Marc Edmond Best, Indie Author.
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Author of THE CATAPHRACT OATH, a swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure!
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
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Arguably the best Marc.
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
He/Him
Arguably the best Marc.
The irony being, I'm on the library wait list for both releases, so folks who are far more excited about either title are gonna get to 'em first.
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 AM
The irony being, I'm on the library wait list for both releases, so folks who are far more excited about either title are gonna get to 'em first.
So ... Blasphemous meets Resident Evil? I dig it.
(Blasphemous is gonna be my go-to for Spanish Catholic Horror video games from now on, but it's not like there's a lot of those to draw from that I'm aware of).
(Blasphemous is gonna be my go-to for Spanish Catholic Horror video games from now on, but it's not like there's a lot of those to draw from that I'm aware of).
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
So ... Blasphemous meets Resident Evil? I dig it.
(Blasphemous is gonna be my go-to for Spanish Catholic Horror video games from now on, but it's not like there's a lot of those to draw from that I'm aware of).
(Blasphemous is gonna be my go-to for Spanish Catholic Horror video games from now on, but it's not like there's a lot of those to draw from that I'm aware of).
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Fuck "What's your Harry Potter House," normalize "Who's your favorite X-Man?"
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Fuck "What's your Harry Potter House," normalize "Who's your favorite X-Man?"
I'm fully aware it's apples and oranges, but I keep on comparing Lady Fenvale from my book with Alexander from yours.
Like, I think she could take him. She's got reach, a heavier sword, and she fights dirty.
Alexander's by far the better dresser, though.
Like, I think she could take him. She's got reach, a heavier sword, and she fights dirty.
Alexander's by far the better dresser, though.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I'm fully aware it's apples and oranges, but I keep on comparing Lady Fenvale from my book with Alexander from yours.
Like, I think she could take him. She's got reach, a heavier sword, and she fights dirty.
Alexander's by far the better dresser, though.
Like, I think she could take him. She's got reach, a heavier sword, and she fights dirty.
Alexander's by far the better dresser, though.
Victor Brinden is an engineer by trade, which means that if he's got to fight directly, something has gone terribly, terribly wrong. He could theoretically swing a wrench or something, but it's not ideal.
Lady Fenvale, however, is a skilled swordswoman and soldier. Who owns a giant robot, to boot.
Lady Fenvale, however, is a skilled swordswoman and soldier. Who owns a giant robot, to boot.
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Victor Brinden is an engineer by trade, which means that if he's got to fight directly, something has gone terribly, terribly wrong. He could theoretically swing a wrench or something, but it's not ideal.
Lady Fenvale, however, is a skilled swordswoman and soldier. Who owns a giant robot, to boot.
Lady Fenvale, however, is a skilled swordswoman and soldier. Who owns a giant robot, to boot.
I mean, betting against the second coming is the only logical option. If it (as is most likely) doesn't happen? You get paid. And if it -does- happen, your bank account is one of the last things you'll be worried about.
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I mean, betting against the second coming is the only logical option. If it (as is most likely) doesn't happen? You get paid. And if it -does- happen, your bank account is one of the last things you'll be worried about.
Legitimately one of the best books I read in 2025. You're in for a treat!
Albeit a treat with a lot of poop jokes.
Albeit a treat with a lot of poop jokes.
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Legitimately one of the best books I read in 2025. You're in for a treat!
Albeit a treat with a lot of poop jokes.
Albeit a treat with a lot of poop jokes.
I mean, isn't this basically genderflipped Nero Wolfe?
(This is not a complaint, mind).
(This is not a complaint, mind).
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I mean, isn't this basically genderflipped Nero Wolfe?
(This is not a complaint, mind).
(This is not a complaint, mind).
Which just goes to show how shittily pervasive this stuff is! Maybe I've been lucky, maybe I've been hiding under a rock, or maybe I'm an iconoclast, as I've mostly avoided the worst of the AI bullshit thus far.
But this? This is personal.
But this? This is personal.
February 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Which just goes to show how shittily pervasive this stuff is! Maybe I've been lucky, maybe I've been hiding under a rock, or maybe I'm an iconoclast, as I've mostly avoided the worst of the AI bullshit thus far.
But this? This is personal.
But this? This is personal.
The BAREST of silver linings is that it's not actually delving into the repertoire of various camp songs (including the filthy ones that were sung when no campers were about).
But still, it's sub-Creed AI-generated riffs with generic-ass lyrics with specific camp names Mad-libbed in. Awful.
But still, it's sub-Creed AI-generated riffs with generic-ass lyrics with specific camp names Mad-libbed in. Awful.
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The BAREST of silver linings is that it's not actually delving into the repertoire of various camp songs (including the filthy ones that were sung when no campers were about).
But still, it's sub-Creed AI-generated riffs with generic-ass lyrics with specific camp names Mad-libbed in. Awful.
But still, it's sub-Creed AI-generated riffs with generic-ass lyrics with specific camp names Mad-libbed in. Awful.