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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Last few days to sign up for an advanced review copy if you'd like to be among the first to know how the trilogy ends! Link in comments :)

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's time! Here's the cover for my latest, The City of Grief and Pain, the grand finale of the Mothers of Sorrow War of the Twelve prequel trilogy. It'll be releasing on 22nd October, and you can pre-order it or request an ARC right now 👇

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 08/09/2026

Time for a cover reveal as we have the pleasure of helping reveeal the cover of The City of Grief and Pain, the third book in the grimdark saga Mothers of Sorrow, written by @stumbleine44.bsky.social. Cover art by Andrew Maleski. Full info: jamreads.com/reveals/cove... 💙📚

The City of Grief and Pain, Mothers of Sorrow Book 3. Alex Robins

Art by Andrew Maleski

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's sale time again! This year's Narratess sale is now live, meaning until August 31st you can pick up hundreds of indie novels for free or very very cheap. This year The Broken Heart of Arelium will be free worldwide and the 3 other books $0.99/£0.99 :) Link in comments...

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The City of Grief and Pain is done. Even better, it has a release date! Brachyura’s story comes to an end on October 22nd 2026. Pre-orders are available right now (link in comments)!

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

That's it! The last chapter of the last book in the Mothers of Sorrow trilogy. On to editing now. I wonder what that chapter title can mean?

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It's been a while coming, but Metanoia, the second part of The Ruined Gods trilogy, is now available on the audio platform of your choice. Titanica, the final part, is being recorded right now!

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

When I last posted waaaaay back in January, I was in a pretty bad place. I’d just lost over 50,000 words from my latest novel. After buckling down and writing day and night for the last few months, I’ve managed to rewrite the 50k words that I lost and am now 80,000 words(1/3)

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Thank you for everyone that picked up one of my books during the r/Fantasy megasale! Donation has been made to Mary Cariola :)

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

The Broken Heart of Arelium, Panacea, and the City of Mist and Tears are FREE through December 27th as part of reddit’s end of year fantasy sale. Enjoy! (Link in comments)

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

So ... I've been a bit less active on social media because I hit a bit of a snag. In late November I lost a good chunk of my current work-in-progress, the third and final part of the Mothers of Sorrow trilogy. I’m not sure on the exact word count, but it was over 40,000 words. (1/3)

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Diane Youngblood @dmyoungblood.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Day 5 of #FantasyIndiesNovember 🔹 Last read: The City of Sun and Stars by @stumbleine44.bsky.social (5⭐ by the way) 🔹Current read: Empire of Ashes by Nicholas Nicastro 🔹Next read: not sure; probably Tides of War by Steven Pressfield #WritingCommunity

List of daily post prompts for indie fantasy authors for November. Today's is: Last, current, and next reads

Hosts: @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social and @lvrussell.bsky.social

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It's here! The City of Sun and Stars, the second book in the Mothers of Sorrow series, is now available worldwide in both digital (including Kindle Unlimited) and physical editions. Book 2 continues the tale of Brachyura's arduous journey from orphan to legend...

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

ARCs for my latest, The City of Sun and Stars, have just been sent out! It's not too late to join the fun and request one for yourself :) Sign-up link below.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

go grab my fantasy novel in the big indie sale!! 🎉 it's 400+ pages and features protective siblings and an unexpectedly caring vampire and demon. 🥹 universal: mybook.to/D3rL5 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... book sale link: indiebook.sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale, August 23-25. Banner shows several ebooks around a graphic of a dragon reading.

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

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D.C. (Desi) Heart @desiheart.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Today is the final day of the indie sale everyone! Both my first and third book are on sale via Amazon and my third book (which you do not need the first book to read) can be bought on multiple platforms. indiebook.sale

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

This year's Narratess indie sale is now live, which means you can pick up hundreds of books for free or 99cts, including The City of Mist and Tears which is free worldwide all weekend! Link below.

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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 24/08/2025

#booksky I have a great deal for you! I'm hosting a big indie sale with 320+ fantasy, science-fiction, and horror books. All of them are less than $2, some even free! Will you come check it out? indiebook.sale

Collage banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale with dozens of covers surrounding a blue banner. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

August 23 - 25

Banner designed by Arden Powell

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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Congratulations to The City of Mist and Tears by @stumbleine44.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2025!!

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Looks like third time's the charm! Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed my book! :)

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Love this cover by Andrew Maleski who has worked his magic once again. If you want to find out what Brachyura was up to before the event of the War of the Twelve, you can request an ARC or pre-order now! Releases October 2nd.

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 15/07/2025

We have a second reveal today: here's the cover of The City of Sun and Stars, second book in the Mothers of Sorrow series, written by @stumbleine44.bsky.social. Release date: 2nd October, 2025. Cover art by Andrew Maleski. Full info: jamreads.com/reveals/cove... 💙📚

The City of Sun and Stars, by Alex Robins. Frontcover

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The Broken Heart of Arelium has been picked for Chirp’s Independence Day Freebie Friday! That means that today (July 4th!) if you live in the US or Canada you can pick up the entire first audiobook for FREE! The second and third books are also on sale for a paltry $1.99

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

So, the first draft of Book 2 of the Mothers of Sorrow trilogy is finished. Now I have to do a whole lot of editing until somehow this rough hunk of coal becomes a diamond. It’s called The City of Sun and Stars, and comes out on October 2nd 2025. Pre-order link in comments.

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Rob J. Hayes - author of The God Eater Saga @robjhayes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Happy Monday all! I have just the thing to make the start of your week better. HERALD (Age of the God Eater #1) is on sale in the US/UK for the very first time. So if you want to sink your teeth into some proper EPIC FANTASY, now is the time! Linksies: readerlinks.com/l/4791464/he...

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The Narratess Indie Sale has started, with close to 300 books either free or on sale. Panacea, my own novel, is in the FREE section (worldwide through April 7th)! indiebook.sale #NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 04/04/2025

As #NarratessIndieSale starts tomorrow, I've decided to make a small list (only 30 or so books) of recommendations, so you can grow your TBRs. Full article: jamreads.com/articles/my-... 💙📚

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite

In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This candid and well-written thread pretty much sums up what it is to be an author.

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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 25/03/2025

This is a statistical impossibility for most authors to achieve. By and large, we love the industry and of course the work itself, but the stats are daunting. To loosely quote Richard Swan, each new book deal just feels like a stay of execution, not a solid foothold for a career.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The legendary Jay Kristoff speaking for every author whose work was STOLEN to train AI bullshit:

Jay Kristoff on Threads to Zuckerberg: You stole my books, cunt.

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Please don't mistake the scam account in the screenshot for @bookspotlight.bsky.social who is our very own Rebecca who will never charge you a single cent for promoting your books. If you want to support Rebecca, she has a Ko-fi and you can also buy her books from itch-io. rebecca-crunden.itch.io

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Good to see this being discussed! Many indies ARE now on Itch, Kobo, etc, but many others are locked into KU. The 90 day exclusivity lock is something to bear in mind. It can’t always be FAST. It’s a hard road to navigate & indies are doing their best to stay afloat while following the readers.

Like a lot of people, I’ve not been buying much from Amazon lately. But I was just talking to an author in the sapphic books subreddit and they were saying their ebook royalties are down 40 percent since the boycott started. Forty percent!

This got me reconsidering the boycott strategy. I still plan to get most of my books from Kobo and the library system — but I might go back to KU, since KU’s monthly payment isn’t going to impact Amazon much, but it the lack of it might sink some small, indie, and queer authors.

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

After two years of trying I've finally nabbed a Bookbub featured deal this week! Pick up The Broken Heart of Arelium for free March 18th through March 21st WORLDWIDE! Link in the comments.

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Four years ago today I released my first self-published book, The Broken Heart of Arelium. Now I've written eight books, plus a slew of short stories and audiobooks. I should be tired. Or satiated, at least. I am not.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Look, I get being sad about book sales. I’ve had months of nothing, months of only one sale. I’ve BEEN THERE. But tearing down fellow authors, belittling their wins or redirecting their success towards a bitterness you’re now publicly disseminating is not in any way going to *help* your sales.

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Alex Robins - City of Mist and Tears Out now! Apparently people who like my books also like @bengalley.bsky.social and @jcmberne.bsky.social. That sounds about right :)

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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A big #BBNYA2025 welcome to The City of Mist and Tears by @stumbleine44.bsky.social Welcome aboard and best of luck!!

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

After months of emails, comments, and general badgering, I can finally confirm that the entire Ruined Gods series will be coming to audio! The irreplaceable Jay Forrester and I are planning to release all three books this year so all you audiophiles will have no more excuses😀

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

All jokes aside, this project is a week away from its planned launch date. I was supposed to do a marketing push last weekend but the snowstorm + a Saturday night visit to the ER (everyone is fine, context below) means I’m behind 🥲 Humbly requesting boosts 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/182...

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Coming soon: Legacy of the Brightwash: Deluxe Edition

SPFBO Finalist, dystopian Gaslamp vibes, Canadian wilderness worldbuilding, all coming together in a deluxe edition with brand new art!

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Alex Robins - New Book Out Oct 22nd 2026 @stumbleine44.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Some indies do it for the money. I do it for reviews like this. Thank you so much, Sharon!

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Ben Galley @bengalley.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A little writing advice 😅

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 15/01/2025

Time to bring back my favourite reads on the second half of 2024. I strongly recommend to check them as I think there's a book for everybody in this list. Full list: jamreads.com/articles/jam... 💙📚

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite

In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world

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