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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request the E-Book of the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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Book Giveaway for StokerCon 2025 Souvenir Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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Enter to win one of 5 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

Book Giveaway for A Future for Ferals: A Charity Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Calling all librarians! If you have a Library Thing account, request A Future for Ferals, a charity anthology helping to fund organizations that rescue and treat feral cats.
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Death's Embrace by Michelle D. Sonnier | eSpec Books

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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

A prequel novella in the universe of The Clockwork Witch, Death’s Embrace by Michelle Sonnier takes you deeper into the witching world . especbooks.square.site/product/deat... @dackleymcphail.bsky.social

(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)There is no aspect of life that magic does not touch, including death.Raised to follow in her…

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The Legacy of the Sortilege Line is fraught with danger and mystery. Arabella, the first ever technomancer, navigates the treacherous path to joining the Sisterhood of Witches. Discover The Clockwork Solution by Michelle Sonnier amzn.to/3zdHrgg @especbooks.bsky.social @dmcphail.bsky.social

Clockwork Witch by Michelle D. Sonnier | eSpec Books

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

When ‘brown buds’ begin to blossom, the world of witches better watch out! The Clockwork Witch by Michelle Sonnier takes you to a world where witches are out and proud! buff.ly/taNKd3M @dackleymcphail.bsky.social
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(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)The Clockwork Chronicles Book IThe Humiliation of the Sortilege LineThe seventh daughter of a…

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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Open your ears to Vox Astra, unyielding revelations singing of humanity’s place in the cosmos among distant worlds, of beings that exist outside our reality, and of shocking futures.
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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Want something new and unusual to add to your TBR? Check out Feat of Clay by @kradec.bsky.social and enjoy the continuing misadventures of Bram Gold. amzn.to/4g71jZf #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural @dackleymcphail.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social

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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Want something new and unusual to add to your TBR? Check out A Furnace Sealed by Keith R.A. DeCandido and enjoy a Bronx tale like no other. amzn.to/3XqMGsw #Coursers #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural @dackleymcphail.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social

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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Devil Dogs Snap at the Heels of the Demon Lord! Check out David Sherman’s final DemonTech collection. especbooks.square.site/product/demo... @dackleymcphail.bsky.social
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DemonTech: The Last Campaigns by David Sherman | eSpec Books

(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)The armies of the Dark Prince roam the land on a mission of total conquest, armed with…

18th Race Omnibus by David Sherman, with Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The complete 18th Race Trilogy by David Sherman and Keith R.S. DeCandido in one omnibus edition! buff.ly/9QcEu4u #milscifi #SpaceMarines @dackleymcphail.bsky.social

(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)The Complete Saga of the 18th RaceWe are not alone! In exploring and colonizing the galaxy,…

Book Giveaway for By Other Means by Mike McPhail, James Chambers, and Bud Sparhawk

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love military scifi? Do you have a Library Thing account? Request By Other Means, 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...
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Book Giveaway for StokerCon 2025 Souvenir Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love horror? Do you have a Library Thing account? Request the E-Book of the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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@dackleymcphail.bsky.social
#horror

Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

Book Giveaway for StokerCon 2025 Souvenir Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love horror? Do you have a Library Thing account? Request the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
@dackleymcphail.bsky.social
#horror

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

Book Giveaway for A Future for Ferals: A Charity Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love cats? Do you have a Library Thing account? Request A Future for Ferals, a charity anthology helping to fund organizations that rescue and treat feral cats.
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
@dackleymcphail.bsky.social
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Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Nice!

Book Giveaway for So It Begins by Mike McPhail, Charles E. Gannon, and John C. Wright

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Christopher J. Burke @mrburkemath.net · 20d

A Bucket Full of Moonlight from @especbooks.bsky.social, available on Amazon
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Danielle Ackley-McPhail @dackleymcphail.bsky.social · 14d

If you have a Library Thing account, here’s your chance to request So It Begins, military science fiction tales from Jack Campbell, Charles E. Gannon, Jonathan Maberry, and more.
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eSpec Books, LLC @especbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Nice! Congrats. I can't wait to see it!

Danielle Ackley-McPhail reads The Halfling's Court

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Christopher L. Bennett @clbennettauthor.bsky.social · 14d

The title story's sequel, "Aleyara's Flight," is featured in the November/December 2025 ANALOG from @analogsf.bsky.social, due out soon!

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Danielle Ackley-McPhail @dackleymcphail.bsky.social · 10d

The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Danielle Ackley-McPhail reading an excerpt from her novel The Halfling's Court youtu.be/LHSRB2CSZjM @especbooks.bsky.social #bikers #faeries #urbanfantasy

Danielle Ackley-McPhail reading an excerpt from her novel, The Halfling's Court: A Bad-Ass Faerie Tale. http://amzn.to/2itrNGV (this is an Amazon Associate link.) Get Your Bad-Ass On! The rumble of…

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Danielle Ackley-McPhail @dackleymcphail.bsky.social · 9d

Lost Time Is Never Found Again… Or Is It? Find out in A Curse of Time and Vengeance by Christine Norris, an inventive retelling of #sleepingbeauty by buff.ly/suTOUgE @christinenorris.bsky.social @especbooks.bsky.social #Steampunk #fairytales

A Curse of Time and Vengeance by Christine Norris | eSpec Books

(If you are placing a digital-only order, please email us before placing your orderfor a discount code to remove the shipping.)Lost Time Is Never Found Again…. Or Is It?Christmas Eve, Philadelphia…