Queen of Grimdark
@annasmithspark.bsky.social
Author of critically acclaimed grimdark epic fantasy, EMPIRES OF DUST, A WOMAN OF THE SWORD, A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES. A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN out now.
Dyslxic, dyspraxic, ASD, PhD.
Dyslxic, dyspraxic, ASD, PhD.
Pinned
A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES and A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN. Out now in stunning sprayed-edged hardback.
#fantasy #epicfantasy #fantasybooks #myth #mythology #folkhorror #grimdark #books
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#fantasy #epicfantasy #fantasybooks #myth #mythology #folkhorror #grimdark #books
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A lovely New Year's Day visit to Maldon. Walked out to Northsey Island, scene of the battle itself, then got to the pub in time to watch some New Year morris dancing.
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A lovely New Year's Day visit to Maldon. Walked out to Northsey Island, scene of the battle itself, then got to the pub in time to watch some New Year morris dancing.
#2025 has been horrible for so many reasons. So I'm ignoring it all and concentrating on the good bits. With huge thanks to @ozeditorial.com @solarisbooks.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social FlameTreePress, Letterelettriche, @gigamesh.com
#fantasybooks #epicfantasy #grimdark #booksky #happynewyear
#fantasybooks #epicfantasy #grimdark #booksky #happynewyear
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#2025 has been horrible for so many reasons. So I'm ignoring it all and concentrating on the good bits. With huge thanks to @ozeditorial.com @solarisbooks.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social FlameTreePress, Letterelettriche, @gigamesh.com
#fantasybooks #epicfantasy #grimdark #booksky #happynewyear
#fantasybooks #epicfantasy #grimdark #booksky #happynewyear
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
@annasmithspark.bsky.social dice beber de la poesía pero también, y mucho, del cine bélico y de los libros de no ficción militar ⚔️🔥
🎙️Entrevista de Ernest Alós en @elperiodico.com 🗞️
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✨📖 @lallum35.bsky.social @aticodeloslibros.com 🏢📚
🎙️Entrevista de Ernest Alós en @elperiodico.com 🗞️
t.co/vQrxfRxHbx
✨📖 @lallum35.bsky.social @aticodeloslibros.com 🏢📚
December 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
@annasmithspark.bsky.social dice beber de la poesía pero también, y mucho, del cine bélico y de los libros de no ficción militar ⚔️🔥
🎙️Entrevista de Ernest Alós en @elperiodico.com 🗞️
t.co/vQrxfRxHbx
✨📖 @lallum35.bsky.social @aticodeloslibros.com 🏢📚
🎙️Entrevista de Ernest Alós en @elperiodico.com 🗞️
t.co/vQrxfRxHbx
✨📖 @lallum35.bsky.social @aticodeloslibros.com 🏢📚
A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES makes another top reads of the year list!
#Booksky my top 5 reads in 2025 in no particular order:
Bird King by @gwillow.me,
Hail Mary by Andy Weir,
Bee Speaker by @aptshadow.bsky.social
A Sword of Bronze and Ash by @annasmithspark.bsky.social and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.
Bird King by @gwillow.me,
Hail Mary by Andy Weir,
Bee Speaker by @aptshadow.bsky.social
A Sword of Bronze and Ash by @annasmithspark.bsky.social and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.
December 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES makes another top reads of the year list!
THE GRIM AND THE DARK: THE SEARCH FOR JOHN BLANCHE.
Caecilius' film debut hits the shelves!
#grimdark #grimdarkfantasy #warhammer #cats
Caecilius' film debut hits the shelves!
#grimdark #grimdarkfantasy #warhammer #cats
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
THE GRIM AND THE DARK: THE SEARCH FOR JOHN BLANCHE.
Caecilius' film debut hits the shelves!
#grimdark #grimdarkfantasy #warhammer #cats
Caecilius' film debut hits the shelves!
#grimdark #grimdarkfantasy #warhammer #cats
Io Saturnalia! I have a double page spread as 'la regina del grimdark' in the Italian equivalent of the Radio Times!
#books #booksky #fantasy 📚📚📚🔥🔥🔥
www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/raccolta/n-5...
#books #booksky #fantasy 📚📚📚🔥🔥🔥
www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/raccolta/n-5...
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Io Saturnalia! I have a double page spread as 'la regina del grimdark' in the Italian equivalent of the Radio Times!
#books #booksky #fantasy 📚📚📚🔥🔥🔥
www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/raccolta/n-5...
#books #booksky #fantasy 📚📚📚🔥🔥🔥
www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/raccolta/n-5...
La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati is out now from Badlands.
'The world is rich and gorgeous and brutal and harsh and only eclipsed by the depth of its characters.' Grimdark Magazine on the book formally known as The Court of Broken Knives.
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'The world is rich and gorgeous and brutal and harsh and only eclipsed by the depth of its characters.' Grimdark Magazine on the book formally known as The Court of Broken Knives.
share.google/Kig1dAJa9wYA...
December 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati is out now from Badlands.
'The world is rich and gorgeous and brutal and harsh and only eclipsed by the depth of its characters.' Grimdark Magazine on the book formally known as The Court of Broken Knives.
share.google/Kig1dAJa9wYA...
'The world is rich and gorgeous and brutal and harsh and only eclipsed by the depth of its characters.' Grimdark Magazine on the book formally known as The Court of Broken Knives.
share.google/Kig1dAJa9wYA...
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
🔥 NOTICIÓN 🔥
Por si os lo habéis perdido, hoy el #FestivalCelsius ha anunciado que @annasmithspark.bsky.social estará en Avilés, para presentar LA CORTE DE LOS CUCHILLOS ROTOS, el principio de su trilogía grimdark.
Por si os lo habéis perdido, hoy el #FestivalCelsius ha anunciado que @annasmithspark.bsky.social estará en Avilés, para presentar LA CORTE DE LOS CUCHILLOS ROTOS, el principio de su trilogía grimdark.
December 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
🔥 NOTICIÓN 🔥
Por si os lo habéis perdido, hoy el #FestivalCelsius ha anunciado que @annasmithspark.bsky.social estará en Avilés, para presentar LA CORTE DE LOS CUCHILLOS ROTOS, el principio de su trilogía grimdark.
Por si os lo habéis perdido, hoy el #FestivalCelsius ha anunciado que @annasmithspark.bsky.social estará en Avilés, para presentar LA CORTE DE LOS CUCHILLOS ROTOS, el principio de su trilogía grimdark.
'The novel is outstanding, and I will be reading everything that Spark writes [...] Five luminous stars! A true grimdark masterpiece.'
To celebrate La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati (how good does that title sound???) here's a wonderful review. #booksky #books 📖🔥
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-c...
To celebrate La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati (how good does that title sound???) here's a wonderful review. #booksky #books 📖🔥
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-c...
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
'The novel is outstanding, and I will be reading everything that Spark writes [...] Five luminous stars! A true grimdark masterpiece.'
To celebrate La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati (how good does that title sound???) here's a wonderful review. #booksky #books 📖🔥
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-c...
To celebrate La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati (how good does that title sound???) here's a wonderful review. #booksky #books 📖🔥
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-c...
Today! Now! La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati, from Letterelettriche
share.google/DrGy5aoAO3yc...
So lovely to see Marith get so much love in Spanish and Italian thus year.
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So lovely to see Marith get so much love in Spanish and Italian thus year.
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Today! Now! La Corte dei Coltelli Spezzati, from Letterelettriche
share.google/DrGy5aoAO3yc...
So lovely to see Marith get so much love in Spanish and Italian thus year.
share.google/DrGy5aoAO3yc...
So lovely to see Marith get so much love in Spanish and Italian thus year.
If anyone is looking for a Christmas present, A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES and A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN would make a beautiful gift for any #fantasy, #folklore or #literature fan in your life... #booksky 📙📖🔥
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If anyone is looking for a Christmas present, A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES and A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN would make a beautiful gift for any #fantasy, #folklore or #literature fan in your life... #booksky 📙📖🔥
There were no cats at Peleanor Fields.
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There were no cats at Peleanor Fields.
The Christmas cows are back!
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Christmas cows are back!
A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN. Out now from all good bookshops.
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN. Out now from all good bookshops.
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
Book 101 of 2025: Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Gold and Ruin. I just can't figure out how she mixed the mythic epic so well with the mundane, workaday concerns of a family. Amazing stuff, I've never encountered anything quite like it.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Book 101 of 2025: Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Gold and Ruin. I just can't figure out how she mixed the mythic epic so well with the mundane, workaday concerns of a family. Amazing stuff, I've never encountered anything quite like it.
Why are animals on Christmas trees so determined to show their arsenal off to the world?
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Why are animals on Christmas trees so determined to show their arsenal off to the world?
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
«De la herida brotó sangre negra, seguida de entrañas que se desparramaban, blancas, rojas y viscosas. Era tan bonito como una fuente. Los hombres aullaron. El dragón tenía ya dos espadas clavadas en el cuerpo.»
La corte de los cuchillos rotos, de @annasmithspark.bsky.social #EmpiresOfDust 📕🔪💥
La corte de los cuchillos rotos, de @annasmithspark.bsky.social #EmpiresOfDust 📕🔪💥
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
«De la herida brotó sangre negra, seguida de entrañas que se desparramaban, blancas, rojas y viscosas. Era tan bonito como una fuente. Los hombres aullaron. El dragón tenía ya dos espadas clavadas en el cuerpo.»
La corte de los cuchillos rotos, de @annasmithspark.bsky.social #EmpiresOfDust 📕🔪💥
La corte de los cuchillos rotos, de @annasmithspark.bsky.social #EmpiresOfDust 📕🔪💥
Realised I didn't share the last playlist (I thought Spotify was being stupid but it turned out I hadn't set this one to 'public', I'm more of a gets my music live from wandering minstrels type).
Slightly different feel for a different kind of book.
open.spotify.com/playlist/5LX...
Slightly different feel for a
open.spotify.com/playlist/5LX...
Anderson Versus Death
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Realised I didn't share the last playlist (I thought Spotify was being stupid but it turned out I hadn't set this one to 'public', I'm more of a gets my music live from wandering minstrels type).
Slightly different feel for a different kind of book.
open.spotify.com/playlist/5LX...
Slightly different feel for a
open.spotify.com/playlist/5LX...
'The compensation-pollack of the field'.
A Norse kenning for serpent.
A Norse kenning for serpent.
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
'The compensation-pollack of the field'.
A Norse kenning for serpent.
A Norse kenning for serpent.
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
youtu.be/gOso-pWGG1c featuring @aptshadow.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social, Ismail Karolia and Rehan Khan.
Writing Rituals
YouTube video by Noor A Jahangir
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
youtu.be/gOso-pWGG1c featuring @aptshadow.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social, Ismail Karolia and Rehan Khan.
Woke up to discover I'm a best-selling author in Spain.
🏆Los 20📚 más💸CAT/CAST #Noviembre2025 🏆
🥇 @brandonsanderson.com Islas de la Ascuaoscura @novacifi.bsky.social @dunallibres.bsky.social
🥈Sanderson, Nacidos de la bruma - Nova CF/ @maimes.bsky.social
🥉Sanderson, El pozo de la ascensión - Nova CF/Mai Més
Listado👇🏻
www.instagram.com/p/DRuZGrIDFDV/ 💫
🥇 @brandonsanderson.com Islas de la Ascuaoscura @novacifi.bsky.social @dunallibres.bsky.social
🥈Sanderson, Nacidos de la bruma - Nova CF/ @maimes.bsky.social
🥉Sanderson, El pozo de la ascensión - Nova CF/Mai Més
Listado👇🏻
www.instagram.com/p/DRuZGrIDFDV/ 💫
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Woke up to discover I'm a best-selling author in Spain.
Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
¡En El Templo de Barcelona 💙🏛️ 'La corte de los cuchillos rotos' de @annasmithspark.bsky.social fue el 5º libro más vendido de noviembre y 'El imperio del silencio' de @ruocchio.bsky.social el 7º!
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🏆Los 20📚 más💸CAT/CAST #Noviembre2025 🏆
🥇 @brandonsanderson.com Islas de la Ascuaoscura @novacifi.bsky.social @dunallibres.bsky.social
🥈Sanderson, Nacidos de la bruma - Nova CF/ @maimes.bsky.social
🥉Sanderson, El pozo de la ascensión - Nova CF/Mai Més
Listado👇🏻
www.instagram.com/p/DRuZGrIDFDV/ 💫
🥇 @brandonsanderson.com Islas de la Ascuaoscura @novacifi.bsky.social @dunallibres.bsky.social
🥈Sanderson, Nacidos de la bruma - Nova CF/ @maimes.bsky.social
🥉Sanderson, El pozo de la ascensión - Nova CF/Mai Més
Listado👇🏻
www.instagram.com/p/DRuZGrIDFDV/ 💫
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
¡En El Templo de Barcelona 💙🏛️ 'La corte de los cuchillos rotos' de @annasmithspark.bsky.social fue el 5º libro más vendido de noviembre y 'El imperio del silencio' de @ruocchio.bsky.social el 7º!
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Reposted by Queen of Grimdark
¡Y en la librería online Cyberdark (con sede en Madrid) 'El imperio del silencio' de @ruocchio.bsky.social es el 2º libro más vendido de noviembre y 'La corte de los cuchillos rotos' de @annasmithspark.bsky.social el 9º!
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Los más vendidos en noviembre en #Cyberdark
🥇El Oso y la serpiente, de @aptshadow.bsky.social
@alamutbibliopolis.bsky.social
🥈El Imperio del silencio, de C. Ruocchio
@ozeditorial.com
🥉Islas de la Ascuaoscura, de @brandonsanderson.com
@novacifi.bsky.social
Aquí el resto 👉https://goo.su/9BtN0ia
🥇El Oso y la serpiente, de @aptshadow.bsky.social
@alamutbibliopolis.bsky.social
🥈El Imperio del silencio, de C. Ruocchio
@ozeditorial.com
🥉Islas de la Ascuaoscura, de @brandonsanderson.com
@novacifi.bsky.social
Aquí el resto 👉https://goo.su/9BtN0ia
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
¡Y en la librería online Cyberdark (con sede en Madrid) 'El imperio del silencio' de @ruocchio.bsky.social es el 2º libro más vendido de noviembre y 'La corte de los cuchillos rotos' de @annasmithspark.bsky.social el 9º!
😍📗📘
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