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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

‘I asked ChatGPT’ Well, I asked Gandalf and he told me you should be silent keep your forked tongue behind your teeth because he did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 24/09/2026

Beautiful beautiful beautiful!! Seriously the best covers.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 09/09/2026

Curious King are the best around, so lucky I've had the opportunity to work with them multiple times. Always on the coolest stuff too. Ticked off Abercrombie, Hobb and now Le Guin😭

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 05/09/2026

Here's a selection of the chapter headings I made for the Ringlander special edition! A mammoth challenge but one I enjoyed so much! Look out for the rest of 'em soon!

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

i truly detest unkind and thoughtless people. it is not that hard to be nice and thoughtful. it really isn't.

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Britton @someokiedude.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I’m returning to Edan! Hopefully you can pardon the pun. Some wonderful work on the cover from @tallshepherd.com

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 15/05/2026

AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN: WORLDBUILDING & CARTOGRAPHY features over 130 images. Among them, five maps by @tallshepherd.com made just for this book! 📱 Pre-order the eBook now—it releases on July 30! It's available on all major retailers. Or support indie and grab it from Lunar Books 📚💙

A graphic that features a few of the maps illustrated by Jack Shepherd for AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN, with a screenshot of the eBook as displayed on a phone, introducing a section on geology. The eBook is out June 30 and available across all major platforms.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 11/05/2026

Had a great chat with Britton recently (despite my camera packing up halfway through…). We discussed a whole range of things fantasy and book related, check it out!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 04/05/2026

The series that started the whole map thing for me. I'm due that reread...

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 17/04/2026

🚨NEW MAP🚨 Here’s a look at the new city map of Tyr, from @mikestepjack.bsky.social ‘s excellent Ringlander series. This map will be featured as the endpapers in the special edition coming to kickstarter very, very soon!! Loved working on this, my most complex fantasy city map to date!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 07/03/2026

We love a Leon S. Kennedy certified™️ one-liner.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 01/03/2026

My Epheria map, made in I think, 2023 for Ryan Cahill. This was a fun one and for an early project, a huge honour to work on!

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Can't wait to partner with @tallshepherd.com once more for our second Vonvalt prequel novella The Anguished Earth in October of 2026!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 20/02/2026

Loved working on this map, @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social are doing some special, special stuff! Very excited to show off map #2😎

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 17/02/2026

Selling my Graphics Tablet if any other artist or designer in the UK is interested. It’s amazing, just didn’t really fit into my workflow and took up too much space. Only used it a handful of times! ebay.us/m/GW3Vo4

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Pardon our interruption...

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 15/02/2026

Spent the evening working on the character for my next TTRPG campaign; Daggerheart this time! Very excited to get stuck in after our 3 year first campaign came to an end in December.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 20/01/2026

My interest in boardgames has been reignited recently, been enjoying them properly again after a few years of not playing many at all. Feels good. Senjutsu has been a favourite, alongside HEAT. Wingspan is always fantastic too.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 11/01/2026

Gonna try and make this place work for me again, Twitter has been gone for a long time but I was hanging on because it was my highest following. Gonna try and be more active here. Will be reposting a bunch of my maps to introduce myself properly!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 06/11/2025

Off to Lundy Island for the weekend! See you on the other side🫡

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Ai art sucks for many reasons but its ubiquitousness is the one that gets me. No art director worth their salt would ever specify a style that generic and un-ownable. Yeah, you might have saved some money, but you’ve also torpedoed your chance at being memorable.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 03/11/2025

The map I created for the wonderful @philipchase90.bsky.social and his special edition released via the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social, this was an upgraded version of an earlier map I put together when Philip first released his epic trilogy! #maps #mapmaking #cartography #fantasymaps #epicfantasy

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 30/10/2025

Witcher-related purchases from this evening’s author event. New copy of Last Wish to replace my (awful) netflix tie-in copy (that I got to replace my lost original copy). Also Season of Storms because it was the last one I needed to complete the collection.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 29/10/2025

Lost my grandma last night, if you’re expecting something from me I’ll get back to you asap but I’m gonna take some time for myself over the next couple of days.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 28/10/2025

Cooking up something special for @krystlematar.bsky.social, cannot wait to show it. It’s a project that’s let me play close to historical maps, and I’m trying to make it as authentic as possible. Put a lot of time into the linework specifically with this one, hopefully it pays off!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 17/10/2025

More maps more maps more maps!!!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 15/10/2025

Adam is an excellent guy and a powerhouse of a creative! Check out his kickstarter, it's a project that's worthy of your time, especially if you're as keen on fantasy (and maps in particular) as I am! I got to work on some new maps for it (as well as providing a few pre-made ones).

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K Matar @krystlematar.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

One day I’ll be finished IN THE SHADOW OF MY BRIGHT FUTURE and then I can show all of you fabulous humans the map of Haven that @tallshepherd.com made for me and it’s going to be amazing!!!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 22/09/2025

I had the pleasure of working on some bits for Adam, this project is mega and if youre a fan of fantasy, worldbuilding or maps, then you don’t wanna miss the Kickstarter. Adam has done a great job all around, and he’s pulled together a heck of a team.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 15/08/2025

As I haven’t shared anything here in a while here’s an (unintentionally) blurry timelapse of some city mapmaking!

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thePlenty.net | Robin Hobb & Megan Lindholm news @theplentynet.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Full reveal of the three versions of Curious King’s limited fine press edition of Assassin's Apprentice by @robinhobb.bsky.social Less than a week to go before the public preorder starts! More details and relevant links: theplenty.net/news/2025/07...

A dark blue hardcover book with a bright blue design of a deer's head, standing upright on a table. Next to it is a lighter blue slipcase for it.

A dark green hardcover book with a tan deer's head cutout on the front cover, with a child head silhoutte against the deer's. The book is standing upright on a table. Next to it is a brown leather slipcase decorated with gilded details.

Side by side on table is a wooden box with intricate laser cut wood designs depicting a castle, and a tan leather book with a dark tone drawing of a child and a dog sitting in a rocky landscape.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 29/06/2025

Have been slacking with my Bluesky posting recently, but it's been announced so I can shout that I'll be doing the map for Curious King's production of @robinhobb.bsky.social 's Farseer trilogy! Will be able to show it off soon I hope! The rest of the production is STELLAR, you're in for a treat.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 24/05/2025

I finished The Devils! I liked it, but wasn’t blown away. Great fun though, but not quite up there with any of the First Law world books. Loved the setting and the characters as always were awesome.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 02/05/2025

New DIY folding corner desk for when I get sick of my other desk on the other side of the room… (ADHD issues😤).

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 01/05/2025

Almost 1k followers here wow, so much faster than the ol' hellsite. Love ya Bluesky.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 01/05/2025

Still alive, just plugging away at my map backlog! Wish I could do socials and work and keep on top of a clean house all at once but it's real tricky, something's gotta give and it's usually the socials. Hopefully will have some sexy new maps to show soon tho.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 16/04/2025

Catching up with emails today so if you’re waiting for one from me keep your eyes peeled!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 13/04/2025

I have already adjusted the yellow... It's all happening in real time people.

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 11/04/2025

Has been probably my busiest couple of weeks yet doing this cartography thing. It's been great but boy there has been a lot of project hopping! Very grateful to all my clients though, everyone has been so kind and considerate of my time, the fantasy community is the best.

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Kris - A Fictional Escapist @afictionalescapist.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

❄️ Cover Reveal ❄️ Honored to help showcase Cold Silver Souls by the wonderful @toritalks2.bsky.social! Fantasy Western ?!? Yes please! This gorgeous cover art comes to us from @koalalaurelin.bsky.social with design by @tallshepherd.com! Releasing May 27th 2025!

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Trench Crusade @trenchcrusade.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Behold, The Lands of the Great Powers who hold back the Foetid Dark. This highly requested map of the world of Trench Crusade was illustrated by the incomparable Jared Blando! #trenchcrusade #trenchcrusadelore

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 04/04/2025

I got to design the type and layout of this cover, alongside the series’ map! Tori is a wonder and you won’t want to miss this!!

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 03/04/2025

My website store is live! I've been trying to move away from Etsy for numerous reasons so pleased to reveal my own site store! My Malazan map and my Westeros map are here alongside my First Law map, Epheria map and Edan map! tallshepherd.com/store

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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 30/03/2025

This AI Studio Ghibli thing is so extremely disrespectful and tasteless, for some reason perhaps more so than the usual AI filth. Looting and plundering decades of hard work by someone you claim to love, like a pack of fucking lazy-ass uncreative leeches. Go to hell.

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Tori Tecken @toritalks2.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

COVER REVEAL THIS FRIDAY!!! I cannot wait to show off @koalalaurelin.bsky.social's amazing illustration and @tallshepherd.com's cover design skills! I'm sitting on my hands for the next few days XD Cold Silver for Souls is getting really close, guys!

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Vaughn Roycroft @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Just a friendly Saturday reminder that book 3, Destiny’s Doom, has been released and The Sundered Nation Trilogy stands ready for binge reading. (Also, thanks to Shaye for the cool pics and unboxing reel on IG and YT.)

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Jack | TallShepherd @tallshepherd.com · 21/03/2025

My brother is in Japan and boy is it making me want to just sell my kidneys and go back next week…

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K Matar @krystlematar.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

There’s only TWO HOURS left on this amazing campaign and I’ve run out of funny song ideas to illustrate my stress so instead I’ll just say: Thank you to the stunning artists @zoebadini.bsky.social @claymorecovers.bsky.social @tallshepherd.com @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social (maybe) Justine Bergman

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Vaughn Roycroft @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In four days, The Sundered Nation Trilogy stands complete. ⚔️ Coming Tuesday, March 18th.

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