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Francis O’Dowd
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2023 Indie Ink Awards Finalist. Husband, dad, writer, illustrator, musician & owner of dogs, hamsters & Guinea pigs. Urban fairy tales a speciality. He/Him.

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Francis O’Dowd @jamjarlurker.bsky.social · Oct 29
Hi, I'm Francis, a Scottish writer and illustrator of dark urban fairytales, including the 2023 Indie Ink Awards Finalist #Wishhobbler.

I live near Glasgow with my wife, daughter and two sons, and have a full sized TARDIS in the back garden.

Below is a wee thread of my books so far.
jamjarlurker.bsky.social
This unofficial & unauthorised series of beautifully illustrated books asks, 'Do each of the Doctor’s incarnations die a death befitting a hero?’ The question is more complex than you might imagine...
books2read.com/u/49g7rW
#DoctorWho #TheDeathsOfDoctorWho
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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This unofficial & unauthorised series of beautifully illustrated books asks, 'Do each of the Doctor’s incarnations die a death befitting a hero?’ The question is more complex than you might imagine...
books2read.com/u/49g7rW
#DoctorWho #TheDeathsOfDoctorWho
Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Deaths of Doctor Who – Old Age I: Regeneration & Heroism – An Unofficial & Unauthorised Unsnarling by Francis O'Dowd
books2read.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#DoctorWho #TheDeathsOfDoctorWho
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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My evening walks have taken a sinister turn ...
May 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · May 13
Scales and Sensibility by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social
The Written by @bengalley.bsky.social
Marrying Bluebeard by @epstavs.bsky.social
Miss Percy’s by @quenbyolson.bsky.social
The Whisper by @timwolffauthor.bsky.social
A Haunting at Hartwell Hall by @rachelbowdler.bsky.social

And many more!

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May 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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May 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Rainy Days and Sanctuaries
Robert Reed - Sanctuary IV
April 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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My novel, ‘Do Not Keep Silent,’ is available on Amazon. shorturl.at/BfOc5
December 7, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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#FREE for everyone 4/4-4/8!
The Axolotl Familiar
Serina is a mermaid, witch-in-training and daughter of the Evil Sea Witch. Her familiar Axol is a talking axolotl who can do magic. But there's more to this familiar than meets the eye.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F25GW7XZ
#YAReads #YAFantasy #merman #booksky
April 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A decade ago, I had a job writing Fun Facts For Kids on a website owned by a large corporation. I successfully snuck in exactly one (1) completely made up fact:

“Did you know? A compass can help you find North, South, East or West, but not the fifth direction: Merst - and nobody knows why!”

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April 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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3 Books for the Price of None!!!
books2read.com/u/mvGNdV
#NarratessIndieSale
April 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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books2read.com/u/mvGNdV
#NarratessIndieSale
April 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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The #NarratessIndieSale is here! Here's a bunch of sci-fi books in the sale

Head to indiebook.sale to check it out, or grab The Star-Crossed Empire on all platforms for 99c at books2read.com/SCE
Graphic for the sale at indiebook.sale from April 5-7. All books free-1.99. sci Fi books include: Genefire, The War Machine, Metanoeia, Wherever Stars Call, From the Grave of the Gods, Digital Extremities, Rusted Synapse, The Elitist Supremacy, The Star-Crossed Empire, and Station in the Sky
April 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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GRAB YOUR COPY OF THIS BOOK, DO IT
💙📚 #booksky #narratessindiesale
cara.ink Cara Nox 🗡️🍂 is writing @cara.ink · Apr 5
📚 ✨ Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror Indie Book Sale — April 5th - 7th

Get A HUNT OF BLOOD & IRON and a ton more indie books for $1.99 or less! 🖤

indiebook.sale

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Banner designed by Arden Powell Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror April 5 - 7 A Hunt of Blood & Iron, The Wild Hunt #1 by Cara Nox book cover surrounded by tropes, rep, and teasers over a floral and black-patterned background. Clockwise, it reads: m/m romance, gay yearning, bloodthirsty evil fae, one bed + one motorcycle, slow burn, demi + nonbinary rep, post-apocalyptic atmosphere, hurt/comfort, and sacrificial trade magic. At the bottom, it reads: A Hunt of Blood & Iron, The Wild Hunt #1, caranox.com/ahobai
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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stumbleine44.bsky.social
The Narratess Indie Sale has started, with close to 300 books either free or on sale. Panacea, my own novel, is in the FREE section (worldwide through April 7th)!
indiebook.sale

#NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril
April 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It’s time for that freaking awesome #NarratessIndieSale, now live! Check out my horror read, #PerfectProphet among hundreds of other horror/sci-fi/fantasy titles at low low prices (some even free!) at:

indiebook.sale
April 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Stoked to have my book, The Lion, among so many other good books in the #NarratessIndieSale this weekend. 💙📚🪐

▪︎ Leguin Inspired
▪︎ Historical Fantasy
▪︎ Coming of Age
▪︎ Character focused
▪︎ Quick read

#BookSale #SignalBoost #CanCon

Take a look: --> indiebook.sale <--
Cover of "The Lion" by Lee Burton, which depicts the silhouette of a young boy carrying a spear walking towards a small village situated on a mountainside. The silhouette of the boy is itself situated inside the larger silhouette of a lion's head against a purple background. The text reads: "When soldiers come to his village, young Jad the shepherd boy, in his first true act of magic, inadvertently initiates the collapse of an empire."
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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sharkiatwrites.bsky.social
Tessa also runs the #NarratessIndieSale, which starts today and runs until April 7th.

Check it out here: indiebook.sale

A lot of the books I've recommended so far are in the sale, so if you're on a budget, now is a great time to splurge!
Banner designed by Arden Powell Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror April 5 - 7
April 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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My persona x madoka x buffy generational trauma and suffering magical girl (and boy) deconstruction is part of the #NarratessIndieSale @ $0.99 AND part of an itchio bundle w/ 18 books for $21!

📚🔗 buy-riyati.kai-zeal.com/rebirth

itch bundle 🔗 itch.io/b/2943/narra...

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Riyati Rebirth's cover is on the left. Header text reads on the right, "Riyati Rebirth" with the tagline beneath it: "With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence." At the bottom is the Narratess Indie Book Sale logo, with fantasy, sci-fi, and horror decorations. The text reads as follows: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Horror April 5 -7 Header text reads: “With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence.” A 3d mockup of a paperback book with Riyati Rebirth’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: First book in series Demi, ND magical girl fMC “I don’t like future me” Teenagers making bad decisions Found Family Contemporary & low fantasy Dark Fantasy 1st Person & Multi PoV Childhood Friends Slow Burn Generational Trauma Intricate Magic System Elemental Magic Reincarnations 67k words (~275 pages) Below this list and cover is the text “Retailers,” with the following retailer logos: tch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ buy-riyati.kai-zeal.com/rebirth” is at the bottom, with a QR code on the side A promotional graphic for the Itchio Narratess Fantasy Bundle 1, which includes 18 books for $21. The itchio covers of nine of the eighteen books are featured. Those books are: The Unbreakable Bond by Lou Stardust Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal The Reanimator’s Heart by Kara Jorgensen The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell Foolish Hopes and Spilled Entrails by Devan Barlow Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault Sails of Black and Blood by Leslie Allen War Heart by Ashley Capes A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray
April 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The Narratess Indie Sale starts today! I have the privilege of appearing alongside some of the best and brightest in the community! Please share and grab some books!

Visit indiebook.sale to see which 300 books are on sale right now!

#NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril
April 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Amazon changed the price early. Google Play, Kobo, Smashwords, Apple, and the rest should go through tomorrow.

That means today through the weekend you can get The Dark Side of Super for only 99 cents USD, or adjusted per currency.

books2read.com/darksideofsu...

#IndieApril #BookSky #BSNM
Indie Book Sale advertisement. Top image, left, shows cover of The Dark Side of Super by Matthew Siadak. Text to right reads : "The Dark Side of Super. Super powers, but with a cost; mental, physical, emotional, or otherwise. Come explore the dark, gritty, realistic side of superpowers. Part heist, part thriller, all super." Bottom of image is a picture of an illustrated dragon, skulls, gems, and a planet against a purple starry backdrop. Text reads: Indie book sale. indiebook.sale. Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Horror April 5 - 7
April 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Horror books on sale in the #NarratessIndieSale!

Go to indiebook.sale

Books by
@shimaira.com
@shannonknight.bsky.social
& Sam Weiss

Also Whiteout is participating for just $0.99 (I've also discounted Bad Grains to $0.99 so you can get both of them in one fell swoop *cue maniacal laughter)

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Horror books in the Narratess Sale L.B. Shimaira - My Lord (Slowburn Erotic Gothic Horror $0.99) Susanne Schmidt - Whiteout (Middlegrade Horror/Fantasy $0.99) Shannon Knight - Domestication (Psychological Horror $1.99) Sam Weiss - The Afterlife Experiment (Fantasy/Sci-fi Horror $0.99)
April 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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belladunn.bsky.social
Check out all these amazing books! I got too many already 🫣
Don't miss the #NarratessIndieSale and snatch a copy of The Dreams Thief for free!
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#booksky
April 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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What are you doing? Go check out the #NarratessIndieSale and grab some great sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books at a discounted price!!

indiebook.sale

#booksky #sffh
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Collection of books on sale. Indie book sale. Fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.
April 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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jamespaige.bsky.social
Hey! I am delighted to be included in the #NarratessIndieSale for Indie April, but I am even more excited about how many cool looking books are in the sale. Just look at them! They are beautiful ♥️ indiebook.sale
April 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM