The ebook and combo version of THE DALEKS by Oliver Wake is now available!

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Hard to believe, but it’s ten years this month since the first Black Archives were released to what we hoped would be an interested Doctor Who world!

Started by an email by @purserhallard.com wondering if people would read a book analysing just one story, Phil and @stuartdouglas.com then spent

The BBC’s job is to “inform, educate, and entertain”? Let’s talk about the middle word.

What follows is the story of what we found in an FOI request (per the Observer) about the Corporation killing off plans to launch an online catalogue and failing to deliver ‘learning for people of all ages’. 🧵

New - Black Archive start pack!

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We have the beginnings of a Starter Pack (thanks to @emma.best for the suggestion!)

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Davros: Gruntleigh, there's been another theft from the Banana stores....
Me: Erm...
D: ...and I've got a pretty good idea who did it....
Me: 😬 M.....me can expl-
D: It's obviously the fault of IMMIGRANTS!
Me: Phew!

(Sometimes having a mad old racist for a boss is useful..) 😹

Black Archive covers are all done by Cody Schell using icons created by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, which is why they are always awesome.

“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”

Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.

A screenshot from the Free Press website. Headline is 'My Favourite Actress is not Human' followed by subheader '...and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen this is one of your better chances'. Byline is Tyler Cowen. Features an image of AI model of a young girl, who looks about 16.

Not sure what the worst thing I saw yesterday was - Michelle Mone whining that she's the real victim of her own apparent fraud, or this, where a man who looks to be in his 60s admits that he likes this teenage looking AI 'actress' because she's a virgin.

The Complete Periodic Adventures of Senor 105 - now available as one ebook pack, for less than £2 a book!

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The Eleven Day Empire, by Mike Dickinson 0 track album

It's Bandcamp Friday! Why not try out the (so far) only cd from Obverse Music?

Ambient loveliness by Mike Dickinson, straight from the world of Faction Paradox!

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Unfortunately, like many other small companies, we have had to put a hold on shipments to the United States, while the various couriers figure out what to do about the tariff situation.

Hopefully, it won't last too long and we can start shipping to the States again.

Gauging interest: A Faction Paradox book club for newcomers like you! I’m considering Weapons Grade Snake Oil [1] as the on-ramp – the author, Blair Bidmead, generally keeps a brisk pace, has eminently fun ideas, paints a good picture, and in my experience has no issues...

Well, there you go - a Faction Paradox book club!

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Review of Against Nature by glass_shard

And a lovely review of Against Nature by Lawrence Burton.

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Review of Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by turlough

Excellent new review of @blairbidmead.bsky.social's Rose Coloured Crosshairs.

'Again proving to be one of the best FP authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines ... that ties itself together perfectly within just 150 pages.'

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And it's in stock now - and looks lovely!

Available in paperback for preorder (with an ebook to follow next week!)

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It's been out of print for a while now, but it's a key text for Faction Paradox readers - Of the City of the Saved by @purserhallard.com has been reprinted, with a new cover, a little new text, new illustrations and Phil's preferred layout - a truly definitive version!

What would you all say to a shiny reprint of @purserhallard.com's genuinely seminal FP novel,' ...Of the City of the Saved'? All new layout, with new illustrations by Nick Hallard and new content?

We've done 6 City anthologies - now it's time that the original, as you might say, joined Obverse!

Looks like The Boulevard Volume 2 is now out of stock in the limited edition hardback (and may have been for a while - apologies for not noticing!)

Paperback to follow in the near future!

(And ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS, the new Spiral Politic novella, is rapidly selling out in hardback too!)

#NowReading The Black Archive #69 • Midnight by Philip Purser-Hallard @obversebooks.bsky.social

It's Indie Press Day today (and International Workers Day), so here's a code for 10% off everything except pre-orders on the Obverse website, so that's all the Faction books except the new one by @blairbidmead.bsky.social (including ones already on sale!)

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Out now in electronic format and for pre-order in limited edition hardback - and at a sale price too!

ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, the latest visit to the Worlds of the Spiral Politic!

#factionparadox #doctorwho

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A trans woman is a woman.

A trans man is a man.

The first of our latest submission windows is about to open...

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This aged badly

The Eleven Day Empire, by Mike Dickinson 0 track album

It's Bandcamp Friday - so why not snap up one of the last remaining copies of THE ELEVEN DAY EMPIRE on cd?

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Includes all Faction Paradox books, both physical and electronic...

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Lawrence Burton's wonderful Worlds of the Spiral Politic novella, INWARD COLLAPSE, is now out in paperback, by popular demand!