Ida
@ikstokbaek.bsky.social
Reader, reviewer, writer, SPSFC4 quarterfinalist, SPFBOXl entrant, SPSFC5 judge, querying author, not here a lot #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
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Meet the #SPFBOXI FBC team of judges who will be going through the FBC #SPFBO lot of books & their top 3 cover choices
SPFBO XI Introduction Post - meet the Fantasy Book Critic Team
Speculative fiction book reviews.
fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Belated #SFINCS Round 1 review for The Devil Owns Primetime by Sirius .: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
Devil wasn't one of my initial books, but I picked it up on recommendation from a teammate. I'm so glad I did (it had been on my TBR before the contest, but this gave me the nudge)! #SFINCS3
Devil wasn't one of my initial books, but I picked it up on recommendation from a teammate. I'm so glad I did (it had been on my TBR before the contest, but this gave me the nudge)! #SFINCS3
SFINCS Review: The Devil Owns Primetime – Sirius .
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”)a is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the
beforewegoblog.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Belated #SFINCS Round 1 review for The Devil Owns Primetime by Sirius .: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
Devil wasn't one of my initial books, but I picked it up on recommendation from a teammate. I'm so glad I did (it had been on my TBR before the contest, but this gave me the nudge)! #SFINCS3
Devil wasn't one of my initial books, but I picked it up on recommendation from a teammate. I'm so glad I did (it had been on my TBR before the contest, but this gave me the nudge)! #SFINCS3
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Lilje got through the lottery!
Amidst all the chonky epic fantasy books, here's a gentle little one that'll amke you smile and maybe cry but feel very alive I think.
Just over a day left in the sale so be quick!
Amidst all the chonky epic fantasy books, here's a gentle little one that'll amke you smile and maybe cry but feel very alive I think.
Just over a day left in the sale so be quick!
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Lilje got through the lottery!
Amidst all the chonky epic fantasy books, here's a gentle little one that'll amke you smile and maybe cry but feel very alive I think.
Just over a day left in the sale so be quick!
Amidst all the chonky epic fantasy books, here's a gentle little one that'll amke you smile and maybe cry but feel very alive I think.
Just over a day left in the sale so be quick!
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The SPFBO has opened its doors!
You have about 21 hours left to put your self-published fantasy book in the hat.
Meanwhile, I’m attempting a different route to the top 🙂
You have about 21 hours left to put your self-published fantasy book in the hat.
Meanwhile, I’m attempting a different route to the top 🙂
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The SPFBO has opened its doors!
You have about 21 hours left to put your self-published fantasy book in the hat.
Meanwhile, I’m attempting a different route to the top 🙂
You have about 21 hours left to put your self-published fantasy book in the hat.
Meanwhile, I’m attempting a different route to the top 🙂
One of the books in my scout pile for #spsfc5 was impossible for me to put down at the 25% mark, so I finished it. I loved Breakwater by Vivian Wilderbridge! I hope more people discover it 🤩
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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I.K. Stokbaek's review of Breakwater
5/5: This book has heavy themes of climate change, motherhood, vulnerability, and resilience. It’s set in 2041 Florida, and rising seas are eating away at the peninsula. A realistic disaster happening...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of the books in my scout pile for #spsfc5 was impossible for me to put down at the 25% mark, so I finished it. I loved Breakwater by Vivian Wilderbridge! I hope more people discover it 🤩
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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With the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) taking book entries next month, we're looking for a few good volunteers to join us as judges:
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
More than a few, actually. #SPSFC
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
More than a few, actually. #SPSFC
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
With the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) taking book entries next month, we're looking for a few good volunteers to join us as judges:
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
More than a few, actually. #SPSFC
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
More than a few, actually. #SPSFC
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After 306 days and 175 novels, the fourth #SPSFC has chosen its winner along with five finalists as runners-up.
Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. You can share one brain and still not understand someone.
www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sh...
Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. You can share one brain and still not understand someone.
www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sh...
August 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
After 306 days and 175 novels, the fourth #SPSFC has chosen its winner along with five finalists as runners-up.
Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. You can share one brain and still not understand someone.
www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sh...
Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. You can share one brain and still not understand someone.
www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sh...
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Fifth place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the richly constructed noir cyberpunk thriller Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social. A judge loved that the dark reign of AI began when a videogame "learned so well and so fast that it gained sentience."
www.amazon.com/Accidental-I...
www.amazon.com/Accidental-I...
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Fifth place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the richly constructed noir cyberpunk thriller Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social. A judge loved that the dark reign of AI began when a videogame "learned so well and so fast that it gained sentience."
www.amazon.com/Accidental-I...
www.amazon.com/Accidental-I...
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Third place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the second chances resurrection romp Yours, Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social. Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am."
www.amazon.com/Yours-Celest...
www.amazon.com/Yours-Celest...
August 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Third place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the second chances resurrection romp Yours, Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social. Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am."
www.amazon.com/Yours-Celest...
www.amazon.com/Yours-Celest...
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With four places announced out of six, the fourth #SPSFC is faced with the dilemma of what to announce next.
By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by Heather Texle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair.
www.amazon.com/Impulse-Reli...
By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by Heather Texle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair.
www.amazon.com/Impulse-Reli...
August 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
With four places announced out of six, the fourth #SPSFC is faced with the dilemma of what to announce next.
By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by Heather Texle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair.
www.amazon.com/Impulse-Reli...
By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by Heather Texle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair.
www.amazon.com/Impulse-Reli...
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Fourth place in the fourth #SPSFC is claimed by the "rollicking space opera" Whiskey and Warfare by @emhamill.bsky.social. A found family of golden-years space mercs reunite to stop a genocide.
www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Warf...
www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Warf...
August 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fourth place in the fourth #SPSFC is claimed by the "rollicking space opera" Whiskey and Warfare by @emhamill.bsky.social. A found family of golden-years space mercs reunite to stop a genocide.
www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Warf...
www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Warf...
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The winner of the fourth #SPSFC is Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker.bsky.social, a tightly crafted tale of a doctor who survived first contact and nuclear apocalypse.
"They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished."
www.amazon.com/Saint-Elspet...
"They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished."
www.amazon.com/Saint-Elspet...
August 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The winner of the fourth #SPSFC is Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker.bsky.social, a tightly crafted tale of a doctor who survived first contact and nuclear apocalypse.
"They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished."
www.amazon.com/Saint-Elspet...
"They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished."
www.amazon.com/Saint-Elspet...
I just finished reading The Old Crones Club by Jennifer Taylor-Gray, and I really loved it. Feminist fairy tale mashup with Once Upon a Time vibes ❤️
Release date July 31
#ARC #Fantasy #FairytaleRetellings #UpcomingFantasy
Release date July 31
#ARC #Fantasy #FairytaleRetellings #UpcomingFantasy
July 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I just finished reading The Old Crones Club by Jennifer Taylor-Gray, and I really loved it. Feminist fairy tale mashup with Once Upon a Time vibes ❤️
Release date July 31
#ARC #Fantasy #FairytaleRetellings #UpcomingFantasy
Release date July 31
#ARC #Fantasy #FairytaleRetellings #UpcomingFantasy
Still this! Science Fiction Bundle: 29 items for $23.20
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Science Fiction Bundle by Niranjan and 23 others
Science Fiction Bundle: 29 items for $23.20
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July 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Still this! Science Fiction Bundle: 29 items for $23.20
itch.io/b/3144/scien...
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July 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I did the itch-io thing :)
The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as the Moon is $3.50 until I remember to increase the price 😆
i-k-stokbaek.itch.io/the-artifici...
The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as the Moon is $3.50 until I remember to increase the price 😆
i-k-stokbaek.itch.io/the-artifici...
The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as The Moon by I K Stokbaek
A much too plausible future
i-k-stokbaek.itch.io
June 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I did the itch-io thing :)
The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as the Moon is $3.50 until I remember to increase the price 😆
i-k-stokbaek.itch.io/the-artifici...
The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as the Moon is $3.50 until I remember to increase the price 😆
i-k-stokbaek.itch.io/the-artifici...
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Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist:
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."
June 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist:
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."
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On Impulse by Heather Texle has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."
June 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On Impulse by Heather Texle has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."
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Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I've read in this competition this year."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I've read in this competition this year."
June 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I've read in this competition this year."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I've read in this competition this year."
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Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."
June 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."
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Yours Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."
June 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yours Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."
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Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist.
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."
spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...
Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."