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Mary G. Thompson

@marygthompson.bsky.social

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Author of MG, YA, Sci-fi. New sci-fi: One Level Down (Tachyon). New YA: The Word (Page Street). Law librarian. Opinions my own. marygthompson.com

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Apr 1

Today's the day! One Level Down is out in the world! In a simulated universe, a 58-year-old woman is forced to look and act 5 years old. I had a blast writing this novella, and I hope you'll enjoy reading it! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

One Level Down by Mary G. Thompson. "A Simulation scenario that digs deeper than the Matrix movies ever did." --Peter Watts, author of The Freeze-Frame Revolution.

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Jason Sizemore @jbsizemore.bsky.social · 3h

Looking forward to this one! I hear the author is quite good, right @marygthompson.bsky.social ?

Photo of the book One Level Down my Mary G Thompson

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 2h

I can’t deny it!!

Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 1d

One Level Down is now an audiobook published by Spotify! Also available from other audiobook retailers!! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 3d

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads!

Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Sandy Butchers

Erika T Wurth

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 4d

TOMORROW!

Tachyon 30th Anniversary shindig 12-5 PM #SanFrancisco Public Library.main branch

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

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Readings from @joerlansdale.bsky.social and @samtasticbooks.com

Food! Giveaways! Door Prizes! And other surprises!

#sfpl #tachyon30

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t miss this awesome night of virtual readings by me and other awesome @tachyonpub.bsky.social folks! This Thursday, Oct 2, at 8:00pm Eastern!

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Sep 7

Great to meet you!

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · Sep 7

And last up, was the first reader I met! @marygthompson.bsky.social read from the first chapter of her novella. One Level Down. Contrary to the title, her simulation SFF story lifted the evening several levels up.

So, nice to meet another amazing local writer!

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tomorrow! Come see us!

Charm City Spec Official @charmcityspec.bsky.social · Sep 5

Friends, please join us this Saturday, September 6th, when Mary G. Thompson takes the mic to read from her provocative story of simulation, ONE LEVEL DOWN, at the next Charm City Spec! She joins a thrilling group of authors for what's sure to be a classic night!

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day! Here is a story I published in Dark Matter Magazine about a man working in an alien occupation government. All the Sludge You Want to Drink. darkmattermagazine.shop/blogs/issue-...

All the Sludge You Want to Drink

By Mary G. Thompson I leave the break room with my mug in hand, filled to the brim with sludge. Like everything else around here, it’s brown. It tastes exactly like you’d expect something people call ...

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Sep 1

One Level Down has now existed in the world for 4 months! 58-year old Ella is trapped in a simulated universe, forced to act like she’s five years old. Help her escape by reading this book! @tachyonpub.bsky.social tachyonpublications.com/product/one-...

One Level Down - Tachyon Publications

“One Level Down is a perfectly executed gem of a book. Deeply satisfying and completely mesmerizing, it’s full of depth, heart, and thought.” —Sarah Beth Durst, bestselling author of The Spellshop Tra...

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Next Saturday, September 6!! Is it September already?? Come see me and other awesome authors at Charm City Spec at the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore!

Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Aug 15

#Worldcon people, catch me at the @tachyonpub.bsky.social booth in the dealer’s room from 3:00-4:00!

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Charm City Spec Official @charmcityspec.bsky.social · Jul 27

Corrected post for our upcoming September 6th show—going to be a blockbuster! Come early to assure a seat for the hottest show of the year!
#BaltimoreReads

Charm City Spec, September 6th, 2025, 6:30pm at the Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Road in Baltimore. Our fabulous readers include:
Alaya Dawn Johnson
C.S.E. Cooney
Jeff Reynolds
Mary G. Thompson
Andy Duncan
Mike Allen

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · Jul 17

“I truly felt like someone backed up a truck to my imagination and stole everything that I’ve created.” —David Baldacci

The Authors Guild asked Baldacci to stand before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, and he delivered a powerful testimony.

Read about it! authorsguild.org/news/david-b...

David Baldacci testifies before Senate committee as an Authors Guild member, and discusses concerns about AI companies about the theft of creative work.

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Turn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · Jul 17

Ep. 357B! Trapped in a child’s body, a resourceful woman risks death by deletion from a simulated world. Mary G. Thompson chats about writing her sci-fi novella ONE LEVEL DOWN. @marygthompson.bsky.social

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Jul 4

Check out my interview with Jenn Jordan on Turn the Page podcast re One Level Down! @tachyonpub.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJ9...

Turn the Page Podcast - Episode 357B: Mary G. Thompson on ONE LEVEL DOWN

YouTube video by Syosset Public Library

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Jun 26

There is no God, start a literary magazine

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Auston Habershaw @aahabershaw.bsky.social · Jun 25

Check out this interview with me courtesy of Paul Semel!

And get IF WISHES WERE RETAIL, on sale now!
paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...

Interview: "If Wishes Were Retail" Author Auston Habershaw ... .

Exclusive Interview: "If Wishes Were Retail" Author Auston Habershaw \ In which he talks about this humorous contemporary fantasy novel.

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Eugene vs. Evil Deadline 🧟‍♂️ @ecmyers.com · Jun 24

I can finally share this exciting news: I wrote the first young adult novel set in the world of Little Nightmares! I love the video games, and it was thrilling to translate their eeriness and mystery to the page. Look for The Lonely Ones this September from Scholastic. 🎡

Cover art of Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones by, ahem, EC "Meyers," showing a carnival with three children in the foreground, viewed from behind, looking up at a ghostly face looming in the clouds

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Jun 23

Woo Hoo, I wrote some more book reviews for everyone looking for some fun summer reading. Check out the July-August issue of Analog where I talk about books by Ray Nayler, Mary G. Thompson, Gregory Frost, Sharon Shinn & Nalo Hopkinson. analogsf.com/current-issu...

The Reference Library - Analog Science Fiction and Fact

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Jun 13

Welcome!!! ✨

Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Jun 11

“Thompson’s first adult SF novel brilliantly blends colonies on other planets with the quest for personal autonomy while trapped in a hellish version of cyberspace.”

Great to see One Level Down reviewed in Analog! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

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The Reference Library - Analog Science Fiction and Fact

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Just a girl and her books @thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · Jun 4

Added to the TBR because clones gone wrong is the best

Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Jun 3

PM announcement for my next book, PRECIOUS CHILDREN! This book is about one of my favorite subjects: CLONES GONE WRONG! Coming July 2026 from @tachyonpub.bsky.social! @jenazantian.bsky.social

Mary G. Thompson's Precious Children, a sci-fi/horror novel about a near future in which wealthy parents buy cloned children, but those children have secrets, to Jacob Weisman at Tachyon Publications, with Jaymee Goh editing, by Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency (world English).

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · Jun 3

PM announcement for my next book, PRECIOUS CHILDREN! This book is about one of my favorite subjects: CLONES GONE WRONG! Coming July 2026 from @tachyonpub.bsky.social! @jenazantian.bsky.social

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