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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 15h

mybook.to/MisfitSquadron The Misfit Squadron series by Simon Brading - action and adventure set in a steampunk WW2 following the exploits of a squadron of elite, but unconventional, British pilots, available on KU, Amazon and all major retailers. #kindleunlimited #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

Do you like strong, competent FMCs? Well, do I have a series for you!
Misfit Squadron
WW2 as you've never read it before

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The MISFIT SQUADRON series by Simon Brading, a military aviation action-adventure series set in a Steampunk WWII, following the exploits of a squadron of elite, but unconventional, British pilots. Available on KU, Amazon and all major retailers. mybook.to/MisfitSquadron #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

All she wanted was revenge for her husband, so she joined the Royal Aviator Corps and began shooting down Prussians.
The RAC didn't like how she was going about it, though, and locked her up.
She thought her war was over.
But then she was given one more chance...

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW LOWER PRICE The bundle of volumes 1 to 5 of the Misfit Squadron series has been reduced in price 1500 pages of military aviation action and adventure set in an alternate Steampunk WW2 for just £7.99 / 8.99$ mybook.to/Misfits1-5 #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk #aviation #fiction #kindleunlimited

Cover for the bundle of volumes 1 to 5 of the Misfit Squadron series featuring the Misfit Squadron badge.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Barcelona is experiencing a little bit of rain today... There is a LOT more to come, apparently.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The 1st review for "The First Test & Other Stories" the latest Misfit Squadron book is in! I was a bit nervous about how this book would be received; it's a compilation of short stories that provide backstory / expand the world & don't really take the overall series forward. I needn't have worried!

review for "The First Test and Other Stories" (Misfit Squadron book 13) - 5 stars "Brilliant as always" - Having now caught up, I have to wait for each new book to be published, which means there's time to forget the fun of Simon's sideways references to the "our world" equivalents. It's also good to see the Battle of France dealt with at some length as too often it seems that writers assume the RAF did nothing until the Battle of Britain, whereas the heroism and sacrifice (on all sides) were just as real in the spring of 1940 as the autumn.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's 10 years now since I started writing the Misfit Squadron series & 13 books later it's safe to say it may have run away from me a bit... I love writing it, though, & my readers are always asking for more, so I think I may just have to dedicate a few more years to it! #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

Wasp and Dragonfly on a test flight. The primer is showing through Wasp's pink paint as repairs to her were done in a hurry

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just a normal, everyday view from my balcony in Barcelona...

View from my balcony in Barcelona with the crescent moon setting over the hills to the south and the lights of the city

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A mad Scot A heavy drinking Irishwoman A wisecracking Australian A traumatized American A circus pilot A depressed commander Britain's best hope against the Prussian Air Force... The Misfit Squadron series WW2 as you've never read it before mybook.to/BattleOverBr... #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

The Misfit Squadron badge, showing a badger's head with the motto "per ludo ad aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've had excellent reviews of all of my books over the years! Here are some quotes from reviews of "The Battle Over Britain" & the Misfit Series. If you like action & adventure / aviation / steampunk / strong female characters, then there's something for you. #aviation #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

Quotes from five star reviews of the Misfit Squadron series and particularly the first book "The Battle Over Britain"

"Fast read, interesting world building and excellent battle scenes."
"The flying is tight, the fighting is hair raising"
"Would really recommend especially if you enjoy war and airplanes"
"Steampunk meets high-tension aerial battles."
"I’d particularly recommend these to parents with female children with an STEM/engineering education interest. "

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The MISFIT SQUADRON series, a steampunk military aviation adventure series set in an alt WW2. The Second Great War is going poorly and the hopes of Britain come to rest firmly on the shoulders of Misfit Squadron, an elite group of pilots who don’t always pay strict attention to military discipline.

The cover of "The Battle Over Briatin" the first book in the Misfit Squadron series. The cover features the badge of Misfit Squadron with the motto "per Ludo Ad Aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The next Misfit Squadron series book is the 13th, but includes a prequel. I've left it this long to write it because I believe that the prequel is best read once you know the characters. The same for the other stories, which fill in backstories that I've hinted at before. #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

cover for "The First Test and Other Stories" by Simon Brading, the 13th volume in the Misfit Squadron steampunk WW2 series showing the badge of the Royal Aviator Corps.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

An absolutely enormous THANK YOU to whoever bought books 3 to 12 in my steampunk WW2 series today! You certainly brightened it up! #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

An Amazon kdp sales page showing 11 orders for the day

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I regularly get good reviews for my books, but I think the last three I've gotten for The Battle Over Britain are particularly noteworthy and I'm proud to share them. I'm always very grateful to anyone who reads my books, but especially people who rate or review. #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

Some of the latest reviews for The Battle Over Britain, the 1st book in the Misfit Squadron series.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Misfit Squadron series. (Mine!) An action and adventure series set in a steampunk WW2. Britain is under siege and the only thing standing between the all-conquering Prussian army and victory is a thin strip of blue water and the men and women of the Royal Aviator Corps.

The cover for "The Battle Over Britain" the first book in the Misfit Squadron series. The cover shows the Misfit Squadron badge - a badger - with the motto "per ludo ad aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Showed my 7 year-old son how much money my books made yesterday and for some reason he got very excited... #whenwillthisannoyingmemebegoneforgood

Screenshot from kdp of my royalties from book sales yesterday coming to 11.67€

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There are events that appear inconsequential at the time, but which have repercussions that are felt for years to come. In this collection of short stories we discover some of the events that have shaped the world of the Misfit Squadron series. Available for pre-order now. mybook.to/TheFirstTest

Cover for "The First Test and Other Stories" volume 13 in the Misfit Squadron series by Simon Brading showing the badge of the Royal Aviator Corps

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

FREE SAMPLE! Like the sound of a series set in a steampunk WW2 following a squadron of elite, but unconventional, British pilots? If you do, but aren't sure, then check out the first 2 chapters of "The Battle Over Britain", the 1st book in the Misfit Squadron series www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gyu3c...

The cover of "The Battle Over Britain" by Simon Brading, the first book in the Misfit Squadron series, featuring the Misfit Squadron badge of a badger with the Latin motto "per ludo ad aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I missed the milestone! That's not many pages for 10 years of self-publishing, but it's an indication of just how many people have read my books and I think it's something I can be pretty proud of. #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk #KindleUnlimited #Kindle

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Misfits face their first real test of the war in the Battle for France in this collection of short and not so short stories from the world of the Misfit Squadron series Available NOW for pre-order! mybook.to/TheFirstTest Misfit Squadron is a series of standalone adventures set in an alt WW2

The cover for Misfit Squadron series volume 13 "The First Test and Other Stories" showing the Royal Aviator Corps crest on a black background with a white border.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I don't have a study in my tiny flat in Barcelona, but...

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The Misfit Squadron series is an action and adventure series set in an alternative, Steampunk WW2. Like Hornblower or Sharpe, it is a series of standalone books and opens with The Battle Over Britain, which takes place in the summer of 1940. mybook.to/BattleOverBr... #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

"Take off for adventure with MISFIT SQUADRON".
Advert for "The Battle Over Britain" with reviews and the book cover on a background of steampunk aircraft.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Another fantastic Misfit Squadron painting from Simon Cattlin www.simoncattlin.com This one shows a scene from "The Battle over Britain" with Kitty Wright's twin-springed Hawk in a fight with Prussian bombers. mybook.to/BattleOverBr... #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk #aviation #avgeek

“Misfit formation attacking” - original oil on canvas, 76x61cm. This painting is centred on Hawk leading the attack on a bomber formation with Prussian fighters diving to intercept from above.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It's already hard enough keeping history the way it's supposed to be, how are you supposed to do it when someone is trying to twist it to their own ends? The completed five-part "Displacers" urban fantasy time travel series. mybook.to/DisplacersSe... #timetravel #urbanfantasy #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚

A quote from the Displacers urban fantasy time travel series on the background of an hourglass

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy St Jordi from #Barcelona! Roses for everyone and books books books for World Book Day! Traditionally, today books are given to men and roses to women, but books are perfect gifts for everyone! And did you know I have some good ones you might like to give someone...? #booksky #📚💙 #roses #lego

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

At school I wanted to be a pilot in the RAF so I joined the cadets & learned to fly. At 18 I was told that my eyes weren't good enough & I had to find something else to do with my life. I never let go of my love of aviation & 25yrs later I wrote the Misfit Squadron books #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #aviation

The Misfit Squadron Royal Aviator Corps badge, featuring a badger and the motto "per ludo ad aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Making the case for real translators one sign at a time. Sign on Barceloneta Beach near the W hotel. #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk #translation

Warning sign saying to reduce speed because of pedestrians in Spanish and Catalan but "Gone out pedestrians to reduce the speed" in English

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

TWO DAYS until release! It's still not too late to pre-order your ebook copy! mybook.to/Mediterranea... #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk #newrelease

Cover of "The Mediterranean Division" by Simon Brading with the crest of 105 squadron RAC

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A while ago I posted about the Misfit Squadron series finding an official artist in Simon Cattling www.simoncattlin.com. Today I'm excited to share the 1st finished painting (yes, PAINTING. On CANVAS!) depicting a scene from The Battle Over Britain. (Misfit 1) #aviation #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

Two aircraft of the Misfit Squadron, Dragonfly and Wasp, in formation during a test flight for the newly repaired Wasp.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Was looking at my son's Bluey sock the other day and for some reason I just can't tell what colour it is...

A Bluey sock that may or may not look vaguely like the viral "the dress" from 2015

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

You don't have to be a fan of aviation or Steampunk to enjoy the Misfit Squadron books! If you like Hornblower, or Sharpe, novels set in times of war or adventure books featuring a cast of well-rounded and relatable characters, then the series is for you! On Amazon and KU #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

The Misfit Squadron crest, featuring a badger and the motto "Per Ludo Ad Aetheres"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

NEW RELEASE! The paperback of next book in the Misfit Squadron series will be released on 23rd March, a week earlier than the ebook to guarantee you get it at the same time! mybook.to/Mediterranea... The 12th book in the series, it is the penultimate full-size novel. #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk

The cover for The Mediterranean Division, Misfit Squadron series book 12 featuring the badge of 105 Squadron of the Royal Aviator Corps with a cricket bat and the motto "Parvis E Glandibus Quercus"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In an attempt to outrun the Big Crunch & recolonise the resulting new Universe, humanity sends ships with millions of people racing at relativistic speeds for the edges of space. 🪐Apocalypse with a difference 🪐Murder mystery 🪐Fast Paced 🪐Short read mybook.to/LifeboatEndU... #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

Cover for "The Lifeboat at the End of the Universe" by Simon Brading showing an image from the Hubble telescope of a stellar object forming the shape of an eye with a red pupil.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Yes, it's very impressive, especially now the main tower is finished, and, yes, I do enjoy looking at it every day from my writing place, but, sorry, give me a cathedral like Lincoln, any day! #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

The Sagrada Familia taken from the "Bunkers" area of Barcelona

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

They've been removing the scaffolding from the top of the Sagrada Familia now that the cross is completed. It really does stand out a lot! I'm extremely fortunate to have witnessed the progress on the basilica first-hand over the last 20 years from my writing space. #📚💙 #Booksky #🪐📚 #steampunk

A view of Barcelona from my writing space with the recently crowned Sagrada Familia prominently in the centre

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

NEW RELEASE - PRE-ORDER NOW! The next book in the Misfit Squadron series will be released on 30th March and is available for pre-order now. mybook.to/Mediterranea... The 12th book in the series it is the penultimate full-size novel. #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Taken this morning ~10 minutes before sunrise from my balcony. There's a pink vertical line in the sky on the left, pointing at where the sun is - I've never seen anything like that before, anyone know why it's like that? You can also see the completed cross on the Sagrada Familia if you zoom in.

sunrise over Barcelona 24th Feb 2026. Pink line in the sky pointing at the sun, which is still below the horizon and the Sagrada Familia with the recently completed cross.

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It might not end up being a good day but at least I get to see this first thing. #morning #sunrise #Barcelona #view #nofilter

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Rainy Barcelona morning. Out and about doing chores instead of writing. #barcelona #rain #street #morning #city

Street lamp with Barcelona landmarks behind

Street scene in Barcelona on a rainy day

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I often use Steampunk versions of actual aircraft in my series; it helps readers to imagine them. Can you guess which famous WW2 aircraft this squadron might be flying a version of? #booksky #aviation #steampunk #scifi

fictional squadron crest from the Misfit Squadron alternative history / steampunk novel series by Simon Brading showing the crest of 105 squadron with a cricket bat and the motto "Parvis e Glandibus Quercus"

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Morning #booksky! Are you feeling inspired to read or write today?

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It's a very clear morning due to some fairly strong winds, the horizon is more obvious than usual and I've just noticed that the cross of the Sagrada Familia is almost precisely level with it from my perspective. They still have to put the top on, so it'll poke above, but I found that curious...

View of Barcelona just before sunrise showing the Sagrada Familia

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The holidays are over and all that is left are the presents and memories. I know which I treasure more, but my son would probably have a different opinion! He still has the magic to believe in and I will do my best to make sure that lasts as long as possible - the real world can wait.

Shoes, biscuits, chocolate and water left out for the three kings on the night of the 5th of January

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Misfits have an Official Artist! I've been working with Simon Cattlin to bring the aircraft of the Misfit Squadron series to life. The plan is to first produce a series of limited prints, then maybe an art book. You can see Simon's work at www.simoncattlin.com #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk

a first draft of how a Spitsteam, from the Misfit Squadron series, might look

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

CYBER MONDAY SALE now on! Start your adventure with the Misfits or travel through time with Sam Vives and the Displacers for only 99p \ 99c in the UK and US! mybook.to/BattleOverBr... mybook.to/TimeTravelle... #kindleunlimited #cybermonday #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk

The cover of The Time Traveller's Nephew

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

What do you see? Take a closer look. Sunrise in Barcelona brought with it a surprise this morning. A magical moment that I got to live with my family in the fleeting moments before it disappeared forever. #nofilter #sunrise #color #colour #barcelona #nature #cloud #view #life #shadow #whale #whales

sunrise over Barcelona with shadows in the clouds

closer look at the shadows in the clouds during the sunrise in Barcelona with two distinct figures that look like whales

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The Battle Over Britain & The Time Traveller's Nephew are on sale for Black Friday & Cyber Monday in the US & UK for only 99p / 99c Grab your copy & start your adventure! mybook.to/BattleOverBr... mybook.to/TimeTravelle... #blackfriday #blackfridaysale #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk #timetravel

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

There's a #demonstration going on outside my house in #Barcelona. I estimate a couple of hundred people in it. The road is blocked by police cars, they're being followed by 7 vans with riot squads in them, another car, a helicopter and I've seen a drone. There's as many police as demonstrators!

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

It's been a while since I've been this high up the rankings. Thank you to everyone who has ever grabbed my books, I promise I'll have more out soon! 😜 #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚 #steampunk

Screenshot from Amazon showing "The Battle Over Britain" at no.2 in the Steampunk Science Fiction rankings

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Simon Brading author 🪐📚 @simonbrading.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We are the protectors of time, of history itself. The past isn’t nearly as set in stone as you might think; it can change and it can be changed, it’s just hard to do, and we have to be very careful how we do it. The COMPLETED 5-PART "Displacers" #urbanfantasy #timetravel series. #📚💙 #Booksky📚💙 #🪐📚

new covers for the 5-part "Displacers" urban fantasy / time travel series

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