Rhys Hughes
@rhysaurus.bsky.social
Author
Europe / India / Africa
Short Fiction, Novels, Articles, Plays, Poems.
50+ books
1000+ short stories.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Hughes
SFE: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hughes_rhys
Europe / India / Africa
Short Fiction, Novels, Articles, Plays, Poems.
50+ books
1000+ short stories.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Hughes
SFE: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hughes_rhys
My first book of plays is going into a new edition soon. This is to prepare the ground for the publication of my second book of plays.
THE DANGEROUS STRANGENESS contains the first fifteen plays I ever wrote, including 'As a Man Grows Colder', produced last October by Volcano Theatre 🙂 #booksky
THE DANGEROUS STRANGENESS contains the first fifteen plays I ever wrote, including 'As a Man Grows Colder', produced last October by Volcano Theatre 🙂 #booksky
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
My first book of plays is going into a new edition soon. This is to prepare the ground for the publication of my second book of plays.
THE DANGEROUS STRANGENESS contains the first fifteen plays I ever wrote, including 'As a Man Grows Colder', produced last October by Volcano Theatre 🙂 #booksky
THE DANGEROUS STRANGENESS contains the first fifteen plays I ever wrote, including 'As a Man Grows Colder', produced last October by Volcano Theatre 🙂 #booksky
FREE for another four days.
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
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This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
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Omnibus #One: Five Books in One Volume
Amazon.com: Omnibus #One: Five Books in One Volume eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
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February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
FREE for another four days.
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
Omnibus 1, Five Books by Rhys Hughes, FREE until February 13th.
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
Fantasy, science fiction, whimsy, speculative fiction, philosophical farce, a torrent of genres in a handful of books written over a period of many years.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
Fantasy, science fiction, whimsy, speculative fiction, philosophical farce, a torrent of genres in a handful of books written over a period of many years.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
Omnibus #One: Five Books in One Volume
Amazon.com: Omnibus #One: Five Books in One Volume eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Omnibus 1, Five Books by Rhys Hughes, FREE until February 13th.
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
Fantasy, science fiction, whimsy, speculative fiction, philosophical farce, a torrent of genres in a handful of books written over a period of many years.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky
Fantasy, science fiction, whimsy, speculative fiction, philosophical farce, a torrent of genres in a handful of books written over a period of many years.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2
The Weird Tales hierarchy. Just my own ratings based on personal satisfaction levels.
CAS > REH > HPL
#booksky #weirdwriters
CAS > REH > HPL
#booksky #weirdwriters
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The Weird Tales hierarchy. Just my own ratings based on personal satisfaction levels.
CAS > REH > HPL
#booksky #weirdwriters
CAS > REH > HPL
#booksky #weirdwriters
Alasdair Gray is one of my favourite writers. That's why I bought LEAN TALES, a collection he shares with Agnes Owens and James Kelman.
This is how I was introduced to Kelman, and when I saw one of his books in a charity shop recently, I pounced, and I am reading it, and it's compelling #booksky
This is how I was introduced to Kelman, and when I saw one of his books in a charity shop recently, I pounced, and I am reading it, and it's compelling #booksky
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Alasdair Gray is one of my favourite writers. That's why I bought LEAN TALES, a collection he shares with Agnes Owens and James Kelman.
This is how I was introduced to Kelman, and when I saw one of his books in a charity shop recently, I pounced, and I am reading it, and it's compelling #booksky
This is how I was introduced to Kelman, and when I saw one of his books in a charity shop recently, I pounced, and I am reading it, and it's compelling #booksky
Exactly one year ago, Raphus Press announced the future publication of my CITY LIFE book. I proofread the typeset text a couple of weeks ago. It should be published soon 😊 #booksky
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Exactly one year ago, Raphus Press announced the future publication of my CITY LIFE book. I proofread the typeset text a couple of weeks ago. It should be published soon 😊 #booksky
"YEE-HAW" by Rhys Hughes - FREE ebook until February 4th.
I love Weird Westerns and I love mixing genres, so I wrote a collection of poems and flash fictions that mash up the classic American West with absurdist and speculative elements #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHTNG2FT
I love Weird Westerns and I love mixing genres, so I wrote a collection of poems and flash fictions that mash up the classic American West with absurdist and speculative elements #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHTNG2FT
Yee-Haw: weirdly western poems
Yee-Haw: weirdly western poems - Kindle edition by Hughes, Rhys. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Yee-Haw: weirdly western poems.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:21 AM
"YEE-HAW" by Rhys Hughes - FREE ebook until February 4th.
I love Weird Westerns and I love mixing genres, so I wrote a collection of poems and flash fictions that mash up the classic American West with absurdist and speculative elements #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHTNG2FT
I love Weird Westerns and I love mixing genres, so I wrote a collection of poems and flash fictions that mash up the classic American West with absurdist and speculative elements #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHTNG2FT
Just submitted my new novella to the publisher I wrote it for. Let's see what happens. I feel as if a big weight has been lifted from me. 'The Nebula Eye' was one of those intense texts that are quite stressful to work on. But it's done now, and for better or worse it's out there :-) ##booksky
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Just submitted my new novella to the publisher I wrote it for. Let's see what happens. I feel as if a big weight has been lifted from me. 'The Nebula Eye' was one of those intense texts that are quite stressful to work on. But it's done now, and for better or worse it's out there :-) ##booksky
Last day to get a free ebook copy of my collection CTHULHU WANTS YOU 😊 #booksky #freebooks
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
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Cthulhu Wants You
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January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Last day to get a free ebook copy of my collection CTHULHU WANTS YOU 😊 #booksky #freebooks
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
The next time around, it won't be a question of imprisoning Edmond Dantès in the Château d'If but in the Château d'When.
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM
The next time around, it won't be a question of imprisoning Edmond Dantès in the Château d'If but in the Château d'When.
I knew he was a phenomenal writer but I had no idea he also wrote short stories. Well, I know it now, and so I have added a thirteenth book to my reading list for 2026 😊 #booksky
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I knew he was a phenomenal writer but I had no idea he also wrote short stories. Well, I know it now, and so I have added a thirteenth book to my reading list for 2026 😊 #booksky
The people who carry out the orders of dictators are worse than the dictators. I could be a dictator, but who would listen to me? No one. Nobody would obey my orders. Nothing would happen. It's the enablers who cause all the problems. "Just following orders," is the ultimate confession of guilt.
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
The people who carry out the orders of dictators are worse than the dictators. I could be a dictator, but who would listen to me? No one. Nobody would obey my orders. Nothing would happen. It's the enablers who cause all the problems. "Just following orders," is the ultimate confession of guilt.
For those of you in the contiguous US, there’s a competition / giveaway to win a paperback copy of my novel THE DEVIL'S HALO on a subreddit devoted to Weird Literature 👻👻 #booksky
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
From the WeirdLit community on Reddit: Giveaway - THE DEVIL'S HALO by Rhys Hughes
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January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
For those of you in the contiguous US, there’s a competition / giveaway to win a paperback copy of my novel THE DEVIL'S HALO on a subreddit devoted to Weird Literature 👻👻 #booksky
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
Reposted by Rhys Hughes
For those of you in the contiguous US, there’s a competition to win a copy of The Devil’s Halo by Rhys Hughes on a subreddit devoted to Weird Literature.
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
Check it out.
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
Check it out.
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
For those of you in the contiguous US, there’s a competition to win a copy of The Devil’s Halo by Rhys Hughes on a subreddit devoted to Weird Literature.
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
Check it out.
www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/c...
Check it out.
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Exactly one year ago, my novel THE DEVIL'S HALO was published. It's the best fantasy novel I have written. But it needs more sales. Thus I require your help!
Please consider buying the book in paperback or ebook editions.
Published by Elsewhen Press, with a foreword by A. A. Attanasio :-) #booksky
Please consider buying the book in paperback or ebook editions.
Published by Elsewhen Press, with a foreword by A. A. Attanasio :-) #booksky
January 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Exactly one year ago, my novel THE DEVIL'S HALO was published. It's the best fantasy novel I have written. But it needs more sales. Thus I require your help!
Please consider buying the book in paperback or ebook editions.
Published by Elsewhen Press, with a foreword by A. A. Attanasio :-) #booksky
Please consider buying the book in paperback or ebook editions.
Published by Elsewhen Press, with a foreword by A. A. Attanasio :-) #booksky
Some bot on Threads (I mean she is clearly a fudge brained electro-numpty) was asking why MAGA is so loathed outside the USA.
I am sure it's because of the christofascist anti-science anti-rational anti-intellectual avaricious vicious rapey misogynistic racist bollocks mainly.
I am sure it's because of the christofascist anti-science anti-rational anti-intellectual avaricious vicious rapey misogynistic racist bollocks mainly.
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Some bot on Threads (I mean she is clearly a fudge brained electro-numpty) was asking why MAGA is so loathed outside the USA.
I am sure it's because of the christofascist anti-science anti-rational anti-intellectual avaricious vicious rapey misogynistic racist bollocks mainly.
I am sure it's because of the christofascist anti-science anti-rational anti-intellectual avaricious vicious rapey misogynistic racist bollocks mainly.
I haven't bought any vinyl for three decades. This is because I haven't had a deck in that time. The last time I dropped a needle on a record was in 1998 while visiting a friend. I listened to the entirety of 'Abbey Road' on really nice vintage equipment. One day I want to get back into vinyl 🎶🎵
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I haven't bought any vinyl for three decades. This is because I haven't had a deck in that time. The last time I dropped a needle on a record was in 1998 while visiting a friend. I listened to the entirety of 'Abbey Road' on really nice vintage equipment. One day I want to get back into vinyl 🎶🎵
A sample of my 2026 reading pile. In fact this might be the complete pile. I was disappointed with my reading year last year (apart from two incredible works by Samuel Beckett). So I am resolved to be more careful this year. Better to read a dozen phenomenal books than 30+ so-so books... #booksky
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
A sample of my 2026 reading pile. In fact this might be the complete pile. I was disappointed with my reading year last year (apart from two incredible works by Samuel Beckett). So I am resolved to be more careful this year. Better to read a dozen phenomenal books than 30+ so-so books... #booksky
"Journeys Beyond Advice" by Rhys Hughes, FREE ebook until January 26th.
A collection of weird tales, monstrous fantasies and ghostly novelettes. Includes the acclaimed novella 'The World Beyond the Stairwell' #booksky #freebooks #stuffyourkindle
www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVN5QSI
A collection of weird tales, monstrous fantasies and ghostly novelettes. Includes the acclaimed novella 'The World Beyond the Stairwell' #booksky #freebooks #stuffyourkindle
www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVN5QSI
Journeys Beyond Advice
Amazon.com: Journeys Beyond Advice eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Books
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January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
"Journeys Beyond Advice" by Rhys Hughes, FREE ebook until January 26th.
A collection of weird tales, monstrous fantasies and ghostly novelettes. Includes the acclaimed novella 'The World Beyond the Stairwell' #booksky #freebooks #stuffyourkindle
www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVN5QSI
A collection of weird tales, monstrous fantasies and ghostly novelettes. Includes the acclaimed novella 'The World Beyond the Stairwell' #booksky #freebooks #stuffyourkindle
www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVN5QSI
Naziism has made a comeback.
But Nazis keep losing.
Consider that fact when you see some pallid ubergimp spout supremacist lies.
Nazis keep losing. They act tough and congratulate themselves on being natural predators.
And then they die.
They aren't the master race.
They are human meat paste.
But Nazis keep losing.
Consider that fact when you see some pallid ubergimp spout supremacist lies.
Nazis keep losing. They act tough and congratulate themselves on being natural predators.
And then they die.
They aren't the master race.
They are human meat paste.
January 23, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Naziism has made a comeback.
But Nazis keep losing.
Consider that fact when you see some pallid ubergimp spout supremacist lies.
Nazis keep losing. They act tough and congratulate themselves on being natural predators.
And then they die.
They aren't the master race.
They are human meat paste.
But Nazis keep losing.
Consider that fact when you see some pallid ubergimp spout supremacist lies.
Nazis keep losing. They act tough and congratulate themselves on being natural predators.
And then they die.
They aren't the master race.
They are human meat paste.
FREE ebook (until January 26th).
ODD SOCKS by Rhys Hughes.
A heady and hefty selection of the best poems from eighteen previously published books. Always offbeat, absurdism combined with optimism, wordplay with philosophical speculation #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHQK47XB
ODD SOCKS by Rhys Hughes.
A heady and hefty selection of the best poems from eighteen previously published books. Always offbeat, absurdism combined with optimism, wordplay with philosophical speculation #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHQK47XB
Odd Socks: and Other Feets of Endurance
Amazon.com: Odd Socks: and Other Feets of Endurance eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Books
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January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
FREE ebook (until January 26th).
ODD SOCKS by Rhys Hughes.
A heady and hefty selection of the best poems from eighteen previously published books. Always offbeat, absurdism combined with optimism, wordplay with philosophical speculation #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHQK47XB
ODD SOCKS by Rhys Hughes.
A heady and hefty selection of the best poems from eighteen previously published books. Always offbeat, absurdism combined with optimism, wordplay with philosophical speculation #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHQK47XB
A collection of whimsical stories about ghosts, monsters, mythical heroes, giants, talking cats and other oddities, incorporating elements of crime fiction, fantasy, science fiction and horror #booksky
Ebook FREE until January 23rd.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C399SXTQ
Ebook FREE until January 23rd.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C399SXTQ
Pastel Whimsies: crime, fantasy, science fiction, horror
Pastel Whimsies: crime, fantasy, science fiction, horror eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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January 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
A collection of whimsical stories about ghosts, monsters, mythical heroes, giants, talking cats and other oddities, incorporating elements of crime fiction, fantasy, science fiction and horror #booksky
Ebook FREE until January 23rd.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C399SXTQ
Ebook FREE until January 23rd.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C399SXTQ