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Stew Hotston (he/him)
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Author, LARP (Curious Pastimes), physics and finance. Subjective Chaos and BFA finalist. Treasurer @BFS, Chair @BSFA. Rep: John Baker at BLM.

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Project Hanuman is out!
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It's been out almost two months but I wanted to re-up my timeline with some Project Hanuman love. You can find it at all your bookstores and in audio too.

I'll leave you with what @gavingsmith.bsky.social thought of it.

#SFF #spaceopera #scifi
A quote from Gavin Smith that reads: Project Hanuman does that rarest of things in science fiction, it uses cutting edge ideas from technology and sociology and projects them into and original and very real feeling far future, whilst telling a very 'human' story.
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Inspector Clouseau will return in Avengers Doomsday
Peter Sellars playing Inspector Clouseau with black gloves, a magnifying glads and a silly moustache. The title poster for Avengers Doomsday
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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It’s rosebud tea kind of day
Rosebud tea in a glass teapot on a crystal burner with honey to sweeten.
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The Mark by Fríða Ísberg

Set in Iceland on the eve of a vote as to whether to stratify society by those who can pass an 'empathy test' and those who can't Ísberg's novel is translated from the Icelandic by Larissa Kyzer and seeks to…

https://stewarthotston.com/2025/12/25/the-mark-by-frida-isberg/
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December 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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It is time. Merry Christmas you filthy animals.
Muppet’s Christmas carol. Rooftops with snow and michael Caine as Scrooge - you can’t hear the music though. Nor our singing
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Pavlova? Pavlova.
A raspberry, mango and passion fruit pavlova before it gets demolished.
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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My review of Néro which is, honestly, a lot of fun.

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A poster for the Netflix show, Néro, with a picture of the eponymous assassin against a sunset with a city in the background and a strapline that says 'not all heroes are saints'
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Wake Up Dead Man review

I had lots of plans for this review but then this one hit and honestly it says a lot of what I had in my head and does it fluently and with passion, so go and read this when you're done here. I'm not going to…

https://stewarthotston.com/2025/12/16/wake-up-dead-man-review/
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December 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Just finished reading an arc of the fabulous, rich and politically dense Republic of Memory by @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social. You're going to want to add this to your 2026 TBR now.
A winged figure stands in front of a futuristic Egyptian city.
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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The Project Hanuman audio book is out next week on the 16th. It's narrated by the really very excellent Zehra Jane Naqvi who hit the tone perfectly

I'm very excited, so here's a preview from the first chapter. Available wherever you get your audiobooks #audiobook #scifi @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Today is mostly Amnesiac by Radiohead. This album is still a mood that reflects me a lot of the time.
The cover of amnesiac by Radiohead which is a red notebook covering the bottom 2/3 of the image with a doodle of a person covering their eyes plus a black background with the name of the album in small white letters in the top right corner.
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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My favourite audio drama of all time: Midst. Read my review and then get it in your ears.

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@midstpodcast.bsky.social @criticalrole.bsky.social #scifi #spacewesterns
The title, Midst, in block capital orange and green letters and against a shard of shattering mica from the Un, the world of the drama.
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Just started this today. I can tell I’m going to enjoy.
The cover of the graphic novel- the one hand and the six fingers. Features and emaciated figure in front of a human sized spray painted six fingered hand.
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Felt cute. Won’t delete later. Trans rights are human rights.
Me wearing a trans ally t-shirt
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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given it's launch day for Project Hanuman, I should probably do this too! Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
The top of the first page of Project Hanuman: "Praveenthi watched the hen party push clumsily through the doors ahead of her."
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion - @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social in conversation with @annasmithspark.bsky.social , @justmarvewrites.bsky.social, @willwiles.bsky.social and me. 6pm, Waterstones Covent Garden, 13th November

#SciFi #London @waterstones.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion - Alexandra Beaumont in conversation with Anna Smith Spark, Marvelous Michael Anson, Will Wiles and me. 6pm Waterstones Covent Garden, 13th November
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I have MANY bookmarks that I'd love to send to booksellers and librarians who are stocking my new space opera, Project Hanuman. Please do let me know if I can send some to you.
#SciFi #Libraries
White text on a space background saying "The ship wasn't interested in Kercher's revenge fantasies. But nor was it in a hurry to be away. There was something bigger than leaving Sirajah's Reach going on, something more important than surviving." Plus an image of the front of the book, Project Hanuman Something shoots from an exploding planet in space leaving behind a white stream of fire in its wake
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Look at this beauty #reading
The cover if Bora Chung’s collection of ghost stories called midnight timetable. With a red sheep against a yellow sun in the middle.
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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For those of you at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social then this is yet ANOTHER launch you should be thinking of going to. NewCon press, run by the legend Ian Whates will be launching a 3 new books at 6pm on Friday. Come meet @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @singingtotigers.bsky.social and Cécile Cristofari
Details of NewCon press' new books being launched on Friday 31st at 6pm at World Fantasy in Brighton. Books by Ana Sun, Neil Williamson and Cécile Cristofari.
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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If you're @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social my new novel,
Project Hanuman, is launching there two weeks early at 2pm on Friday 31st.

I will be joined by the amazing Peter F Hamilton to talk about the novel and there'll be macarons, wine and goodies.

#SciFi #SpaceOpera #SFF
A graphic detailing the novel Project Hanuman, a picture of me in a loud blue and red shirt and cream blazer, The launch is at 2pm on the Friday of WFC.
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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It's @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social this weekend! I'm very, very excited. At 10am on Sunday morning I shall be at the Solaris launch because three very excellent books will be launching there. Come celebrate @mkhardywrites.com @rainewilson.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social
A poster announcing the Solaris Book Party at 10 on Sunday featuring MK Hardy, Sam Horton and Raine Wilson and their excellent books
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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my good friend @shonak.bsky.social is launching this wonderful book on the Friday evening of @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social (7pm, so put it in your diary). So come along and be entranced by this brilliant story.
The cover of the novel, Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella. On the front are two figures in a field of wheat on a starry night. The special edition hard backs are fantastic as well :-)
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Finishing the rather profound
Cover of Solvej Balle’s on the calculation of volume. Cover is mustard with the lettering in black above and below a blurred picture of the back of someone’s head through a window
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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for the morning crowd - if you're at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social you should get to the @wtpress.bsky.social launch at 3pm on the Saturday if you can. Juliet will be there launching this (plus a bunch of other books from WT, who are a fantastic and innovative indy press).
The cover of Juliet E McKenn's, The Green Man's Holiday.
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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If you're @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social my new novel, Project Hanuman, is launching there two weeks early.

@aptshadow.bsky.social called it 'A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries of the genre.'

#scifi #projecthanuman @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Details of the launch of Project Hanuman at WFC in Brighton on the 31st October at 2pm in the main room of the convention. The picture includes a picture of me in a natty shirt, the cover of the book and the details included in this alt text.
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM