Keith R.A. DeCandido
@kradec.bsky.social
He/him. Massively prolific author of novels, stories, & comics; critic; grandmaster; editor; black belt; percussionist; baseball fan; and a whole lot less...
http://decandido.wordpress.com
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"And now for a sentence I have never before uttered, 'You were right about the big-boobed pirate'."
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"And now for a sentence I have never before uttered, 'You were right about the big-boobed pirate'."
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@kradec.bsky.social's Superhero Movie Rewatch revisits Sam Wilson and "Brave New World"–a pretty decent Captain America movie with some great acting that deserved better than the lukewarm reception it got.
“You’re not Steve Rogers!” — Captain America: Brave New World - Reactor
It's not perfect, but this movie deserved better than its lukewarm reception.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
@kradec.bsky.social's Superhero Movie Rewatch revisits Sam Wilson and "Brave New World"–a pretty decent Captain America movie with some great acting that deserved better than the lukewarm reception it got.
On @reactorsff.bsky.social I look at CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, which was flawed, but didn't deserve the lukewarm reception it got.
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“You’re not Steve Rogers!” — Captain America: Brave New World - Reactor
It's not perfect, but this movie deserved better than its lukewarm reception.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social I look at CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, which was flawed, but didn't deserve the lukewarm reception it got.
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Thanks for coming out for BBB's Nov. reading last night w/ authors @franwilde.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @yumewrites.bsky.social ! 🍸📖🎙️
Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron!
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Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron!
More pics: shorturl.at/DgrAU
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thanks for coming out for BBB's Nov. reading last night w/ authors @franwilde.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @yumewrites.bsky.social ! 🍸📖🎙️
Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron!
More pics: shorturl.at/DgrAU
Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron!
More pics: shorturl.at/DgrAU
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Don't miss BBB's last 2025 reading--esp. not with these authors on hand (+ Barrow's has WARM drinks, too)! 🍹☕🎙️
Join @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay and #JamiletteCintron for sips and stories on 12/16 at 7pm! ( @amygoldschlager.bsky.social emcees!)
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Join @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay and #JamiletteCintron for sips and stories on 12/16 at 7pm! ( @amygoldschlager.bsky.social emcees!)
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November 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Don't miss BBB's last 2025 reading--esp. not with these authors on hand (+ Barrow's has WARM drinks, too)! 🍹☕🎙️
Join @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay and #JamiletteCintron for sips and stories on 12/16 at 7pm! ( @amygoldschlager.bsky.social emcees!)
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Join @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay and #JamiletteCintron for sips and stories on 12/16 at 7pm! ( @amygoldschlager.bsky.social emcees!)
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My Philcon 2025 schedule this coming weekend in graphics form! If you want a text version, check out my blog:
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@especbooks.bsky.social @philconconvention.bsky.social
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@especbooks.bsky.social @philconconvention.bsky.social
my Philcon 2025 schedule
As I have pretty much every year for the past 35 years or so, I am attending Philcon, which will be held this coming weekend, the 21st to the 23rd of November, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I will be…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
My Philcon 2025 schedule this coming weekend in graphics form! If you want a text version, check out my blog:
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@especbooks.bsky.social @philconconvention.bsky.social
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@especbooks.bsky.social @philconconvention.bsky.social
On @reactorsff.bsky.social Delenn meets the Drakh, Franklin has sex with Number One, and Sheridan wakes Ivanova out of a sound sleep. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch opens some "Lines of Communication."
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Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Lines of Communication” - Reactor
Delenn investigates attacks on Minbari allies, while Franklin and Cole rally the resistance leaders to Sheridan's cause...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social Delenn meets the Drakh, Franklin has sex with Number One, and Sheridan wakes Ivanova out of a sound sleep. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch opens some "Lines of Communication."
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Wandering around Manhattan........
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wandering around Manhattan........
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The theme of this week's Babylon 5 episode is "Unintended Consequences"! Unfortunately, unintended consequences are the last thing you want in war...
Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Lines of Communication” - Reactor
Delenn investigates attacks on Minbari allies, while Franklin and Cole rally the resistance leaders to Sheridan's cause...
reactormag.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The theme of this week's Babylon 5 episode is "Unintended Consequences"! Unfortunately, unintended consequences are the last thing you want in war...
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Had a nice catch-up lunch with @kradec.bsky.social, which was lovely on a social level. But he also gave me a suggestion that fixes a structural problem in a thing I'm working on. Yay writer friends!
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had a nice catch-up lunch with @kradec.bsky.social, which was lovely on a social level. But he also gave me a suggestion that fixes a structural problem in a thing I'm working on. Yay writer friends!
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In conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival, we bring you fourteen tales inspired by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, with
James Chambers, Ef Deal, Michelle D. Sonnier, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and more! buff.ly/uiGLciN #Steampunk #Horror @efdeal.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social
James Chambers, Ef Deal, Michelle D. Sonnier, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and more! buff.ly/uiGLciN #Steampunk #Horror @efdeal.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social
An Assembly of Monsters (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
Monstrous Is a Matter of Perspective… Classic tales throughout time pit humanity against creatures…
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November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival, we bring you fourteen tales inspired by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, with
James Chambers, Ef Deal, Michelle D. Sonnier, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and more! buff.ly/uiGLciN #Steampunk #Horror @efdeal.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social
James Chambers, Ef Deal, Michelle D. Sonnier, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and more! buff.ly/uiGLciN #Steampunk #Horror @efdeal.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social
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“Dragon Precinct is The Sword of Shannara by way of JAG—and it works beautifully.” —Starlog Read Dragon Precinct by Keith DeCandido especbooks.square.site/product/drag... @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
Dragon Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“Dragon Precinct is The Sword of Shannara by way of JAG—and it works beautifully.” —Starlog Read Dragon Precinct by Keith DeCandido especbooks.square.site/product/drag... @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
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By Land or Sea, Danthres and Torin must discover who killed the Pirate Queen! Read Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido. buff.ly/BKXDD4H "This energetic romp is light on the surface, but it tackles the issue of xenophobia head-on with surprising grace." -PW @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
By Land or Sea, Danthres and Torin must discover who killed the Pirate Queen! Read Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido. buff.ly/BKXDD4H "This energetic romp is light on the surface, but it tackles the issue of xenophobia head-on with surprising grace." -PW @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
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By Land or Sea, Danthres and Torin must discover who killed the Pirate Queen! Read Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido. buff.ly/BKXDD4H "This energetic romp is light on the surface, but it tackles the issue of xenophobia head-on with surprising grace." -PW @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
By Land or Sea, Danthres and Torin must discover who killed the Pirate Queen! Read Mermaid Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido. buff.ly/BKXDD4H "This energetic romp is light on the surface, but it tackles the issue of xenophobia head-on with surprising grace." -PW @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
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“Dragon Precinct is The Sword of Shannara by way of JAG—and it works beautifully.” —Starlog Read Dragon Precinct by Keith DeCandido especbooks.square.site/product/drag... @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
Dragon Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Dragon Precinct is The Sword of Shannara by way of JAG—and it works beautifully.” —Starlog Read Dragon Precinct by Keith DeCandido especbooks.square.site/product/drag... @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #mystery
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The @crazy8press.bsky.social
THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS 2026 @kickstarter.com is LIVE folks!
I’ve got a #genre busting mind bending #story for this #anthology that is sure to thrill!
Plus great stories from @kradec.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social and more!!
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THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS 2026 @kickstarter.com is LIVE folks!
I’ve got a #genre busting mind bending #story for this #anthology that is sure to thrill!
Plus great stories from @kradec.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social and more!!
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Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
The fifth volume in our tribute to the great Golden Age of pulp magazines!
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November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS 2026 @kickstarter.com is LIVE folks!
I’ve got a #genre busting mind bending #story for this #anthology that is sure to thrill!
Plus great stories from @kradec.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social and more!!
bit.ly/4i1P8y5
THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS 2026 @kickstarter.com is LIVE folks!
I’ve got a #genre busting mind bending #story for this #anthology that is sure to thrill!
Plus great stories from @kradec.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social and more!!
bit.ly/4i1P8y5
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Looking good💜🖖🏽!
And thank you for supporting The Subrina Wood Legacy Fund. This means the world to us.
And thank you for supporting The Subrina Wood Legacy Fund. This means the world to us.
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Looking good💜🖖🏽!
And thank you for supporting The Subrina Wood Legacy Fund. This means the world to us.
And thank you for supporting The Subrina Wood Legacy Fund. This means the world to us.
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He looks good in purple 💜🖖🏽
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
He looks good in purple 💜🖖🏽
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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LIVE NOW on Kickstarter: A new collection of short fiction, featuring stories by me, @yesthatstevengrant.bsky.social,
@paulkupperberg.bsky.social, @kradec.bsky.social, Alisa Kwitney, and many more. Edited by my old pal @bobgreenberger.bsky.social. Come join us!
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@paulkupperberg.bsky.social, @kradec.bsky.social, Alisa Kwitney, and many more. Edited by my old pal @bobgreenberger.bsky.social. Come join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/661...
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
LIVE NOW on Kickstarter: A new collection of short fiction, featuring stories by me, @yesthatstevengrant.bsky.social,
@paulkupperberg.bsky.social, @kradec.bsky.social, Alisa Kwitney, and many more. Edited by my old pal @bobgreenberger.bsky.social. Come join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/661...
@paulkupperberg.bsky.social, @kradec.bsky.social, Alisa Kwitney, and many more. Edited by my old pal @bobgreenberger.bsky.social. Come join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/661...
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I just backed Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/661... @kradec.bsky.social
Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
The fifth volume in our tribute to the great Golden Age of pulp magazines!
www.kickstarter.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I just backed Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/661... @kradec.bsky.social
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When binding spells begin to fail around the Bronx, and the borough’s immortals start turning up dead, Bram must prevent more magical murders, before an ancient god awakens to level the city. A Furnace Sealed by Keith R.A. DeCandido buff.ly/6iMqHXm #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy @kradec.bsky.social
A Furnace Sealed by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
An Ancient Evil Threatens to Awaken in the Bronx! Bram Gold is a Courser—a hunter-for-hire paid to…
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November 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
When binding spells begin to fail around the Bronx, and the borough’s immortals start turning up dead, Bram must prevent more magical murders, before an ancient god awakens to level the city. A Furnace Sealed by Keith R.A. DeCandido buff.ly/6iMqHXm #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy @kradec.bsky.social
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Can Bram corner a golem and put a stop to its spree before someone else’s family is torn asunder? Find out in Feat of Clay by Keith R.A. DeCandido, the continuing misadventures of Bram Gold. buff.ly/IYqXvkO #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural @kradec.bsky.social
Feat of Clay by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
No One Wields Guilt like a Jewish Mother… Unless it’s a Jewish Aunt! Bram Gold became a Courser—a…
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November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Can Bram corner a golem and put a stop to its spree before someone else’s family is torn asunder? Find out in Feat of Clay by Keith R.A. DeCandido, the continuing misadventures of Bram Gold. buff.ly/IYqXvkO #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural @kradec.bsky.social
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Strange bird-like aliens nicknamed "Dusters" have destroyed an Earth colony. The combined forces of the North American Union meet the threat with guns blazing. Read To Hell and Regroup, book 3 in the 18th Race series. buff.ly/m9oM2t6 @kradec.bsky.social #milscifi
To Hell and Regroup by David Sherman and Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
The exciting conclusion to David Sherman's 18th Race trilogy, where Marines and the Dusters meet…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Strange bird-like aliens nicknamed "Dusters" have destroyed an Earth colony. The combined forces of the North American Union meet the threat with guns blazing. Read To Hell and Regroup, book 3 in the 18th Race series. buff.ly/m9oM2t6 @kradec.bsky.social #milscifi
At 9pm EST, WE LAUNCH! New THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS antho from @crazy8press.bsky.social & @bobgreenberger.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com!
New Ticonderoga Beck story by me plus @jmdematteis.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @alisakwitney.bsky.social & more!
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New Ticonderoga Beck story by me plus @jmdematteis.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @alisakwitney.bsky.social & more!
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Coming soon: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
The fifth volume in our tribute to the great Golden Age of pulp magazines!
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November 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At 9pm EST, WE LAUNCH! New THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS antho from @crazy8press.bsky.social & @bobgreenberger.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com!
New Ticonderoga Beck story by me plus @jmdematteis.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @alisakwitney.bsky.social & more!
bit.ly/4i1P8y5
New Ticonderoga Beck story by me plus @jmdematteis.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @alisakwitney.bsky.social & more!
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