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L. D. Colter - Author
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Writer of weird things. Author of The Perilous Gods set of myth-based dark fantasy. Two-time winner of the Colorado Book Award for SFF.
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We asked @ldcolter.com for her best book of 2025, the book she'd love for Xmas & her anticipated read of 2026.

Read the full article: https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why she picked @authortrmoore.bsky.social Kevin Wilson & more!

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https://geni.us/whenthewindss
The author and their books: L. D. Colter author of THE PERILOUS GODS trilogy. The book they'd love for Christmas The charnel house edition of THE MILLS OF THE GODS Their favourite read of 2025 NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson Their anticipated read of 2026 THE GODS MUS BURN by T. R. Moore
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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As the year draws to a close, we've asked a selection of Solaris authors 3 very important questions...

Here are their answers 👉 https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025

FT. @kerstinhall.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social @julietmarillier.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social & more!
Black text against a pale blue background with darker blue baubles and wrapped gifts to the left: "Solaris Author's Favourite Books of 2025, Christmas Wishes & Top Picks for 2026!"
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I'm very humbled to have not one, but TWO books among so many other great novels! (Sept and Nov)
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Which sweet boi turned 4 this week?
(At the drive-thru, waiting for his pup burger...)

#dogs #dogsofbluesky #shepherds
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The book promo blitz continues (three books releasing over 6 months! 😅)... and now, the award-eligibility post...
When the Winds Sing book cover with geometric designs, gold eagles at the top, Baba Yaga's hut on legs at the sides, and tassels at the bottom.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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To celebrate the release of WHEN THE WINDS SING, @mynachang.bsky.social interviews author @ldcolter.com, talking PERILOUS GODS, Slavic folklore, the importance of research, the writing process, & ex-con Alex Orlov having a VERY bad day.

https://mynachang.com/2025/11/18/author-interview-l-d-colter/
The book cover for WHEN THE WINDS SING against a background of gold mosaic.
November 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Always lovely to come home with a stack of the novels I have acquired for @solarisbooks.bsky.social, especially gathering a few weeks' worth. Desperately proud of these novels by @rainewilson.bsky.social @sapphomancer.bsky.social @artofelaineho.bsky.social and @ldcolter.com
Stack of gorgeous books on a sofa arm, going bottom to top: The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson, Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho, Metal From Heaven by august clarke, While the Gods Sleep by L. D. Colter and When the Winds Sing by L. D. Colter
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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#thanksgivingreading #slavicmythology #darkfantasybooks #solarisbooks #solarisnova #theperilousgods #whenthewindssing
A frame of fall-colored leaves around text. The cover of When the Winds Sing decorated with eagles and Baba Yaga's hut on legs at the sides.
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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This is an outstanding slice of Slavic fantasy with a hint of Tim Powers about it. Definitely recommended.
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Nov 20
🎂 🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @ldcolter.com 's WHEN THE WINDS SING - the second standalone in her thematically linked trilogy where mortals become entangled in the dangerous games of the gods. Alex Orlov's life is about to get VERY complicated.

Buy now - £2.99 in eBook! https://geni.us/whenthewindss
Against a gold mosaic background, the cover for WHEN THE WINDS SING by L. D. Colter. The white Solaris Nova logo is in the bottom left corner.
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.

www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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And a very happy thing #2 - Book Two, When the Winds Sing, releases today in the US and UK! 🥳

#darkfantasy #slavicmythology #fantasybooks
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Nov 20
🎂 🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @ldcolter.com 's WHEN THE WINDS SING - the second standalone in her thematically linked trilogy where mortals become entangled in the dangerous games of the gods. Alex Orlov's life is about to get VERY complicated.

Buy now - £2.99 in eBook! https://geni.us/whenthewindss
Against a gold mosaic background, the cover for WHEN THE WINDS SING by L. D. Colter. The white Solaris Nova logo is in the bottom left corner.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Two very fun things today... Thing #1

A feature at Mary Robinette's My Favorite Bit! Authors who influenced the book, my love of mythology, and how my main character's two near-deaths in childhood were actually my own.

maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

#fantasybooks #solarisbooks #mythology
My Favorite Bit: L.D. Colter talks about WHILE THE GODS SLEEP
L.D. Colter is joining us today to talk about her novel, While the Gods Sleep. Here’s the publisher’s description: The first time Ty died he was five, the second time he was seven. He’s alway…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the novelette "The Millay Illusion" by Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

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The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 67, "Mushroom Mother of Us All" by Paul Lewin: In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The quote reads: "Susanna was the only one among the illusionists I’ve worked with in my career whose illusions ever felt like true magic to me; she alone allowed me to tap into that wonder our audiences pay us to experience."
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A big thank you to @mynachang.bsky.social for the feature interview at Microverse today!
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Two days to release date!!
preorders are live at: geni.us/whenthewindss

#darkfantasy #fantasyseries #mythology #slavicmythology #solarisnova #solarisbooks #noai #noromantasy #standalonebooks
Cover for When the Winds Sing by L. D. Colter - a red background textured with Slavic mosaic, with gold figures such as eagles and Baba Yaga's house, chicken legs and all.
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#darkfantasy #newfantasybooks #mythology
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Release date Nov 20th in the US and UK!!

(And thank you again to Sam Gretton (art/design). Can't say enough how much I love my covers 😍)

#darkfantasy #mythology #standalone #NoAI #solarisbooks
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Nov 13
Out next week, WHEN THE WINDS SING, the 2nd book in @ldcolter.com 's thematically linked PERILOUS GODS TRILOGY

When ordinary people find themselves entangled in the games of the gods, they must go to any lengths to survive...

Preorder (only £2.99 in eBook!) https://geni.us/whenthewindss
The Perilous Gods Trilogy WHILE THE GODS SLEEP WHEN THE WINDS SING WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL by L. D. Colter.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Slavic gods and nightmares from folklore arrive in Northern California, and Alex Orlov is about to meet them all....

Preorder link:
geni.us/whenthewindss

#darkfantasy #fantasyseries #mythology #bookstagram #newfantasy #slavicmythology #koschei #morana #perun #solarisbooks #solarisnova
A surprised lemur. Confetti. Book cover for When the Winds Sing. A QR code for the website: Speculations.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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My 100% no-AI book finally triggered an AI-generated scam. (Spoiler alert to the scammer: you don't need to ask an author if your readers can read and review a published book.) I brushed up the grammar and present to you: AI scam email as book promo! 😂 (Cover photo, graphics, and edits by me.)
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I've already read the 1st book in the series, and I'm very excited that Baba Yaga figures into the second. 👀
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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If Tim Powers is your jam, I think you'd like When the Winds Sing by @ldcolter.com. This is a beautiful use of Slavic gods and folklore, with characters who leap off the page fully formed.
Cover for When the Winds Sing by L. D. Colter - a red background textured with Slavic mosaic, with gold figures such as eagles and Baba Yaga's house, chicken legs and all.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Dawn this morning. No editing, no enhancement, and taken through a window.

#sunrise #nature #photography
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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When the Winds Sing is coming soon!! And it's in some great company.
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Nov 1
OUT THIS MONTH!

⚔️ CRY VOIDBRINGER @artofelaineho.bsky.social https://geni.us/cryvoi
🌊 THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social https://geni.us/saltorac
💫 THE GANYMEDAN @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social https://geni.us/ganym
🦅 WHEN THE WINDS SING @ldcolter.com https://geni.us/whenthewindss
Background split into gold metal (with a 3D Paperback of CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho and white text "6/11") and golden sand (with a 3D hardback of THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson "06/11"). White text at the top "November releases" and the white Solaris logo in the middle at the bottom. Background split into a blue starry sky (with a 3D Paperback of THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester and white text "4/11") and golden mosaic (with a 3D paperback of WHEN THE WINDS SING by L. D. Colter "06/11"). White text at the top "November releases" and the white Solaris logo in the bottom left corner, the white Solaris logo in the bottom right.
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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We've just turned the clocks back in the UK to try & embrace some brighter mornings as the year draws to a close. So, how about a selection of Solaris Books with historical and historically inspired settings ft. @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @emmanewman.bsky.social & more!?
A compilation of Book covers: GORSE and RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy NETHERFORD HALL and THE VISCOUNT ST ALBANS by Natania Barron THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman A THEORY OF HAUNTING by Katherine Addison THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan QUEEN OF NONE, QUEEN OF FURY and QUEEN OF MERCY by Natania Barron THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson MASQUERADE by O. O. Sangoyomi SNOWBLOODED by Emma Sterner-Radley WHILE THE GODS SLEEP by L. D. Colter THE HIDDEN LEGION and THE SILENT EMPEROR by Snorri Kristjansson THE CALCULATING STARS, THE FATED SKY, THE RELENTLESS MONN and THE MARTIAN CONTINGENCY by Mary Robinette Kowal. White text: "Solaris Books to Turn back the Clock.
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This week on Planetside…

Our new Back to Basics series opens with a practical overview of how to submit stories professionally and what to do after you hit Send.

Read “Story Submission 101” by @lrb.bsky.social at www.sfwa.org/2025/10/21/s...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “Story Submission 101” by Laurence Raphael Brothers Teaser: Learn how to track submissions, read guidelines, and format your story for professional markets. Series name: Back to Basics
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM