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DB Rook.bsky.social
@dbrook.bsky.social
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Author of Callus & Crow,
Reviewer for Fanfiaddict.com
Beardsman of the Bookpocalypse
https://www.youtube.com/@Fourbeardsmen
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DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · May 15
Pre-orders available! Physical on the way!!
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This coming weekend!! Join the fight against the bots!
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Agonisingly close...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Some awesome streams coming from The Four Beardsmen of the bookpocalypse!
Featuring @timmckay52.bsky.social
@timhardieauthor.bsky.social @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social and, of course @tombookbeard.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social and @davidtlist.bsky.social
#fourbeardsmen
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Fellow beardsman, @timmckay52.bsky.social joins us for a chat on Friday 14th November at 9pm UK, 4pm US and & 7am AUS.
Join us for some autumnal augury!
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@tombookbeard.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social
Tim McKay chats with the Four Beardsmen
Tim McKay, author of Skfold and The Fall of Selvandrea awakens in the post-apocalyptic waseland with nothing to do but talk books with The Four Beardsmen. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? ...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A Month of Rain and Reads is here!

This is our first month-long event celebrating indie and self-published SFF! This month we'll be posting reviews, author interviews, guest posts, spotlights, and our Daily Challenge with daily giveaways!

Find out more: www.readindiefantasy.com/welcome-to-a...
A banner image for A Month of Rain and Reads featuring an illustrated autumnal scene with a dragon wearing spectacles and reading a book in an armchair. There is also a ghost cat playing with the dragon's tail. In the background are bookshelves, a cup of tea, pumpkins, candles, and rain lashing the window. The art was designed by Arden Powell.
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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I review the excellent and genre-voluptuous Witchazel by T.C. Roberts-Finn
Review: Witchazel (A Slayer’s Pilgrimage #1) by T.C. Roberts-Finn fanfiaddict.com/review-witch...
Review: Witchazel (A Slayer's Pilgrimage #1) by T.C. Roberts-Finn | FanFiAddict
Inspired by the Witcher, Bloodborne, and Blade Runner, follow the Pilgrimage of Kaleb Slow as he embarks on his journey across Witchazel
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🚨📚NEW BOOK REVIEW! 📚🚨

Colin and the Rise of Dark Enterprises by @markwaddell.bsky.social was an absolute blast! Imagine Ghostbusters meets The Office with a dash of impending apocalypse and awkward dating life sprinkled on top.
#BookReview #DarkFantasy #DarkHumor

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Review: Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell | FanFiAddict
Summary: WARNING! Under no circumstances must employees strike a deal with unauthorized personnel on Dark Enterprises property. Such behavior could result i ...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A round of applause please for @hannafordjenny.bsky.social for flying the indie flag with such effortless grace @bristolcon.bsky.social and thanks to everyone that came for being collectively amazing!
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Finally meeting the legend that is Alan Behan in the flesh, what a hero of the indie scene!
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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All set up @bristolcon.bsky.social come and say hello if youre around!
October 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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And we are live!! Infection is imminent
@jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social @adrianmgibson.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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One day...
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Time slips... it creeps and consumes
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Across dimensions. It creeps and consumes... Are you ready for your imagination to be infected?
October 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Across dimensions. It creeps and consumes... Are you ready for your imagination to be infected?
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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My third #SFINCS review is up on Before We Go Blog! This time it's for Thomas J. Devens's Grimdark epic fantasy, The Dregs:

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#SFINCS3
SFINCS Review: The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
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October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Coming up in half an hour, @tdevens.bsky.social joins the Four Beardsmen for a pre-halloween zombie RPG ruckus! With @tombookbeard.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social @davidtlist.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Dont say the "Z" word!!
charliecav.bsky.social Charlie Cavendish @charliecav.bsky.social · 24d
The Beards are back!

Zombies. What could possibly go wrong?

Join me , @tombookbeard.bsky.social , @dbrook.bsky.social , @davidtlist.bsky.social and our next victim ….
Umm I mean special guest @tdevens.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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📲 Got some shiny new ebooks via @spotlightindie.bsky.social’s Big Indie Weekend #Giveaway 🤗 I caught some of the shows on #BookTube.

Thanks, chaps! @timhardieauthor.bsky.social @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social

📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
A Kindle placed on a table showing a bunch of new ebooks sitting in my library.
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Teenaged survivor turns vanquisher in Residuum, part 1 of my new space opera, Darkening Dawn.
Robot genocide, found family space pirates, massive spiders and family secrets!
Available at all good book shops!
mybook.to/ResiduumDBRook

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A robot army gathers to eradicate humanity from the galaxy under the watchful eye of enormous arachnid ancestors
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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The Beardsmen are back this Fri/Sat with the maestro of mycelium @adrianmgibson.bsky.social A man of many talents this is sure to be a great chat so I hope you can join myself
with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq, 7am (Sat) Aust
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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10th of the 10th!! The Fungal Maestro, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social will be joining The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse for panel chats and chats about panels, with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq
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Adrian Gibson Joins the Beardsmen!
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October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Wow!! Ive been so busy trying to get Residuum out there that I didn't notice the paperback of Callus & Crow has crept up to #64 in Amazon's Low Fantasy charts!
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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And here are my personal allocations (though I will try to read beyond these and get to as many of our entries as possible!).

#SFINCS #SFINCS3 #Indiebooks #novellas 🚀💫
Olga Werby Good Girl JP Relph and Mathew Gostelow Watcher DB Rook Residuum e rathke Glossolalia Sam Flynn The Mystery of the Pale King Lauren C. Teffeau A Hunger with No Name JD Cadmon The Handyma'am and the Werewolves Bailey Saxon Song of the Dryads Millie Abecassis Daughters of the Blue Moon Thomas J Devens The Dregs Olga Werby Good Girl JP Relph and Mathew Gostelow Watcher DB Rook Residuum e rathke Glossolalia Sam Flynn The Mystery of the Pale King Lauren C. Teffeau A Hunger with No Name JD Cadmon The Handyma'am and the Werewolves Bailey Saxon Song of the Dryads Millie Abecassis Daughters of the Blue Moon Thomas J Devens The Dregs
September 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The first round book allocations for SFINCS are in and Pawns is with the judges of Team WIPS.
Here are some of the books Pawns will be going up against that I’m excited to check out!

Note: these are just some of the ones I recognize. I’m sure I’m missing some great books!
September 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM