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Rob Young

@notsosilentrobb.bsky.social
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Speculative fiction/Sci-fi and Black Library author. Digital marketer/graphic designer by day. MASTER OF RITES is out now! All views my own

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For #Hobbit day: 'If most of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.'
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Driving to work this morning in some pretty dense fog, and couldn’t help but think the dude vaping in the car in front wasn’t helping.
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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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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nothing takes me out of a crime/procedural drama faster than a superior declaring that the main character is “off the case”. That, and a cop having a drinking problem. It’s been done, guys. Find something new.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Further thoughts about the Odyssey: John Leguizamo steals every scene he’s in. Phenomenal work. Didn’t realise Ryan Hurst was in it - could have seen more of him as Mentor. Himesh Patel continues to be casually excellent. Sound design was glorious.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Finally been to see the Odyssey, and whilst I have thoughts there is one presiding opinion: It’s excellent. I need to see it again to take it all in.
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The Unseen Library @theunseenlibrary.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I had another amazing week of reading, so make sure to check out my latest #WWWWednesday, which features excellent books from @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social, @mscura.bsky.social and more. unseenlibrary.com/2026/08/01/w...
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WWW Wednesday – 29 July 2026
WWW Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning …
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Jonathan D. Beer @jonathandbeer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"If these fuckers could shred the Mona Lisa, they would." Never a truer word spoken.
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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Buy my books, you sods. That's how this works, right? www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
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Danie Ware: books, biography, latest update
Follow Danie Ware and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Danie Ware Author Page.
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Currently working through my games backlog and Jedi: Survivor is one hell of a game. The scope of it, the combat (the lightsaber fantasy!), the traversal and exploration are all fantastic. It is, however, also a janky mess that crashes at least once every couple of hours. Not ideal for a 3y/o game
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why is Copilot suddenly in all my Microsoft programs with no way to disable it? At this rate I’m going to be going back to pen and paper. Try and shoehorn AI into that, twats.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s my birthday! There’s an old German tradition that if you pre-order an author’s book on their birthday, you get good luck for a year!*… *there isn’t, but we can start one 😉
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Sam Rockwell's Playful Wink
ALT: Sam Rockwell's Playful Wink
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Darya Nevic is back! My latest Black Library book, Ghosts of Cadia, is up for pre-order today - it’s available in hardback and special edition alongside my debut, Longshot, which has been re-released in hardback for the first time! Check them out: www.warhammer.com/en-GB/pre-or...
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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Folks mentioned this week also include: @grahammcneill.bsky.social @justinhillauthor.bsky.social @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social Dan Abnett, @andyclarkauthor.bsky.social @cubicle7games.bsky.social @drivethrurpg.com Togepi, Chris Wraight, @dkbooks.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
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The Elder Memes @theeldermemes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Physical media is ownership. Subscription services and digital keys are only a promise of access, revoked at any time by the whims of companies that would burn the world down if it got them an extra penny
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If I wanted to buy all my games digitally I’d buy a steam machine, not pay extra for a PlayStation with a disk drive? Tone-deaf and anti-consumer, might start saving for said Steam Machine.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Must be bloody hard to be in a job where every man and his dog thinks they can do it better, without offering any kind of insight or meaningful suggestions.
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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 08/05/2026
England lifts the gun it used to shoot itself in the foot over Brexit to its face and slowly pulls the trigger.
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Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · 08/05/2026
Crucial point by John Curtis on BBC - Councils flipping from Labour to Reform are because Labour are losing **to the left**, & Cons to Reform Chasing Reform failed Labour; they lost the base & didn’t convince many on the right (Failed Tories too) Watch everyone learn the wrong lesson anyway
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 08/05/2026
waking up and reading about the results of the locals and feeling very
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
So is Nanny McPhee a benevolent eldrich horror working to an unknowable cosmic design? Or do we think she’s a powerful sorceress cursed/pact-bound to save a quirky family once every so often, like Davy Jones if he worked for social services?
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Visible Cricket 🇨🇦🇮🇪🛶🥾🎿🥌 @visiblecricket.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Colin @cognitivedistance.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Reform UK's shambles of racism and corruption hang over every election, but Chris Mason doesn't salivate about that.
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Maryanne @abigbirdruns.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I hate living in the backstory to a futuristic post-apocalypse game and I guess i need to work on the flavourful yet tragic audio log i leave to prosperity.
Headline: Pentagon says US military to be a AI First fighting force
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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A cartoon showing ship with one man rowing and many captains or bosses. The text in the speech bubble reads "I don't understand, after so many budget cuts, why don't we move faster?"
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I’m not sure Charmander is carbon neutral you guys.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
someone who writes something has already gone further than the majority who don't write, and that in itself holds immense value to the people who love to read, your "anything" is still better than your "nothing"
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Justin Woolley @justinwoolley.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Da Freebooterz Code! Both the defaced by me special edition and the hardcover are available for pre-order next week! www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
You might think I’m biased (which I probably am) but whoever is doing the special editions over at Black Library Does Not Miss. It’s a work of freakin’ art, before you even get to the juicy, delicious story inside. Bloody lovely stuff.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Why is half of my Instagram feed suddenly anti-democrat/pro-republican “suggestions” that have no discernible relevance to me or my interests? 🧐
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A reminder that while am an not aggressively anti-AI, I don’t use it at all. Not for work. Not to dick around. Not to play solo D&D. Nothing. My opinion is that AI is nowhere near ready for market, that people are paying to train it for the corporations, and it is more detrimental than it is useful.
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
*sigh* If your Kickstarter video/image is AI, I won't back it. If your book has an AI cover, I won't read it. If you're a public supporter of AI use for creative work, I will unfollow you. I cannot stress enough how offensive I find AI use in the arts. It is outright theft, it is lazy, it is gross.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Why has no one informed me that there’s a film about Clarice Cliff???
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Jonathan D. Beer @jonathandbeer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I was delighted to be asked to answer a few questions by @civilianreader.com, who was also kind enough to review The King of the Spoil when it first came out. Learn all about my nerdy origins within...
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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Folks mentioned in this week's column also include: @squintywitch.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @johnsollitto.bsky.social R. S. Wilt, @richardswanauthor.bsky.social Robbie MacNiven, Rhuairidh James, @malkydel.bsky.social William Crowe @richmcc.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Look at it LOOK AT IT. Flippin gorgeous. The eyes follow you around the room like an old painting. Cannot wait for this one
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My phone has just asked me for ID(?!) which is a pretty novel experience nowadays. Got my ID ready, logged in and it basically said “our bad, you’ve had your Apple ID so long we know you old” Was it the fact I still buy songs through iTunes that gave it away you think?
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A great write up! reactormag.com/five-sci-fi-...
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Five Sci-Fi Stories About the Dark Side of A.I. - Reactor
A.I. may be everywhere, but we don't have to like it...
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 01/04/2026
I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.
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megan @writemeganwrite.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I do not want it on my phone. I do not want it in my home. I do not want it in my brain. I do not want its supposed “gain.” Not in a book. Not “take a look!” Not in my art. Not any part. I do not want it here or there. I DO NOT WANT IT ANYWHERE.
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Rob Young @notsosilentrobb.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Ooo possible Darya Nevic proxy - a few tweaks and minimal conversion bits and this’d be perfect. I like, a lot!
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Andy Clark of the living dead @andycruns.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’m not saying that artists are weird but at some point in the distant past one of us needed a brush and decided to shave a weasel
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Gav Thorpe @gavthorpe.co.uk · 26/03/2026
As threatened / promised, here is the #Godzilla #RPG chat between me, @markalatham.bsky.social and @jordansorcery.bsky.social
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Godzilla RPG's Gav Thorpe & Mark Latham | In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
The first ever official Godzilla RPG just launched on Kickstarter and Jordan Sorcery is joined by two of the designers - Games Workshop veterans Gav Thorpe and Mark Latham - to chat about the development of the game, how it works, IDW Godzilla comics, and why it's fun to chase down Kaiju! Gav Thorpe & Mark Latham in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. Check out Patreon.com/JordanSorcery for some bonus questions from this interview as well as loads more exclusive content! _____________________________ Find out more about Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game: KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idwgames/godzilla-the-roleplaying-game _____________________________ Support My Work: ELEMENT GAMES AFFILIATE LINK: https://elementgames.co.uk/?d=11216 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jordansorcery KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/jordansorcery DISCORD: https://discord.gg/vtjKzTGevD INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jordansorcery/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/jordansorcery.bsky.social WEBSITE: https://jordansorcery.com/ _____________________________ Art, Music, and Copyright: Images used belong to their respective copyright owners Jordan Sorcery Theme by Joylin Music Jordan Sorcery Heraldry by Becka Moor Jordan Sorcery Heraldry and Theme copyright @jordansorcery
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Sarah Cawkwell @skullqueen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I am immensely proud of this, and would love for you to read it.
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Aconyte Books @aconytebooks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Whether you love Twilight Imperium the boardgame, or you just enjoy a great sci-fi novel set in a vast and complex world, Thunders Edge: Echoes of Memory has it all. Written by @skullqueen.bsky.social, don’t miss this story of pure survival! ⁠ Order your copy now: books2read.com/TWIThundersE...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/03/2026
I know we all say it a lot but it is REALLY recent that numbers like this were close to unimaginable, for a grid the size of Britain and its current level of interconnection elsewhere. This is important because pretending we can't exist without fossil fuels is a big lie designed to stop us trying
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