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My review of RAGE OF ARES
Book #6 THE LONG WAR
by the fantastic
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"Cameron knows a doru from a kopis, no doubt about it."

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INTERVIEW: The Machinery of Control with Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and T.R. Napper In this interview, TR Napper and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, two of the sharpest minds working in the future tense today, chat not only with me but also with each other.

Interviewer @bethtabler.bsky.social asked @trnapper.bsky.social and @yudhanjaya.bsky.social how they build futures, how technology shapes identity in their work, and where the human heart fits in when everything is wired, monitored, corporatized, and monetized.

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EXCLUSIVE: Check out the cover for our second print issue of Grimdark Magazine! Our second print issue is almost here! Grimdark Magazine Issue #46 hits stands in April in glorious glossy, perfect bound print. After the epic reaction to issue #45 (sold out!) I know you’re all goin...

Cover reveal and pre-orders live for Grimdark Magazine Issue 46!

Omg it is so good to see you. I am back in a fashion after a much needed hiatus from social media.

This absolutely made my week! Thank you!

Hahahaha. I consider myself successful if I help one person make a connection, but murdering your TBR is such a delight. And Orconomics was the best!

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Cover reveal for Alan K. Dell's The Re-Emergence, An Augment Saga novella. #books #readthis @alankdell.bsky.social

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INTERVIEW: with author Jim Butcher Twenty-five years ago, Jim Butcher introduced readers to a snarky wizard from Chicago, and urban fantasy hasn’t been the same since. When fans talk about the foundations of the genre, Harry Dresden in...

As a longtime reader and fan since Blood Rites, @bethtabler.bsky.social is thrilled to speak with Jim Butcher about the legacy and longevity of the Dresden Files and his newest novel, 12 Months.

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SPFBO Championship Review of The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung

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Tagging
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Currently sits as our #3!
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P.L.’s BEST NON-SFF TRAD/INDIE PUBLISHED BOOKS READ IN 2025 Those who know me, know the bulk of my yearly reading is typically dominated by fantasy. I throw in a little science fiction, a splattering of horror, a pinch

My very short list of the best non-SFF
Trad & Indie pub books I read in 2025!
Best non-SFF Trad book was
THE VENETIAN HERETIC by
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Best non-SFF Indie book was
BROKEN CHANCES by
Eve Koguce
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I love love love this story. Fuck yeah I am stoked he wrote it.

Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 cover reveal, pre-orders, and print subscriptions Grimdark Magazine's first ever print issue is a cyberpunk special, with some of the best and brightest authors in the market headlining.

Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 is here and ready for pre-orders. This quarter we are going all in on cyberpunk and SF, featuring some of the best short fiction writers in the genre injecting gritty and horrifying futures to your very eyes. AND WE’RE DOING IT IN PRINT.

The Books that made Us – Garrett PI by Glen Cook Glen Cook is primarily known for his Black Company series and that's something that I have a horrifying confession to make as a grimdark stan: I could never rea

THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

Ten Recommended Superhero Novels As the author of the Supervillainy Saga, I absolutely love prose superhero novels. It’s a market that I managed to get in on the ground floor before the MCU m

TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle

“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”

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BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty

KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE

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Top Ten Favorite Female Dungeons and Dragons characters We are the products of a variety of factors in our life and one of those things is the media we consume. No, playing roleplaying games and listening to Goth met

My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social

Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us 🙂🙂

Review – Villains Vignettes volume II by Drew Hayes What is Villains' Vignettes II? A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestes

A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social

Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
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INTERVIEW: author Essa Hansen We were very excited to be able to catch up with author Essa Hansen and chat about her new novella Casthen Gain, the world of The Graven, and what she's getting up to next.

📕🚀🧑‍🍳 New Interview! 🧑‍🍳🚀📕

I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.

We chat about:

🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books

And more!

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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent

To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net

"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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Book Review & Launch Announcement – FUGITIVE RIFTS by A-M MAWHINEY HAPPY LAUNCH DAY TO A-M MAWHINEY! FUGITIVE RIFTS LAUNCHES TODAY - 01 AUGUST 2025! I received an ARC of this novel from the author, in exchange for an honest r

Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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Hey! How are you feeling? Would ne interested in chatting about this yet. I need to start getting everything nailed down. If not, that is totally ok and maybe we can do something in late 2026. :)

As always, Hansen writes large. When you read any part of The Graven world, even this novella, it is cinema on the page. It is grand in all its panoramic, cinemascoped, and Technicolor majesty.

Amazon, our website, or patreon😁

Grimdark Magazine, Issue 36, October 2023 Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of…

www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... Carlos and I also designed the cover as a nod to Trash Polka.