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Vehement Valeman @vehementvaleman.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you @terrybrooks.bsky.social and @shawnspeakman.com for the FB live! A gloriously bright spot in an often dark world. Don’t have Facebook so you can add at least one lurker to your numbers Shawn;) Can confirm Mick Herron’s Clown Town is amazing, you’ll love it. Looking forward to next time!

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Tynemouth Canary @rogerduruttiic838.bsky.social · 20d

I'm still reading James Holland's 'Together We Stand'. I'm also dipping into the first volume of 'Unfettered' (ed. @shawnspeakman.com). I'm really enjoying discovering some new (to me) authors in there.

'Unfettered; Tales by Masters of Fantasy' (ed. Shawn Speakman). A precarious-looking stone bridge leads up to a gleaming white stone castle atop a mountain. The cover also contains a list of (some of) the featured authors.

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Patrick Swenson - Fairwood Press @patrickswenson.bsky.social · Aug 29

I had the great pleasure of visiting the @grimoakpress.bsky.social warehouse yesterday to sign 500 copies of GRIMOIRE that debuted at the Seattle Worldcon. I was lucky to be able to sign alongside @shawnspeakman.com, @katogden.bsky.social, and Megan Lindholm!

500 copies of signed GRIMOIRE, with included authors Megan Lindholm, Kat Ogden, Shawn Speakman, and Patrick Swenson

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Now that I'm home, it's time to dig into my contributors copy of Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology for Seattle WorldCon 2025. I'm told all 750 hardcovers sold by Friday, and no more will be printed. But don't worry — @shawnspeakman.com tells me an ebook will soon be available. So watch the skies!

Me holding open the book and busy reading it. My hands are showing, but my head can only be seen above the bridge of any nose. The cover depicts a robot and human flying (dancing?) through space.

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Shauna Lawless @shaunalawless.bsky.social · Aug 20

WorldCon Book Haul!

Assassin’s Quest @robinhobb.bsky.social
Darkblade @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social
Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam
City in the Dragon’s Eye @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social
Grimoire - a collection of stories edited @shawnspeakman.com
Crossroads of Ravens by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Aug 23

Voters not taking responsibility for their actions is why we are in this mess. A vote matters. A vote has consequences. Every vote matters. And not voting is not the same as voting.

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Hemant Nayak - the emergency fiction chap @stillwriting.bsky.social · Aug 14

Was very grateful to sit down to dinner with @shawnspeakman.com and @terrybrooks.bsky.social for dinner - thank you Shawn !!!! and @grimoakpress.bsky.social for a chance to listen to Terry’s wisdom and @mattdinniman.bsky.social was there too as a tremendous bonus !!! So much fun!

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · Aug 12

Whoa TIL that @shawnspeakman.com & the terrific @grimoakpress.bsky.social are giving the special edition treatment to an iconic & highly underrated @tadwilliams.bsky.social series.

The Otherland saga is one of my alltime faves & finally it’s getting the deluxe look & feel which it richly deserves

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Christopher Golden @cgolden.bsky.social · Aug 5

TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 25

I have returned to writing Wyrmbane, my forthcoming novella that is influenced by Thornhedge, The Last Unicorn, and The Summer War. Details on my Patreon! Join FREE now.

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Writing Update: Wyrmbane | Shawn Speakman

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 24

Is this the new falling out of a window?

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 23

Oh, I'm DEFINITELY staying until the End Credits. I'm staying in that theater as long as I can!

Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 23

Some news! I'm contributing a short story to UNBROKEN, an amazing anthology forthcoming to Kickstarter September 23rd.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unb...

Also, I uploaded to Patreon the first 18 chapters from my forthcoming sequel to The Dark Thorn.

www.patreon.com/posts/delive...

FUN TIMES!

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 18

Well well well, the hat is back, Dresden friends! Art by Chris McGrath. Publishing in January.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Jul 18

If you missed it, there's a new Murderbot short story at: reactormag.com/rapport-mart...

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor

Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette | 7,540 words They were still three hours out when Perihelion...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 17

When you’re definitely not guilty.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Jul 18

No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence.

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 18

Follow-ups are important. Glad you’re doing it. Good luck!

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 17

Delivering the third part of a planned four. Star-crossed lovers separated by magic. Join my Patreon. Just $3/month.

Getting to work on that fourth and final part. Excited to wrap this up and get back to writing Wyrmbane!

Delivering: A Kiss Between Water and Wood - Chapters 1-3 | Shawn Speakman

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 17

Amazing work. Congrats.

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 15

A new public post with pictures available on my Patreon, featuring news about the arrival of The Preferred Dark Thorn ARCs.

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Delivering: The Preferred Dark Thorn ARC (Trade Paperback) | Shawn Speakman

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 14

Delivering Chapter 2 for A Kiss Between Water and Wood. The short story will be officially published in the Grimoire anthology at Dragonsteel Nexus this December by Grim Oak Press. Chapter 3 coming later this week.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jul 13

For once, a very good headline, and of course @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social is not wrong here

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Acclaimed Colorado sci-fi author: Future stupider than I imagined

Paonia writer Paolo Bacigalupi reflects on 10 years since the publication of his climate thriller “The Water Knife.”

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Shawn Speakman @shawnspeakman.com · Jul 13

Game hangover is a real thing.