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Danielle Ackley-McPhail
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Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the industry for longer than she cares to admit. Her published works include eight novels, eight solo collections, and three non-fiction writers’ guides.
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A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired fiction in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
If you have a Library Thing account, request The Cryptid Compendium
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compiling the cryptids featured in the first five years of the acclaimed Systema Paradoxa series, combined with vivid full-color illustrations by the reclusive J.W. Harp.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
If you have a Library Thing account, request The Ankh of Isis by Christine Norris
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January 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
If you have a Library Thing account, request The Crown of Zeus by Christine Norris
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The introduction to the Library of Athena series #mythology #YA
January 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
If you have a Library Thing account, request The Last Summer by Jacob-Jones Goldstein
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January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
If you have a Library Thing account, request Once upon a Wintry Krampusnacht Eve by Bernie Mojzes www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
If you have a Library Thing account, request the collected steampunk fiction of Award-Winning Author Jeffrey Lyman, Fantastic Tales of Steampunk
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January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired fiction in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Keith DeCandido reading an excerpt from his novel Mermaid Precinct youtu.be/eXh-QwWf5-U #mermaids #fantasy #pirates @kradec.bsky.social @dackleymcphail.bsky.social
Keith R.A. DeCandido reading from Mermaid Precinct
Keith R.A. DeCandido reading an excerpt from his novel Mermaid Precinct. https://amzn.to/2Weewqg (this is an Amazon Associate link.) Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all…
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January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Cornell, Della, and Mason broke out of a prison overrun by hardened criminals, religious zea;
lots, and the walking dead. But what kind of world did they escape to? The Dead in Their Masses, book 3 of James Chambers’ Corpse Fauna series especbooks.square.site/product/dead... @mothman13.bsky.social
Dead in Their Masses by James Chambers | eSpec Books
A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead.There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only…
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January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
All the pretending in the world can’t shield Andy Brand from powerful people who already know what he is…and what he can do. Dragons by Ty Drago. amzn.to/3aoKM1K #sciencefiction #firstcontact #dragons
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A secret cabal of corruption becomes the target of a superior vigilante. Check out Checkmate by Ty Drago and enjoy a superhero tale like no other. especbooks.square.site/product/chec... #MaskedCrusader #SciFi
Checkmate by Ty Drago | eSpec Books
Are you ready for a different kind of superhero? Using disguise and guile, the mysterious and…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Here is your quest should you chose to accept it: The Sister Paradox by Jack Campbell especbooks.square.site/product/sist... Winner of the 2018 EPIC eBook Award for Young Readers #YAbooks #sciencefiction
Sister Paradox by Jack Campbell | eSpec Books
Liam is his parents' only child, and that's just fine with him until the day the…
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January 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Things are safe in the Garden, but you can’t live there. Read the post-apocalyptic POST by Brenda Cooper. amzn.to/2gNvTZN Finalist for the 2018 EPIC eBook Award for Science Fiction @brendacooper #sciencefiction #postapocalyptic
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Jeaux is lost and the Naval courier Provance barely escapes on a course to the planet Morrow, only to discover the alien forces have given chase. Shattered Dreams by Bud Sparhawk especbooks.square.site/product/shat... #sciencefiction
Shattered Dreams: The Shardies War by Bud Sparhawk | eSpec Books
Will Humanity's First Contact Prove to Be Its Last? The opening salvos of a deadly war take…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Ten adventures of the Cliff's End Castle Guard! Fantasy police procedurals at their best in Tales from Dragon Precinct by Keith DeCandido buff.ly/kaOZo6O @kradec.bsky.social
#fantasy #mystery #policeprocedural
Tales from Dragon Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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January 5, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Keith DeCandido reading an excerpt from his novel Mermaid Precinct youtu.be/eXh-QwWf5-U #mermaids #fantasy #pirates @kradec.bsky.social @dackleymcphail.bsky.social
Keith R.A. DeCandido reading from Mermaid Precinct
Keith R.A. DeCandido reading an excerpt from his novel Mermaid Precinct. https://amzn.to/2Weewqg (this is an Amazon Associate link.) Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
With the death of Lord Albin, things radically change for the guards of Cliff’s End. Though no longer partners, can Lieutenants Torin ban Wyvald and Danthres Tresyllione uncover the conspiracy before it’s too late? Gryphon Precinct buff.ly/f0QbKvB @kradec.bsky.social #fantasy #urbanfantasy
Gryphon Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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January 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A new drug called Bliss is sweeping across the slums of Goblin Precinct. It makes people feel better…until they take too much and die. Goblin Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido @kradec.bsky.social buff.ly/17gwSlS #fantasy #urbanfantasy
Goblin Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido | eSpec Books
Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the…
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January 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM