Beto O'Byrne
@worldofkir.bsky.social
Creating fantastic worlds that speak truth to power.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/worldofkir
creator, World of Kir Fantasy Series
cofounder, Radical Evolution Performance Collective
Banner Image: The Tower of Reflection by Ivan Garcia (commissioned by me!)
Patreon: www.patreon.com/worldofkir
creator, World of Kir Fantasy Series
cofounder, Radical Evolution Performance Collective
Banner Image: The Tower of Reflection by Ivan Garcia (commissioned by me!)
IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, PART II: DEPARTURE is coming soon and will be released in a few weeks!
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, PART II: DEPARTURE is coming soon and will be released in a few weeks!
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
New this week: Chapter 12 — The Fruit Vendor
Rhom seeks a vendor who offers more than fruit. But the cost of seeking knowledge is steep, and the mind is never safe from those who covet truth.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
Rhom seeks a vendor who offers more than fruit. But the cost of seeking knowledge is steep, and the mind is never safe from those who covet truth.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New this week: Chapter 12 — The Fruit Vendor
Rhom seeks a vendor who offers more than fruit. But the cost of seeking knowledge is steep, and the mind is never safe from those who covet truth.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
Rhom seeks a vendor who offers more than fruit. But the cost of seeking knowledge is steep, and the mind is never safe from those who covet truth.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
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October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A quick note about what's going on over at my Patreon. Come check it out and sign up for free!
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Chapter 11 of In Search of Gods Great and Small is live!
Through The Sight, Rhom witnesses a moment he was never meant to see—and must remain silent.
One more chapter before a short break, so now’s the perfect time to catch up.
Read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #royalroad
Through The Sight, Rhom witnesses a moment he was never meant to see—and must remain silent.
One more chapter before a short break, so now’s the perfect time to catch up.
Read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #royalroad
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Chapter 11 of In Search of Gods Great and Small is live!
Through The Sight, Rhom witnesses a moment he was never meant to see—and must remain silent.
One more chapter before a short break, so now’s the perfect time to catch up.
Read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #royalroad
Through The Sight, Rhom witnesses a moment he was never meant to see—and must remain silent.
One more chapter before a short break, so now’s the perfect time to catch up.
Read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #royalroad
New this week: Chapter 10 — Practicing the Hanzhi
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New this week: Chapter 10 — Practicing the Hanzhi
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
New this week: Chapter 9 — Prashem’s Demand
Prashem’s order is simple: seek the Followers of the Five Knives.
His reasons remain hidden.
Rhom’s mistrust is clear—
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Prashem’s order is simple: seek the Followers of the Five Knives.
His reasons remain hidden.
Rhom’s mistrust is clear—
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
September 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
New this week: Chapter 9 — Prashem’s Demand
Prashem’s order is simple: seek the Followers of the Five Knives.
His reasons remain hidden.
Rhom’s mistrust is clear—
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Prashem’s order is simple: seek the Followers of the Five Knives.
His reasons remain hidden.
Rhom’s mistrust is clear—
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
New this week: Chapter 8 — Gifts
Amid comfort and camaraderie, Rhom lays his hopes and fears bare. Jaya and Bhasu, bound by loyalty, propose a dangerous solution.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Amid comfort and camaraderie, Rhom lays his hopes and fears bare. Jaya and Bhasu, bound by loyalty, propose a dangerous solution.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
August 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New this week: Chapter 8 — Gifts
Amid comfort and camaraderie, Rhom lays his hopes and fears bare. Jaya and Bhasu, bound by loyalty, propose a dangerous solution.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Amid comfort and camaraderie, Rhom lays his hopes and fears bare. Jaya and Bhasu, bound by loyalty, propose a dangerous solution.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
The last entry of the #LiberatedArchives is here: the script of a banned street theatre play, once erased, now reclaimed.
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
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#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
August 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The last entry of the #LiberatedArchives is here: the script of a banned street theatre play, once erased, now reclaimed.
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
Dive into the final scroll detailing the founding of the Children of the Flame, the penultimate
#LiberatedArchives entry—flash fiction that stirs rebellion.
Read on Royal Road! The last post drops next week.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
#LiberatedArchives entry—flash fiction that stirs rebellion.
Read on Royal Road! The last post drops next week.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
August 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Dive into the final scroll detailing the founding of the Children of the Flame, the penultimate
#LiberatedArchives entry—flash fiction that stirs rebellion.
Read on Royal Road! The last post drops next week.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
#LiberatedArchives entry—flash fiction that stirs rebellion.
Read on Royal Road! The last post drops next week.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
#iykyk I will be joining @theharpomarxist.bsky.social on #gamerswithjobs soon to talk about my XXX hrs long journey to get these fancy, golden math rocks.
August 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
#iykyk I will be joining @theharpomarxist.bsky.social on #gamerswithjobs soon to talk about my XXX hrs long journey to get these fancy, golden math rocks.
New this week: IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, CHAPTER 6 — GIFTS
Some truths are delivered in riddles. Some in friendship. And some are bound in leather and ink.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Some truths are delivered in riddles. Some in friendship. And some are bound in leather and ink.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
August 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
New this week: IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, CHAPTER 6 — GIFTS
Some truths are delivered in riddles. Some in friendship. And some are bound in leather and ink.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Some truths are delivered in riddles. Some in friendship. And some are bound in leather and ink.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Another hidden truth revealed.
Why did the Eternal Library hide the beautiful last words of the great Ulani hero, Mahinale? This is for you to determine.
The next entry is live. Every piece matters. Read it now on Royal Road.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy
Why did the Eternal Library hide the beautiful last words of the great Ulani hero, Mahinale? This is for you to determine.
The next entry is live. Every piece matters. Read it now on Royal Road.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Another hidden truth revealed.
Why did the Eternal Library hide the beautiful last words of the great Ulani hero, Mahinale? This is for you to determine.
The next entry is live. Every piece matters. Read it now on Royal Road.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy
Why did the Eternal Library hide the beautiful last words of the great Ulani hero, Mahinale? This is for you to determine.
The next entry is live. Every piece matters. Read it now on Royal Road.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy
New this week: Chapter 5 — *Sojourn*
He walks alone, searching for direction. Instead, he finds a warning.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/Ateekrv
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
He walks alone, searching for direction. Instead, he finds a warning.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/Ateekrv
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
July 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New this week: Chapter 5 — *Sojourn*
He walks alone, searching for direction. Instead, he finds a warning.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/Ateekrv
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
He walks alone, searching for direction. Instead, he finds a warning.
Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/Ateekrv
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
“Our interference has not shaped the world for the better.”
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
July 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Our interference has not shaped the world for the better.”
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
Chapter 4 of IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL is live.
Rhom takes another step toward Ería—but even those who claim to help him seem bound by secrets.
Read on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
New chapters every Friday!
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance #darkacademia
Rhom takes another step toward Ería—but even those who claim to help him seem bound by secrets.
Read on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
New chapters every Friday!
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance #darkacademia
July 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Chapter 4 of IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL is live.
Rhom takes another step toward Ería—but even those who claim to help him seem bound by secrets.
Read on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
New chapters every Friday!
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance #darkacademia
Rhom takes another step toward Ería—but even those who claim to help him seem bound by secrets.
Read on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
New chapters every Friday!
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance #darkacademia
“...there are just as many who speak in quiet conversations about an ethnic state within Ería controlled by liberated Hanaqi.”
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad
July 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“...there are just as many who speak in quiet conversations about an ethnic state within Ería controlled by liberated Hanaqi.”
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad
Heads up!
To accommodate the release of "In Search of Gods Great and Small," the last month of the #LiberatedArchives will be posting on Wednesdays.
Read what has been liberated so far: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
I hope you are enjoying the series!
#indyauthor #bipocfantasy
To accommodate the release of "In Search of Gods Great and Small," the last month of the #LiberatedArchives will be posting on Wednesdays.
Read what has been liberated so far: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
I hope you are enjoying the series!
#indyauthor #bipocfantasy
July 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Heads up!
To accommodate the release of "In Search of Gods Great and Small," the last month of the #LiberatedArchives will be posting on Wednesdays.
Read what has been liberated so far: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
I hope you are enjoying the series!
#indyauthor #bipocfantasy
To accommodate the release of "In Search of Gods Great and Small," the last month of the #LiberatedArchives will be posting on Wednesdays.
Read what has been liberated so far: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
I hope you are enjoying the series!
#indyauthor #bipocfantasy
I am SO EXCITED to announce that Chapters 1-3 of IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL are out now on Royal Road!
New drops will appear about once/week, usually on Fridays!
Click the link to read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
Please Follow and Favorite this serialized novel! I can't wait to hear what you think!
New drops will appear about once/week, usually on Fridays!
Click the link to read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
Please Follow and Favorite this serialized novel! I can't wait to hear what you think!
July 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I am SO EXCITED to announce that Chapters 1-3 of IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL are out now on Royal Road!
New drops will appear about once/week, usually on Fridays!
Click the link to read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
Please Follow and Favorite this serialized novel! I can't wait to hear what you think!
New drops will appear about once/week, usually on Fridays!
Click the link to read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
Please Follow and Favorite this serialized novel! I can't wait to hear what you think!
Got some exciting pieces for sale at #Readercon34! Come check them out and say hello!
#indyauthors #specfic #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
#indyauthors #specfic #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
July 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Got some exciting pieces for sale at #Readercon34! Come check them out and say hello!
#indyauthors #specfic #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
#indyauthors #specfic #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
Available at my #Readercon34 author booth! Inspired by The Shroud of Freedom —the collective releasing #theliberatedarchives— these pins will signal your allegiance to the anti-imperial revolutionary spirit embedded in the #worldofkir setting!
#bipocfantasty #speculativeresistance #indyauthors
#bipocfantasty #speculativeresistance #indyauthors
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Available at my #Readercon34 author booth! Inspired by The Shroud of Freedom —the collective releasing #theliberatedarchives— these pins will signal your allegiance to the anti-imperial revolutionary spirit embedded in the #worldofkir setting!
#bipocfantasty #speculativeresistance #indyauthors
#bipocfantasty #speculativeresistance #indyauthors
"They are coming for you, Terrorist."
Only a few entries left in the #LiberatedArchives! Join the resistance and step into a world they tried to silence. Start with the latest drop and read the whole series!
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy #kir
Only a few entries left in the #LiberatedArchives! Join the resistance and step into a world they tried to silence. Start with the latest drop and read the whole series!
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy #kir
July 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"They are coming for you, Terrorist."
Only a few entries left in the #LiberatedArchives! Join the resistance and step into a world they tried to silence. Start with the latest drop and read the whole series!
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy #kir
Only a few entries left in the #LiberatedArchives! Join the resistance and step into a world they tried to silence. Start with the latest drop and read the whole series!
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy #kir
Coming to #ReaderCon34! Limited edition, hand-crafted chapbook from the #liberatedarchives expertly designed by #wongcasa! Only 50 in the first printing! Come see me at my author booth on Friday and get ur karoke on with @bsfwriter Saturday Nite!!!
#SelfPubLife #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
#SelfPubLife #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
July 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Coming to #ReaderCon34! Limited edition, hand-crafted chapbook from the #liberatedarchives expertly designed by #wongcasa! Only 50 in the first printing! Come see me at my author booth on Friday and get ur karoke on with @bsfwriter Saturday Nite!!!
#SelfPubLife #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
#SelfPubLife #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance
“I swear upon the ancestors in the sky and Great Star of the North that what is theirs will become ours.”
The next piece of the puzzle is live. Discover what was hidden.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #speculativeresistance #royalroad
The next piece of the puzzle is live. Discover what was hidden.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #speculativeresistance #royalroad
June 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“I swear upon the ancestors in the sky and Great Star of the North that what is theirs will become ours.”
The next piece of the puzzle is live. Discover what was hidden.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #speculativeresistance #royalroad
The next piece of the puzzle is live. Discover what was hidden.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #speculativeresistance #royalroad
“...a few are called to follow the path set by Bin Lin Hai. Each will stand before our sacred elder sister…”
The Liberated Archives expands again. Another fragment is free.
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
The Liberated Archives expands again. Another fragment is free.
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
June 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“...a few are called to follow the path set by Bin Lin Hai. Each will stand before our sacred elder sister…”
The Liberated Archives expands again. Another fragment is free.
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
The Liberated Archives expands again. Another fragment is free.
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
"Only your mother can love you enough to be willing to take any and all measures to protect you."
Another secret escapes the Eternal Library. Will you uncover the truth?
New Posts in #TheLiberatedArchives series every Friday!
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #royalroad #bipocfantasy
Another secret escapes the Eternal Library. Will you uncover the truth?
New Posts in #TheLiberatedArchives series every Friday!
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #royalroad #bipocfantasy
June 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Only your mother can love you enough to be willing to take any and all measures to protect you."
Another secret escapes the Eternal Library. Will you uncover the truth?
New Posts in #TheLiberatedArchives series every Friday!
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #royalroad #bipocfantasy
Another secret escapes the Eternal Library. Will you uncover the truth?
New Posts in #TheLiberatedArchives series every Friday!
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#specfic #royalroad #bipocfantasy