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Ian Green

@ianthegreen.bsky.social

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SFF author; EXTREMOPHILE & THE ROTSTORM trilogy out now with HoZ books/Ad Astra; PhD in epigenetics; ᛉᚷᛏᚫ; www.ianthegreen.com; https://geni.us/extremophile

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Oct 30

'A visceral, doesn't-give-a-damn biopunk thriller that treats the "punk" part of that subgenre not as mere window-dressing but as an antifascist shriek... vital and urgent SF that reaches places realist writing never could' ― @interzone.press

If you like cool shit get this 🕶️

geni.us/extremophile

Extremophile

Pre-order now:

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 4d

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Great piece- lots for the TBR!

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 4d

I had such a great time writing this piece for Reactor! one of the great things about publishing a book is people let you write about things you’re vaguely obsessed with

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 4d

Drawing from stories such as Hiron Ennes' Leech and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, author @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social reviews the popularity of medical horror, placing it alongside the return of dystopian fiction:

reactormag.com/dystopian-me...

Dystopian Medicine: Why Medical Horror Has a Hold on Us - Reactor

When society feels at its most unstable, we find ourselves turning to the darker genres of fiction...

reactormag.com

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 8d

Maps. Found Family. Neurodivergent folk accepting themselves at last. Cake. Buns. Tea. Bookshops. OWLS. Love. Acceptence.

Magic, Maps, and Mischief really is the coziest book you'll read all year.

Out October 24th.

mybook.to/magicmapsand...

The Coziest Book You'll Read All Year: Magic, Maps, and Mischief: A Cozy Neurodivergent Adventure

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rasalvatore.bsky.social @rasalvatore.bsky.social · 10d

Still taking pre-orders for "The Finest Edge of Twilight" over at RASalvaStore.com - book is coming soon (next Tuesday!).

Home | rasalvastore.com

Buy signed books directly from author R.A. Salvatore

RASalvaStore.com

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe I will just post memes about D&D novels from now on

@rasalvatore.bsky.social - looking forward to the new one!

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 18d

Oh you want my hot takes, no. How about a meme about the excellent Brimstone Angels series by @erinmevans.bsky.social

Magic! Poelarms! Dragonborn! Romance!

Those books rock

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 21d

Oh but we love a sea beast

Sea monster pirate sailing ship anc volcano drawn crudely in chalk in playground

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 26d

this made my day, thanks dude

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Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 26d

A few familiar names on the shelf of Kinokuniya Books in Sapporo, Japan. The SFF English section is very small, so it was cool to see a range!

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Shauna Lawless @shaunalawless.bsky.social · Sep 10

A lovely event tonight at Chapters Bookstore - thanks to everyone involved and thanks to all those who came!

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L.R. Lam @lrlam.bsky.social · Sep 9

BIG BIG DAY! Pantomime is out TODAY in the US! 🎉
Don't worry UK readers, it will be coming to shelves near you on Thursday💜
Let's fly, me lovelies🎪

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Unbroken is great. Come for the cheap lesbians and muscles and scrapping, stay for the colonial power dynamics and identity crises.

Like if Frantz Fanon was really into epic fantasy and buff women (which he many have been, who knows)

Cherae @clclark.bsky.social · Sep 5

go get your cheap lesbians!

brian says boo @brianthegleeman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do you like lesbians? @clclark.bsky.social's THE UNBROKEN is on sale for $2.99 at Orbit!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/c-l-c...

While you're at it, get THE FAITHLESS and pre-order THE SOVEREIGN! (5 stars!)

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/c-l-c...

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/c-l-c...

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Round 2

First is a knight, so I think I need this one to go rogue or magic-user ideally to round out the party a little.

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Sep 2

After the Istanbul marathon in Nov I pretty much stopped running, but I have just signed up to do the half marathon in Ankara in...33 days?

Time to get back on that horse

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Lauren Beukes @laurenbeukes.com · Sep 2

Hey UK, my reality-bending mother-daughter-found-family-multiverse novel is on sale on Kobo. It's about being lost, trying to find the best version of you (literally), the mysteries of our parents, neuroparasites, murder and features two of my favourite characters I've ever written in Dom and Amber

NickPheas @nickpheas.bsky.social · Sep 1

Bridge by @laurenbeukes.com

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Bridge ebook by Lauren Beukes - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Bridge The dazzling new novel from the author of Apple TV’s Shining Girls" by Lauren Beukes available from Rakuten Kobo. Read the mind-bending masterpiece from the multi-award-winning author of ...

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Lucy van Dorp @lucyvandorp.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Sep 1

I find it so confusing and a little sad. So many attendees, so many writers and editors and readers who are engaged with the convention in myriad ways- where are their votes?!

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 31

I'm sure one of the (deservedly!) authors on the shortlist will get it. I'm about to board a flight.

For all who somehow got my weird experimental terrorism climate collapse hope-punk body horror scrapper on this shortlist - thank you.

"Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation"

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 6

Starting to get my head around this, but not really. The shortlist is based on...fan votes? I didn't know anyone in America had even read the book...

The rest of the shortlist is wild. Anyone can vote - register (free!) here-

applyto.dragoncon.org/fan_awards/d...

Screencap of the shortlist for the 2025 dragon awards featuring C.J cherryh, James SA Corey, Jeff vanderMeer, Ian Green, Kevin j Anderson, Elizabeth bear, and Matt dinniman

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 31

Spent a burning hot day at Perge checking out all sorts, but was playing a lot of 'Pirate Crabs' with stick swords so almost no photos

10/10, Pergelicious

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 30

Right so the one job I have tomorrow is to take a colour headshot for the thing

So of course I got sunburn today

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Olivia Wylie @otterkit.bsky.social · Aug 24

A solarpunk prose poem this morning, from Ian Green's 'Extremophile'. This is how we do it

(to read the whole thing, right click, hit 'open image in new tab' and enlarge. It's worth it. )

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 29

the cafe on the roof terrace of this deeply haunted doll mausoleum has a very nice view of Ankara

A room with a few hundred creepy dolls attached to the walls

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Science baby

Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · Aug 20

have never clicked a headline so fast www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature headline "I invented a life-saving frog sauna." Photo of said frogs in said sauna

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Allo lovelies

DragonCon is next week, and EXTREMOPHILE is up for the best SFF novel

Anyone can vote- register here, and if you like the idea of the weird climate terrorism punk book winning an award, then chuck me a vote x

applyto.dragoncon.org/fan_awards/d...

sketch of a dandelion by Escher, white on balck background

cover of novel extremophile by ian green next to text KILL THE GHOST STEAL THE FLOWER SAVE THE WORLD

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Aug 19

this wee book is a joyand a beaut, hop on it

Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finished copies of FOR THE ROAD are here and they are stunning; look at those endpapers. Huge thanks to @marieoregan.bsky.social and all at PS Publishing for their hard work.

(Art by Ashni Wilson).

You can find it here: pspublishing.co.uk/for-the-road...

Cover of For the Road: a hand with a heart on a teal background wrapped in a chain

Endpapers: double suns on a desert landscape

internal decoration: For the Road on a handprint

Back cover: "In the desert is a railroad track made from iron and bone..."

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