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Thomas Asher
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Author of the upcoming paleo-techno-thriller, RIFT.
Hardcover drops next week—and it’s steeply discounted for the holidays from 11/27-12/1 through tomashernovels.com.

Oh, and the paperback will be on sale, too, through Amazon.

Artwork by the masterful @dirtysketch_
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“Kneel.”
“But it’s wet, Mamma.”
“You’ll know pain if you do not show the vættir respect.”
“Blót is for the gods. I want to offer to Freyja.”
“Careful, child. Land spirits are ev’ry bit as entitled to offerings as the Æsir.”
“I thought you said the vættir are wights.”
“Kneel. I’ll not say it again.”
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hey Sacramento! Snag your copy of RIFT at Capital Books on K while stock is available!
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
RIFT’s bestiary is a useful bonus. Inspired by the Peterson’s Field Guide, it’s meticulously laid out with beautiful artwork by @fredward95 @himarudolf @markwitton & yours truly. The slate palette makes navigation to the back matter a snap as you read.

5/5 on Amazon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4.82/5 on Goodreads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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RIFT’s bestiary is a useful bonus. Inspired by the Peterson’s Field Guide, it’s meticulously laid out with beautiful artwork by @fredward95 @himarudolf @markwitton & yours truly. The slate palette makes navigation to the back matter a snap as you read.

5/5 on Amazon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4.82/5 on Goodreads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It’s here. Buy RIFT now wherever books are sold.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
RIFT drops in less than two days, boys and ghouls. Preorder now: a.co/d/90CsE5j
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reviews are coming in! Preorder your copy now! Avg 4.8/5 on Goodreads.
tomashernovels.com/shop
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Nothing to see here. Totally normal.
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hey Garland, TX! Preorder RIFT from B&N at the Wheelhoise Mall and claim your free jötunn sticker!
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
October 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sneak peak at the raw (cropped) author photo for RIFT, following a stint in London. @cpdinosaurs #crystalpalace #London #dinosaur #iguanodon
November 4, 2024 at 10:10 PM
One of my favorite sequences by Ricardo Delgado, from Age of Reptiles: The Journey.
May 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Excited to dive into yet another masterclass in horror by Adam Nevill
#horrorhead
April 11, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Author here, but sometimes I dabble in art. Happy #PortfolioDay
April 10, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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Does this one count lol!?
I'm not sure how I've almost completely avoided drawing blood lol.
April 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Illustrations done for this month's Texas Highways Magazine. 100% handpainted, really excited about a huge breakthrough with how I paint textural detail.

- Alamosaurus - Dimetrodon - Postosuchus - Columbian Mammoth -

(arttag)
March 22, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Apparently it's #drawadinosaurday and as I can't show the ones I'm currently drawing, he's some of my old favourites.
January 30, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The end is in sight. Updated RIFT word count: 203,346 (+3,707). 4 chapters left to edit.

#author #amwriting #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #dinosaurs #paleontology #paleofiction #paleoart
March 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Participating in a medical evaluation of an African lion today. The second one so far. Nothing says “going method” like stepping into your main protagonist’s shoes. So pumped for these opportunities and how they have translated into the novel. Y’all are in for a treat.
March 8, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Well shoot. Missed ‘200 years of Dinosaurs’ and an opportunity to plug RIFT with an excerpt: “The sprawling reptiles reminded
Lotta of the crumbling remains of the Crystal Palace statues she had seen as a child before they were lost.
Before London’s boroughs were swallowed by the sea”
February 21, 2024 at 8:31 PM
A shrine to inspiration.
February 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Half the paleo community: “The notion that Nanotyrannus is a distinct genus separate from T. rex is the most controversial claim of the past year.”
General public: “hold my beer…”
January 4, 2024 at 8:33 PM