Dark Sky Island
@darkskybooks.bsky.social
Bibliophile, amateur bookbinder, board gamer, father to 2 kids and partner to @sheenalouisef.bsky.social
The smallest turns 1 tomorrow so we had a little celebration today. In keeping with tradition I attempt to decorate a cake. Nailed it?
March 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The smallest turns 1 tomorrow so we had a little celebration today. In keeping with tradition I attempt to decorate a cake. Nailed it?
My 2024 in board gaming. A pretty decent year considering I had a new arrival in the family and went to no conventions as a result
January 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
My 2024 in board gaming. A pretty decent year considering I had a new arrival in the family and went to no conventions as a result
Wednesday night is game night! Race for the Galaxy and Agricola were the games today. Rolf won both, I was solidly in the middle of the pack for both
December 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Wednesday night is game night! Race for the Galaxy and Agricola were the games today. Rolf won both, I was solidly in the middle of the pack for both
Did well enough on the reading challenge too
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Did well enough on the reading challenge too
My #goodreadsyearinbooks just came in. Always interesting to reflect on what you have read. Been some really good ones this year!
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
My #goodreadsyearinbooks just came in. Always interesting to reflect on what you have read. Been some really good ones this year!
Latest bookmail from Anderida and Broken Binding. I managed to read an ARC of In The Shadows of Thier Dying and loved it so very happy to get a nice edition. I have enjoyed the other O’Keefe books I have read and look forward to diving into her latest series soon!
December 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Latest bookmail from Anderida and Broken Binding. I managed to read an ARC of In The Shadows of Thier Dying and loved it so very happy to get a nice edition. I have enjoyed the other O’Keefe books I have read and look forward to diving into her latest series soon!
My fancy pants shelf. Suntup Editions, Curious King, Conversation Tree Press, Amaranthine Books, Folio Society, Diamond Editions, Lyra’s Books, Grim Oak Press, GdM, Earthling Publications and Centipede Press all represented here!
December 1, 2024 at 10:47 AM
My fancy pants shelf. Suntup Editions, Curious King, Conversation Tree Press, Amaranthine Books, Folio Society, Diamond Editions, Lyra’s Books, Grim Oak Press, GdM, Earthling Publications and Centipede Press all represented here!
November reading review. Not my strongest month - some sickness at the end of the month slowed me down a lot! Dreadful was the pick of the month’s reads - it was just a fun and easy read with added moat squid 🙂
December 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
November reading review. Not my strongest month - some sickness at the end of the month slowed me down a lot! Dreadful was the pick of the month’s reads - it was just a fun and easy read with added moat squid 🙂
Today’s bookmail was the stunning Suntup Edition’s numbered edition of Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham. This one had been delayed a bit by a printing error, but Suntup being the premium brand they are took the time to do it right. Love the choice of art here too!
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Today’s bookmail was the stunning Suntup Edition’s numbered edition of Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham. This one had been delayed a bit by a printing error, but Suntup being the premium brand they are took the time to do it right. Love the choice of art here too!
Bookmail! A couple of LEs from Black Library and a broken binding set of J.E. Hannaford’s Aulirean Gates - a current SPFBO finalist I am keen to read!
November 28, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Bookmail! A couple of LEs from Black Library and a broken binding set of J.E. Hannaford’s Aulirean Gates - a current SPFBO finalist I am keen to read!
Today’s bookmail! A nice kickstarter special edition from Olivia Atwater and a nice Broken Binding edition from Ed McDonald!
November 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Today’s bookmail! A nice kickstarter special edition from Olivia Atwater and a nice Broken Binding edition from Ed McDonald!
Bookmail again! This time some lovely Grim Oak Press editions. Fool Moon technically arrived a while ago, but a shipping error with the slipcase means it is only now ‘complete’. Excellent customer service as always from Grim Oak
November 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Bookmail again! This time some lovely Grim Oak Press editions. Fool Moon technically arrived a while ago, but a shipping error with the slipcase means it is only now ‘complete’. Excellent customer service as always from Grim Oak
Wednesday night gaming! Got Arcs to the table for the first time. A proper knife fight in a phone booth type game! Oliver took an early lead and by the time the rest of us got our acts together to target him we were all too weakened so he took a convincing win.
November 20, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Wednesday night gaming! Got Arcs to the table for the first time. A proper knife fight in a phone booth type game! Oliver took an early lead and by the time the rest of us got our acts together to target him we were all too weakened so he took a convincing win.
Today’s bookmail is the LE from Black Library. I am genuinely quite impressed with quality of Black Library’s special edition bindings for their price point. This one is cloth bound with 3 colour stamping
November 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Today’s bookmail is the LE from Black Library. I am genuinely quite impressed with quality of Black Library’s special edition bindings for their price point. This one is cloth bound with 3 colour stamping
Game night tonight. 11 of us gathered to celebrate Svein’s birthday so a good turnout! Played some 6 nimmt, Raiders of the North Sea and Camel Up.
November 15, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Game night tonight. 11 of us gathered to celebrate Svein’s birthday so a good turnout! Played some 6 nimmt, Raiders of the North Sea and Camel Up.
2nd was the latest fantastic piece of book art from Suntup Editions - The Amityville Horror numbered edition.
November 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
2nd was the latest fantastic piece of book art from Suntup Editions - The Amityville Horror numbered edition.
Fancy bookmail today! 1st up is this stunning edition of Hyperion from Curious King. These guys are just knocking it out the park with every edition they make. Seriously gorgeous book making
November 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Fancy bookmail today! 1st up is this stunning edition of Hyperion from Curious King. These guys are just knocking it out the park with every edition they make. Seriously gorgeous book making
Very efficient boardgamegeek Secret Santa this year! Excited to try these out as they have had a lot of hype.
November 15, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Very efficient boardgamegeek Secret Santa this year! Excited to try these out as they have had a lot of hype.
Latest bookmail! Latest signed and numbered leatherbound from Dragonsteel - The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. Looks really good lined up with the rest of Wax and Wayne leatherbounds!
November 10, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Latest bookmail! Latest signed and numbered leatherbound from Dragonsteel - The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. Looks really good lined up with the rest of Wax and Wayne leatherbounds!
The eldest turned 3 today. She is currently obsessed with dinosaurs. So I made a dinosaur cake. Nailed it?
November 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The eldest turned 3 today. She is currently obsessed with dinosaurs. So I made a dinosaur cake. Nailed it?
Second bookmail was this amazing kickstarter deluxe edition of Gunmetal Gods by @zamakhtar.bsky.social. One of the nicest indie deluxe editions I have seen so far!
November 7, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Second bookmail was this amazing kickstarter deluxe edition of Gunmetal Gods by @zamakhtar.bsky.social. One of the nicest indie deluxe editions I have seen so far!
Some tasty bookmail arrived - a well needed distraction from the world at large. First some tasty new lettered editions from Anderida. The latest books from @aptshadow.bsky.social and @edashtonwriting.bsky.social
November 7, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Some tasty bookmail arrived - a well needed distraction from the world at large. First some tasty new lettered editions from Anderida. The latest books from @aptshadow.bsky.social and @edashtonwriting.bsky.social
Today’s bookmail is this gorgeous edition of The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu from Conversation Tree Press. A signed unnumbered edition of 300. That marbled paper is spectacular - I love the tiger’s eyes! CTP is knocking it out of the park at the moment
November 5, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Today’s bookmail is this gorgeous edition of The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu from Conversation Tree Press. A signed unnumbered edition of 300. That marbled paper is spectacular - I love the tiger’s eyes! CTP is knocking it out of the park at the moment
Jørpeland dawn. Spectacular sunrise this morning!
November 2, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Jørpeland dawn. Spectacular sunrise this morning!
Wednesday night equals game night. Tonight with Våland gaming forening we had a 5-player round of Vindication. A clear win for Tom, but most impressive was Pål’s jump to second from last on the final turn. An interestingly thematic euro game this one!
October 30, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Wednesday night equals game night. Tonight with Våland gaming forening we had a 5-player round of Vindication. A clear win for Tom, but most impressive was Pål’s jump to second from last on the final turn. An interestingly thematic euro game this one!