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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 8h

Just a semi-regular reminder that all of my books are available on Kobo, Apple, Google Play, library services like Libby, and free to read on Kobo+

And for UK residents, signed paperbacks/merch available on my website.

Plus a free short story for newsletter subscribers. All links in bio

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Five tablet mock-ups of the augment saga books in a group (with SFINCS finalist badge attached to The Re-Emergence) with the series title above, and five stars plus a review quote below which reads: "I rarely find as successful a blend of science, intrigue, and mystery as I have with this series."

The God Sun book cover tablet mockup in the middle on a background with a red dwarf star with a review quote underneath which reads: “[The God Sun] had that creeping discomfort I’ve come to expect from space sci-fi stories that lean towards the dark side. I was hooked!”

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C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 9h

Can we crack into the top 10 in a catergory for paperback?!

C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

THE WAIT IS OVER, Tales From Cemetery IS OUT NOW!

This collection is the perfect range of stories for the Halloween season for horror fans both new and old.

Ebook and paperback available now, hardcover to follow.

Reshares welcomed

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 9h

Wow, eight days in and I think this is actually happening 🙈🫠

Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 5d

Man, If I can't fuckin sell my spooky book during spooky season wtf am I even doing? 😂

Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 6d

Grab a new Event Horizon-inspired cosmic horror for #SpookySeason 🎃

A rescue mission to a stranded starship turns into a nightmare for Helene Cross and her crew when their minds are ensnared by an entity from beyond the stars.

books2read.com/thego...
alankdell.itch.io/th...

📢📚 | 🩸📚🪐 | 🤏📚

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 17h

Check out these under-rated books for your next great read!

#booksky #readersky #readers #books #readersonbluesky #booksonbluesky #bookrecs #readingrecs #whattoread #readingcommunity

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Under-Rated Books by T.C. Smith and 42 others

Under-Rated Books: 63 items for $38.00

itch.io

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 16h

Let it die then 🔥💃

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Conrad Altmann 📚🪐🌱 @conradaltmann.com · 16h

The Under-Rated Bundle on itch.io is now live!

Grab all 63! Books for only $38 and expand your literary horizons. Who knows, you might just discover your next favorite book. (Included are Metanoeia & Exolegacy ;) 📚💙

itch.io/b/3305/under...

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Professor Mitchell @professormitchell.bsky.social · 17h

The Under-Rated Bundle is now live! Check out over 60 underappreciated stories that may have flown under your radar, including fantasy, science fiction, and more.

itch.io/b/3305/under...

The bundle runs from today through the 13th, so don't miss it!

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 18h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 22h

Imagine having a time machine and telling your distant Miocene ancestors, huddled in trees watching for tigers, that one day in the future the most ferocious predator our lineage will have to face is like 10,000 times smaller than us 😂

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 22h

Be cat
Do crime

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 22h

To be fair, she doesn't usually enjoy comedy

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 22h

She was not impressed 😂

"A Sunday afternoon movie that you used to watch when nothing else was on" is what she called it.

The best part of it for her was looking up all the actors on her phone and figuring out what else she'd seen them in.

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 23h

Discovered last night that The Princess Bride is free to watch (legitimately) through YouTube's movies thing (used to be Google Play Movies).

My wife had never seen it.

So naturally the only thing I could do with this information was watch it with her immediately! God I love that film.

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 23h

I can recall the dates on which each of my books was published when asked. I can remember them on any other day at any other time.

Remembering to celebrate them on the day though? Impossible.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 1d

Oktobersketch week 2 - a matter of honour amongst the 12th Dragoons.

A duel scene: an otter and chameleon face off against each other, seconded by a badger and a puffin, all in 18th century uniform. A mantis reverend, trilobite doctor and a uniformed pangolin watch on.

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 1d

a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod

Alt: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod

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Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd @mcburnellauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Those cheeky, delightful forces-for-good at bookshop.org have all of my books on their digital shelves. Just sayin'. If you like paperbacks, fantasy, and sticking it to billionaires, the shipping is free (in the US) today and tomorrow

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

bookshop.org

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, but no, it is blue
So apparently I buck the trend 😂

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Barry Ryerson @barryryerson.bsky.social · 1d

Decades after nuclear war, magic returns.

Whilst some use it for art or subterfuge, others will stop at nothing to have that power for themselves.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"

"a fun, action-packed adventure that mixes science and magic"

🔗 relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK

❤️📚

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book birthday! 🥳

C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

THE WAIT IS OVER, Tales From Cemetery IS OUT NOW!

This collection is the perfect range of stories for the Halloween season for horror fans both new and old.

Ebook and paperback available now, hardcover to follow.

Reshares welcomed

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C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

THE WAIT IS OVER, Tales From Cemetery IS OUT NOW!

This collection is the perfect range of stories for the Halloween season for horror fans both new and old.

Ebook and paperback available now, hardcover to follow.

Reshares welcomed

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 2d

@garethlpowell.bsky.social's Who Will You Save? is great collection of stories, and each one had me eager for the next. Some of my faves are "Entropic Angel", "Six Lights Off Green Scar", "Apprehension Sands", and "What Would Nicolas Cage Do?" Highly recommend and extra excited now for Jitterbug.

The cover of Gareth L. Powell's anthology, "Who Will You Save?" An astronaut standing on a hill with a green moon rising behind them reaches out to an upside down mirrored astronaut with a blue moon behind them. Between their two opposing words is a starry red sky. The author's name is in white at the top with the title at the bottom.

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 2d

"Human Centipede of content" 💯💯🔥

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 6d

Grab a new Event Horizon-inspired cosmic horror for #SpookySeason 🎃

A rescue mission to a stranded starship turns into a nightmare for Helene Cross and her crew when their minds are ensnared by an entity from beyond the stars.

books2read.com/thego...
alankdell.itch.io/th...

📢📚 | 🩸📚🪐 | 🤏📚

Tablet mockup of The God Sun on the right in front of a space background of an ominous red dwarf star. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “Brutal, bloody, and disturbing”, “Brilliant read. Well written. 100% recommended”, and “It had that creeping discomfort I’ve come to expect from space sci-fi stories that lean towards the dark side”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Books2read.com/thegodsun.”

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...

#booksky

kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

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