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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A welcome rerelease in hardback: Giger's Alien, his diary, written during the making of the first film, reviewed: www.sffworld.com/2026/10/gige...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Evidently all 10 can now be released, so they have been added!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Very pleased we got this one sorted today: new Malazan covers, I believe exclusively revealed at sffworld.com. The remaining five will be revealed next week. www.sffworld.com/2026/09/sffw...

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Ambabheg @ambabheg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Architecture - Montjuic Comms Tower - Barcelona #weeklychallengeSM

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Afternoon, Womble! Hope you're feeling better soon. Here I am currently reading for review All Hallows Eve, a collection by Ellen Datlow, and breaking up the stories there with a read of The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. Never read it but love the film! (Can you tell - Halloween soon!) :)

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Morning, Womble: hope you're good! Today am rereading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel; also weirdly have a hankering for reading about Romans, so am mixing it up with a non-fiction book about Romans from the Oxford University History of England series. A lovely Folio Society copy. Intense!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yes: really looking forward to seeing it on a big screen. Have also ordered the 4K disc...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My review of this amazing book is heartfelt. For anyone who loves those old Hammer movies, this book is a joy: www.sffworld.com/2026/09/the-...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hello Stephanie! Just a Nespresso machine used here.

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

What people are saying about Jitterbug Out now from @titanbooks.bsky.social #books #scifi

Quotes from a number of writers and reviewers praising Jitterbug for its world building, characters, and storytelling

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My review of Massif by Garth Nix went live today. Erm... it's OK, but I had issues. www.sffworld.com/2026/09/mass...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Your occasional reminder that performative sneering at whole genres of fiction is not a sign of intelligence, nor is performative misery a sign of superior talent. Read what brings you joy. No-one else gets to decide or to control what that means to you.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Afternoon, Womble! Hope you're good. Here I am still dipping in and out of The Rouse by China Mieville, which frustrates so I put it down, but then drags me back in again! Also reading Massif by Garth Nix, which is more straightforward SF that makes me think of Adrian Tchaikovsky. Some nice ideas.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Very pleased to have been involved in setting this up for SFFWorld - an exclusive extract from Josh Malerman's soon-to-be-published latest novel: www.sffworld.com/2026/09/sffw...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just seen this, Womble! A refreshingly honest view of what you've read.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Rumours that "The Batman II" movie has gone 'back to basics' are hopefully unfounded. 😃

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thought I would read and review a classic Robert Silverberg for a change. www.sffworld.com/2026/09/sffw...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Morning Womble! Hope you're OK. Here I'm reading The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. The first 40% reads like a WW! historical novel, but now things are starting to be weird...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Really enjoyable "Ghost in the Shell" type book reviewed today: www.sffworld.com/2026/08/scio...

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🧵On 24 August 1921, the R.38 airship, later designated ZR-2 by the US Navy, was carrying out its final test flights from its base at Howden Airship Station, East Riding of Yorkshire. While returning towards Howden along the Humber, the huge airship suffered a structural

British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2) Makes its first trial flight, at Cardington, England, 23 June 1921. Note that the airship already wears U.S. markings. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thanks Gabino! JITTERBUG is out now from @titanbooks.bsky.social. When a grieving bounty hunter meets a fugitive pirate queen, everything changes. www.amazon.com/Jitterbug-Ga... All reposts greatly appreciated!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Review from our newest reviewer at @sffworld.com - it's a LitRPG book of enormous size: but is any good? www.sffworld.com/2026/08/he-w...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Brilliant. Thanks, Liam: off to look at that now!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wonderful! I gather that this is potentially a US release, @liamsharp.bsky.social - what are the chances of a UK one? (Because... I am in the UK 😂)

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Horror Fans: Chapter 1 of Chuck Wendig's new book (out next week!) is here to read. www.sffworld.com/2026/08/excl...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I rarely dump on a book: life's too short. But.."the uneven pacing, the unlikely coincidences and cliches that destroyed my sense of disbelief and most of all the horrendous winding-up-the-plot dump at the end that even basic crime novels avoid, this was not for me, much as I wanted to like it."

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Absolutely not complaining, but today's arrivals for possible review. Those two volumes of China Mieville's are one book. If I don't sleep for a month, I might just make publication day....

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

After reviewing his latest book (The Infinite State) earlier in the week, I am very pleased that my interview with Richard Swan is now available @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2026/08/excl...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As we were asked, "Why haven't you done one?" I've put together a list of possible genre reads for the Summer. We tried to be light-hearted and fun, then we realised that most of our favourite reads over the last year haven't been! Nevertheless, might be of interest. www.sffworld.com/2026/08/summ...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

My review of Richard Swan's The Infinite State is up: www.sffworld.com/2026/08/the-... A much better cover (in my opinion) than the US version that seems true to the book.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

These exclusive extracts seem to be popular, so here's the latest at SFFWorld: Emily Rath's Devour Me: www.sffworld.com/2026/07/sffw...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thanks, Andrew. Hmm. We are seeing more of that sort of cover here in the UK too - for example, Ann Leckie's recent covers. (Lots of others too!) Not a fan myself; so I agree with you on this one!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Not seen the US cover yet, @andrewliptak.com , so I look forward to you showing it when you get it!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I thought that too, Steve!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Afternoon, @runalongwomble.bsky.social - hope you're well. Today I am reading The Infinite State by Richard Swan. Great cover, which sums the book up well so far: it is VERY Blade Runner-like. (But that's a good thing, in my opinion.)

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thanks, @runalongwomble.bsky.social ! It is odd - it doesn't seem that long, and then I go: My God!! 😄 Surely I could have used my time better!! Posts are now reminding me of how much things have changed, which make me feel quite old. But on the whole it's been a lot of fun.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Have just been told, in an immensely flattering post, that I have been a staff member at sffworld.com for 25 years today. Didn't realise, and I know that I have actually been there longer-for some reason I had to sign up twice. But still, if my laptop could blush, it would. And then I go - 25 years!

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SFFWorld – Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I was rather hoping that this would be a book for my Book Group to read; they are all mainly crime/thriller readers. It sounds ideal, but I was a little disappointed with it. www.sffworld.com/.../time-to-...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Afternoon, Womble! Hope you're good! Work has really sucked up time this week but I finished Time To Burn by Ellery Lloyd, which was good but didn't finish as strongly as I had hoped, sadly. Now onto Weavingshaw by Heba Al Wasity. Slow start, but think it will improve. Very good debut novel though.

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Morning, Womble! Hope you're good. I am currently not reading a lot of fiction at the moment, but I am enjoying making slow progress with Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd. Early days yet, but this time travelling murder mystery might be as good as my Connie Willis' favourites.....

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I'm a huge fan of Mike Carey's broad range of work and so I'm pleased to say that his latest, a Brothers Grimm-type folk-fantasy, didn't disappoint. Review: www.sffworld.com/2026/06/the-...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Bit of a more personal review, this one. I read the second volume of Isaac Asimov's autobiography. Lots of details that made me read more than I was going to: and some issues, too! www.sffworld.com/2026/06/in-j...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Nice summary by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social of how things seem to be with Doctor Who. Can't disagree with what he says: total reboot required, I think. I just hope I'm around to see the next version!

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Review: Solid middle-book-of-a-trilogy that harkens back to the Young Adult SF I read when younger. www.sffworld.com/2026/06/the-...

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Mark Yon @markyon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

So here's an unexpected surprise today. Quoted on the back of the next Peter F Hamilton book, Exodus: The Helium Sea. Wasn't expecting that, but nice all the same. And the new book is a monster!

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the lead singer of the Hababamevi Folk Band. 😸 - Ah shall sing now.. or later. Ah think Ah feel the onset of a quick nap. 😁😹😂 (From the account - Pınar Göktaş (@hababamevi_)) #cat #leadsinger #folkmusic #lol

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