoughts/views my own. He/Him. #Scottishgreens

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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 14h
Oh absolutely. The slow build of tension, the slow drip of revelation, and then realising that it was always too late. It's so bleakly beautiful and yet the underpinning of the end is love. Love for each other, love for the species, love for the Hive. Despite everything, everyone fights/believes.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
*bot farm explodes* 'It's nice, isn't it? The quiet.'
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Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Me with @malkydel.bsky.social; Dungeons & Disorderly with @ianthegreen.bsky.social, @tejturner.com, @alasdairstuart.com and @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social (an absolutely riotous "RPG" involving a custard curse, the starship Girl From Ipanema, and a laser stegosaurus; and Sunday sunset over Glasgow.
Mike with Marc Collins, a white man with brown hair, glasses, and a beard, in a white collared shirt with a woollen bodywarmed and an eye necklaceMike at the left of the panel, with Ian Green, Tej Turner, Alasdair Stuart, and David Moore standing and addressing us wearing a black t-shirt reading "sorry not sorry"Sunset from a high hotel room, with the sun directly behind a tall, thin tower of some kind on the banks of the Clyde. The river is smooth and is reflecting the clouds in the sky, which are backlit by the sunset.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
'Only six shots in the drum, but they were manstoppers and his aim was good.' Powered through and finished Hive by Dan Abnett last night/early morning. An incredible achievement. One of the most 40k books to ever 40k. A world so compleat that when the lingo (intentionally) changes you notice hard
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'It's never too much blood when the reward is freedom.' #Hive
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Low effort Magnus Archives cosplay at Fantasycon. And now it is over, and now we continue to drink! Most of the outfit credit to Knock Thrice
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I would love to help but all my 'step in' experience stems from getting in through open subs and, I'm afraid, has a lot less utility than Sarah's more diverse and nuanced experience.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'You might, perhaps, reassess your feelings towards her, and learn to trust her.' 'I don't want to.' #Hive
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Plenty be my plenty, jha.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Felt cute, might be on my way to Fantasycon later (now)
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'There’s only one war, bond, and only one enemy. Two wings, two heads, two faces.' #Hive
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HoodGuard @hoodguard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Review for @malkydel.bsky.social's Blackheart: Claws of the Maelstrom going up on TikTok later today!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As fun as it is to watch The Spectator clutch at its pearls in a puritanical 'take that' to how many people have tattoos, nothing will ever compare to this and all its unhinged splendour. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... Still lives in my head, even now.
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My son's tattoo hurt me deeply
When Tess Morgan's son came home with a tattoo, she was griefstricken. She knew her reaction was OTT (he's 21) but it signalled a change in their relationship
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finally, a new great generational meme.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Self serving as it might be, listening to Blackheart: Claws of the Maelstrom (I would have anyway but Andrew Wincott made it a necessity) makes me realise that this book has two of probably my favourite side characters I've ever written.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
So sorry for your loss
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/b... Today you can pick up BLACKHEART: CLAWS OF THE MAELSTROM as a hardback. It was a privilege and a joy to play with some of the big toys, and fun to cast some of my own into the sandpit.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just my current listening project out of pure Saga induced nostalgia
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
'Read them all. Read them again. Swallow the learning and ideas of our predecessors whole, for it can only improve you as a man...' #HorusRising
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“At least it’s not Morrissey.” #SpookCountry
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Good lord. I've been spoiled for covers before but this is EXCEPTIONAL.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl... THE GODS HAVE SPOKEN! A NEW FEHERVARI!
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Visit the front lines in a trio of new Astra Militarum novels
Discover upcoming Warhammer 40,000 titles from Black Library.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Another exceptional tattoo session with Eva Mpatshi, making a start on finishing my left arm with Magnus Archives Powers aplenty! Still got more to do but that will keep until I can make a jaunt to Belgium!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On my way to my own grand Ritual. It's new tattoo day! A fresh mark for the Dread Powers. #TheMagnusArchives
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Going to rent a country house and run a Call of Cthulhu LARP. Call it At the Downton of Madness.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Utterly surreal to see and hear myself over on WarhammerTV. Was an absolute honour to sit down with @alexdoddy.bluesky.social and yammer about my work. Writing for BL is one of the privileges of my life and I will always be more than happy to talk about my work and my ongoing hyperfixation.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just finished #TheBurnLine by @jonnysims.bsky.social . Ghoulishly good. A snapshot of a rather specific moment in time amidst heat wave and horror. A really compelling cast, a strong current of 'fuck you, capitalism' (join a Union, everyone). Drenched in atmosphere. A thoroughly London spook tale.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hopefully it passes muster for you!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Oh! Glad to hear that. Thanks! :)
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl... Guess the cat is out of the bag now! Huron Blackheart has to defend his domain of ill-gotten gains from the Great Devourer itself! Was a true honour to get to play around with as devious a monster as Huron.
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Huron Blackheart takes on Tyranids in a new Black Library novel
A new Warhammer 40,000 novel emerges from the Maelstrom.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
'You wanted an alternative plan, well here it is: we take a bunch of speed and kill it with a hammer.' #TheBurnLine
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The entire plot of Mass Effect is because some big cuttlefish said 'Hey, Chat, how do we stop the robots murdering each other?'
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
V5 is dead. Long die V5.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mood
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Uncontroversial opinion: We don't need a Vampire the Masquerade D&D or World of Warcraft D&D. We just, generally, need less D&D.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
'So,' Gordon's voice was an unreadable deadpan, 'you wanted a job with less politics, nepotism and incompetence, so you decided to apply to work in the British Government?' #TheBurnLine
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Had a fantastic time at the Edinburgh launch for @jonnysims.bsky.social The Burn Line. Always a pleasure to see one of my favourite creatives.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re The Baths!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/k... Look what you can pick up now! Krakenblood in paperback! Watch as Ivar Krakenblood makes choices for good and ill, as he chases glory and vengeance!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Me, listening to the audiobook of Family Business by @jonnysims.bsky.social : 😊 @jonnysims.bsky.social in an out of nowhere line of narration: Squeeeeeeeeeeze Me, at work: 😱
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Yeah, if they come back they've got a bit of a journey ahead of them!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Certainly hope I get to return to him one day in the future!
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Guess who's back. Back again. Ivar's back. Tell a friend.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It's nice, isn't it? The quiet.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
At least once a year I rewatch Hannibal or relisten to The Magnus Archives, and I think that says something about me.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Not sure anyone was saying you shouldn't. You do you, I'll do me. All I can hope is that the most people vote for what they sincerely believe in and support, rather than holding their nose over it.🤷‍♂️
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I don't see it that way, but we all approach it differently. By nation and inclination.
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
When I say voting by my beliefs I mean looking at the manifestos of each party and seeing which policies will do the most good and best represent my values as a voter and participant in society, which I think is a pretty good way to approach the process. With research and moral considerations
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Marc Collins @malkydel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yeah but its different over here, especially in the Scottish elections, and especially now with the Labour/Conservative monopoly elsewhere in the UK crumbling. In Scotland especially the voting plays out very very differently. I'm voting as a civic activity for parties support the vulnerable
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