Caimh/CK McDonnell
@caimhmc.bsky.social
Author Caimh/CK McDonnell's page, home to The Dublin Trilogy, McGarry Stateside & The Stranger Times
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The End of Gods has been out for just over a week and readers seem to love it! You can get the ebook on all platforms, or pop along to my store for signed and dedicated paperbacks. witchesofwoodville.com/the-village-...
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The End of Gods has been out for just over a week and readers seem to love it! You can get the ebook on all platforms, or pop along to my store for signed and dedicated paperbacks. witchesofwoodville.com/the-village-...
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Book 1 - Ring the Bells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
Horrible murders at a book club, a demonic book and a megalomaniac Santa Claus? What's not to love?
Seriously, this series has some much heart it's really hard not to love them. And in Manchester they feel very believable.
Horrible murders at a book club, a demonic book and a megalomaniac Santa Claus? What's not to love?
Seriously, this series has some much heart it's really hard not to love them. And in Manchester they feel very believable.
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Book 1 - Ring the Bells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
Horrible murders at a book club, a demonic book and a megalomaniac Santa Claus? What's not to love?
Seriously, this series has some much heart it's really hard not to love them. And in Manchester they feel very believable.
Horrible murders at a book club, a demonic book and a megalomaniac Santa Claus? What's not to love?
Seriously, this series has some much heart it's really hard not to love them. And in Manchester they feel very believable.
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Ring the Bells (Stranger Times, #5) by @caimhmc.bsky.social
#booksky #BooksOfTheYear
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11/13
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11/13
Snoakes's review of Ring the Bells (Stranger Times, #5)
5/5: I love the Stranger Times series, it just gets better and better. And it's really saying something that I bought Ring the Bells especially to read over the Christmas period as I'm not generally ...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ring the Bells (Stranger Times, #5) by @caimhmc.bsky.social
#booksky #BooksOfTheYear
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11/13
#booksky #BooksOfTheYear
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11/13
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Just spotted a bargain on Amazon, @caimhmc.bsky.social 's Stranger Times Ring The Bells book is 99p on kindle and for under £4 I was able to upgrade to the Audible version too (read by the very talented Brendan McDonald)
Still asking for the hard back for Xmas though, I absolutely love the series!
Still asking for the hard back for Xmas though, I absolutely love the series!
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Just spotted a bargain on Amazon, @caimhmc.bsky.social 's Stranger Times Ring The Bells book is 99p on kindle and for under £4 I was able to upgrade to the Audible version too (read by the very talented Brendan McDonald)
Still asking for the hard back for Xmas though, I absolutely love the series!
Still asking for the hard back for Xmas though, I absolutely love the series!
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Friday, @kitvaria.bsky.social reviewed @caimhmc.bsky.social's Ring the Bells! - JI 🎄
"A loud, messy, foul-mouthed Christmas story about belief, chaos, and doing the right thing despite being spectacularly bad at it."
fantasy-faction.com/2025/ring-th...
#booksky #chirstmas #fantasybooks
"A loud, messy, foul-mouthed Christmas story about belief, chaos, and doing the right thing despite being spectacularly bad at it."
fantasy-faction.com/2025/ring-th...
#booksky #chirstmas #fantasybooks
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Friday, @kitvaria.bsky.social reviewed @caimhmc.bsky.social's Ring the Bells! - JI 🎄
"A loud, messy, foul-mouthed Christmas story about belief, chaos, and doing the right thing despite being spectacularly bad at it."
fantasy-faction.com/2025/ring-th...
#booksky #chirstmas #fantasybooks
"A loud, messy, foul-mouthed Christmas story about belief, chaos, and doing the right thing despite being spectacularly bad at it."
fantasy-faction.com/2025/ring-th...
#booksky #chirstmas #fantasybooks
Or are as we shall now be known, the four horsepersons of the yulepocalypse!!
My Christmas reading starts today. With books from Agatha Christie, @caimhmc.bsky.social @markstay.bsky.social and Terry Pratchett. Do you have a favourite seasonal read? #booksky 📚💙
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Or are as we shall now be known, the four horsepersons of the yulepocalypse!!
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@caimhmc.bsky.social tells me about his latest novel RING THE BELLS, why calling something a trilogy is a bad idea, and why it's crucial to take note of when you're writing good stuff, and much more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/MCUfuESQ2pY
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/MCUfuESQ2pY
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@caimhmc.bsky.social tells me about his latest novel RING THE BELLS, why calling something a trilogy is a bad idea, and why it's crucial to take note of when you're writing good stuff, and much more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/MCUfuESQ2pY
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis...
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/MCUfuESQ2pY
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You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
You'd better watch out
I'm telling you why
You are in the film 'The Quiet Place'
You'd better not cry
You'd better watch out
I'm telling you why
You are in the film 'The Quiet Place'
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
You'd better not shout
You'd better not cry
You'd better watch out
I'm telling you why
You are in the film 'The Quiet Place'
You'd better not cry
You'd better watch out
I'm telling you why
You are in the film 'The Quiet Place'
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TONIGHT! Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
TONIGHT! Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
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Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC
Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...
In what is surely a sign of the coming apocalypse, this festive masterpiece is now only £0.99 on Amazon in the U.K. grab it while you can, death comes to us all.
www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Bells-S...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Bells-S...
December 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In what is surely a sign of the coming apocalypse, this festive masterpiece is now only £0.99 on Amazon in the U.K. grab it while you can, death comes to us all.
www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Bells-S...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Bells-S...
These mean and moody boys would like you to know that Ring The Bells is out today in Germany. Published by the wonderful people at @eichbornverlag.bsky.social and translated by the incomparable Andre Mumot - have yourself a Frohe Weihnachten (yes, I did just Google that)
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
These mean and moody boys would like you to know that Ring The Bells is out today in Germany. Published by the wonderful people at @eichbornverlag.bsky.social and translated by the incomparable Andre Mumot - have yourself a Frohe Weihnachten (yes, I did just Google that)
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As a newcomer to @caimhmc.bsky.social's work, I've finally caught up on the podcast back catalogue - and I think this is my favourite short story so far!
New episode of the Stranger Times podcast alert!! Featuring a brand new story read by the not entirely brand new but nevertheless brilliant @philmealey.bsky.social
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As a newcomer to @caimhmc.bsky.social's work, I've finally caught up on the podcast back catalogue - and I think this is my favourite short story so far!
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Thank you @caimhmc.bsky.social and Wonder Wife for these Stranger Times/Ring The Bells goodies! And my first Christmas card of the year! I won’t spoil it for anyone else but I’ve got mine displayed backwards #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Thank you @caimhmc.bsky.social and Wonder Wife for these Stranger Times/Ring The Bells goodies! And my first Christmas card of the year! I won’t spoil it for anyone else but I’ve got mine displayed backwards #booksky
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Aging indie rockers, check it... I loved this short story so much. 🪇🪩👹
New episode of the Stranger Times podcast alert!! Featuring a brand new story read by the not entirely brand new but nevertheless brilliant @philmealey.bsky.social
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Aging indie rockers, check it... I loved this short story so much. 🪇🪩👹
New episode of the Stranger Times podcast alert!! Featuring a brand new story read by the not entirely brand new but nevertheless brilliant @philmealey.bsky.social
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New episode of the Stranger Times podcast alert!! Featuring a brand new story read by the not entirely brand new but nevertheless brilliant @philmealey.bsky.social
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Home town gig!!
Join us tomorrow (Thursday 30th Oct) for an event with the most incredible @caimhmcd to celebrate the release of 'Ring the Bells', the latest installation in The Stranger Times series.
6.30-8pm in The Gutter Bookshop Temple Bar, free & all welcome.
#bookevent
6.30-8pm in The Gutter Bookshop Temple Bar, free & all welcome.
#bookevent
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Home town gig!!
Home town gig!!
Join us tomorrow (Thursday 30th Oct) for an event with the most incredible @caimhmcd to celebrate the release of 'Ring the Bells', the latest installation in The Stranger Times series.
6.30-8pm in The Gutter Bookshop Temple Bar, free & all welcome.
#bookevent
6.30-8pm in The Gutter Bookshop Temple Bar, free & all welcome.
#bookevent
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Home town gig!!
People of ireland - the prodigal son has returned! Aka Me! Joined in Dublin by Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald.
And we promise to have you home in time to see celebrity traitors.*
*dependant on where you live. All promises not actual promises. Reality is subject to change.
And we promise to have you home in time to see celebrity traitors.*
*dependant on where you live. All promises not actual promises. Reality is subject to change.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
People of ireland - the prodigal son has returned! Aka Me! Joined in Dublin by Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald.
And we promise to have you home in time to see celebrity traitors.*
*dependant on where you live. All promises not actual promises. Reality is subject to change.
And we promise to have you home in time to see celebrity traitors.*
*dependant on where you live. All promises not actual promises. Reality is subject to change.
Massive shoutout to Waterstones Stockport - got my own table! Fab support for a local writer. Signed copies of all my books now available and copies of the brand new stranger times newspaper.
October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Massive shoutout to Waterstones Stockport - got my own table! Fab support for a local writer. Signed copies of all my books now available and copies of the brand new stranger times newspaper.
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#BookReview
#RingTheBells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
(Book 5 in The Stranger Times Series)
Paranormal mystery
Caimh's pure wit, and his ability to create such a motley crew of lovable oddballs is very much the appeal of these books.
Top-class entertainment👌
www.swirlandthread.com/ring-the-bel...
#RingTheBells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
(Book 5 in The Stranger Times Series)
Paranormal mystery
Caimh's pure wit, and his ability to create such a motley crew of lovable oddballs is very much the appeal of these books.
Top-class entertainment👌
www.swirlandthread.com/ring-the-bel...
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#BookReview
#RingTheBells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
(Book 5 in The Stranger Times Series)
Paranormal mystery
Caimh's pure wit, and his ability to create such a motley crew of lovable oddballs is very much the appeal of these books.
Top-class entertainment👌
www.swirlandthread.com/ring-the-bel...
#RingTheBells by @caimhmc.bsky.social
(Book 5 in The Stranger Times Series)
Paranormal mystery
Caimh's pure wit, and his ability to create such a motley crew of lovable oddballs is very much the appeal of these books.
Top-class entertainment👌
www.swirlandthread.com/ring-the-bel...
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@penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social know how to make a bookseller very happy. @caimhmc.bsky.social with Ring the Bells and Tales From The Stranger Times I have had a really enjoyable week.
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social know how to make a bookseller very happy. @caimhmc.bsky.social with Ring the Bells and Tales From The Stranger Times I have had a really enjoyable week.
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Thank you to @caimhmc.bsky.social for taking time to visit us on #BookshopDay. Here he is with a stack of books, the newly released Ring the Bells together with the first four Stranger Times in paperback. This is my favourite comic SFF series of recent years, highly recommended!
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#booksky
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October 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thank you to @caimhmc.bsky.social for taking time to visit us on #BookshopDay. Here he is with a stack of books, the newly released Ring the Bells together with the first four Stranger Times in paperback. This is my favourite comic SFF series of recent years, highly recommended!
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#booksky
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#booksky
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Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
October 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
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Very much looking forward to this one too! For me, Stranger Times has been the best comic SFF series of recent years. Humour, plot, character, a world that builds throughout the series.
#booksky
#booksky
Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.
October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Very much looking forward to this one too! For me, Stranger Times has been the best comic SFF series of recent years. Humour, plot, character, a world that builds throughout the series.
#booksky
#booksky