Livia J. Elliot ~ Author & Podcaster
@liviajelliot.com
Literary speculative fiction author, fusing political theory, psychological depth, and philosophical horror. I write for readers who read to solve.
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A philosophical fantasy of Thucydidean politics, eldritch beings, and psychological horror woven into fractured timelines.
⚔️THE OMENS OF WAR: A LITERARY SPECULATIVE FANTASY ⚔️
Coming February 2026! 🔗👇🏻
⚔️THE OMENS OF WAR: A LITERARY SPECULATIVE FANTASY ⚔️
Coming February 2026! 🔗👇🏻
⚔️ RECORDS OF THE ORDERS. ⚔️
An unusual #LiteraryFantasy series: philosophical, psychological, political, nonlinear.
Here's what readers are saying about it 👇🏻 (1/5)
An unusual #LiteraryFantasy series: philosophical, psychological, political, nonlinear.
Here's what readers are saying about it 👇🏻 (1/5)
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
⚔️ RECORDS OF THE ORDERS. ⚔️
An unusual #LiteraryFantasy series: philosophical, psychological, political, nonlinear.
Here's what readers are saying about it 👇🏻 (1/5)
An unusual #LiteraryFantasy series: philosophical, psychological, political, nonlinear.
Here's what readers are saying about it 👇🏻 (1/5)
THE OMENS OF WAR, my upcoming #LiteraryFantasy is a multi-pov book... but not every point-of-view is a *human* narrator 👀
Let me introduce you to the four protagonists. 👇🏻 (1/6)
Let me introduce you to the four protagonists. 👇🏻 (1/6)
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
THE OMENS OF WAR, my upcoming #LiteraryFantasy is a multi-pov book... but not every point-of-view is a *human* narrator 👀
Let me introduce you to the four protagonists. 👇🏻 (1/6)
Let me introduce you to the four protagonists. 👇🏻 (1/6)
My TBR has been crashed by the most insanely low-priced thrift so far. Only $1.70 AUD. Of course I had to get it.
It's a bit grimy, and it has a dog-ear somewhat around a third of it, but I've been meaning to read this one for a long time.
It's a bit grimy, and it has a dog-ear somewhat around a third of it, but I've been meaning to read this one for a long time.
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
My TBR has been crashed by the most insanely low-priced thrift so far. Only $1.70 AUD. Of course I had to get it.
It's a bit grimy, and it has a dog-ear somewhat around a third of it, but I've been meaning to read this one for a long time.
It's a bit grimy, and it has a dog-ear somewhat around a third of it, but I've been meaning to read this one for a long time.
"I can't relate to the characters" often represents a genuine and honest reaction.
But it also limits what literature can be.
Let's talk why 👇🏻(1/5)
But it also limits what literature can be.
Let's talk why 👇🏻(1/5)
February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"I can't relate to the characters" often represents a genuine and honest reaction.
But it also limits what literature can be.
Let's talk why 👇🏻(1/5)
But it also limits what literature can be.
Let's talk why 👇🏻(1/5)
Memory is not always recall.
Sometimes it is an invasion. (1/2)
Sometimes it is an invasion. (1/2)
February 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Memory is not always recall.
Sometimes it is an invasion. (1/2)
Sometimes it is an invasion. (1/2)
Comparative politics. Game theory. The causes of war.
These are some of my favourite non-fiction topics—and the #NashEquilibrium shaped the state of the world at the beginning of my book.
Here's how 👇🏻 (1/8)
These are some of my favourite non-fiction topics—and the #NashEquilibrium shaped the state of the world at the beginning of my book.
Here's how 👇🏻 (1/8)
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Comparative politics. Game theory. The causes of war.
These are some of my favourite non-fiction topics—and the #NashEquilibrium shaped the state of the world at the beginning of my book.
Here's how 👇🏻 (1/8)
These are some of my favourite non-fiction topics—and the #NashEquilibrium shaped the state of the world at the beginning of my book.
Here's how 👇🏻 (1/8)
According to the early readers, THE OMENS OF WAR:
“Explores the inconceivable by diving straight into the eldritch psyche — yet still remains unknowable.” (1/2)
“Explores the inconceivable by diving straight into the eldritch psyche — yet still remains unknowable.” (1/2)
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
According to the early readers, THE OMENS OF WAR:
“Explores the inconceivable by diving straight into the eldritch psyche — yet still remains unknowable.” (1/2)
“Explores the inconceivable by diving straight into the eldritch psyche — yet still remains unknowable.” (1/2)
I built an age of controlled war because real-world history shows something curious:
The most disciplined periods often hide the deepest tensions. (1/4)
The most disciplined periods often hide the deepest tensions. (1/4)
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I built an age of controlled war because real-world history shows something curious:
The most disciplined periods often hide the deepest tensions. (1/4)
The most disciplined periods often hide the deepest tensions. (1/4)
Borges once described some of his most famous short stories as "clumsily executed." 🤯 (1/6)
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Borges once described some of his most famous short stories as "clumsily executed." 🤯 (1/6)
THE OMENS OF WAR.
Eldritch. Dark. Hopeless.
I designed the paperback myself as an echo of the story's tone. Let me show you 👇🏻 (1/6)
Eldritch. Dark. Hopeless.
I designed the paperback myself as an echo of the story's tone. Let me show you 👇🏻 (1/6)
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
THE OMENS OF WAR.
Eldritch. Dark. Hopeless.
I designed the paperback myself as an echo of the story's tone. Let me show you 👇🏻 (1/6)
Eldritch. Dark. Hopeless.
I designed the paperback myself as an echo of the story's tone. Let me show you 👇🏻 (1/6)
Ursula K. Le Guin said one of science fiction's virtuosities is the invention of "box-words."
Neology.
Those made-up words that speculative fiction writers love to play with. (1/4)
Neology.
Those made-up words that speculative fiction writers love to play with. (1/4)
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin said one of science fiction's virtuosities is the invention of "box-words."
Neology.
Those made-up words that speculative fiction writers love to play with. (1/4)
Neology.
Those made-up words that speculative fiction writers love to play with. (1/4)
One thing psychological horror understands better than realism is this:
the mind does not experience time linearly under threat (1/3)
the mind does not experience time linearly under threat (1/3)
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
One thing psychological horror understands better than realism is this:
the mind does not experience time linearly under threat (1/3)
the mind does not experience time linearly under threat (1/3)
THE OMENS OF WAR. "Unorthodox. Niche. Esoteric."
See what early readers are saying 👇🏻 (1/2)
See what early readers are saying 👇🏻 (1/2)
January 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
THE OMENS OF WAR. "Unorthodox. Niche. Esoteric."
See what early readers are saying 👇🏻 (1/2)
See what early readers are saying 👇🏻 (1/2)
"He had seen that expression before; always in soldiers and always in that fragment of a heartbeat that preceded death to usher the realisation of its inevitability. Abject terror." (1/2)
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"He had seen that expression before; always in soldiers and always in that fragment of a heartbeat that preceded death to usher the realisation of its inevitability. Abject terror." (1/2)
Satires. Such an old concept, always in vogue, yet always complex.
As Carl Hiaasen said, "A good satire [...] aims to provoke thought, reform, or change by highlighting problems or absurdities."
Let's chat 👇🏻 (1/4)
As Carl Hiaasen said, "A good satire [...] aims to provoke thought, reform, or change by highlighting problems or absurdities."
Let's chat 👇🏻 (1/4)
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Satires. Such an old concept, always in vogue, yet always complex.
As Carl Hiaasen said, "A good satire [...] aims to provoke thought, reform, or change by highlighting problems or absurdities."
Let's chat 👇🏻 (1/4)
As Carl Hiaasen said, "A good satire [...] aims to provoke thought, reform, or change by highlighting problems or absurdities."
Let's chat 👇🏻 (1/4)
The land of THE OMENS OF WAR.
A setting with two silver suns, of silver-lilac skies and impossibly long dusks.
A world driven to a political stalemate by two nations too powerful to warre one another.
Let me tell you about it. (1/4)
A setting with two silver suns, of silver-lilac skies and impossibly long dusks.
A world driven to a political stalemate by two nations too powerful to warre one another.
Let me tell you about it. (1/4)
January 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The land of THE OMENS OF WAR.
A setting with two silver suns, of silver-lilac skies and impossibly long dusks.
A world driven to a political stalemate by two nations too powerful to warre one another.
Let me tell you about it. (1/4)
A setting with two silver suns, of silver-lilac skies and impossibly long dusks.
A world driven to a political stalemate by two nations too powerful to warre one another.
Let me tell you about it. (1/4)
I shaped Firard and Sestel as long-term mirror adversaries.
Not because it's dramatic, but because in political theory, stable rivalries often create the most fragile peace.
Their symmetry is intentional.
Their imbalance is what breaks the world (1/2).
Not because it's dramatic, but because in political theory, stable rivalries often create the most fragile peace.
Their symmetry is intentional.
Their imbalance is what breaks the world (1/2).
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I shaped Firard and Sestel as long-term mirror adversaries.
Not because it's dramatic, but because in political theory, stable rivalries often create the most fragile peace.
Their symmetry is intentional.
Their imbalance is what breaks the world (1/2).
Not because it's dramatic, but because in political theory, stable rivalries often create the most fragile peace.
Their symmetry is intentional.
Their imbalance is what breaks the world (1/2).
Embassytown is one of the strangest, most brilliant linguistic experiments in science fiction.
A novel where the plot is the language—and language is the weapon, the limit, the prison, and the liberation.
Let's talk about it 👇🏻 (1/7)
A novel where the plot is the language—and language is the weapon, the limit, the prison, and the liberation.
Let's talk about it 👇🏻 (1/7)
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Embassytown is one of the strangest, most brilliant linguistic experiments in science fiction.
A novel where the plot is the language—and language is the weapon, the limit, the prison, and the liberation.
Let's talk about it 👇🏻 (1/7)
A novel where the plot is the language—and language is the weapon, the limit, the prison, and the liberation.
Let's talk about it 👇🏻 (1/7)
#Philosophy sits at the core of my series, RECORDS OF THE ORDERS.
In the first book, the characters are searching for something known as the Meridian of Existence.
But what is it?
It begins with #Aristotle's Golden Mean. 👇🏻 (1/9)
In the first book, the characters are searching for something known as the Meridian of Existence.
But what is it?
It begins with #Aristotle's Golden Mean. 👇🏻 (1/9)
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
#Philosophy sits at the core of my series, RECORDS OF THE ORDERS.
In the first book, the characters are searching for something known as the Meridian of Existence.
But what is it?
It begins with #Aristotle's Golden Mean. 👇🏻 (1/9)
In the first book, the characters are searching for something known as the Meridian of Existence.
But what is it?
It begins with #Aristotle's Golden Mean. 👇🏻 (1/9)
Welcome to 2026: the year the world of The Omens of War finally unfolds.
If you're new here, or returning after the holidays, here's what you can expect from my corner of the internet (1/7) 👇🏻
If you're new here, or returning after the holidays, here's what you can expect from my corner of the internet (1/7) 👇🏻
January 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Welcome to 2026: the year the world of The Omens of War finally unfolds.
If you're new here, or returning after the holidays, here's what you can expect from my corner of the internet (1/7) 👇🏻
If you're new here, or returning after the holidays, here's what you can expect from my corner of the internet (1/7) 👇🏻
Dune is often read as a power fantasy.
I think it's closer to a cautionary tale about what happens when myth, monopoly, and religion converge around one 'chosen' man. (1/3)
I think it's closer to a cautionary tale about what happens when myth, monopoly, and religion converge around one 'chosen' man. (1/3)
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Dune is often read as a power fantasy.
I think it's closer to a cautionary tale about what happens when myth, monopoly, and religion converge around one 'chosen' man. (1/3)
I think it's closer to a cautionary tale about what happens when myth, monopoly, and religion converge around one 'chosen' man. (1/3)
What a lovely way to start the weekend 🙌🏻
A reader recently discovered THE GENESIS OF CHANGE through YouTube, read it, and then reached out to talk with me about its ideas (1/3).
A reader recently discovered THE GENESIS OF CHANGE through YouTube, read it, and then reached out to talk with me about its ideas (1/3).
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
What a lovely way to start the weekend 🙌🏻
A reader recently discovered THE GENESIS OF CHANGE through YouTube, read it, and then reached out to talk with me about its ideas (1/3).
A reader recently discovered THE GENESIS OF CHANGE through YouTube, read it, and then reached out to talk with me about its ideas (1/3).
Rereading a book you read 20+ years ago in a translation is a risky business... especially if you’ve remembered it fondly.
Memory often lies. It smooths problems.
Yet somehow, #Dune is even better than I remembered.
Memory often lies. It smooths problems.
Yet somehow, #Dune is even better than I remembered.
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Rereading a book you read 20+ years ago in a translation is a risky business... especially if you’ve remembered it fondly.
Memory often lies. It smooths problems.
Yet somehow, #Dune is even better than I remembered.
Memory often lies. It smooths problems.
Yet somehow, #Dune is even better than I remembered.
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In Far Removed, @cblansdell featured a group of knyads—the humanoids of her setting—that are forced to wear a mask.
In its a fascinating social group, and just a few days ago, I realised something else about them.
Let's talk about them 👇🏻 (1/6)
In its a fascinating social group, and just a few days ago, I realised something else about them.
Let's talk about them 👇🏻 (1/6)
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In Far Removed, @cblansdell featured a group of knyads—the humanoids of her setting—that are forced to wear a mask.
In its a fascinating social group, and just a few days ago, I realised something else about them.
Let's talk about them 👇🏻 (1/6)
In its a fascinating social group, and just a few days ago, I realised something else about them.
Let's talk about them 👇🏻 (1/6)