Thomas Perkins
@thomasdperkins.bsky.social
Author of The Ruined and Surviving Westcliff | http://thomasperkinsbooks.com | Add me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49851416.Thomas_Perkins
Pinned
Ruthless rivals. Deadly rituals. An unlikely partnership.
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
Ruthless rivals. Deadly rituals. An unlikely partnership.
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
July 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ruthless rivals. Deadly rituals. An unlikely partnership.
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
The Ruined is out now! (And FREE on Kindle Unlimited)
Check it out here: mybook.to/TheRuined
#booksky #fantasy #indie #kindle #selfpublish #releaseday
Wow! I usually read 6-8 books a month, 29 is incredible - congratulations!
July 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wow! I usually read 6-8 books a month, 29 is incredible - congratulations!
Pleased to reveal the finished cover of my next book - The Ruined!
In an empire ruled only by the survival of the fittest, two mismatched partners must fight their way to the top and unravel a conspiracy that threatens to tear it all down.
Coming soon:
mybook.to/TheRuined
In an empire ruled only by the survival of the fittest, two mismatched partners must fight their way to the top and unravel a conspiracy that threatens to tear it all down.
Coming soon:
mybook.to/TheRuined
June 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Reposted by Thomas Perkins
As the author read to the end of the post, his smile became a taut line of fury.
June 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As the author read to the end of the post, his smile became a taut line of fury.
Excited (and more than a little nervous) about the fact that all the physical review copies of The Ruined have now arrived at their destinations!
Hard to believe the release date is in less than two weeks 😬
#indieauthor #sff #SelfPub #booksky
Hard to believe the release date is in less than two weeks 😬
#indieauthor #sff #SelfPub #booksky
June 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Excited (and more than a little nervous) about the fact that all the physical review copies of The Ruined have now arrived at their destinations!
Hard to believe the release date is in less than two weeks 😬
#indieauthor #sff #SelfPub #booksky
Hard to believe the release date is in less than two weeks 😬
#indieauthor #sff #SelfPub #booksky
June 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hey friend, I think you've got the wrong Thomas Perkins! But Ill say that YES he can
May 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hey friend, I think you've got the wrong Thomas Perkins! But Ill say that YES he can
Do you like dark themes, ruthless power grabs, and morally grey protagonists?
Get a review copy of THE RUINED as part of Booksiren's Epic Fantasy bundle!
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#indieauthor #selfpublish #fantasy #sff #booktube #bookblog #bookreview #booksky
Get a review copy of THE RUINED as part of Booksiren's Epic Fantasy bundle!
booksirens.com/bundle/epic-...
#indieauthor #selfpublish #fantasy #sff #booktube #bookblog #bookreview #booksky
Epic Fantasy ARCs You'll Love
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May 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Do you like dark themes, ruthless power grabs, and morally grey protagonists?
Get a review copy of THE RUINED as part of Booksiren's Epic Fantasy bundle!
booksirens.com/bundle/epic-...
#indieauthor #selfpublish #fantasy #sff #booktube #bookblog #bookreview #booksky
Get a review copy of THE RUINED as part of Booksiren's Epic Fantasy bundle!
booksirens.com/bundle/epic-...
#indieauthor #selfpublish #fantasy #sff #booktube #bookblog #bookreview #booksky
Reposted by Thomas Perkins
In 10 days the #SPFBO champions' league starts!
A decade's worth of champions competed together to find the champion of champions.
Check out the judges: hardy perennials, returning favourites, & visiting superstars!
#SPFBOCL (Spiffbocl)
mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...
A decade's worth of champions competed together to find the champion of champions.
Check out the judges: hardy perennials, returning favourites, & visiting superstars!
#SPFBOCL (Spiffbocl)
mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...
SPFBO Champions' League!
After 10 years we have 10 champions. So, the only logical thing to do is to line them up on a board and have a champions' league! All 10 cha...
mark---lawrence.blogspot.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In 10 days the #SPFBO champions' league starts!
A decade's worth of champions competed together to find the champion of champions.
Check out the judges: hardy perennials, returning favourites, & visiting superstars!
#SPFBOCL (Spiffbocl)
mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...
A decade's worth of champions competed together to find the champion of champions.
Check out the judges: hardy perennials, returning favourites, & visiting superstars!
#SPFBOCL (Spiffbocl)
mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...
And as always I really appreciate the support 🙏
Next time I'm in Bristol for work I'd be more than happy to get you a pint! 🍺
Next time I'm in Bristol for work I'd be more than happy to get you a pint! 🍺
May 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And as always I really appreciate the support 🙏
Next time I'm in Bristol for work I'd be more than happy to get you a pint! 🍺
Next time I'm in Bristol for work I'd be more than happy to get you a pint! 🍺
I've definitely been looking on this front, but I haven't met with a huge amount of success (though I have found some really cool channels in the process!)
I did sign up to @indiebooktours.bsky.social as you suggested the other day though, their business model seemed really solid.
I did sign up to @indiebooktours.bsky.social as you suggested the other day though, their business model seemed really solid.
May 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I've definitely been looking on this front, but I haven't met with a huge amount of success (though I have found some really cool channels in the process!)
I did sign up to @indiebooktours.bsky.social as you suggested the other day though, their business model seemed really solid.
I did sign up to @indiebooktours.bsky.social as you suggested the other day though, their business model seemed really solid.
Love the cover art for this!
May 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Love the cover art for this!
5/ If anyone else has been trying to find ARC readers, what have you done differently? Any tips?
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
5/ If anyone else has been trying to find ARC readers, what have you done differently? Any tips?
/4 Booksprout is a cheap flat subscription, but so far I haven't seen much success on the platform, and the views have gradually petered out over time.
Booksiren is the same, but their thing is they will find you readers, and charge you a bit more for each one. (Not doing so well with that!)
Booksiren is the same, but their thing is they will find you readers, and charge you a bit more for each one. (Not doing so well with that!)
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
/4 Booksprout is a cheap flat subscription, but so far I haven't seen much success on the platform, and the views have gradually petered out over time.
Booksiren is the same, but their thing is they will find you readers, and charge you a bit more for each one. (Not doing so well with that!)
Booksiren is the same, but their thing is they will find you readers, and charge you a bit more for each one. (Not doing so well with that!)
/3 Moneywise, Netgalley is by far the most expensive (and the highest reading applicants accordingly) but thankfully I’ve been using the Victory Editing co-op for a greatly reduced price. I highly recommend them as they’ve been super helpful!
May 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
/3 Moneywise, Netgalley is by far the most expensive (and the highest reading applicants accordingly) but thankfully I’ve been using the Victory Editing co-op for a greatly reduced price. I highly recommend them as they’ve been super helpful!
/2 FYI I haven’t seen any feedback off of these just yet, and I don’t know if I will, but I wanted to give this a try for future releases. But I have only been on these services since the beginning of the month, and The Ruined is ~550 pages, so there’s plenty of time for that.
May 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
/2 FYI I haven’t seen any feedback off of these just yet, and I don’t know if I will, but I wanted to give this a try for future releases. But I have only been on these services since the beginning of the month, and The Ruined is ~550 pages, so there’s plenty of time for that.
/1 Some updates on getting ARC readers for my upcoming release, The Ruined! This is my first time going through this process and I thought it was interesting to do a breakdown of the 3 main platforms.
Approved Readers:
#Netgalley- 20
#Booksprout- 2
#Booksirens- 1
#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublish
Approved Readers:
#Netgalley- 20
#Booksprout- 2
#Booksirens- 1
#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublish
May 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
/1 Some updates on getting ARC readers for my upcoming release, The Ruined! This is my first time going through this process and I thought it was interesting to do a breakdown of the 3 main platforms.
Approved Readers:
#Netgalley- 20
#Booksprout- 2
#Booksirens- 1
#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublish
Approved Readers:
#Netgalley- 20
#Booksprout- 2
#Booksirens- 1
#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublish
Reposted by Thomas Perkins
Ruthless rivals, deadly rituals, and an unlikely partnership: The Ruined is also available for early review on Booksprout!
Get your ARC copy here:
booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...
#readindie #IndieAuthors #booksky #sff #bookreviews #grimdark #fantasy #books #bookbloggers #booksprout
Get your ARC copy here:
booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...
#readindie #IndieAuthors #booksky #sff #bookreviews #grimdark #fantasy #books #bookbloggers #booksprout
The Ruined
The strong rule the weak. This creed has built the Ruined Empire, a ruthless hierarchy where survival of the fittest dictates the right to rule - loyalty is weakness, mercy a miscalculation, and frien...
booksprout.co
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Ruthless rivals, deadly rituals, and an unlikely partnership: The Ruined is also available for early review on Booksprout!
Get your ARC copy here:
booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...
#readindie #IndieAuthors #booksky #sff #bookreviews #grimdark #fantasy #books #bookbloggers #booksprout
Get your ARC copy here:
booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...
#readindie #IndieAuthors #booksky #sff #bookreviews #grimdark #fantasy #books #bookbloggers #booksprout
I REALLY didn't gel with The Three Body Problem, despite all its hype. I think it might have been an issue with the translation, but I found the writing jarringly poor and the characters paper thin.
My favorite parts were actually the footnotes and bits set in Mao-era China, not the scifi!
My favorite parts were actually the footnotes and bits set in Mao-era China, not the scifi!
May 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I REALLY didn't gel with The Three Body Problem, despite all its hype. I think it might have been an issue with the translation, but I found the writing jarringly poor and the characters paper thin.
My favorite parts were actually the footnotes and bits set in Mao-era China, not the scifi!
My favorite parts were actually the footnotes and bits set in Mao-era China, not the scifi!
Some great suggestions, thank you!
May 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Some great suggestions, thank you!
Reposted by Thomas Perkins
Self-published Authors Appreciation Week is coming up! Come read more and see how you can be involved. Let's shine the spotlight on some awesome self-published books!!
#SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #selfpublished #Booksky #Bookbloggers #selfpublishedauthors #indieauthors
#SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #selfpublished #Booksky #Bookbloggers #selfpublishedauthors #indieauthors
Announcement: Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2025
If you’re a friend of my blog, you know I read books from multiple publishing avenues: Indie/small press, traditional, and self-published. I feel that sometimes it can be harder for self-publ…
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May 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Self-published Authors Appreciation Week is coming up! Come read more and see how you can be involved. Let's shine the spotlight on some awesome self-published books!!
#SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #selfpublished #Booksky #Bookbloggers #selfpublishedauthors #indieauthors
#SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #selfpublished #Booksky #Bookbloggers #selfpublishedauthors #indieauthors
I would love to!
May 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I would love to!
I often fantasise about pausing time and reading every book on my TBR in a second flat.
Still working on the pausing time part!
Still working on the pausing time part!
May 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I often fantasise about pausing time and reading every book on my TBR in a second flat.
Still working on the pausing time part!
Still working on the pausing time part!
Also I saw on your latest video that you have a May birthday, too - so happy belated birthday!
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Also I saw on your latest video that you have a May birthday, too - so happy belated birthday!