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Juliet E McKenna

@julietemckenna.bsky.social

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Writes epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. She/her. All opinions absolutely my own. For more, see www.julietemckenna.com

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · Jan 3

Hello to new folk. I write epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. For more about the books, see www.julietemckenna.com All opinions I express online are absolutely my own. I boost what looks like good reading and interesting things. I block intolerance and aggression

Juliet E McKenna
Publications in 2024

The Green Man’s War
Novel – Wizard’s Tower Press

Different Times and Other Places
Collection – Newcon Press

Unseen Hands
Novelette – Ampyrium
ZNB LLC

A Civil War
Short story – Fight Like A Girl Volume 2
Wizard’s Tower Press

The Green Man’s Guest
Short story – Different Times and Other Places
Newcon Press

A Stitch in Time Saves One
Short story – Different Times and Other Places
Newcon Press

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 6h

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Super thrilled to have acquired The Riven Kingdom by
@julietemckenna.bsky.social

A high fantasy blending politics, religion and a battle for a dead king’s throne.

Click to go to The British Fantasy Society for more details:

britishfantasysociety.org/book-news-an...

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 9h

My midweek Blog leads on The Lychford Collection being out now, how to find us at Thought Bubble and me writing the intro for a great comics series! www.paulcornell.com/2025/10/the-...

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 8h

In other news: Angry Robot Books has acquired Juliet E. McKenna’s The Riven Kingdom, described as a “fresh and gripping fantasy” that “blends politics, religion, and a battle for a dead king’s throne, perfect for fans of the Realm of the Elderlings series.”
britishfantasysociety.org/book-news-an...

Book News: Angry Robot Acquires New Juliet E. McKenna Novel – The British Fantasy Society

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 8h

hey all you medieval guild fans, you will want to check out @latemedievalist.bsky.social new book- chock full of archival work about a really unique, far-ranging guild in medieval England (and beyond!)

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 8h

We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:

> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H

Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

Cover images for the two forthocming titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series:

'Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940', by Gareth Roddy

Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes

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Sagittarius A* @sagastar.bsky.social · 18h

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still a banger, 15 years later.

janik "how would you like this wrapped" internet speech control

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 9h

Coming in October, the first of a brand new series by Chaz Brenchley. Read a review by KJ Charles here: www.goodreads.com/re...

And then preorder: wizardstowerpress.co...

Cover of Of The Emperor’s Kindness by Chaz Brenchley. Art by Ben Baldwin.

Image is of a young woman in a long pale dress stood outside the gates of a large, wooden mansion. The word ‘Verantha’ is written on the gates. White birds fly above her.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 10h

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'gold' #BookQW
Money couldn't buy the sort of security that keeps Blithehurst House safe from treasure hunters while Dan Mackmain goes on his holiday.
From Wizard's Tower Press on 30th October 2025 - Preorder links here www.wizardstowerbooks.com/shop/the-gre...

Cover art by Ben Baldwin shows a creature crouching in a low tunnel entrance lined with grey stones and partly hidden by green undergrowth and white flowers. The creature has pale skin covered in sparse black hair and it looks a bit like an ape, a bit like a bear, and completely unlike either of those.

The county archaeologists were worried about treasure hunters prowling the estate with metal detectors and stealing whatever they found. Eleanor and I knew any thieves wouldn’t find more gold, but they’d get a whole lot more than they expected once they met the dryads and the black shuck who lives in those woods. We didn’t need that sort of trouble.
As the landowners, the Beauchene family’s share of the hoard’s value would make a useful contribution to the business’s financial reserves in these increasingly tough times. The manor house’s visitor numbers, and what people spend in the cafes, the gift shop and the garden centre, prove the cost of living crisis is nowhere near over. Eleanor would never say so, but I knew she’d be glad to add the cottage in the woods to Blithehurst’s holiday lets as well.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 10h

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'gold' #BookQW
You can save yourself some money with this month's Kindle ebook offer for The Green Man's War.
Dan Mackmain's a peaceable chap, but after his experiences in last few years he's ready to meet trouble head on.
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...

Cover art by Ben Baldwin shows a lethal, pale-scaled serpent-dragon or wyrm lurking in woodland. It looks straight at you as its forked tongue flickers between open, sharp-toothed jaws.

Book extract reads: ‘This is some place.’ He stopped on the gravel to admire the manor.
He’s right. Blithehurst’s not huge but it is impressive. The limestone masonry has weathered over the centuries to soft grey or gold, depending on whether or not the sun is shining. The two floors have tall leaded and mullioned windows which look out over ornate gardens at the front, and across the valley to the wooded pastures on the other side of the river at the back. The steep roof has russet tiles which run down to fake battlements along the tops of the walls. Those are purely for show. This house was built to impress, not to be defended in battle.
The Roundheads had thought that meant they would easily seize the house from Eleanor’s Royalist, Catholic ancestors in the English Civil War. They were in for a surprise. The dryads got them so thoroughly lost that they never arrived. Not that any of the attackers could know what had really happened.

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 12h

Good heavens, I didn't know this fabulous video is on YouTube. It's lovely to see my friends and neighbours Brian and Wendy Froud when they were still so very young! I've spent the last year helping them with a new book (we're not allowed to reveal the subject yet), which will be out in autumn 2026.

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 3d

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Dr Dave Clements @davecl.bsky.social · 12h

If AI making it easy to find answers is getting in the way of learning, then just don’t use it! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

www.theguardian.com

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Finbar Hawkins @finbarhawkins.bsky.social · 22h

Grab one of the best YA books this decade. Loved this so much!

Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 1d

UK folks!
I am excited to see that ‘The Call’ reissue is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week! 😍🎉

Enter the code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount and pre-order your copy now.

Offer ends at 23.59 Friday 17th October.

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The Call by Peadar O'Guilin | Waterstones

Buy The Call by Peadar O'Guilin from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 1d

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:

FANTABULOSA!

Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.

& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

Bona Books Presents

A new queer literary magazine

FANTABULOSA!

Tales of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical, from radical and unapologetic queer voices.

Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Short fiction & poetry

Submissions open now

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Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 1d

not only is this on exactly the kind of low grade agricultural land probably just used for grazing animals who can still graze around solar panels, it also uses the connections to a coal power station that's coming down so it goes online quickly. local council didn't want it because 'ugly solar'

Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 1d

UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has approved Tillbridge solar, a major new 500MW solar farm in Lincolnshire.

It's the 10th nationally significant solar farm he has approved since taking office, bringing the total to 4.2GW.

Decision here:
infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/i...

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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 14h

Today is the centenary of the birth of the great Tony Hart who opened the eyes of generations to visual art and who is forever associated with this, the shimmering Gallery theme from Vision On – which was also pretty much everyone’s introduction to the vibraphone. youtu.be/-ZNkJXKV7_w

Vision On - The Gallery Tune - BBC1 1960/70s

YouTube video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio

youtu.be

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 13h

What We Don’t Talk About When We Make Films About Trans Killers

@kitwhitfield.bsky.social Brings you another excellent article, looking at one of the most worrying tropes in horror movies. I'm in awe of Kit's writing and depth of discussion

gnofhorror.com/the-trans-ki...

The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy In Horror And The Films Fighting Back - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy in Horror and the Films Fighting Back

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 22h

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Re-posting this because it went out very early UK time so a bunch of you may have missed it

Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 1d

We have an early update today because Cheryl will be offline most of the day. She's at the Senedd, so today we are talking about the law code of Hywel Dda. www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 1d

A tree in Wales was damaged by a storm.
Instead of cutting it down, chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke set to work ...
#wood #carving #sculpture #art #nature #photography #nature

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Shona Kinsella @shonak.bsky.social · 1d

Available for pre-order now: www.flametreepublishing.com/daughters-of...

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Book cover: Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella. Two women in 18th century highland dress stand back to back in the middle of a field. They are surrounded by men made of straw. The atmosphere is threating, brooding.

Text reads: Out November 11th from Flame Tree Press. "Sweeping and evocative, Daughters of Nicnevin is lush, earnest, and painfully heartfelt. Every word etches truth in your soul; when it comes to Scottish history tinged with magic, there is no greater authority. Compelling and bone-shakingly real, Kinsella is a beautiful and singular voice." - David Green, author of the Empire of Ruin series

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Jo Walton @bluejo.bsky.social · 1d

Now Everybody's Perfect is available for preorder on bookshop.org! Coming in June next year to a great local bookstore near you! bookshop.org/p/books/ever...

Everybody's Perfect

Check out Everybody's Perfect - From Hugo award-winning author Jo Walton comes a cozy Venetian fantasy of extraordinary warmth and appeal! The Serenissima is built from mist and belie...

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

The words "guilty pleasure" don't exist with books. No guilt, just pleasure. Books are there to enjoy.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Tim Lebbon @timlebbon.bsky.social · 1d

HAPPY PUB DAY to @nuzo.bsky.social #Africanhorror, #Magicalrealism novel, FUTILITY. She's a great writer and a wonderful human, so go get yours now!

titanbooks.com/72646-futili...

Futility

Crackling with wit, this is a monstrous, gleeful, bitingly funny tale of murder, body-swapping and bloody vengeance from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award ® for Lifetime Achievement and ‘Queen of...

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