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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 11h

Cameron is a Scottish author, gamer and swordsman, as well as being an archaeology and history fiend. Proper fantasy author type stuff all around!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 11h

Our next guest is the wonderful Cameron Johnston!

@cameronjohnston.bsky.social's books include

The Maleficent Seven - 'Seven Samurai, but villains'

The Last Shield - 'gender-flipped Die Hard in a mysterious castle'.

& First Mage On The Moon - couldn't find a one-liner but it's mages on the moon!

A photo of Cameron Johnston standing in front of some large stones, wearing a blue and white hoody

The cover of First Mage on The Moon, featuring a rocket that looks like an ancient fantasy tower, against a moon

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Catherine Hill @ctjhill.bsky.social · 16h

@davegotsu.bsky.social & I are (roughly) halfway through our podcasting of the Discworld novels. Here we look back, discuss subseries & villains, and look forward a bit.

Dining Table Discworld @dtdiscworld.bsky.social · 16h

Quadrant 2: Halfway Through
In our look back over the 1st half of Discworld we fail to pick a fave, but do have a clear least fave. We talk through the subseries. We also make some additional comments about Maskerade and discuss the baddies of Discworld so far.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tubx4-...

Dining Table Discworld - Quadrant 2

We look back on the last 10 Discworld novels, plus the first half of the series. Including discussion of how sometimes books need to hit you at the right time in your life, how Granny Weatherwax is li...

www.podbean.com

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 1d

Yay for small things that make the world better! Every time I see something like this (swimming goggles today) that used to be sold covered in unnecessary plastic and now has paper/cardboard packaging, it makes me so happy. Manufacturers, I *will* choose this. Keep going! Make a better world real!

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Masquereads @masquereads.bsky.social · 16d

Double stamps at Waterstones today. Popped in for a look about. Saw @shaunalawless.bsky.social new book in the wild.

Daughter of the Otherworld. Shauna Lawless. On a bookshelf.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

My proposal would be for up to 15 or so commissioned essays/advice in book form from various minority and marginalised "movers and shakers", covering topics from technique to industry experience. With room for an open submission period, of course. And an appendix for further reading and resources.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

I'd really love to see a writing guide (and industry advice) written from a minority and marginalised perspective tbh. I imagine it would look wildly different. And be helpful to a lot of folks out there who tend to get regurgitated guidance based entirely on an unequal and exclusionary experience.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty amazing finding.

mRNA covid vaccines may “turbo charge” cancer immunotherapy, research suggests

Patients with cancer who received a covid mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy treatment gained significant benefit in terms of survival and disease progression, new research sugges...

www.bmj.com

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Cameron Johnston @cameronjohnston.bsky.social · 26d

The Maleficent Seven is part of Amazon's Kindle Monthly Deal for October, available for the sleep-averting sum of only $1.99!

www.amazon.com/Maleficent-S...

Or £0.74 on the UK site!

www.amazon.co.uk/Maleficent-S...

The cover of The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston, seven scary, silhouetted fantasy figures on a burning background.

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Emma Thane of Cawdor @redwellyfeats.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful picture.

A photo of the Reform Party office in Caerphilly. There is a metal shutter on which someone has graffitied "Now you can fuck off home"

Zebulun @zebulun.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful.
Plaid Cymru battered them.

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Dutiful Murdock @dutifulmurdock.bsky.social · 2d

sure - did you want the milk or the dark chocolate ones? I'll be there in about ummmmm. a bit.

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Dutiful Murdock @dutifulmurdock.bsky.social · 2d

heading to lidl in a bit - what would you fancy from the bakery section?

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 2d

Hello! It’s the weekend and so here is your gathering of reviews and other online things that caught my eye! The latest Wombling Along www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/10...

Wombling along — Runalong The Shelves

Hellooo! it’s been a very busy week but for the best of reasons I had to get everything at work ready for a week off! A few little adventures and prints planned than the small matter or World Fantasy...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Definitely Andy Raff @wulfboyraff.bsky.social · 2d

I am not worried about the Renegade Master because theh are clearly only armed with a dagger, and I have like 50 hit points.

Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 2d

My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.

www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

Cartoon: simple black and white line drawing. A couple in a living room. The man is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper, head turned slightly towards his wife who is standing at the window, tugging at the curtain and saying "I see the Renegade Master's back once again with the ill behaviour".

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Kit Gonzo @kitgonzo.bsky.social · 2d

Having an amazing time at the @mklitfest.bsky.social event at The Centre MK. Come down, say hi, buy a book!

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Dutiful Murdock @dutifulmurdock.bsky.social · 2d

They're a good sort.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 3d

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

it can’t be overstated what a giant deal this could be

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature

mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

www.nature.com

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 3d

Coming mid-2026

J.A. Flynn @jaflynnauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Green City Wars by @aptshadow.bsky.social

Philip Marlowe meets Redwall in this superior adult noir tale, where all the characters are animals, fighting for survival in the city underneath the humans.

Sign me up!

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3d

Nils reviews Rachel Harrison's latest haunted-house horror PLAY NICE

"powerfully feminist, cleverly uncanny and darkly witty. Harrison never fails to deliver addictive, contemporary horror with a good slice of fun!"

More: tinyurl.com/4mya9wdf

@titanbooks.bsky.social
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh, if you're in the US, you can now enter a giveaway for an Enchanting the Fae Queen ARC (one of 50!) on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Join my mischievous chaos queen and my stoic and noble hero for their madcap romantic adventures. :) "All's fae in love and war!"

#romancelandia

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 4d

Eight of Cups 🍷

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 3d

This is an utterly nonsensical way to report the really relieving news that Plaid Cymru, a party which espouses all sorts of liberal values including trans rights, etc. (and which isn't even mentioned in this headline!!!) won the election by a 47% landslide, well ahead of Reform as well as Labour.

Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 3d

Amazing

Reuters: Britain's ruling Labour Party suffered a heavy electoral defeat in Wales, a traditional stronghold, in a result that highlights the threat posed by the Reform UK party, as the government struggles to revive the economy and ease fears about immigration

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Bestselling new release chart on Amazon US this morning. Some whipper snapper called @kitgonzo.bsky.social is sitting at #1 and THIS WAY LIES MADNESS at #2!

Happy days!

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Kit Gonzo @kitgonzo.bsky.social · 3d

AaaAAAAaaAaaaAaaaaaaAaaAaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Bestselling new release chart on Amazon US this morning. Some whipper snapper called @kitgonzo.bsky.social is sitting at #1 and THIS WAY LIES MADNESS at #2!

Happy days!

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Elidir Jones @elidirj.bsky.social · 3d

How do you humiliate a fascist? Caerphilly.

Bore da iawn, Gymru.

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Swann @swann.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Reborn in Ash release day 🥳🥳🥳

Publishing a book is no small feat! It takes dedication, time, and a strong will not to give up. Well done! 🥳🥳💕

✍️ Gabrielle Steele 🐉 Reborn in Ash out 23/10/25 @eldris.thellian.com · 4d

Reborn in Ash is out NOW in ebook and paperback!

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068390220

(US folks will have to wait a few hours)

💙📚🪐

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