Gareth L. Powell
@garethlpowell.bsky.social
✍️ I write books about starships with souls, and damaged people learning to be whole again
🏆 BSFA winner and Locus, Seiun, BFA finalist
📚 JITTERBUG coming 03/03/2026
🤝 Repped by Lucienne Diver
📍 Bristol, UK
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
🏆 BSFA winner and Locus, Seiun, BFA finalist
📚 JITTERBUG coming 03/03/2026
🤝 Repped by Lucienne Diver
📍 Bristol, UK
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
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Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
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One day, social media will consist entirely of bots spamming other bots with AI-generated content; automated supply chains will rumble on, turning raw materials into products and shipping them around the world; and autonomous drones will fight across endless battles. But all the humans will be gone.
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
One day, social media will consist entirely of bots spamming other bots with AI-generated content; automated supply chains will rumble on, turning raw materials into products and shipping them around the world; and autonomous drones will fight across endless battles. But all the humans will be gone.
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Gonna tell my son this is Fleetwood Mac
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gonna tell my son this is Fleetwood Mac
Thank you!
I raved awhile back about the brilliant short story collection Who Will You Save? by @garethlpowell.bsky.social. I just caught up with his Continuance series, and wow—everything I want to say is a spoiler! Inventive, gripping, and full of ideas, these novels are top-shelf #sci-fi.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thank you!
Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to hide on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down - Coming 03/03/2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to hide on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down - Coming 03/03/2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social
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Y’all: @garethlpowell.bsky.social writes truly awesome stories with characters you can identify with, who have real flaws and hopes. He is also a good person with great thoughts, and honestly the entire time I have followed his social media he has been such an encouragement and a breath of fresh air
Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Y’all: @garethlpowell.bsky.social writes truly awesome stories with characters you can identify with, who have real flaws and hopes. He is also a good person with great thoughts, and honestly the entire time I have followed his social media he has been such an encouragement and a breath of fresh air
Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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A few days ago, the brilliant Bristol author Gareth L. Powell posted this and it really struck me that “Do Good and Work Hard” is a terrific, optimistic motto - and one I think our city should officially adopt!
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A few days ago, the brilliant Bristol author Gareth L. Powell posted this and it really struck me that “Do Good and Work Hard” is a terrific, optimistic motto - and one I think our city should officially adopt!
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
AI slop < Human creativity
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
AI slop < Human creativity
Right now, I’m feeling deeply jealous of those of you who get to spend Saturday morning luxuriating in bed as I get ready to go and open up the bookshop for the day. These dark mornings are so much harder than the light ones.
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Right now, I’m feeling deeply jealous of those of you who get to spend Saturday morning luxuriating in bed as I get ready to go and open up the bookshop for the day. These dark mornings are so much harder than the light ones.
The plans: the next four books I hope to write.
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The plans: the next four books I hope to write.
New reading glasses
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New reading glasses
If 2025 was a Federation starship, I think we'd have ejected the warp core by now
a group of men standing next to each other with the words `` my god bones '' written on the bottom .
Alt: a group of men standing next to each other with the words `` my god bones '' written on the bottom .
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November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If 2025 was a Federation starship, I think we'd have ejected the warp core by now
So much of this about at the moment. Be careful what you believe.
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So much of this about at the moment. Be careful what you believe.
Drinking tea and making book-related plans.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Drinking tea and making book-related plans.
My reading glasses have suffered a structural failure. As I can neither read or write without them, I’m going to have to venture out to source some emergency replacements.
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My reading glasses have suffered a structural failure. As I can neither read or write without them, I’m going to have to venture out to source some emergency replacements.
Weird anxiety dream last night. Dreamed I was had accidentally committed to work at two bookshops simultaneously and couldn’t remember which one I was supposed to be at.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Weird anxiety dream last night. Dreamed I was had accidentally committed to work at two bookshops simultaneously and couldn’t remember which one I was supposed to be at.
Potentially exciting news in the offing, but I’m going to have to wait a couple of weeks until I can confirm it 😬
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Potentially exciting news in the offing, but I’m going to have to wait a couple of weeks until I can confirm it 😬
Reading back through the two books I have lined up to follow Jitterbug, and trust me, you are not ready.
a man in a green shirt is saying there is a storm coming .
Alt: a man in a green shirt is saying there is a storm coming .
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November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reading back through the two books I have lined up to follow Jitterbug, and trust me, you are not ready.
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Creativity, kindness, hard work: the energy I'm taking into 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Creativity, kindness, hard work: the energy I'm taking into 2026.
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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
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Good news, American friends. My cult novel EMBERS OF WAR will be $2.99 on Kindle US for the whole of November! Grab your copy and find out why readers fall head-over-heels in love with the main character, even though she's a warship!
www.amazon.com/Embers-War-G...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good news, American friends. My cult novel EMBERS OF WAR will be $2.99 on Kindle US for the whole of November! Grab your copy and find out why readers fall head-over-heels in love with the main character, even though she's a warship!
www.amazon.com/Embers-War-G...
www.amazon.com/Embers-War-G...