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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

The Australian Ditmar Award ceremony was last night, and I was honoured to receive the nod for Best Novella. Ghost of the Neon God has now won the Australian double (Aurealis and Ditmar). Congrats to all the winners, and a huge thanks to all my readers.

author with trophy (wearing a 1984 t-short and standing in a cyberpunk hotel lobby)

Picture of novella (vivid orange cover), Aurealis trophy (looks kinda like a red glass nautilus), and Ditmar trophy (small gold rocket ship).

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to @trnapper.bsky.social on winning the Best Novella at the Australian Ditmar Awards this weekend for GHOST OF THE NEON GOD! 🖤

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

Cheers Sam.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

Cheers mate.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

Available through @titanbooks.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744919...

Ghost of the Neon God by T. R. Napper: 9781803368115 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The Aurealis award-winning thrilling, propulsive story of escape as a small-time crook goes on the run across Australia with a stolen secret that will change the world, from the award-winning author o...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

The Australian Ditmar Award ceremony was last night, and I was honoured to receive the nod for Best Novella. Ghost of the Neon God has now won the Australian double (Aurealis and Ditmar). Congrats to all the winners, and a huge thanks to all my readers.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 14d

Ditmar voting closes tonight (the 25th). If you're eligible to vote, and you've read and enjoyed any of the short-listed authors, get on it.

T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Aug 29

Honoured to have two of my works shortlisted for the Australian Ditmar Awards - 'The Escher Man' (novel), & 'Ghost of the Neon God' (novella)(both published by @titanbooks.bsky.social). Thank you to everyone who voted, and congrats to all the shortlisted authors.

www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...

2025 Ditmar Awards

CONFLUX INC.

www.conflux.org.au

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 21d

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 21d

I've already registered with them, and two of my works are listed in the US copyright office, so I'm hoping it is the case. Thank you.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 22d

A few of the places it's available to purchase are listed here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747997...

The Escher Man by T. R. Napper: 9781803368153 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A cartel enforcer across South-east Asia must escape a world of paranoia and violence to save his family in this cerebral and multi-layered cyberpunk science fiction novel, from the award-winning auth...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 22d

Today (17 September) is the 1st anniversary of the publication of The Escher Man. Ten years in the writing (and trunking, and resurrecting). Big thanks to everyone who's read (and especially talked about, and reviewed). Cheers. @titanbooks.bsky.social

Picture of author holding book in bookstore. He's wearing a Ghost in the Shell t-shirt and looks FINE.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 23d

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how it started how its going

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 24d

Pleased indeed to see my debut, 36 Streets, make the all-time top ten cyberpunk list, alongside some true giants of the neon-drenched subgenre. Jonathan Cooke's Words in Time is a great channel - check out the full list in the link: youtu.be/HZOGEKl0naE?...

Top 10 Cyberpunk Books of All Time

YouTube video by Words in Time

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mburnamfink.bsky.social @mburnamfink.bsky.social · Sep 8

Having just finished Napper's The Escher Man, I can confirm this will happen to you.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0df1...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yeah, these were my questions. Like, not even an attempt to save it?

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Sep 6

If an Australian author has books registered under US copyright, and are in the dataset used by Anthropic, do we get paid under the terms of the settlement?

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Sep 6

I have no clue whether I will get my 9 grand (I have 3 books in the database, and they're registered in the US, but I'm Australian). However, two points: 1), I would never have licensed my work to these bastards, and 2) Their business model is based on theft - this case has to be just the beginning.

Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · Sep 5

1. Here's the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v Anthropic class action suit. Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion, an "estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work" & destroy the two datasets of pirated works once litigation ends storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Sep 5

baffling

T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now for the winner. To be eligible to vote in this round, you need to have been a member of any of the Natcons (Conflux, Continuum) over the past five years. Link to the form here: form.jotform.com/252351941469...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Aug 29

Honoured to have two of my works shortlisted for the Australian Ditmar Awards - 'The Escher Man' (novel), & 'Ghost of the Neon God' (novella)(both published by @titanbooks.bsky.social). Thank you to everyone who voted, and congrats to all the shortlisted authors.

www.conflux.org.au/2025-ditmar-...

2025 Ditmar Awards

CONFLUX INC.

www.conflux.org.au

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𝕵𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖆𝖓 𝕬𝖈𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖆 @jordanacosta.co · Aug 28

Ghost of the Neon God by @trnapper.bsky.social is one of my all time favourites.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ha. Cheers. And fear not: there will be at least one, if not two cyberpunks works out before then.

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