Charlie Cavendish
@charliecav.bsky.social
Reviewer with FanFiAddict- I love reading, boosting indie authors /books, running and of course my pugs. One of The Four Beardsmen of The Bookpocalypse https://www.youtube.com/@fourbeardsmen
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The Beardsmen are back this Fri/Sat with the maestro of mycelium @adrianmgibson.bsky.social A man of many talents this is sure to be a great chat so I hope you can join myself
with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq, 7am (Sat) Aust
with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq, 7am (Sat) Aust
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🗺️Calling all indie book readers!🗺️ #booksky
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
The Wingspan of Treason by L.N. Bayen
YouTube video by Willow Wraith Press
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🗺️Calling all indie book readers!🗺️ #booksky
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
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This is awesome. While I've had a few short stories translated, this is the first time for my of my novels (36 Streets). The Russian cover of my vehemently anti-imperialist book is excellent, and I love seeing this artist's interpretation of the protagonist, Lin Thi Vu. Link below.
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is awesome. While I've had a few short stories translated, this is the first time for my of my novels (36 Streets). The Russian cover of my vehemently anti-imperialist book is excellent, and I love seeing this artist's interpretation of the protagonist, Lin Thi Vu. Link below.
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Last call for ARCs before I move on to other stuff!
If you're a reviewer/blogger/booktokker/bookstagrammer and would like an Advance Review Copy of DOGGED, please DM me.
If you're a reviewer/blogger/booktokker/bookstagrammer and would like an Advance Review Copy of DOGGED, please DM me.
Just finished the awesome Dogged by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Dogged (The Obsidian Path)
WARDOGS ARE BORN TO DIE.In the final days of the Demon …
www.goodreads.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Last call for ARCs before I move on to other stuff!
If you're a reviewer/blogger/booktokker/bookstagrammer and would like an Advance Review Copy of DOGGED, please DM me.
If you're a reviewer/blogger/booktokker/bookstagrammer and would like an Advance Review Copy of DOGGED, please DM me.
Just finished the awesome Dogged by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Dogged (The Obsidian Path)
WARDOGS ARE BORN TO DIE.In the final days of the Demon …
www.goodreads.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just finished the awesome Dogged by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
A tale of friendship, loyalty and rearranging your enemies internal organs.
My initial GR review is below. Dogged is published on 15th December
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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The incorrigible @frasierarmitage.bsky.social has suggested that we need a mascot at Spotlight Indie. So, we're opening it up to the #writingcommunity. What do you think our mascot should be? Suggestions so far include a tub of sentient icecream or an actual goat (not sure how that one would work)..
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The incorrigible @frasierarmitage.bsky.social has suggested that we need a mascot at Spotlight Indie. So, we're opening it up to the #writingcommunity. What do you think our mascot should be? Suggestions so far include a tub of sentient icecream or an actual goat (not sure how that one would work)..
Making friends with the locals
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Making friends with the locals
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Its December!
Join us for the Bookpocalypse Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the Year on the 12th at 9PM GMT feat. the tinsel-sharp minds of @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @timhardieauthor.bsky.social
@charliecav.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/SewCZDr...
Join us for the Bookpocalypse Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the Year on the 12th at 9PM GMT feat. the tinsel-sharp minds of @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @timhardieauthor.bsky.social
@charliecav.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/SewCZDr...
The Four Beardsmen's Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the year!
With Special festive guests, HL Tinsley and Tim Hardie, The Four Beardsmen are hosting a Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the year! Before the apocalypse points meant prizes, since the fall points mean baubles...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Its December!
Join us for the Bookpocalypse Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the Year on the 12th at 9PM GMT feat. the tinsel-sharp minds of @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @timhardieauthor.bsky.social
@charliecav.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/SewCZDr...
Join us for the Bookpocalypse Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the Year on the 12th at 9PM GMT feat. the tinsel-sharp minds of @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @timhardieauthor.bsky.social
@charliecav.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/SewCZDr...
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It's my birthday!
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It's my birthday!
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
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To celebrate Cameron Day (the author not the ex British Prime Minister) I insist you buy:
The Maleficient Seven: heroic last stand but the heroes are all villainous monsters (unbelievably fun and gripping)
Or
The Last Shield: Die Hard in a castle, somehow even better than it sounds
GO NOW, BUY
The Maleficient Seven: heroic last stand but the heroes are all villainous monsters (unbelievably fun and gripping)
Or
The Last Shield: Die Hard in a castle, somehow even better than it sounds
GO NOW, BUY
It's my birthday!
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
As such, I'd like you to consider leaving a book review or preordering one - doesn't have to be one of mine. It really helps authors out.
Also, here is a photo of John Dee's obsidian scrying mirror, which I found cool.
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
To celebrate Cameron Day (the author not the ex British Prime Minister) I insist you buy:
The Maleficient Seven: heroic last stand but the heroes are all villainous monsters (unbelievably fun and gripping)
Or
The Last Shield: Die Hard in a castle, somehow even better than it sounds
GO NOW, BUY
The Maleficient Seven: heroic last stand but the heroes are all villainous monsters (unbelievably fun and gripping)
Or
The Last Shield: Die Hard in a castle, somehow even better than it sounds
GO NOW, BUY
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Was pumped when Beth & Adrian @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social asked me to write a story for their special cyberpunk issue. On top of that, somehow I got the cover art (look at the contributors to the issue - a truly stellar line-up). It's their first print edition, and I can't wait to get mine.
Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 is here and ready for pre-orders. This quarter we are going all in on cyberpunk and SF, featuring some of the best short fiction writers in the genre injecting gritty and horrifying futures to your very eyes. AND WE’RE DOING IT IN PRINT.
Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 cover reveal, pre-orders, and print subscriptions
Grimdark Magazine's first ever print issue is a cyberpunk special, with some of the best and brightest authors in the market headlining.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Was pumped when Beth & Adrian @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social asked me to write a story for their special cyberpunk issue. On top of that, somehow I got the cover art (look at the contributors to the issue - a truly stellar line-up). It's their first print edition, and I can't wait to get mine.
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Good morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading an excellent fantasy novella Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja. What are you reading at the moment?
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading an excellent fantasy novella Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja. What are you reading at the moment?
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For those who haven't come across the Terrible Worlds series - these are standalone novellas, entirely separate to one another in setting and plot, but loosely grouped in conceptual trios...
Next year, a new TERRIBLE WORLDS novella is coming your way from @aptshadow.bsky.social !
Preorder PREACHING TO THE CHOIR now: https://geni.us/preachtc
And dive into the rest of the thematically linked series whilst you wait. Each novella is a standalone but 1-6 are available in bind ups too!
Preorder PREACHING TO THE CHOIR now: https://geni.us/preachtc
And dive into the rest of the thematically linked series whilst you wait. Each novella is a standalone but 1-6 are available in bind ups too!
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For those who haven't come across the Terrible Worlds series - these are standalone novellas, entirely separate to one another in setting and plot, but loosely grouped in conceptual trios...
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Kangaroo
Koala
Snakes - venomous & not
Spiders
Shark
(Can you guess where I live? 😂)
Kangaroo
Koala
Snakes - venomous & not
Spiders
Shark
(Can you guess where I live? 😂)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Dolphins (right by my canoe!)
Sea turtle
Snakes (so many types)
Pheasants
Foxes
Also rabbits, deer, assorted fish, coyotes and a mountain lion (once, and yes it was scary lmao).
Dolphins (right by my canoe!)
Sea turtle
Snakes (so many types)
Pheasants
Foxes
Also rabbits, deer, assorted fish, coyotes and a mountain lion (once, and yes it was scary lmao).
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Pilot whale*
Puffin
Barred owl
Spawning salmon in fresh water
Luna moth
*I think it was a pilot whale but this was when I was 13 so I don’t remember exactly. It was an incredible moment, whatever kind of whale it was!
Pilot whale*
Puffin
Barred owl
Spawning salmon in fresh water
Luna moth
*I think it was a pilot whale but this was when I was 13 so I don’t remember exactly. It was an incredible moment, whatever kind of whale it was!
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Kangaroo
Koala
Snakes - venomous & not
Spiders
Shark
(Can you guess where I live? 😂)
Kangaroo
Koala
Snakes - venomous & not
Spiders
Shark
(Can you guess where I live? 😂)
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Currently listening to Hall of Bones by @timhardieauthor.bsky.social narrated by @rjbarker.bsky.social , mere hours before I sit with them both in a pub in real life!
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Currently listening to Hall of Bones by @timhardieauthor.bsky.social narrated by @rjbarker.bsky.social , mere hours before I sit with them both in a pub in real life!
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He’s had many names, lived many lives, worn many disguises.
🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
He’s had many names, lived many lives, worn many disguises.
🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
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Pitch: A failed father and former priest fights to save his people from a dark god.
Horror flintlock fantasy with grisly murders, horrifying monsters, and a splash of madness.
Audiobook coming soon!
Horror flintlock fantasy with grisly murders, horrifying monsters, and a splash of madness.
Audiobook coming soon!
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Pitch: A failed father and former priest fights to save his people from a dark god.
Horror flintlock fantasy with grisly murders, horrifying monsters, and a splash of madness.
Audiobook coming soon!
Horror flintlock fantasy with grisly murders, horrifying monsters, and a splash of madness.
Audiobook coming soon!
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Bk4 is in the wild. I had 32 preorders and hoping for a few more sales over the next few days. Getting to 50 by Nov 30th would be amazing. Join Rebekah and her crew as they face-off against the Butcher AI that has taken an alien queen’s spawn seeking their secret to FLT. #scifibooks #scifi 💙🪐📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Bk4 is in the wild. I had 32 preorders and hoping for a few more sales over the next few days. Getting to 50 by Nov 30th would be amazing. Join Rebekah and her crew as they face-off against the Butcher AI that has taken an alien queen’s spawn seeking their secret to FLT. #scifibooks #scifi 💙🪐📚
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Don't mind me, just posting this here because HAMMERFALL has received an author blurb from THE Michael R. Fletcher!!! 😲
Hammerfall is releasing February 3rd 2026 and is a standalone novel set in my God Eater Saga world.
Hammerfall is releasing February 3rd 2026 and is a standalone novel set in my God Eater Saga world.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Don't mind me, just posting this here because HAMMERFALL has received an author blurb from THE Michael R. Fletcher!!! 😲
Hammerfall is releasing February 3rd 2026 and is a standalone novel set in my God Eater Saga world.
Hammerfall is releasing February 3rd 2026 and is a standalone novel set in my God Eater Saga world.
Wow I’m wrecked in the best way possible.
No one gets out of this story in one piece and many don’t make it at all.
Loved every page and can’t wait for Book 3
@hollytinsl3y.bsky.social you’ve done it again and brilliantly
No one gets out of this story in one piece and many don’t make it at all.
Loved every page and can’t wait for Book 3
@hollytinsl3y.bsky.social you’ve done it again and brilliantly
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Wow I’m wrecked in the best way possible.
No one gets out of this story in one piece and many don’t make it at all.
Loved every page and can’t wait for Book 3
@hollytinsl3y.bsky.social you’ve done it again and brilliantly
No one gets out of this story in one piece and many don’t make it at all.
Loved every page and can’t wait for Book 3
@hollytinsl3y.bsky.social you’ve done it again and brilliantly
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I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed by the fabulous @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com. Thanks, Tru!
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's also getting quite cold.
To warm you up, we have a an interview with the man in the hat, Douglas Lumsde ( @douglaslumsden.bsky.social ), author of Noir Urban Fantasy.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
To warm you up, we have a an interview with the man in the hat, Douglas Lumsde ( @douglaslumsden.bsky.social ), author of Noir Urban Fantasy.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed by the fabulous @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com. Thanks, Tru!
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Wander on over to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social's youtube channel and bask in the sexy glory of THE LAST WARDOG as read by Colin Mace!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMY...
A Dark Fantasy Story by Michael R. Fletcher: The Last War Dog
YouTube video by Grimdark Magazine
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wander on over to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social's youtube channel and bask in the sexy glory of THE LAST WARDOG as read by Colin Mace!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMY...
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A brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
REVIEW: ALPHA by K.D. Marchesi
ALPHA by K.D. Marchesi is a brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A brutal survival sci-fi thriller with dangerously sharp teeth but a surprisingly warm, human heart.
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We’re closing in on the release of ALPHA and getting intimate with the inner circle.
It’s time to meet Winson. Underneath his playful nature lies a young man scared as hell. He doesn’t know where his loyalties lie just yet but he knows something has to change.
Which side will he choose?
It’s time to meet Winson. Underneath his playful nature lies a young man scared as hell. He doesn’t know where his loyalties lie just yet but he knows something has to change.
Which side will he choose?
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We’re closing in on the release of ALPHA and getting intimate with the inner circle.
It’s time to meet Winson. Underneath his playful nature lies a young man scared as hell. He doesn’t know where his loyalties lie just yet but he knows something has to change.
Which side will he choose?
It’s time to meet Winson. Underneath his playful nature lies a young man scared as hell. He doesn’t know where his loyalties lie just yet but he knows something has to change.
Which side will he choose?
Beards Assemble!
It’s time for my bearded brothers and I to get down and dirty with @timmckay52.bsky.social
The episode link is below. Join us for what is sure to be an awesome chat
9pm UK / 4pm EST / 8am AUS (15th)
@dbrook.bsky.social
@tombookbeard.bsky.social
@davidtlist.bsky.social
It’s time for my bearded brothers and I to get down and dirty with @timmckay52.bsky.social
The episode link is below. Join us for what is sure to be an awesome chat
9pm UK / 4pm EST / 8am AUS (15th)
@dbrook.bsky.social
@tombookbeard.bsky.social
@davidtlist.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Beards Assemble!
It’s time for my bearded brothers and I to get down and dirty with @timmckay52.bsky.social
The episode link is below. Join us for what is sure to be an awesome chat
9pm UK / 4pm EST / 8am AUS (15th)
@dbrook.bsky.social
@tombookbeard.bsky.social
@davidtlist.bsky.social
It’s time for my bearded brothers and I to get down and dirty with @timmckay52.bsky.social
The episode link is below. Join us for what is sure to be an awesome chat
9pm UK / 4pm EST / 8am AUS (15th)
@dbrook.bsky.social
@tombookbeard.bsky.social
@davidtlist.bsky.social
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Music is very important to my writing process. I've created soundtracks / playlists for all my novels. Starting today with The Court of Broken Knives.
#Books #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #GrimDark #EpicFantasy
📖🎸
open.spotify.com/playlist/7dS...
#Books #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #GrimDark #EpicFantasy
📖🎸
open.spotify.com/playlist/7dS...
The Court of Broken Knives
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Music is very important to my writing process. I've created soundtracks / playlists for all my novels. Starting today with The Court of Broken Knives.
#Books #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #GrimDark #EpicFantasy
📖🎸
open.spotify.com/playlist/7dS...
#Books #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #GrimDark #EpicFantasy
📖🎸
open.spotify.com/playlist/7dS...