Thomas D. Lee
@thomasdlee.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author (he/him)
Buy PERILOUS TIMES, it has a talking squirrel
THE KNIGHT WATCH coming June 2026
Visiting Lecturer at City St George's University London
Repped by Harry Illingworth at @dhhlitagency
Linktree: https://t.co/psdOEXpR3h
Buy PERILOUS TIMES, it has a talking squirrel
THE KNIGHT WATCH coming June 2026
Visiting Lecturer at City St George's University London
Repped by Harry Illingworth at @dhhlitagency
Linktree: https://t.co/psdOEXpR3h
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My second novel, THE KNIGHT WATCH, will be published by Orbit in June this year. It features the Knights of the Round Table killing Nazis and living their messy queer afterlives during the Second World War. I'll be sharing the wonderful cover art as soon as I'm permitted to do so.
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Jesus fucking christ, even the literal Vichyists are being less cowardly than British politicians.
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Jesus fucking christ, even the literal Vichyists are being less cowardly than British politicians.
I have more much contempt for spineless quisling aristocratic cowards like Tim Stanley (who is closely related to the Earl of Derby) than I do for the average misinformed Trump or Reform voter. Not the first time Britain's aristos have tried to kowtow to fascism, and I daresay it won't be the last.
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I have more much contempt for spineless quisling aristocratic cowards like Tim Stanley (who is closely related to the Earl of Derby) than I do for the average misinformed Trump or Reform voter. Not the first time Britain's aristos have tried to kowtow to fascism, and I daresay it won't be the last.
GenAI is a kleptomatic bullshit generator, and it's eroding the foundations of what it means to learn and grow as a human being, but it's also very dangerous. I've had episodes of depression & breaks from reality in the past and they would have been *much* worse if I had an AI devil on my shoulder.
As he lost his grip on reality, Daniel suddenly quit his job of 20+ years. Loved ones grew concerned as his behavior grew more erratic. He was clearly not sleeping, had lost a lot of weight, and was saying strange things.
Still, Meta AI continued to engage with/affirm his delusions:
Still, Meta AI continued to engage with/affirm his delusions:
January 18, 2026 at 11:47 AM
GenAI is a kleptomatic bullshit generator, and it's eroding the foundations of what it means to learn and grow as a human being, but it's also very dangerous. I've had episodes of depression & breaks from reality in the past and they would have been *much* worse if I had an AI devil on my shoulder.
Sounds fun though
January 17, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Sounds fun though
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Every person, and every organization, with even the weakest functioning moral compass, should have left three years ago.
Leaving X is long overdue.
Leaving X is long overdue.
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Every person, and every organization, with even the weakest functioning moral compass, should have left three years ago.
Leaving X is long overdue.
Leaving X is long overdue.
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There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
Feeling very heartened by the sheer number of depraved furries who have liked this post. I've got excellent news for you: The Knight Watch and my secret third book both have a lot of accidental furry representation 🤣
As I've said elsewhere, my next book The Knight Watch won't be published in the US. My former US publishers told me it was unpublishable, that some of the queer characters were 'stealing the show' and that the reader would 'get confused' about which characters they were meant to be invested in 😑
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Feeling very heartened by the sheer number of depraved furries who have liked this post. I've got excellent news for you: The Knight Watch and my secret third book both have a lot of accidental furry representation 🤣
There's a lot of these scams floating around at the moment 😑 AI not just stealing our work, it's also trying to steal our money.
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
There's a lot of these scams floating around at the moment 😑 AI not just stealing our work, it's also trying to steal our money.
I don't think the majority of people working in US publishing are bigots or homophobes. I do think they're a bunch of quisling cowards, if they throw queer rep under the bus when it becomes politically inconvenient and stops making them money.
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I don't think the majority of people working in US publishing are bigots or homophobes. I do think they're a bunch of quisling cowards, if they throw queer rep under the bus when it becomes politically inconvenient and stops making them money.
My wonderful UK publishers, in contrast, were happy (i.e. fucking delighted) to publish the exact same manuscript with a few cosmetic changes and minor structural edits. It's out in June. Which shows just how 'unpublishable' it was 😑
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
My wonderful UK publishers, in contrast, were happy (i.e. fucking delighted) to publish the exact same manuscript with a few cosmetic changes and minor structural edits. It's out in June. Which shows just how 'unpublishable' it was 😑
When I refused to make the edits, they tore up the contract (after wasting my time for three years by repeatedly shooting down my ideas for new books)
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
When I refused to make the edits, they tore up the contract (after wasting my time for three years by repeatedly shooting down my ideas for new books)
Weirdly they were fine with sapphic romance and lesbian sex scenes, which...says a lot about which forms of queerness are seen as palatable and non-threatening, to an imagined American readership?
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Weirdly they were fine with sapphic romance and lesbian sex scenes, which...says a lot about which forms of queerness are seen as palatable and non-threatening, to an imagined American readership?
They didn't outright tell me to cut the queer scenes, but the chapters they wanted me to cut were the ones that just-so-happened to include explicit m/m sex scenes (they also include Lancelot beating up a bunch of cops, which might be another factor).
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
They didn't outright tell me to cut the queer scenes, but the chapters they wanted me to cut were the ones that just-so-happened to include explicit m/m sex scenes (they also include Lancelot beating up a bunch of cops, which might be another factor).
As I've said elsewhere, my next book The Knight Watch won't be published in the US. My former US publishers told me it was unpublishable, that some of the queer characters were 'stealing the show' and that the reader would 'get confused' about which characters they were meant to be invested in 😑
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
As I've said elsewhere, my next book The Knight Watch won't be published in the US. My former US publishers told me it was unpublishable, that some of the queer characters were 'stealing the show' and that the reader would 'get confused' about which characters they were meant to be invested in 😑
Ah this will be why Ballantine dropped me like a sack of potatoes when I refused to cut down on queer content in my second book 🙃
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Ah this will be why Ballantine dropped me like a sack of potatoes when I refused to cut down on queer content in my second book 🙃
(This post brought to you by an author cleaning his bathroom when he'd rather be writing)
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
(This post brought to you by an author cleaning his bathroom when he'd rather be writing)
Why is there an AI for writing books and not an AI for cleaning the tiles in my bathroom. Where is my Jetsons robot butler with a multitude of Inspector Gadget cleaning attachments who keeps getting himself into comical mishaps.
January 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Why is there an AI for writing books and not an AI for cleaning the tiles in my bathroom. Where is my Jetsons robot butler with a multitude of Inspector Gadget cleaning attachments who keeps getting himself into comical mishaps.
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If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
Just gave blood again (and got some free Bourbons). Think about doing the same if you can - especially if you have a rare blood subgroup, like I do!
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Just gave blood again (and got some free Bourbons). Think about doing the same if you can - especially if you have a rare blood subgroup, like I do!
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Books are keeping me going at the moment, especially when they're the quality of 'Perilous Times' by @thomasdlee.bsky.social, my book of 2025. #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/01/09/p...
‘Perilous Times’ by Thomas D. Lee
‘Perilous Times’ by Thomas D. Lee was my favourite book of 2025. It’s ressurects old Legends to examine contemporary culture, climate change and corporate greed.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Books are keeping me going at the moment, especially when they're the quality of 'Perilous Times' by @thomasdlee.bsky.social, my book of 2025. #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/01/09/p...
Thank you Robin for this very kind and thoughtful review. I'm glad Perilous Times resonated with you.
January 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Thank you Robin for this very kind and thoughtful review. I'm glad Perilous Times resonated with you.
Do we think Crack-brain Court is where the finest young minds of the city can be found, or is it where you're liable to get your brains cracked out if you go there in the dark
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Do we think Crack-brain Court is where the finest young minds of the city can be found, or is it where you're liable to get your brains cracked out if you go there in the dark
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I'm very proud of THE KNIGHT WATCH, and I hope you enjoy reading it. I'll share the pre-order link (and the beautiful cover) as soon as I can.
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I'm very proud of THE KNIGHT WATCH, and I hope you enjoy reading it. I'll share the pre-order link (and the beautiful cover) as soon as I can.
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We live in perilous times indeed, and I'm sorry that (as yet) there are no plans to publish THE KNIGHT WATCH in America. We are in the process of looking for alternative publishers. If you're a US reader you can always order a copy from the UK and have it shipped over.
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
We live in perilous times indeed, and I'm sorry that (as yet) there are no plans to publish THE KNIGHT WATCH in America. We are in the process of looking for alternative publishers. If you're a US reader you can always order a copy from the UK and have it shipped over.