Andrew Knighton
@aknighton.bsky.social
Writer of sff + comics.
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/Zviqn
The Executioner's Blade: https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/the-executioner-s-blade-paperback
Also found at andrewknighton.com
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/Zviqn
The Executioner's Blade: https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/the-executioner-s-blade-paperback
Also found at andrewknighton.com
Pinned
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
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I'm afraid I'm only interested in the BBC Director Specific position.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm afraid I'm only interested in the BBC Director Specific position.
That ended up being a longer day of writing than I planned, & a bunch of admin hasn't been done that should have been, but I'm very pleased with the results. It's a good bit when my protagonsit gets to do angry confrontations & remember that she's not quite as shitty as she thinks.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
That ended up being a longer day of writing than I planned, & a bunch of admin hasn't been done that should have been, but I'm very pleased with the results. It's a good bit when my protagonsit gets to do angry confrontations & remember that she's not quite as shitty as she thinks.
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New book from me! The sequel to The Executioner's Blade, another fantasy murder mystery full of monsters & intrigue.
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
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For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
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November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New book from me! The sequel to The Executioner's Blade, another fantasy murder mystery full of monsters & intrigue.
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living in the future is wild
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
living in the future is wild
Thanks to a piece of freelance work, I've finally found out what buffalo wings are. Very disappointed by the absence of a monstrous bovine-avian chimera.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thanks to a piece of freelance work, I've finally found out what buffalo wings are. Very disappointed by the absence of a monstrous bovine-avian chimera.
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If you havent checked out this series yet, now is the perfect time! Part epic fantasy saga, part whodunit murder mysteries, The Executioner's Blade and Price are absolutely brilliant reads with an intriguing and unusual main character.
Get involved 😍
Get involved 😍
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you havent checked out this series yet, now is the perfect time! Part epic fantasy saga, part whodunit murder mysteries, The Executioner's Blade and Price are absolutely brilliant reads with an intriguing and unusual main character.
Get involved 😍
Get involved 😍
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Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks.
wizardstowerpress.co...
wizardstowerpress.co...
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The BFS and Waterstones Covent Gdn is excited to bring you Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion on Thursday 13th November at 6pm.
Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfswatgod
@stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @justmarvewrites.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social
Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfswatgod
@stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @justmarvewrites.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The BFS and Waterstones Covent Gdn is excited to bring you Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion on Thursday 13th November at 6pm.
Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfswatgod
@stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @justmarvewrites.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social
Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfswatgod
@stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @justmarvewrites.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social
New book from me! The sequel to The Executioner's Blade, another fantasy murder mystery full of monsters & intrigue.
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New book from me! The sequel to The Executioner's Blade, another fantasy murder mystery full of monsters & intrigue.
Today's writing involves cleaning, gardening, and cake. It's nice when the business writing is for things that actually add value to the world.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Today's writing involves cleaning, gardening, and cake. It's nice when the business writing is for things that actually add value to the world.
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my...
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Starship Alexandria: Episode 8 - Mythago Wood
For our eighth episode of Starship Alexandria, Adrian puts forward the novel Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, for Emma to consider. Our caveat from the episode: “If you have not read this boo...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
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"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
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COVER REVEAL! My short story collection COME SING FOR THE HARROWING will be reissued by the marvellous CLASH Books next April with this tasty new cover. I've also added two new stories, one previously unpublished - what more can you ask? ARCs are available now from NetGalley, or drop me a line!
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
COVER REVEAL! My short story collection COME SING FOR THE HARROWING will be reissued by the marvellous CLASH Books next April with this tasty new cover. I've also added two new stories, one previously unpublished - what more can you ask? ARCs are available now from NetGalley, or drop me a line!
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But not /all/ the time. And I’m trying to figure out what does and doesn’t work for me about reviewers talking about themselves when talking about a book. I think in good ones, there’s a sort of… triangulation? Where adding in your own context helps make sense of the perspective being discussed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
But not /all/ the time. And I’m trying to figure out what does and doesn’t work for me about reviewers talking about themselves when talking about a book. I think in good ones, there’s a sort of… triangulation? Where adding in your own context helps make sense of the perspective being discussed.
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Book launch! (Blood launch / brick launch)
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Book launch! (Blood launch / brick launch)
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
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Love novellas? How about two in one book? Wiz Duo Book 1 has wonderfully strange worlds created by David Gullen and Ben Wright.
wizardstowerpress.co...
wizardstowerpress.co...
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Love novellas? How about two in one book? Wiz Duo Book 1 has wonderfully strange worlds created by David Gullen and Ben Wright.
wizardstowerpress.co...
wizardstowerpress.co...
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A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Blood Over Brighthaven is one of my favourite reads this year, a clever & gutwrenchingly powerful story. If you need some convincing to read it, go look at Stew's review...
Blood over Brighthaven is great. You should get it in your brain. #fantasy #SFF #reviews
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Blood over Brighthaven: a fantastic fantasy about empire, hope and resistance
Blood over Brighthaven: a fantastic fantasy about empire, hope and resistance
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November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Blood Over Brighthaven is one of my favourite reads this year, a clever & gutwrenchingly powerful story. If you need some convincing to read it, go look at Stew's review...
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Thrilled to announced that my short story 'We Are Not Them' is included in Flame Tree Press' anthology OF LOVE AND DRAGONS next March.
Dragons! Romance! Little bit of banter! #romantasy
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Dragons! Romance! Little bit of banter! #romantasy
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Romantic Fantasy | Contents Announcement | Of Love & Dragons
We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for one of the first two titles in our new Romantic Fantasy series: Of Love & Dragons!
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November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thrilled to announced that my short story 'We Are Not Them' is included in Flame Tree Press' anthology OF LOVE AND DRAGONS next March.
Dragons! Romance! Little bit of banter! #romantasy
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Dragons! Romance! Little bit of banter! #romantasy
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
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"The ashes are warm as spilt blood between Helga’s toes, pale as searchlight beams striping the sky..."
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
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It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
Footsteps Written in Ash - a fantasy short story
Desperate for a safe way through the inferno of a firebombed city, a young woman follows the ghost of a lost love.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"The ashes are warm as spilt blood between Helga’s toes, pale as searchlight beams striping the sky..."
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
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A fantastic episode. Francesca and @lunapress.bsky.social are an amazing part of the Scottish book scene and this interview shows why.
The brilliant Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about founding the award-winning small press, how she holds her own against the larger publishers, and how a smaller press can help authors.
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A fantastic episode. Francesca and @lunapress.bsky.social are an amazing part of the Scottish book scene and this interview shows why.
"The ashes are warm as spilt blood between Helga’s toes, pale as searchlight beams striping the sky..."
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
Footsteps Written in Ash - a fantasy short story
Desperate for a safe way through the inferno of a firebombed city, a young woman follows the ghost of a lost love.
andrewknighton.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"The ashes are warm as spilt blood between Helga’s toes, pale as searchlight beams striping the sky..."
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy...
andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...
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Reading @aknighton.bsky.social’s newsletter with my first coffee of the day and it is, as always, a joy. If you haven’t signed up yet, you absolutely should andrewknighton.com
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Want to skip the intro and go read some stories? Then click here! Otherwise... Hi, I'm Andrew Knighton. I write speculative and historical fiction, including comics, short stories, and novels. I've be...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Reading @aknighton.bsky.social’s newsletter with my first coffee of the day and it is, as always, a joy. If you haven’t signed up yet, you absolutely should andrewknighton.com
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Daily bunny no.3131 is directionally challenged
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Daily bunny no.3131 is directionally challenged