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Danielle Ackley-McPhail
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Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the industry for longer than she cares to admit. Her published works include eight novels, eight solo collections, and three non-fiction writers’ guides.
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Keith R.A. DeCandido reading a second excerpt from ‘Unguarded’ in Devilish and Divine for the eSpec Books Author Reading Series youtu.be/sUF3iniMkjI #AngelsAndDevils @kradec.bsky.social
Keith R.A. DeCandido reads a second excerpt from Unguarded
Keith R.A. DeCandido reading a second excerpt from his story "Unguarded", featured in Devilish & Divine, edited by John L. French and Danielle Ackley-McPhail, and published by NeoParadoxa (an imprint…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The measure of our lives is but a blink of the Cosmic Eye. But who will blink first? Read The Chaos Clock, fourteen works of cosmic horror steampunk! amzn.to/4cS4G3w
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Haunting you from beyond, these stories roam across time and space and dimension, each providing a spine-chilling glimpse into the shadows not even death can restrain. amzn.to/3I2mitX @randeedawn.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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No (battle) plan survives contact with the enemy. Best Laid Plans, part of our Defending the Future series. especbooks.square.site/product/best... @mothman13.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #milscifi #military #sciencefiction
Best Laid Plans: Reissued edited by Mike McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)A Defending the Future AnthologyNo (battle) plan survives contact with the enemy.Winning a war has…
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November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Not One Word by James Daniel Ross. Military science fiction at its finest! #shortstories #militarysf amzn.to/2gnDYDz @McPhailMilSciFi
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Defending the Future: Man and Machine @eSpecBooks #fiction especbooks.square.site/product/man-... @jywriterguy @gryphonrose @jenniferbrozek @McPhailMilSciFi
Man and Machine edited by Mike McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)The plan had been to un-man the battlespace, replacing flesh and blood with steel and carbon fiber.…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Got a Library Thing account? Request Immortal Evelyn and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Award-Winning Author Jeffrey Lyman, including the brand-new story "Immortal Evelyn"
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November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Got a Library Thing account? Request No Man’s Land, stories of women in combat, part of eSpec Books’ Defending the Future series with stories by top science fiction and military sci-fi authors.
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Book Giveaway for No Man's Land by Mike McPhail, Brenda Cooper, and Nancy Jane Moore
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November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Got a Library Thing account? Request More Futures for Ferals, a second charity anthology supporting cat rescues. Can you help us, help them? www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Daniel Ackley-McPhail reading her story “Brothers” from Dogs of War, part of the Defending the Future collection. youtu.be/gNgp8kKWlT4 #AuthorReadings #excerpt #milscifi #militarysciencefiction
Danielle Ackley-McPhail reading Brothers
Danielle Ackley-McPhail reads her short story "Brothers" from Dogs of War (Defending the Future Book Six), edited by Mike McPhail. http://amzn.to/2hkecCh (this is an Amazon Associate link.) Animals…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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When the ranks have been compromised, Daire’s Devils gives the enemy hell! #MilitarySF especbooks.square.site/product/dair... @McPhailMilSciFi
Daire's Devils by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Give the Enemy Hell!At the ass-end of the galaxy, Allied Forces—including the 142nd Mobile Special…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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“Comrades in Arms,” a brand-new story in Bud Sparhawk’s Shardies Universe in In Harm’s Way, part of the Defending the Future series of military science fiction. especbooks.square.site/product/in-h... @McPhailMilSciFi #milscifi #sciencefiction #scifi
In Harm's Way edited by Mike McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)When fire and steel meet flesh and bone, a soldier learns a hard truth: you’re not fighting for…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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This impressive anthology of 12 military science fiction stories pairs suspense with heart, showcasing oppressive regimes, deeds of heroism in the wake of alien invasions, and the depths of limitless, unknown space. – Publisher’s Weekly especbooks.square.site/product/in-h... #InHarmsWay
In Harm's Way edited by Mike McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)When fire and steel meet flesh and bone, a soldier learns a hard truth: you’re not fighting for…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Homemade candied ginger – no preservatives, no sulfides – enjoy a unique taste experience with over 30 original flavors - especbooks.square.site/ginger-kick-... #Candy #Ginger
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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What else can you do with candied ginger besides just eat it? Find out in The Ginger KICK! Cookbook amzn.to/2LoLu1D Ginger gives everything a little KICK! #cookbooks #ginger
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Don Sakers of Analog Magazine says of Footprints in the Stars: “A sweet collection [...] with, in my opinion, one of the most striking SF covers I’ve seen in many a year [...] There’s something here to delight any SF reader.” especbooks.square.site/product/foot... #scifi #sciencefiction #Books
Footprints in the Stars | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Beyond the CradleTo follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before, first we must find them.…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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There’s never an alien invasion around when you need one! Read “The Necessary Enemy” by Ian Randal Strock in If We Had Known especbooks.square.site/product/if-w...
If We Had Known | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Beyond the Cradle of mankind, the universe is vast, unknown, dangerous to the unwary…or those…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Librarians, looking for something new and unusual to add to your stacks? Check out Snapped Up: A Tale of the Beast of Busco by Aaron Rosenberg for a mystery surrounding a local cryptid festival.
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Book Giveaway for Snapped Up: A Tale of the Beast of Busco by Aaron Rosenberg
Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Librarians, looking for something new and unusual to add to your stacks? Check out Immortal Evelyn and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Award-Winning Author Jeffrey Lyman, including the brand-new story "Immortal Evelyn"
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#fantasy #darkfantasy
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Librarians, looking for something new and unusual to add to your stacks? Check out No Man’s Land, stories of women in combat, part of eSpec Books’ Defending the Future series with stories by top science fiction and military sci-fi authors.
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#milscifi
Book Giveaway for No Man's Land by Mike McPhail, Brenda Cooper, and Nancy Jane Moore
Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Librarians, looking for something new and unusual to add to your stacks? Check out More Futures for Ferals, a second charity anthology supporting cat rescues. Can you help us, help them? www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#catlovers #cats #catrescue
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request Snapped Up: A Tale of the Beast of Busco by Aaron Rosenberg for a mystery surrounding a local cryptid festival.
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#cryptids
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request Immortal Evelyn and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Award-Winning Author Jeffrey Lyman, including the brand-new story "Immortal Evelyn"
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#fantasy #darkfantasy
Book Giveaway for Immortal Evelyn and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Jeffrey Lyman
Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request No Man’s Land, stories of women in combat, part of eSpec Books’ Defending the Future series with stories by top science fiction and military sci-fi authors.
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#milscifi
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM