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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Apologies are in order! Boy oh boy did I screw this one up. Very sorry to @spotlightindie.bsky.social and all who tuned in for the Big Indie Weekend Wrap-up Party. I did not show up for the panel until 9pm EST. It was scheduled for 9pm BST. 😬😫

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

New beauty from @robjhayes.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social! All three books in the Ties that Bind Trilogy (which I wrote of course 😏)

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The project is 100% funded and if you haven’t backed it yet, then now’s a perfect time to jump in for some amazing Indian sword & sorcery fantasy graphic novel with 🔥🔥🔥 art by Hazem Ameen. Plus it’s @undyrk.bsky.social backed & approved so you know it’s going to be good.

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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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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On the plane and headed to Atlanta. DragonCon, here I come!

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I haven't been this excited about a book in a long time. I was recently asked what living author I would most want to have dinner with. I've already met some greats in person, but I chose three. Scott Hawkins was one of them. The other two were Stephen King and Philip Pullman.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Wonderful review and promo for Paternus over on Instagram. Thanks Zachary Shaye! www.instagram.com/reel/DcELJ3e...

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our last Big Indie Weekend was amazing - 3 days of awesome authors, chats and panels. This September we're doing it all again! If you'd like to get involved, let us know! You can fill in the form here to register interest: forms.gle/KfwxkzJsH2qm... #writingcommunity #indieauthors

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I just saved our neighbor from an evil dragon!

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Practicing guard formation.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Something has come from far away... Ooh, pretty! With a slipcase, no less! And back flap blurbs, all but one by me! 😊🤗 Dedicated to.. Hey! 😂 It's a beauty, @GrayAustin!

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

*A new cinematic genius is born! *Famous author transformed into a puppet in magic experiment gone wrong! *And something something about a book ...

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wow. Today is the 10 year anniversary of the release of my first book, book 1 in the Paternus Trilogy. I want to celebrate all of you who have read it and supported my work over the years, as well as anyone who may do so in the future. Thank you all :)

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MD Presley @mdpresley.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Urban Fantasy is easy once you know the rules. My UF name will henceforth be Flint Bishop. What's yours?

A very long infographic about Urban Fantasy Names. The gist: there are four steps to create an urban fantasy name: 1) Common + Uncommon = add an uncommon name to a common one, 2) Occupation/ Trait = make one of those names an occupation or trait, 3) Double Down = combine points one and two, 4) Supporting Cast = use this template for supporting characters if not for your protagonist. There are several examples for each of these four points, as well as two grids so you can create your own urban fantasy name.

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We can't possibly take sides in the ongoing and ugly blood-feud between RJ Barker and RJ Dark but if you choose to pre-order Dark's new book through B&N you can at least reassure yourself that you are getting a bargain.

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Eira Brand @eirabrand.com · 14/03/2026

For the next week, in honor of the #transrightsreadathon, Run Like Hell will be on sale for $0.99 (most places you get your ebooks)! If you're looking for a fast-paced thrill ride packed with cyberpunk goodness and a ton of body horror, give it a look! #trr26 #writingcommunity #booksky #indiebooks

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

An old college buddy who does corporate and commercial video came up from Columbus yesterday to test out some new long lenses.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I just found out that all three books in the Paternus Trilogy are available in both paperback and hardback on Barnes & Noble.

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Michael Vadney @michaelvadney.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I've finally gotten around to putting up my 2025 Reading Wrap Up over on Author Adjacent And thank you to everyone who came on to the show in 2025. I couldn't have done it with out you.

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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Can your book join the #SPFBO champions? Entry to the 11th annual contest opens tomorrow! It's free... 🙂

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Monday and Tuesday weather in Folly Beach SC was less than ideal, but today there was sun! And I found a friend.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Fantastic weekend with these reprobates. At Charlotte airport to start next leg of the trip. On to Charleston, plane change in Atlanta. Flights delayed by a couple hours. Looked like I wouldn't make the connecting flight, but with both delayed, so far it's working out. So far...

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thank you, Jordan! ❤️🐙❤️🐙❤️🐙

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

And now I'm on my way to see Davis Ashura, Phil Tucker, Michael Manning, Zack Pike, Morgan Shank, and Mike Shel for a weekend writing retreat. Expect many words. Or shenanigans...

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Ashley Capes @ashcapes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

8 hrs left and I'm getting sleepy :D

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Molly can't look. It's too scary.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Thanksgiving dishes pre-wash.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

They are watching. Always watching...

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Nils O @nils.readindiefantasy.com · 14/11/2025

It's tempting to talk about my own books here, but... Instead, I'd like to highlight the world as seen through the lens of @zzclaybourne.bsky.social in The Brothers Jetstream Universe. Or that of @undyrk.bsky.social in Paternus. Both settings draw on old myths and place them in modern times.

Book cover for Afro Puffs Are The Antenna Of The Universe, by Zig Zag Claybourne.

Book Cover for Rise of Gods, the first book in the Paternus trilogy, by Dyrk Ashton.

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

And this time I'm headed to Phoenix for a wedding, back Monday. Very happy the flight is not delayed or cancelled. Crossing fingers the flight out of Phoenix is okay.

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Vietnam Cat Welfare @vietnamcatwelfare.org · 02/11/2025

We are literally drowning and need help! The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage. Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/

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John Bierce @johnbierce.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My ex and I adopted our cats from here, they do wonderful work- please share, or even donate if you can!

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

On yet another flight. This time a one night stay in Raleigh for a wake for an old friend. He was only 58. Proves the old adage, anybody, anytime. Hug your friends when you get to see them.

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Diane Youngblood @dmyoungblood.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This was a great trilogy - if you haven't read it yet, GO GO GO and get it and make the author's (birth)day! #BookSky 📚 #WritingCommunity

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

What's the best present you can give an author with a Halloween birthday? Trick or treat Smell my feet Buy Dyrk's books Cuz they are neat! linktr.ee/dyrkashton

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Yes, it is my birthday, and yes, it is Halloween. And here's an amazing Kraken Rider Z birthday sketch from the absolutely fabulous @tomjilesen.bsky.social Thank you, Tom! You have made my day ☺️🐙😍🐙😍🐙🎂🥳

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Duncan M. Hamilton @duncanmhamilton.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

My new Kickstarter project for an illustrated hardcover of Society of the Sword got the 'project we love' tag from Kickstarter! Please give it a follow if you can. It's free, and it really helps me out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sot...

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Coming soon: Society of the Sword - Deluxe Illustrated Edition

All three books from Duncan M. Hamilton's Society of the sword trilogy, in a deluxe illustrated collector's edition omnibus.

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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 06/10/2025

Happy Mid Autumn Festival! 🥮 I’m thrilled to share the cover of #TheGirlWithAThousandFaces, coming 5 May 2026 from @torbooks.bsky.social! ⭐⁣The Girl with a Thousand Faces is a Chinese-Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong. Cover art by Lindsey Carr, Cover design by Shreya Gupta

A ghostly Chinese woman with dead white eyes stares out from a stylised black and green ocean, her face surrounded by billowing gold foam

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOK EATERS

A haunting dark urban fantasy set in a historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story of ghosts, grief and women who will not forgive.

Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of lost and traumatised civilians. Since the war ended, Mercy has rebuilt her life and found work as a ghost-talker for the local triad, dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt this place.

But the past she can’t remember won’t let her go. An unusually powerful ghost lurks in Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. Unnervingly, it claims to know Mercy—and her forgotten childhood.

As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realise that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.

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