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𝒫𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀ℯ𝓇 @philspeculates.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Many thanks to angelacleland.co.uk afrogintime.bsky.social @tdevens.bsky.social & Steven McKinnon for a lot of laughs and food-related thoughts in my Fantasy Feast at @spotlightindie.bsky.social Big Weekend! Watch it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=daGg... #indieauthorcommunity #writingcommunity

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Phil's Fantastic Fantasy Feast

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm looking forward to taking part in this Dex Legacy superfan conversation as part of Spotlight Indie's Big Weekend later on today. We're live from 2:00pm UK/9:00am EST if you want to join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7f0...

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Dex Legacy Superfan Chat

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tomorrow kicks off The Big Indie Weekend! Make sure you don't miss all the awesome panels going on and check out some cool giveaways too!

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Who's hungry? Next weekend Phil's Fantastic Fantasy Feast discusses ideal dinner guests and what should be on the menu. So our question is - what fantastical food would you most like to try? #writingcommunity #indiebooks #indieauthors

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Susanne Schmidt @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's the last day! Get some fresh indie books now. Try out a new author, read a different genre, find something you never knew you needed to read. 🩷 indiebook.sale #NarratessIndieSale

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Narratess Indie August Sale

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm sure you've heard it, but here it is again. Now is the time! The Narratess Indie Book Sale is live! Now through Aug 31st. Tons of excellent books on sale (or free!)

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. 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.

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

Banner designed by Arden Powell

The banner is bordered with covers of some of the books in the sale, including (from upper left going clockwise):
The Scroungers- Thomas J Devens
Always Greener-JRH Lawless
Tales from the Cemetery- CJ Daley
Alchemical Dreamer- Mike Struan
Our Ways Unmasked- CB Lansdell
Still Water Skin- Marie D
Are You Watching?- Anthology
War of the Space Dragons- L'Poni Baldwin
Space Dragons Luxorian's Crew- Veo Corva
Cyber Snow- AE Bross
Rite of Castles and Secrets- Laura Greenwood
The Audacity Omnibus- Carmen Loup
Between Starfalls- S Kaeth
Sertraline Dreams- Oli Jacobs

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Narratess @narratess.com · 31/08/2026

I'm going to share some standout book from the sale, ones I've read, that are on my tbr, or that I discovered now. But the other books are also worth checking out since my taste might not be the same as yours :) Check them all out on indiebook.sale!

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale surrounded by a collage of participating books. 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.

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29 - 31 August

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sent out my newsletter with my recommendations of what to get in the Narratess Indie Book sale. indiebook.sale What are your recommendations? What have you bought so far?

Collage of covers of some of the books in the Narratess Indie book sale. Text reads: Indie book sale. Fantasy, sci fi, and horror. 29-31 August.

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Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Here are the titles that caught my eye this time. Which books have you picked up at indiebook.sale?

Lady Vago's Malediction: The Banshee's Curse Duology Book One, He Who Ate the Wild, Legacy of the Vermillion Blade: A Time of Falcons and Roses Book One,
Blind the Eyes: Enter the City of Nightmares (Threads of Dreams Book 1), Burn Red Skies, The First Sin, Tales of Lunis Aquaria Book 2, Locks & Keys: A Fantasy Anthology

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Narratess @narratess.com · 30/08/2026

There are 280+ fantasy, science fiction, and horror books available for less than $3! Check out indiebook.sale for an excellent range of books. Lots of my favs are in their, but yours could be too, undiscovered ;)

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Ashley Capes @ashcapes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Narratess Indie Sale is back! LOTS of books available, with plenty of filtering options on the sale page to help you find something specific :) 'A Drifting Sun' is my entry, where physic siblings Mei and her faceless brother Iggy, end up on the run in a hostile land... indiebook.sale

Book cover collage for the Narratess Indie Sale (Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror ebooks on sale 29-31 August)

The main image shows a dragon reading a book, surrounded by a rocket ship, skulls, burning candles and crystals

Cover art for 'A Drifting Sun' by Ashley Capes, showing a young woman with blonde hair dressed in golden robes - she holds a ball of light and a sunburst rests behind her head

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 29/08/2026

This weekend is the Narratess Indie Book Sale! 280+ books including The Thirteenth Hour are on sale at 1.99, 2.99 or FREE across fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres! Check it out and grab yourself an adventure: indiebook.sale #booksky #NarratessSale2026 #NarratessIndieSale

A promo image for the Narratess Indie Book sale at indiebook.sale, featuring fantasy, sci-fi and horror this weekend, 29-31 August. The image shows book covers to various indie books as well as an illustrated picture of a dragon reading a book, design by Arden Powell.

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm sure you've heard it, but here it is again. Now is the time! The Narratess Indie Book Sale is live! Now through Aug 31st. Tons of excellent books on sale (or free!)

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today is the day of the big Indie Book Sale! Over 300 SFFH books either free, $1.99, or $2.99 (or equivalent). indiebook.sale Find an awesome new book for nice and cheap! Filter by genre and a whole bunch of other things.

Promo graphic showing a collage of covers from books in the Indie Book Sale, including my book, Nectar for the God. Text reads "Indie Book Sale. Fantasy, Sci Fi and Horror. 29-31 August. indiebook.sale"

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Hel ✨ || Untwined is out now!! 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's ON! Imbued is $1.99 EVERYWHERE during the #NarratessSale this weekend! #IndieAugust #IndieBooks #BookSky 💙📚🪐📚🌈📚 Get it before the sequel comes out in only NINE days!! 👀 indiebook.sale

A graphic showing the cover of Imbued by Helyna L. Clove with the description: A wounded woman with forbidden magic and missing memories must face the cruel origins of her violent powers as rebellion sweeps over her war-torn world. $1.99. At the bottom, the banner of the Narratess Sale: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale: fantasy, sci-fi & horror, 29-31 August

The cover of Imbued in the middle with labels around it pointing at it with arrows in a trope map-style graphic. The cover features a white calla lily surrounded by lush, thorny vegetation, its stalk pulled towards the ground by golden magical threads. The style is painting-like and the main colors are white, purple, green and gold.

- childhood trauma-induced amnesia
- violent magic
- manipulation
- very reluctant hero (crossed out) villain (also crossed out) ???
- telepathic flirting
- queernormative society
- failed magic experiments and dead gods
- dreams & visions galore
- demisex romance (slowburn no spice)

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Jonathan Nevair @jnevair.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Y'all ready for the BIG INDIE AUGUST BOOK SALE this weekend? 300+ ebooks as well as ITCH bundles, and more. (Organized by the amazing @narratess.com!)

A backdrop of a night sky with start and planets and skulls, with a dragon along the bottom. It reads, "Indie Book sale - fantasy, scifi, horror) August 29-31.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 29/08/2026

Today's the day! The Narratess Indie Book Sale starts TODAY! Browse hundreds of books priced at $2.99, $1.99, or even FREE! Amazing authors, amazing stories, and you get to add them to your ereaders! #BookSky #IndieAugust indiebook.sale

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The center banner has 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.

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror
29 - 31 August

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Dylan Madeley @dylanmadeley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Are you ready for one of the greatest sales there is? This one went live today at indiebook.sale and runs through August 31st. There you can find my fantasy 'The Fate of Lenn' for $2.99 #TheFateOfLenn #fantasy #booksky #NarratessSale2026 #NarratessIndieSale

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

THE BIG INDIE WEEKEND IS BACK! Not seen our epic line up yet? 25th to 27th September, 3 days of awesome indie authors and creators. Online panels, live streams, an RPG, writing sprint, giveaways and an exciting event announcement...SEE YOU THERE!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Meet the characters of The Silent Division, starting with Lieutenant Theresa Almeida. Be the first to read this new gaslamp fantasy novel as it’s written, only on Patreon. Find out more: www.patreon.com/TimHardieAut...

The Principality of Perund has fallen prey to an evil from another world, one which is able to invade the very mind of its people through the power of sound. Lieutenant Theresa Almeida volunteers to join The Silent Division, a secretive military operation that may possess the key to their salvation. Yet the road to victory will not be easy and sacrifices will have to be made.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’ve revamped my Patreon now I’ve gotten a vague handle on how all of this works! With new tiers, new rewards, an ever-expanding amount of exclusive content and a serialised gaslamp fantasy novel in your inbox every Monday morning, why not take a look at what’s on offer? patreon.com/TimHardieAut...

A graphic listing the features of Tim’s Patreon – weekly blog, WIP sneak peaks, serialised novella, artwork reveals, serialised novels, exclusive short stories

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’m back with another set of reading recommendations for your summer holidays. I also choose my favourite title from the past 12 months! www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/summer-...

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Summer 2026 Reading Recommendations — Tim Hardie

Every summer I review my reading over the past twelve months, and highlight the books I’d recommend you pack for your holidays.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I’ve just released Chapter 5 of The Silent Division on Patreon! I’m putting out a chapter every Monday morning of my new gaslamp portal fantasy, where the world faces a deadly threat to its very survival from ancient magic. Find out more: www.patreon.com/TimHardieAut...

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Looking for some post war grimdark? Motley bands of survivors coming together despite their differences? Common folk casting aside the chains of a ruling class? Both Vermin of the Old Empire novellas are half off on Itch! When the Lords Fall, the Vermin shall Rise! 🔗👇🍻

Promo image featuring covers of "The Scroungers" and "The Dregs" by Thomas J Devens. Captions read "Vermin of the Old Empire, 50% off on itch.io till July 6th" with the url: revoltingpeasantpress.itch.io at the bottom.
The cover of The Scroungers features three characters in a medieval styled city on a dark, rainy night.
The cover of The Dregs features four characters among the carnage of a battlefield aflame.

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

In case you missed it, watch a bunch of nerds in a weird cross between Mad Max and Wacky Races. Blunder Dome indeed!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The Silent Division is coming to Patreon! I’m releasing weekly instalments of my latest novel exclusively for my Patreon supporters, starting on Monday. A late 1800s gaslamp portal fantasy, where the world faces a deadly threat to its very survival from ancient magic.

The Silent Division – Only on Patreon
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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Can't say how much it means to me to see a review like this!

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Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Good afternoon, Womble! I’m currently reading a novella that was not in my team’s SFINCS allocation but wanted to read it anyway: The Dregs by Thomas J Devens. If you like grimdark fantasy you should really give this author a try!! @tdevens.bsky.social

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Charlie Cavendish @charliecav.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Guess who’s back? Whilst the Spotlight Indie team take a well earned break. The Beardsmen are taking over and we’re joined by Stephen Aryan @stephenaya 30th May 9pm (UK), 4pm (EST) & 6am 31st May (Aust) Link below

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The Scroungers and The Dregs are now available over on DriveThruFiction in ebook form. I will soon be adding my Fall of Emros books as well as paperbacks. I'm always happy to have more non-amazon way for folk to access my work! Click below!

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

And it is out! Tales from the Tavern at the Brink of the Abyss issue #1 A Payday and a Pint Handmade zine and audiobook A serialized tale of grimsnark fantasy. Revolting Peasant Press 100% DIY Fuck AI 🔗👇🍻

A photo of the audio cassette of "A Payday and a Pint" with J-card folded out

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My little zine/audiobook project releases tomorrow. I'm excited to get this out there. I put a lot of work and love into this. A silly, grimsnark fantasy short story (to be serialized), an audiobook (on cassette) I narrated, lots of little doodles and sketches I drew. DIY- Fuck AI!

A stack of handmade zines of "A Payday and a Pint" next to a stack of cassette tapes and a paper cutter

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P.L. Stuart - Author of The DROWNED KINGDOM SAGA @plstuart-author.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Giving Back to Bookish Communities - I was so humbled to sit down with one of my favourite people in the bookish space to chat about this topic. Thank you so much @philipchase90.bsky.social for all you do! I hope others find this chat worthwhile! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyLH...

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Advice for Authors: Giving Back to Bookish Communities, with P.L. Stuart

YouTube video by Philip Chase

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This month I examine the impact branching out into editorial work could have on my wider creative output, and why it's the right decision to diversify. I also consider the risks to my business of AI and what humans can offer when it comes to creativity. www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/dont-yo...

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Don’t you have enough to do? – AKA it’s time to launch an editorial services business — Tim Hardie

This month I talk about my decision to launch a new editorial service as part of my wider writing business.

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Prepare yourselves! If you haven't signed up for Spotlight Indie's Patreon, go do that! And then join us in the wastelands! 8pm BST /3pm EDT

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

After thinking about this for some time, I’m launching my new editorial services business! Working with other writers is something I really enjoy and now I have more time to devote to new projects. You’ll find further details on my website! www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/editorial-se...

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Tim Hardie Editorial Services
Developmental Edits, Line Edits, Copy Edits, Proofreading
Trad or Indie

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Some reviews are worth making a whole new graphic for – this is one of them! I can’t tell you how much it means to me as an author when a reader connects with your writing like this and really understands what it was you were trying to do with a story. I’m very happy right now 😁

Broken Brotherhood by Tim Hardie – The Brotherhood of the Eagle Book 4
Five Stars
“The Viking-inspired series has been top quality from the off and Broken Brotherhood has everything you could wish for from a final book.”
“The Brotherhood of the Eagle has been a wonderful saga and I’m so happy to be part of the brotherhood of readers who have discovered it.”

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P.L. Stuart - Author of The DROWNED KINGDOM SAGA @plstuart-author.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

RELEASE DAY!!! ***A BLACK DRAGON ON RED!*** PUBLISHED TODAY & AVAILABLE NOW ON @friesenpress.bsky.social 🍁 ! Available wide on Ingram i.e. Amazon / Barnes & Noble & almost anywhere you buy your fantasy books MONDAY MAY 18 2026! So excited! books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...

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A Black Dragon on Red at the FriesenPress Bookstore

Nightsoul. A name striking terror into the hearts of Eltnia’s people for decades. A mysterious, sinister ruler, buoyed by the foreboding magic of the malevolent sorceress Barbis. A haunting spectre,...

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Tonight's the night, find out all about my new zine project and Revolting Peasant Press! 3pm EDT / 8pm BST

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Apr 26 @spotlightindie.bsky.social have been so kind to invite me on to reveal: Revolting Peasant Press issue #1 I'll be joined by the amazing @dbrook.bsky.social @afrogintime.bsky.social & @timhardieauthor.bsky.social So tune in, to find out just what the hell this is! 🔗👇🍻

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My first book, released in March 2023 has hit 700 Zon ratings. Never in a million years did I think that was going to happen. Thank you to all those who read it and sent me on this wild ride! #firstcontact #sciencefictionbooks #sciencefiction #scfibooks #scifi

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My latest Brotherhood of the Eagle short story, Ten Silver Crowns, is available over on Patreon, and you don’t need to be a paying member to read it! Domaldi has been doing some work for Ekkill, but are the risks he's taking worth the reward? www.patreon.com/posts/free-s...

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Free Short Story - 'Ten Silver Crowns' | Tim Hardie

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The Wrecking Squad is 99c/p as part of the Narratess sale. Find via my lin/ktr/ee alongside hundreds of #sciencefiction and #fantasy #books. While you’re there my #darkfantasy meets #steampunk trilogy isn’t in the sale but is 99c/p linktr.ee/nicksnape

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Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark @tdevens.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Among all the other amazing books discounted for the Narratess sale this weekend, my book The Scroungers is only 99c. And I dropped the other book in the series, The Dregs, down to 99c too (on all platforms)!

Top half: The cover of the novella "The Scroungers" by Thomas J Devens, featuring three main characters walking through a gloomy medieval city.
Text to the right that says: "The Scroungers: gritty fantasy, mired in the mud and the blood and the filth of mankind. 0.99"

Under that is the banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. 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.

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

11 - 13 April

Banner designed by Arden Powell

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 11/04/2026

Happy #NarratessSale ! So, so many books to scroll through. You can get them in bundles, too, you know? Check out the bundles on itch. Short stories, chonkers, horror, or fantasy? We've got them all! --> itch.io/b/3631/narratess-indie-sale… #readersky 💙📚

18 book covers of various colors and authors. Blue banner at the bottom: Indie book sale. 11-13 april. Fantasy, scifi, horror. In red box: itch bundle. short stories and novellas, 18 books for $20.

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