Stephen Aryan
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
Fantasy and crime author. Books from Orbit, Angry Robot.
New York Minute out now on Kindle, paperback
Latest fantasy novel is The Sorrow of the Sea
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New York Minute out now on Kindle, paperback
Latest fantasy novel is The Sorrow of the Sea
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One of my favourite comic book runs of all time is The Spectre by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. The first omnibus is out now, collecting issues 1-30 from DC comics with a fantastic new cover from Mandrake and an intro from Ostrander.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One of my favourite comic book runs of all time is The Spectre by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. The first omnibus is out now, collecting issues 1-30 from DC comics with a fantastic new cover from Mandrake and an intro from Ostrander.
My schedule for World Fantasy Convention at the end of this month in Brighton
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My schedule for World Fantasy Convention at the end of this month in Brighton
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
We got to go into the capybara enclosure at a local nature park and feed them. This is Cinnamon (who made national news with her escape and eventual safe return) and her brother Churro.
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We got to go into the capybara enclosure at a local nature park and feed them. This is Cinnamon (who made national news with her escape and eventual safe return) and her brother Churro.
For the entire month of October, The Warrior is on sale. My shortest pitch is The Wizard of Oz in the Upside Down. Four very different people go on a quest to a dark world that has been tainted.
October 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
For the entire month of October, The Warrior is on sale. My shortest pitch is The Wizard of Oz in the Upside Down. Four very different people go on a quest to a dark world that has been tainted.
Really enjoyed this story arc. Added to the mythology without detracting from it. Added new wrinkles, new moral quandaries, new villains and the characterisation was on point. Some astonishing art from Mikel Janin, and standout panels, particularly this one.
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Really enjoyed this story arc. Added to the mythology without detracting from it. Added new wrinkles, new moral quandaries, new villains and the characterisation was on point. Some astonishing art from Mikel Janin, and standout panels, particularly this one.
This coming Sunday at 7pm I'll be taking a trip to Manchester & heading to Waterstones for a fantasy panel alongside @danhanks.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social
tickets available below
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tickets available below
www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
September 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This coming Sunday at 7pm I'll be taking a trip to Manchester & heading to Waterstones for a fantasy panel alongside @danhanks.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social
tickets available below
www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
tickets available below
www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
Rereading and re-editing the opening chapters of NYM2. Favourite sentence so far
"What really boiled my piss was that we were heading away from New York into the Wild."
If you like your detective PI and noir with a dose of speculative fiction, NYM is available now on Kindle and as a paperback.
"What really boiled my piss was that we were heading away from New York into the Wild."
If you like your detective PI and noir with a dose of speculative fiction, NYM is available now on Kindle and as a paperback.
September 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Rereading and re-editing the opening chapters of NYM2. Favourite sentence so far
"What really boiled my piss was that we were heading away from New York into the Wild."
If you like your detective PI and noir with a dose of speculative fiction, NYM is available now on Kindle and as a paperback.
"What really boiled my piss was that we were heading away from New York into the Wild."
If you like your detective PI and noir with a dose of speculative fiction, NYM is available now on Kindle and as a paperback.
Tonight at 8pm I'll be chatting to @aptshadow.bsky.social LIVE on YouTube for @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
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September 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tonight at 8pm I'll be chatting to @aptshadow.bsky.social LIVE on YouTube for @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/mkqu-Hj...
youtube.com/live/mkqu-Hj...
Current read is Mercy of the Father by @tomtaylormade.bsky.social and @mikeljanin.bsky.social
Fascinating stuff. Really intrigued to see where it goes. Joining Detective after enjoying Nightwing so much.
Fascinating stuff. Really intrigued to see where it goes. Joining Detective after enjoying Nightwing so much.
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Current read is Mercy of the Father by @tomtaylormade.bsky.social and @mikeljanin.bsky.social
Fascinating stuff. Really intrigued to see where it goes. Joining Detective after enjoying Nightwing so much.
Fascinating stuff. Really intrigued to see where it goes. Joining Detective after enjoying Nightwing so much.
Saw this today in a supermarket.
Errrr.....no thanks. Not willing to try.
Errrr.....no thanks. Not willing to try.
September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Saw this today in a supermarket.
Errrr.....no thanks. Not willing to try.
Errrr.....no thanks. Not willing to try.
I dislike the question "what's your favourite REM song without mentioning Losing my Religion?" Because, as a big fan, it's not a favourite. It's not a top 20 favourite. It was a popular song when it came out...in 1991.
Better question, top 3 REM albums?
Better question, top 3 REM albums?
September 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I dislike the question "what's your favourite REM song without mentioning Losing my Religion?" Because, as a big fan, it's not a favourite. It's not a top 20 favourite. It was a popular song when it came out...in 1991.
Better question, top 3 REM albums?
Better question, top 3 REM albums?
More photos of the special edition
August 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
More photos of the special edition
Finished Nightwing Vol. 5 by Tom Taylor and and you bet I've got vol 6 sitting here, ready to go. Really enjoying this run.
August 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Finished Nightwing Vol. 5 by Tom Taylor and and you bet I've got vol 6 sitting here, ready to go. Really enjoying this run.
Oh hello advanced copy. Why yes, I will take a look!
I'm talking to Jackson Ford live tonight at 8pm GMT on YouTube on @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social channel. Tune in to hear about the new book and ask Jackson your questions.
I'm talking to Jackson Ford live tonight at 8pm GMT on YouTube on @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social channel. Tune in to hear about the new book and ask Jackson your questions.
August 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Oh hello advanced copy. Why yes, I will take a look!
I'm talking to Jackson Ford live tonight at 8pm GMT on YouTube on @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social channel. Tune in to hear about the new book and ask Jackson your questions.
I'm talking to Jackson Ford live tonight at 8pm GMT on YouTube on @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social channel. Tune in to hear about the new book and ask Jackson your questions.
Excited for the new Fraction run on Batman. Even more excited that Anarky is going to be showing up. Hoping it's Lonnie Machin.
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August 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Excited for the new Fraction run on Batman. Even more excited that Anarky is going to be showing up. Hoping it's Lonnie Machin.
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Thanks to everyone who came to Redditch library today. We had a good chat about my latest trilogy but also a lot about the business of publishing.
We also talked about the importance of libraries. I was one of those children borrowing a stack of books all of the time and reading constantly.
We also talked about the importance of libraries. I was one of those children borrowing a stack of books all of the time and reading constantly.
August 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to Redditch library today. We had a good chat about my latest trilogy but also a lot about the business of publishing.
We also talked about the importance of libraries. I was one of those children borrowing a stack of books all of the time and reading constantly.
We also talked about the importance of libraries. I was one of those children borrowing a stack of books all of the time and reading constantly.
Off to Redditch today to talk about books!
August 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Off to Redditch today to talk about books!
Got my copy of Issue 1 by @gregrucka.com & @nicolascottart.bsky.social Very excited to see where it goes now!
August 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Got my copy of Issue 1 by @gregrucka.com & @nicolascottart.bsky.social Very excited to see where it goes now!
New York Minute is on sale on Amazon UK for the next 5 days for £0.99. It's also now on sale on Amazon USA for $0.99 for the next week!
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July 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New York Minute is on sale on Amazon UK for the next 5 days for £0.99. It's also now on sale on Amazon USA for $0.99 for the next week!
shorturl.at/YwJfh
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Summer Sale. This week only, the ebook of New York Minute is available for £0.99 on Amazon UK, also as a paperback.
A hard-boiled noir, set in an alternate New York City. A downtrodden PI must find a missing woman before a war between crime families erupts on the streets.
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A hard-boiled noir, set in an alternate New York City. A downtrodden PI must find a missing woman before a war between crime families erupts on the streets.
shorturl.at/IN6nF
July 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Summer Sale. This week only, the ebook of New York Minute is available for £0.99 on Amazon UK, also as a paperback.
A hard-boiled noir, set in an alternate New York City. A downtrodden PI must find a missing woman before a war between crime families erupts on the streets.
shorturl.at/IN6nF
A hard-boiled noir, set in an alternate New York City. A downtrodden PI must find a missing woman before a war between crime families erupts on the streets.
shorturl.at/IN6nF
Tonight at 8pm, LIVE, I'll be talking to @alychelms.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social on the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social YouTube channel about the Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick
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June 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tonight at 8pm, LIVE, I'll be talking to @alychelms.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social on the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social YouTube channel about the Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick
youtube.com/live/C6Zr6bm...
youtube.com/live/C6Zr6bm...
I've been talking a lot about series I've recently, what with wrapping up my latest trilogy. Here's something else. A KU, kindle, paperback novella. Hard boiled noir set in an alternate NYC. I'm currently wading in to writing the second story now in the Blackstone Files.
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shorturl.at/NlxtW
June 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I've been talking a lot about series I've recently, what with wrapping up my latest trilogy. Here's something else. A KU, kindle, paperback novella. Hard boiled noir set in an alternate NYC. I'm currently wading in to writing the second story now in the Blackstone Files.
shorturl.at/NlxtW
shorturl.at/NlxtW
And my most recent trilogy
June 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
And my most recent trilogy
A brief guide to all of my finished series.
June 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A brief guide to all of my finished series.