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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 1d

10th of the 10th!! The Fungal Maestro, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social will be joining The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse for panel chats and chats about panels, with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq
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Adrian Gibson Joins the Beardsmen!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 8d

Wow!! Ive been so busy trying to get Residuum out there that I didn't notice the paperback of Callus & Crow has crept up to #64 in Amazon's Low Fantasy charts!

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Steve Hugh Westenra @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 14d

And here are my personal allocations (though I will try to read beyond these and get to as many of our entries as possible!).

#SFINCS #SFINCS3 #Indiebooks #novellas 🚀💫

Olga Werby Good Girl
JP Relph and Mathew Gostelow Watcher
DB Rook Residuum
e rathke Glossolalia
Sam Flynn The Mystery of the Pale King
Lauren C. Teffeau A Hunger with No Name
JD Cadmon The Handyma'am and the Werewolves
Bailey Saxon Song of the Dryads
Millie Abecassis Daughters of the Blue Moon
Thomas J Devens The Dregs

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Dave Lawson @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social · 13d

The first round book allocations for SFINCS are in and Pawns is with the judges of Team WIPS.
Here are some of the books Pawns will be going up against that I’m excited to check out!

Note: these are just some of the ones I recognize. I’m sure I’m missing some great books!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 16d

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 16d

Residuum has been accepted into SFINCS alongside many other rather awesome novellas! Let the tourney commence!

www.sfincscompetition.com/post/accepte...

Accepted SFINCS3 Submissions!

Here you can find the accepted SFINCS3 author submissions!

www.sfincscompetition.com

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Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social · 18d

This was insanely fun to play!

Charlie Cavendish @charliecav.bsky.social · 18d

We were extremely honoured to have @annasmithspark.bsky.social join the Four Beardsmen for our darkest RPG yet

Hopefully you’ll enjoy the demonic adventure and @tombookbeard.bsky.social many accents, thankfully only a few orphans and deranged archeologist were harmed in the course of the tale

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 19d

In just over an hour, The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse will have the pleasure of role-playing live with non other than Anna Smith Spark! The wasteland will never be the same again! @davidtlist.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social
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Anna Smith Spark, roleplaying with the Queen of Grimdark!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 22d

Indeed! I am hurtling towards the end of the first draft, brace your britches!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 22d

So glad you kept at it, Nick, the world needed this series!

Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 22d

So many superb bloggers (W&S so supportive up there with all of them💙) but a shout out to @paulgzareith.ink @indyman.sffinsiders.com and @the.andy.library on insta without whom I’d have finished my fantasy series! Amazing, people. But this fanfiaddict.com/review-a-dra... by @dbrook.bsky.social

Fandiaddict review of A Dragon of the Veil by Nick Snape

DB Rook reviews A Dragon of the Veil, Book 1 of The Warriors of Spirit and Bone series by Nick Snape

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 24d

Big Indie Weekend Panel: ASSEMBLING THE A TEAM. To give yourself the best chance as an indie author, you need a network behind you. Learn about how to put together an epic team with @rjbayley.bsky.social, @edcrockerbooks.bsky.social, @arettger22.bsky.social and @dbrook.bsky.social. #writingcommunity

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Bill Adams - Willow Wraith Press author/owner @williamjadams3.bsky.social · 28d

Y'all, I've got a review for you, a true masterpiece that I was lucky enough to get an ARC of. You are not prepared for this book! 🖤🖤🖤

Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social

Thank you to @stmartinspress.bsky.social & Jay for the ARC!!!

Review in link below! #booksky

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · Sep 4

Book review: Run Like Hell by @eirabrand.com is a bloody cyberpunk thriller that almost becomes an action horror novel in the finale—all while tackling questions of identity and humanity. It’s a wild and exciting read that I’m glad to have found.

🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-run-l...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · Sep 6

I made this book and you can read it now!

It's cool!

It's a raucous lesbian wild west adventure comedy with mechanical men and murder mysteries!

books2read.com/b/angelmaker

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Sep 6

Meet Tapedeck, a repurposed assassin droid with surprising amounts of wisdom, from my latest book, Residuum...
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Break your programming as soon as you are able

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Sep 5

It seems September is audio month! Just listened to the phenomenal first chapter of Callus & Crow, narrated by the incredible talented @tombookbeard.bsky.social and the audio production of Residuum begins in 2 weeks!!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Sep 5

It seems September is audio month! Just listened to the phenomenal first chapter of Callus & Crow, narrated by the incredible talented @tombookbeard.bsky.social and the audio production of Residuum begins in 2 weeks!!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Sep 1

Reposting myself to showcase some excellent reviews in comments!

DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · May 15

Pre-orders available! Physical on the way!!
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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Sep 1

I bring you reviews!!

Residuum by DB Rook- a review - Page Chewing
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BristolCon @bristolcon.bsky.social · Jul 2

Who's looking forward to BristolCon?

A picture of a man with a sword, and a spaceship. BristolCon 2025 is on 25th and 26th October at the Doubltree Hotel, Redcliffe Way, Bristol. Guests of Honour are JE Hannaford, Ben Jeapes and John Higgins. www.bristolcon.org

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Emma L. Adams @emmaladams12.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review up for The Hallows by @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social! Highly recommended. 😁 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-h...

Review: The Hallows by H. L. Tinsley | FanFiAddict

Synopsis The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by th ...

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Aug 27

You won't be disappointed!

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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's been a while! Here's my latest review for the exceptional Norylska Groans by Michael Fletcher and Clayton Snyder... Robocop??
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Norylska Groans by Clayton W Snyder and Michael R Fletcher | FanFiAddict

Synopsis Norylska Groans...with the weight of her crimes. In a city where winter reigns amid the fires of industry and war, soot and snow conspire to concea ...

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