Horse shedding a thick winter coat.
Same horse with a large amount of hair on the ground behind him.
Our oldest horse always looks like a molting buffalo this time of year. Didn't quite get enough hair off him to make another horse, but almost.
#spring #horse #horselife
You're still awesome, Amanda, but I ADORE the covers for my trilogy! Lovely work on all the covers you featured here!
Announcement post about a story sale to Adventitious Magazine with a photo of the magazine header and description below on a tan field.
🎉
www.adventitious.net/about-the-ma...
#sff #literary #speculativemagazine #shortstorysale
Last week to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
A friendly reminder: When the Winds Sing 👀
is eligible in the novel category.
(Haven't read it? All three books are entirely standalone and can be read in any order!)
#HugoAwards #SFF #newfantasybooks #standalonefantasy #darkfantasy #mythology #noAI
Fortunately in these balls, they fall to the inside. I do keep an eye on them anyway and watch for the balls splitting later. (Also cool, the squeaker fails immediately but the balls last for ages!)
Good thing those squeakers aren't sturdier!
#dogsofbluesky #happydogs #shepherds
Cardiology annual – all good. Told to eat more salt.
Well... okay, if I must...
I already eat more salt than any 6 people put together. Anybody else add salt to tortilla chips? Pizza? French fries? Nice to know my Dr approves, though...
Speculations: a newsletter
News from this month plus bad pelicans:
l-d-colter-speculations.kit.com/posts/steepe...
#newfantasybooks #fantasy #amwritingfantasy #mythology #slavicmythology #greekmythology #mesoamerican #pelicans #sff #bookgiveaway
ma bebe back home from his hospital stay and feeling much better ❤️🩹 (He looked happier until I made him wait for dinner while I took a photo!)
#dogs #shepherds #dogsofbluesky #furkids
The Perilous Gods Trilogy by L. D. Colter WHILE THE GODS SLEEP WHEN THE WINDS SING WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL
@ldcolter.com 's PERILOUS GODS have taken us on two fantastical standalone adventures. Now, the stakes are higher than ever as two brothers bring the Mayan destroyer of worlds back to life...
Only £2.99 in eBook!
geni.us/whilegodssl
geni.us/whenthewindss
geni.us/whshadowsdw
There is no marketing I'm more susceptible to these days than any company saying they don't use generative AI in their projects. I'm a sitting duck for that promise even if they're selling graham crackers or masking tape.
The Iron Garden Sutra, by @thesuiway.bsky.social (pub by @erewhonbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent blend of horror and sci-fi that lands in the meditative side, inquiring much about grief and loss, delivering a superb story.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/the-...
💙📚
Milky Way galaxy stretching across a clear night sky above silhouetted trees on a quiet landscape.
As an International Dark Sky Reserve, we are working to safeguard one of the UK’s darkest night skies - a place where you can still see the Milky Way, planets, meteors and even the Northern Lights. 🌌✨
https://ow.ly/vIqe50Yl10H
📸 Steve Bell | #YorkshireDales #DarkSkiesFestival
That's fantastic, Jordan! Best of luck!
Out now across the US and UK
🎉🥳🎊
The trio of Perilous Gods paperbacks against gold fabric.
@ldcolter.com 's PERILOUS GODS have taken us on two fantastical standalone adventures. Now, the stakes are higher than ever as two brothers bring the Mayan destroyer of worlds back to life...
Only £2.99 in eBook!
https://geni.us/whilegodssl
https://geni.us/whenthewindss
https://geni.us/whshadowsdw
Against a background split in three between fire, black sand and a golden mosaic, 3 books: THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore (24th Feb) THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley (26th Feb) WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL by L. D. Colter (18th Feb)
OUT THIS MONTH!
@authortrmoore.bsky.social 's fantasy debut THE GODS MUST BURN https://geni.us/godsmb
Standalone genre bending spec fic from Aliya Whiteley THE MISHEARD WORLD https://geni.us/misheardwT
@ldcolter.com explores perilous Mayan Gods in WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL https://geni.us/whshadowsdw
A big thank you to @janelindskold.bsky.social for the ARC read and the kind words 😍
(Feb 18 release, US and UK, avail in paperback and ebook)
A blue and green book cover is aligned on the left, a block of text on the other side reading: A House Between Sea and Sky By Beth Cato A cozy fantasy with over 1,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads! Fayette, a grieving scriptwriter, and up-and-coming actor Rex find shelter from a storm in a strange cliffside house. And as their friendship grows, they discover the local legend surrounding the home… “Perfect for those who loved Howl’s Moving Castle” (Library Journal). Because you're interested in Fantasy (Edit) $2.49 $4.99 Limited time only!
Whoa! A House Between Sea and Sky is featured on BookBub today! 🤯This came as a total shock to me.
Grab the book while it's on sale for $2.49!
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[promo link]
wow, actually it was 13 years! 🤯
The author copies for book three have arrived 😍 Ten years after starting this journey, the full set is in print. 🎉
#theperilousgods #wheretheshadowsdwell #darkfantasy #standalonefantasy #mythandlore
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#darkfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #theperilousgodstrilogy #standalone #notromantic #slavicmyth #solarisnova
Against a gold mosaic background, white text "Available to request on Netgalley!" Below, an eReader with the book cover for WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL by L. D. Colter.
NOW ON NETGALLEY!
WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL @ldcolter.com 's new standalone fantasy novel sees two brothers hunting for treasure in post civil war Guatemala...and accidentally waking the Mayan destroyer of worlds.
Preorder: https://geni.us/whshadowsdw
Request now: https://geni.us/SolarisNG
Want to see everything (that we've announced so far) coming your way from us in January to July 2026?
Ft. @kerstinhall.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social @ldcolter.com @authortrmoore.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social @julietmarillier.bsky.social
New fiction from @atgreenblatt.bsky.social and more!
Awards Eligibility Post!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
Solaris Fantasy Series starters: THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD by Katherine Addison QUEEN OF NONE and NETHERFORD HALL by Natania Barron NORTHERN WRATH by Thilde Kold Holt THE POMEGRANATE GATE by Ariel Kaplan THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman THE MOUNTAIN CROWN by Karin Lowachee THE HIDDEN LEGION by Snorri Kristjansson SAVAGE COMPANY by Matt Wallace WHILE THE GODS SLEEP by L. D. Colter BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse GORSE by Sam K. Horton and SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER by C. S. E. Cooney.
Start the New Year with a New Fantasy Series! And here's a Solaris selection to get you going...
@natania.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @mattfnwallace.bsky.social @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social @csecooney.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social @ldcolter.com and more!
