Peter Darbyshire
@peterdarbyshire.bsky.social
I write books and stories. Sometimes I even publish them. peterdarbyshire.com
The amazing crew at @49thshelf.bsky.social are hosting a giveaway of The Wonder Lands War, my latest Cross supernatural thriller. 🎁
Visit 49thshelf.com/Giveaways for a chance to win a copy of The Wonder Lands War.
The giveaway period ends Nov. 1, so enter now!
🔗: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways
Visit 49thshelf.com/Giveaways for a chance to win a copy of The Wonder Lands War.
The giveaway period ends Nov. 1, so enter now!
🔗: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The amazing crew at @49thshelf.bsky.social are hosting a giveaway of The Wonder Lands War, my latest Cross supernatural thriller. 🎁
Visit 49thshelf.com/Giveaways for a chance to win a copy of The Wonder Lands War.
The giveaway period ends Nov. 1, so enter now!
🔗: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways
Visit 49thshelf.com/Giveaways for a chance to win a copy of The Wonder Lands War.
The giveaway period ends Nov. 1, so enter now!
🔗: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways
🧛♀️🪐 Looking for some supernatural sci-fi for Halloween? I recommend Monsters and Mainframes by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social. This one has it all -- quirky sentient ships, vampires, werewolves, aliens, evil bureaucracies, genre mashups and more. It's monstrously good! #Halloweenread
October 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🧛♀️🪐 Looking for some supernatural sci-fi for Halloween? I recommend Monsters and Mainframes by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social. This one has it all -- quirky sentient ships, vampires, werewolves, aliens, evil bureaucracies, genre mashups and more. It's monstrously good! #Halloweenread
The rapture seems like a good time to remind people of Has the World Ended Yet, my collection of apocalyptic tales from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social. Angels descend upon a superhero retirement community. Deity salesmen wreck a suburban neighbourhood. And more! peterdarbyshire.com/has-the-worl...
September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The rapture seems like a good time to remind people of Has the World Ended Yet, my collection of apocalyptic tales from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social. Angels descend upon a superhero retirement community. Deity salesmen wreck a suburban neighbourhood. And more! peterdarbyshire.com/has-the-worl...
"That's what faith and the divine is, isn't it? A line stretching from little beings like us, to the ineffable, the incomprehensible."
My book club recently read A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and there was so much to talk about!
My book club recently read A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and there was so much to talk about!
July 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"That's what faith and the divine is, isn't it? A line stretching from little beings like us, to the ineffable, the incomprehensible."
My book club recently read A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and there was so much to talk about!
My book club recently read A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and there was so much to talk about!
If there's one thing every writer needs, it's a second brain. No, not a brain in a jar in your desk! (No judgement, though.) I mean a system for organizing your writing life. What's your second brain? (Or third brain, or fourth brain....) peterdarbyshire.com/2025/04/15/t... #thewritelife
June 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If there's one thing every writer needs, it's a second brain. No, not a brain in a jar in your desk! (No judgement, though.) I mean a system for organizing your writing life. What's your second brain? (Or third brain, or fourth brain....) peterdarbyshire.com/2025/04/15/t... #thewritelife
I'm over at Night Beats talking about how I came up with the character of Cross for my Cross series of supernatural thrillers. "An immortal, drunk, thieving murderous angel killer who’s the one you really want to handle your supernatural problems!" nightbeatseu.ca/2025/05/20/b...
June 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I'm over at Night Beats talking about how I came up with the character of Cross for my Cross series of supernatural thrillers. "An immortal, drunk, thieving murderous angel killer who’s the one you really want to handle your supernatural problems!" nightbeatseu.ca/2025/05/20/b...
Do you have a happiness system for your writing desk? Mine involves Tintin rockets, Stoicism and D&D and it changed everything for me. peterdarbyshire.com/2025/05/15/t...
June 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Do you have a happiness system for your writing desk? Mine involves Tintin rockets, Stoicism and D&D and it changed everything for me. peterdarbyshire.com/2025/05/15/t...
Thanks to @sfwa.bsky.social for featuring my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice on Three Phrase Thursday! A delightfully unhinged tale of a holy war that goes to hell! www.instagram.com/p/DHtsF5zS94...
March 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Thanks to @sfwa.bsky.social for featuring my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice on Three Phrase Thursday! A delightfully unhinged tale of a holy war that goes to hell! www.instagram.com/p/DHtsF5zS94...
“Horror is, of course, about how all love will end, how all lovers will die, how all plans will fail, how nothing will survive; but it can also be about how we deal with adversity and our fears and pains and not just persevere but how we can rise above them and be changed." - @strantzas.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Horror is, of course, about how all love will end, how all lovers will die, how all plans will fail, how nothing will survive; but it can also be about how we deal with adversity and our fears and pains and not just persevere but how we can rise above them and be changed." - @strantzas.bsky.social
If you like my Azrael the Angel Gunslinger series then I recommend Blood Rush by @bengalley.bsky.social. An alternate steampunky U.S., blood magic, murderous railwraiths, faerie heists, political intrigue and more. It's weird westerns at their weirdest.
March 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you like my Azrael the Angel Gunslinger series then I recommend Blood Rush by @bengalley.bsky.social. An alternate steampunky U.S., blood magic, murderous railwraiths, faerie heists, political intrigue and more. It's weird westerns at their weirdest.
It Came From the Archives: A scientist emerges from exploring a strange Lovecraftian city to discover he has menacing super powers that he cannot control in my story “We Are All Ghosts.” Originally published in Innsmouth Magazine. innsmouthfreepress.com/fiction-we-a...
March 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It Came From the Archives: A scientist emerges from exploring a strange Lovecraftian city to discover he has menacing super powers that he cannot control in my story “We Are All Ghosts.” Originally published in Innsmouth Magazine. innsmouthfreepress.com/fiction-we-a...
I’ve published my latest tariff-free newsletter, which includes a bit of publishing news, a roundup of my latest radio interviews, links to free excerpts of my books and more! substack.com/home/post/p-...
March 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’ve published my latest tariff-free newsletter, which includes a bit of publishing news, a roundup of my latest radio interviews, links to free excerpts of my books and more! substack.com/home/post/p-...
I had a lovely conversation with Jamie Tennant on the radio show Get Lit where we discussed my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, how much of the antihero Cross is secretly me, and why anyone writes at all. www.jamietennant.ca/index.php/20...
March 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I had a lovely conversation with Jamie Tennant on the radio show Get Lit where we discussed my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, how much of the antihero Cross is secretly me, and why anyone writes at all. www.jamietennant.ca/index.php/20...
"The creative impulse, to me, is a form of bafflement, and often feels dissonant and unsettling." Words of wisdom from Nick Cave's Faith, Hope and Carnage.
February 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"The creative impulse, to me, is a form of bafflement, and often feels dissonant and unsettling." Words of wisdom from Nick Cave's Faith, Hope and Carnage.
Sad to see On Spec magazine will no longer be publishing a print version because of the cost. On Spec was the first place I published, so it holds a special place in my heart. Please support the magazines you love with subscriptions! onspec.ca/2025/02/07/o...
February 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Sad to see On Spec magazine will no longer be publishing a print version because of the cost. On Spec was the first place I published, so it holds a special place in my heart. Please support the magazines you love with subscriptions! onspec.ca/2025/02/07/o...
If you haven't yet read The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, the first book in my Cross series of supernatural thrillers, the Civilian Reader has a free excerpt. civilianreader.com/2025/01/13/e...
January 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you haven't yet read The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, the first book in my Cross series of supernatural thrillers, the Civilian Reader has a free excerpt. civilianreader.com/2025/01/13/e...
My interview with Don't Quill the Messenger is now live. It was a great conversation about my book The Dead Hamlets, who really wrote Shakespeare's plays and the power of theatre, among other fun things. www.dragonwagonradio.com/dontquillthe...
January 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My interview with Don't Quill the Messenger is now live. It was a great conversation about my book The Dead Hamlets, who really wrote Shakespeare's plays and the power of theatre, among other fun things. www.dragonwagonradio.com/dontquillthe...
I'm delighted to see my Cross series of supernatural thrillers make the list of best book covers of 2024 from the Hamilton Review of Books! I do love these covers. hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2024/12... #books #canlit #bookcovers #reading
January 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm delighted to see my Cross series of supernatural thrillers make the list of best book covers of 2024 from the Hamilton Review of Books! I do love these covers. hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2024/12... #books #canlit #bookcovers #reading
I was hoping for voguish.
January 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I was hoping for voguish.
Loved talking to New Books Network about my Cross series of supernatural thrillers, what may come next in the series and the joys of writing an immortal rogue anti-hero! newbooksnetwork.com/mona-lisa-sa...
December 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Loved talking to New Books Network about my Cross series of supernatural thrillers, what may come next in the series and the joys of writing an immortal rogue anti-hero! newbooksnetwork.com/mona-lisa-sa...
I had a lovely time on the Turning Pages radio show talking about my Cross series of supernatural thrillers and the importance of knowing when to research the hell out of something and when to let the imagination run wild. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. umfm.com/programming/...
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I had a lovely time on the Turning Pages radio show talking about my Cross series of supernatural thrillers and the importance of knowing when to research the hell out of something and when to let the imagination run wild. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. umfm.com/programming/...
Honoured to have been on the Re-Creative podcast to discuss Roger Zelazny’s Amber series, which is the main reason I became a writer. It’s a fun conversation between Joe Mahoney, Mark Rayner and myself about the Amber books, my Cross series, the writing life & more. re-creative.ca/the-chronicl...
November 8, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Honoured to have been on the Re-Creative podcast to discuss Roger Zelazny’s Amber series, which is the main reason I became a writer. It’s a fun conversation between Joe Mahoney, Mark Rayner and myself about the Amber books, my Cross series, the writing life & more. re-creative.ca/the-chronicl...
My interview with the fabulous We Aren't Dead Yet team is now live! I had a great time discussing my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, the confused state of spirituality in our troubled times, and how best to charm a Beholder and ride it into battle in D&D. wearentdeadyet.substack.com/p/wady-22-au...
November 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
My interview with the fabulous We Aren't Dead Yet team is now live! I had a great time discussing my book The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, the confused state of spirituality in our troubled times, and how best to charm a Beholder and ride it into battle in D&D. wearentdeadyet.substack.com/p/wady-22-au...
Watch the world end with me! I love this Open Book Halloween special with Has the World Ended Yet?, my collection of short stories that came out a few years back. Retired superheroes vs. angels! Travelling deity salesmen! Futuristic hit men! And more! open-book.ca/index.php/Ne...
October 31, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Watch the world end with me! I love this Open Book Halloween special with Has the World Ended Yet?, my collection of short stories that came out a few years back. Retired superheroes vs. angels! Travelling deity salesmen! Futuristic hit men! And more! open-book.ca/index.php/Ne...
It’s pub day for the new edition of The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, Book 1 in my Cross series of supernatural thrillers. Follow the immortal angel hunter Cross as he tries to stop a band of renegade angels from waging a holy war that could usher in the end times. peterdarbyshire.com/the-mona-lis...
October 29, 2024 at 1:13 PM
It’s pub day for the new edition of The Mona Lisa Sacrifice, Book 1 in my Cross series of supernatural thrillers. Follow the immortal angel hunter Cross as he tries to stop a band of renegade angels from waging a holy war that could usher in the end times. peterdarbyshire.com/the-mona-lis...